LTFV determination: cast iron soil pipe fittings The ITC determined that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by imports of cast iron soil pipe fittings from China sold at less than fair value (LTFV). Second round of NAFTA negotiations The second round of negotiations ended September 5 […]
In his Sept. 5 letter, Sen. Thune, R-S.D., cited a petition filed in December 2016 by the Coalition for Fair Port Practices regarding what it said has been inequitable assessment of detention and demurrage charges by marine terminal across the U.S.
The U.S. Coast Guard has declared port condition Zulu for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and condition Whiskey for various South Florida ports as the category 5 storm plows through the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.
Citing business needs, the Chinese ocean carrier will charter six vessels from Pacific International Lines (PIL), while the Singapore shipping line will lease six vessels from COSCO.
The FY 2017 Port Security Grant Program was funded at $100 million, and over 33 ports were awarded direct grants, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said.
Total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement rose 7.7 percent year-over-year in June 2017, with trucks leading the way in terms of freight by mode.
The corporate merger of Danish third-party logistics provider Leman International Transport and United Kingdom-based Maru International is expected to be complete by Jan. 1, 2018, with Jesper Thygesen of Leman U.K. continuing as managing director.
As part of the One Belt One Road Initiative, China has commenced a rail service to Tehran, Iran, according to multiple news sources.
Statistics compiled by the Clarkson Research Institute show that South Korean shipbuilders sealed new orders to build nine vessels worth a combined 130,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) last month.
Appellate Body report: US tax breaks for civil aircraft production The WTO Appellate Body issued its report in the case “United States – Conditional Tax Incentives for Large Civil Aircraft.” USTR on the WTO Appellate Body rejection The EU challenged seven Washington State tax measures, yet the Appellate Body disagreed, giving the United States a […]
The Texas Gulf Coast port signed off on a $327 million project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen, widen and build upon the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.
The Icelandic shipping company attributed the 43.6 percent year-over-year drop in net earnings during the quarter primarily to headwinds from currency exchange fluctuations, as revenues still rose 37.2 percent from the same quarter a year ago.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore did not renew the bunker supply licenses of Panoil Petroleum Pte Ltd and Universal Energy Pte Ltd when they expired on Aug. 31.
While total tonnage dropped slightly due to reduced demand in coal, seaports in the United Kingdom saw an increase of 4 percent in containerized cargo, according to the Department of Transport’s finalized “UK Port Freight Statistics: 2016.”
The newly christened OOCL Japan is expected to serve the Asia-Europe trade lane on the OCEAN Alliance’s LL1 service, which was launched in April.
The Dubai-based port terminal operator broke ground on the new deep-water port facility in Posorja, Ecuador over the weekend, with initial plans estimating a completed port within 24 months.
Third-party logistics and multi-modal transportation services provider Radiant Logistics has acquired the operations of Sandifer-Valley Transportation and Logistics, Radiant said in a statement Tuesday.
Worldwide Flight Services, the world’s largest air cargo handler, saw total volumes across its near 60 cargo locations in the United States increase by over 17 percent year-over-year during the first seven months of 2017.
Upon commencement of operations, planned for the first quarter of 2020, the facility would be the nation’s first-ever newbuild floating, storage and regasification LNG facility, according to developer Swan Energy.
