Additional measures taken by the Port of Los Angeles in the wake of a bizarre incident in which a man fell from a crane include fortified entries and exits, additional signage, cones and security checking the credentials of all workers and vendors.
The container carrier will sell each share for $5 each, raising $50 million for future vessel purchases and working capital, Navios Maritime said in a statement.
Diesel particulate matter, smog-forming nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and greenhouse gases have all declined significantly in the past 11 years, according to the Southern California port’s latest annual emissions report.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has awarded more than $4 million in grants for a handful of hazardous materials training programs.
Canadian Steamship Lines’ 15-year-old, 615-foot vessel MV Ferbec, which previously served in the ocean carrier’s Australian fleet, now operates in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Regional short-line the North Carolina Railroad Co. will put up $60 million in funding for a textile plant in Asheboro, N.C. and an adjacent rail spur between the plant and a Norfolk Southern Railway line.
The storm made landfall as a category 4 before dropping down to a category 3, causing massive flooding and damage that has lead to service delays and temporary closures at the Port of Houston, BNSF railroad, area airports and oil refineries off the coast.
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As NAFTA renegotiations get underway in Washington, Canadian policy makers are looking for a resolution to the long-festering softwood lumber trade dispute between the United States and Canada.
The National Association of Manufacturers took to the airwaves this week in South Carolina, South Dakota and Nevada, urging citizens of those states to contact their senators to oppose Scott Garrett’s nomination to president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
For safety purposes, a human crew would be on standby while an NYK Line container vessel self-sails across the Pacific Ocean sometime in 2019, according to a report from Bloomberg Technology.
India’s move at the beginning of July to a unified, nationwide goods and services tax (GST), instead of a patchwork of state and central taxes, is smoothing cross-state logistics, but be wary of the impact on unregistered suppliers.
The Dubai-based terminal operator handled 7.7 percent more volume in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year, suggesting the company will reach its full-year expectation, according to CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.
The Gracie Claire, a 40-year-old 900 HP push boat, had about 2,300 gallons of diesel on board at the time of its sinking, according to a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has found evidence of countervailable subsidies for imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, and U.S. biodiesel producers warn that these subsidized shipments keep coming.
The New Zealand port took over the Timaru Container Terminal in 2014 and has seen its investment returned in the form of increased volumes, which reached 1.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
The South African financial services and logistics provider’s board of directors is advocating separating the shipping segment from the balance of the group because the business’ value is not fairly reflected in the company’s share price.
An increase in airfreight of semiconductor and auto parts has led to soaring earnings for carriers like Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines, according to a report by Reuters.
Although the deal is still subject to regulatory approval, Williams Lea Tag’s operations and assets are expected to transfer over to Advent International by the fourth quarter of 2017.
The Red Sea port handled 398 vessels and 821,694 TEUs during the first half of the year, both increases of 14 percent from the corresponding 2016 period, according to recent port data.
