The general cargo ship Leonardo, which was built in 1975, was 114 meters long (374 feet), had a breadth of 13 meters (42.6 feet) and a deadweight of 3,348 tons before splitting apart near Kumköy, west of the Black Sea entrance to the Bosporus.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have agreed on the importance of infrastructure improvement projects for the better part of a decade, but agreeing on how to fund such projects has been another story altogether.
GAO Report on Foreign Trade Zones The report titled, “CBP Should Strengthen Its Ability to Assess and Respond to Compliance Risks across the Program” finds that Foreign Trade Zones may not have all its risks evaluated by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. Digital Customs and E-Commerce in Africa A workshop by the WCO […]
The Surface Transportation Board has been monitoring CSX’s performance since mid-July, after widespread service problems were caused by CSX’s implementation of operating plan changes.
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers recovered the remains of ten sailors who were aboard the USS John S. McCain when it collided with the much larger, Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker Alnic MC.
In an effort to lower emissions and increase efficiency, the United Kingdom will be commencing a three-phase trial to evaluate truck platooning on major roadways throughout the nation.
The fulfillment of blockchain’s potential will require social and political change, as well as for companies to relinquish their current manual processes and governments to relinquish some of their control over those processes.
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.
2017 Annual Report to Congress The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will meet September 7 to review and edit drafts of the 2017 Annual Report to Congress. Anti-Circumvention inquiry The Department of Commerce is initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia are circumventing the antidumping duty […]
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.
