The Port of Long Beach gains new communications director, and Virgin Atlantic Cargo hires an account manager in Melbourne.
Jon Slangerup, the former executive director at the Port of Long Beach, is now leading the charge at Atlanta-based American Global Logistics, a cloud-based technology provider focusing on customized and proprietary fourth-party logistics (4PL) technology.
THE Alliance contingency fund amendment An amendment on contingency fund for members experiencing financial distress/insolvency event has been added to the original THE Alliance FMC agreement. Trade Adjustment Assistance petitions The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from four firms. Marine technology and standards […]
With the start of new mega alliances and a bid for the company by Chinese conglomerate COSCO Shipping, Chairman C.C. Tung said a combined group would have the best chance at survival.
The U.S. Department of Transportation notified Congress of its proposed grant awards for 10 freight-related roadway, rail and port infrastructure projects last Wednesday, initiating a 60-day period in which Congress could vote to disapprove the list.
The Northern California port’s $324 million refinancing will save $44 million in debt service payments over 13 years, thanks to the current favorable interest rate environment, the port said Monday.
The first sailings of the Miami-based ocean carrier’s new services are targeted for mid-late November, according to Atlantic Coastal Shipping President and CEO Armando Bustillo.
The title to the heavy-lift cargo vessels will pass to the ZEABORN Group by the end of September, but they are already available to the shipping company without any restrictions.
Box tonnage at France’s largest seaport for the first six months of the year rose 10 percent to 6.6 million metric tons and helped boost general cargo total 12 percent to 10.3 million metric tons, according to recent data from the port.
The latest readings of the WTO’s World Trade Outlook Indicator suggest that global merchandise trade growth will remain above trend as we enter the third quarter of 2017.
Effective Aug. 23, Miami-based ocean carrier Seaboard Marine will begin offering two weekly sailings to Costa Rica, with the first providing three-day transit to Puerto Limon, departing from PortMiami each Wednesday with cargo availability Monday mornings.
During the month, Mexico was the leading market for U.S. pork and lamb exports in terms of volumes and value, while Japan was the top market for U.S. beef exports, according to data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation for the USDA.
The Honolulu-based ocean carrier will begin accepting Tahiti shipments with a vessel departure from Honolulu on Aug. 22 and the first arrival at Tahiti’s capital city on Sept. 4.
The deal authorizes Crowley to charter space to King Ocean in the trade from the U.S. East Coast to Trinidad, and authorizes King Ocean to charter space to Crowley in the trade from the U.S. East Coast to St. Lucia and Barbados.
The Bonn, Germany-based parcel carrier and third-party logistics provider has also formed a partnership with Shanghai Pharma of China to facilitate improvements to the company’s logistics infrastructure and a global expansion.
Determination of MSG from China The Department of Commerce is reviewing 27 companies that export MSG from China. Determination of steel nails from UAE The Department of Commerce finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on steel nails from the UAE would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. Supplemental schedule […]
A Federal Maritime Commission complaint lodged by Port Elizabeth Terminal & Warehouse alleges the port is asking the company to vacate hundreds of thousands of square feet of warehousing space in order to help a competitor expand.
Sixty-seven percent of International Longshore and Warehouse Union members voted in favor of the extension, according to balloting results from all longshore locals within the states where ILWU members voted.
In an email last week, CSX CEO Hunter Harrison apologized for the delays plaguing customer freight, citing employee resistance to planned transitions.
A spill of propyl acetate from a “K” Line containership at the Port of Long Beach injured 12 longshoremen and one firefighter Sunday morning, Southern California port has confirmed.
