Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission, the country’s primary antitrust agency, has levied fines against seven ocean shipping companies totaling $32 million for colluding on prices of routes in the auto transport services market.
The Danish ocean carrier is now accepting bookings for Qatar cargo for transshipment via the Port of Salalah in Oman after temporarily closing them last week due to rising diplomatic tension in the Middle East.
Through its subsidiaries SAAM Puertos and SAAM Inversiones, SAAM acquired a 15 percent interest in Iquique Terminal Internacional (ITI) from Grupo de Empresas Navieras, and now controls 100 percent of ITI, according to the port terminal operator.
State-run China Harbour Engineering Company and the Tanzanian government have inked a contract to expand the Dar es Salaam seaport in Tanzania, according to a report from Splash 24/7.
The short sea specialist will launch an additional loop between Klaipeda, Lithuania, and Gydnia, Poland, to the United Kingdom, doubling weekly capacity on the route.
However, U.S. lamb export volumes and total value for the month fell 23 percent and 19 percent, respectively, compared with the previous April.
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President Donald Trump said his proposal would reduce permitting time for transportation infrastructure projects, and includes an investment in new federal support for infrastructure, which will be matched by significant private, state and local dollars.
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced two proposals that it said helps address the national shortage of qualified truck drivers.
World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevêdo has blamed low trade growth in recent years on low economic growth, combined with the absence of liberalization.
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The U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico held Inter-Island Ferry was within its rights in filing suit against Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) and the Maritime Transport Authority (MTA) for charter fees despite several motions to dismiss the complaint.
The World Trade Organization has recently published guidance for its member states, which are currently setting up national bodies to coordinate the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Philly Shipyard started the construction of up to four new containerships in anticipation of the formation of an entry into trade between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii.
The Northern California port handled 82,440 TEUs of imports during the month, the highest import volume at the port since August 2015.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party was dealt a blow in the snap vote results in the United Kingdom yesterday, causing growing concern in the European over Brexit negotiations, which were to initially begin on June 19.
The industrial real estate services and investment management firm said healthy consumer spending and strong e-commerce s ales are driving demand for warehousing and distribution space.
The mid-Atlantic port broke its own all-time record for productivity in May by moving 246,871 TEUs during the month, an increase of 12.5 percent from May 2016.
The $4.1 million contract to provide project management services in support of the COMPAS Terminal expansion project in Cartagena, Colombia was awarded to a joint venture between Hill International and Gómez Cajiao y Asociados S.A.
Since the port authority’s fiscal year began in July 2016, the port has moved 1.96 million TEUs, a 9.4 percent increase over the same period last year.
