The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s notice of inquiry requesting the ocean shipping industry’s input into how it might eliminate or change outdated and burdensome regulations is now ready.
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration said the funding will support capital improvements and employee training at small shipyards across the country.
The Netherlands State Secretary for Infrastructure and Environment has authorized the port authority to reroute a section of rail to make way for the new Theemsweg Route, which is currently under phase six of construction.
Ship management company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement has established two new ship management and crew service centers in Mexico, the company said in a statement.
Port officials are hopeful the federal government will approve a $155 million grant to help increase clearances in the Howard Street Tunnel and other locations along the CSX railroad in Baltimore to accommodate trains with containers stacked two high.
Airlines for America said the Trump administration’s proposal to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system would result in shorter flights, fewer emissions and fewer delays, while the Alliance for Aviation Across America decried the measure.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year 2017 Work Plan carves out more than $170 million in funding that will go toward several port deepening and construction projects across the country.
U.S. and Mexican customs authorities hope to provide fully restored operations at the World Trade Bridge border crossing in Laredo, Texas, on Monday, May 29.
The ocean shipping industry is still grappling with the post-Hanjin reality that another major carrier could go bankrupt, potentially stranding cargo on the water and leaving shippers, creditors, and service providers to once again pick up the pieces.
Since last Friday, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index increased on trades from Shanghai to Europe and the Mediterranean, but declined on trades to the United States.
Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group will pay $306 million for the contract logistics firm, which owns and operates more than 1,200 power units and 5,000 trailers.
The Federal Maritime Commission’s Regulatory Reform Task Force, which was announced in March by Acting Chairman Michael A. Khouri, aims to identify burdensome, unnecessary and outdated directives, and recommend how they should be remedied.
A May 24 hearing addressed the debate between steel corporations in the U.S. and China in an investigation into the impact of steel imports on U.S. national security.
Total cross-border trade between the United States, Mexico and Canada in March exceeded $100 billion for the first time since October 2014, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
In the final ruling in the case between the state of New York and UPS, a federal judge convicted the parcel carrier of transporting hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes into the state from American Indian Reservations.
The Monaco-based containership charterer will use the proceeds of a secondary stock offering for ship purchases and repayment of debt, Costamare said in a statement.
The SE8 service between Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam will complement Yang Ming’s existing TSE loop, the Taiwanese ocean carrier said in a statement.
Due to the increased frequency of cargo moving between China and the U.S., the freight forwarder will first build warehouses in Hong Kong and Los Angeles for consolidation and rerouting purposes.
The South Florida port finalized a transaction with Wal-Mart Stores East to divest 271 acres of land near Interstate 95 in Cocoa, Fla., for use as a distribution center and refrigerated warehouse complex.
The 40-foot premium chassis are equipped with radial tires, LED lights and auto inflation systems.
