Regional maritime feeder operators in Europe likely will find it extremely difficult to compete as the industry is dominated by companies with monopolistic traits.
Maritime groups tell California legislators not to give special treatment to Oakland Athletics.
If the U.S. and China can’t agree on a deal for economic structural reforms in China by the end of March 1, 10 percent tariffs will climb to 25 percent.
SSA Terminals, operator of Oakland International Container Terminal, submitted a $30 million order last week for three 300-foot tall gantry cranes.
The expansion project will lengthen the deepwater turnaround area by about 1,500 feet and allow for up to five new cargo berths.
The $17 million dock and crane rail extension is expected to be completed this summer, according to operator GT USA Wilmington.
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FMC reviews 23 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 23 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from A.T.I. North Point, New Hope, Pa. (Anthony Ferlazzo, president); Cromarti Logistics, Sugar Land, Texas (Abraham Garza, member); GPL Logistics, City of Industry, Calif. (Clark Liang, president); Matt Global Freight Co., […]
With the acquisition, J.B. Hunt’s Final Mile division has grown to 100 locations and 3.1 million square feet of warehouses and facilities space.
Port Tampa Bay, Evergreen, Rand Logistics, American Airlines Cargo, Regions Bank, A&R Logistics and Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association.
More than two-thirds of the Class I railroad’s $3.57 billion plan is going toward railroad maintenance.
A remotely operated subsea vehicle was used to inspect the hull’s submerged areas on a MOL Marine-operated cable-laying ship.
The agreement was reached last week to double-track a four-kilometer section that links south shore terminals to the national rail network.
Michael Khouri discusses the FMC’s role as a regulatory agency in the ever-changing container shipping industry and what’s on his agenda for the remainder of 2019.
Undersecretary said her government is “not considering anything” other than the agreement as it is written, amid calls from some Democrats to renegotiate certain parts.
Section 301 tariffs across $200 billion worth of goods from China are set to rise from 10 percent to 25 percent on March 2, unless the U.S. and China can reach a deal.
Year-over-year contract rates are projected to increase and overall rates are expected to remain mostly flat this year.
Vasquez, the new administrator, will take office in September; Espino de Marotta, who led the canal’s expansion program, will take office in January 2020.
The expansion has doubled the terminal’s annual container throughput to 1.2 million container lifts a year.
The port handled 14.51 million TEUs and had a total throughput of 469 million tons, both of which were record highs.
While contaner volumes were flat in 2018, more cargo is moving to and from the port by rail.
The Swiss forwarding company Panalpina and Kuwait-based Agility talk “partnership opportunities” while the Danish firm DSV makes an all-cash offer for Panalpina.
FedEx shares also tumble over speculation that Amazon may handle more logistics work in house.
The Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development program receives funding for grants for the first time in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019.
Customs and Border Protection said shipments on board the Yantian Express were in the process of being released prior to arrival in the U.S.
Interorient Marine Services will pay a $2 million fine to the U.S. government for attempting to conceal oily discharges into the Gulf of Mexico.
The rule is a revision of an existing one and requires railroads to establish geographic response zones and ensure personnel and equipment are staged and prepared.
OFAC said the violations were the result of rogue managers at AppliChem continuing illicit exports from Europe to Cuba under the nose of their U.S. owner.
The record-setting stow took place at the PSA Singapore terminal on the ultra large containership’s westbound departure to North Europe.
But U.S.-China Business Council Senior Vice President Erin Ennis indicated she sees a path forward in negotiations during the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones Legislative Summit.
An increase in the gas tax and maintaining balanced economic regulation in railroading also were discussed during Wednesday’s Senate committee hearing.
The Port of Long Beach, however, had decreases in total volume, imports and exports in January.
Philadelphia-area company will supply fuel equal to about 10 percent of Maersk’s needs
World’s largest container lessor says customer demand was supported by solid trade growth and increased reliance by carriers on leased containers.
Heads of less than container load and finance and a maritime director are appointed.
The European Union has solidified its position to create a technology platform that will allow ocean carriers to report standard data to port authorities.
Joint control over the airline by Air France-KLM, Delta and the Virgin Group will not impede air cargo competition on the continent, the European Commission said.
The bill would realign Section 232 investigative authorities with the Defense Department and let Congress strike down any ordered duties through a resolution of disapproval.
Customs house brokerage is a “sticky” service, and that’s what makes it attractive.
Backed by CI Capital, the Chicago-based company already has made two acquisitions this year.
The most common pests intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in imported flowers are aphids, thrips, moths, miner flies and mites.
U.S. freight forwarders are frustrated by the lack of details from the airlines about their arrived imports, let alone the payment terms and conditions.
The board’s executive secretary said companies intensively involved in re-export activities are among those seeking to benefit from the foreign-trade zones program.
The terminal, which also is acquiring lifting and container yard equipment, has the option to buy another crane this year.
From sales to science, a slew of appointments take place in the U.S. and U.K.
Maersk said its purchase will increase its North American customs staff from 80 to 250.
The New Jersey-based less-than-truckload carrier plans for an “orderly wind-down of its operations.”
But Hyundai Merchant Marine saw growing revenue and a smaller operating loss in the fourth quarter.
The offer is for 30 Swiss francs per share, which values the Swiss company at 1.67 billion francs.
Commenters call for China to be identified for the 15th straight year as a country of major intellectual property concerns.
The global 3PL’s current chief operating officer will succeed John Wiehoff, who will retain his role as chairman of the board.
After more than five years of negotiations, the pact includes an immediate 17.72 percent pay raise, the union says.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will seek industry input on how to best position its operations to meet future changes to trade during March 1 meeting.
U.S. ports handled 21.8 million TEUs in December, a 6.2 percent increase year-over-year.
The container is 100 percent recyclable and is touted to need repairs less often than one with a wooden floor.
Investigators allege Wiley Sanders Truck Lines carried lead-contaminated plastic battery chips without authorized packaging in California on three occasions.
The two firms will create a multimodal logistics company with more than $1 billion in freight under management.
When a company discovers a possible violation of U.S. export laws, it must carefully consider whether it’s necessary to file a voluntary self-disclosure.
The commission concluded the acquisition would not raise competition concerns.
The agency set forth procedures to claim exclusions granted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Section 301 duties on goods from China.
The company’s Latin American container handling grew 23 percent year-over-year.
The first-of-its-kind retrofitting will have the battery sufficiency to allow the Hagland Shipping AS vessel to sail in and out of harbor on electric power for about 30 minutes.
Trade aspects of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 will be covered.
The Airforwarders Association has found that direct participation by smaller forwarders in the Air Cargo Advanced Screening program remains minimal.
A vehicle miles traveled program is the country’s “only viable future” for fixing the Highway Trust Fund, Ranking Member Sam Graves says.
The U.S. and China will re-engage in trade talks with Section 301 tariffs set to rise to 25 percent on March 2 if the countries can’t reach a deal.
The International Air Transportation Association expects a slightly higher figure — 3.7 percent growth — in 2019.
P3s incentivize on-time and on-budget projects and harness the innovation of the private sector, Nossaman LLP partner says.
Hawaii’s only Public Utilities Commission-regulated inter-island water carrier anticipates filing for another rate case in 2019, company president says.
The Food and Drug Administration has started accepting applications to develop a system to identify and trace certain drugs as they’re distributed within the U.S.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added Evren Kayakiran to its Foreign Sanctions Evaders list, while reaching a settlement with Radford, Va.-based Kollmorgen Corp.
The State Department announced that it issued a presidential permit in November to the General Services Administration to start construction.
Commerce provided notice to Mexican signatories on Wednesday, after industry and lawmakers pushed for a pullout of the 2013 agreement.
Pacific carrier appoints VP, manufacturer hires sales chief, Hong Kong-based company expands focus and port authority gets new head of communications.
The International Trade Commission pushed back decisions on whether to institute Section 337 investigations because of the partial government shutdown.
NYK Bulk & Projects Carrier’s order is for 25 bulk carriers, and BW LPG will have 12 LPG carriers retrofitted.
The reintroduction of the Trade Security Act is the most recent proposal to check the executive branch’s ability to impose national security-based trade remedies.
CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen tells analysts consolidation makes sense in an “extremely fragmented” 3PL industry.
NCBFAA praises Customs and Border Protection leaders for their assistance and guidance during the 35 days federal agencies were closed.
All three grew fourth-quarter revenue by at least 6 percent compared to 2017, but net income dipped.
The new assessment increased by more than 50 to at least 345 containers lost from the early January incident in the North Sea.
The port handled more than 7 million TEUs in one year for the first time in its six-decade history.
The Bureau of Industry and Security and Census Bureau have raised their civil penalty amounts for various export control and trade statistics violations.
Industry veterans are promoted and board members are selected.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has adjusted its civil penalty amounts to account for inflation, as required annually by the 2015 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act.
Drewry says carriers will focus on making sure they can recover higher fuel costs.
In its report to Congress, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative expressed concern about China’s support for Appellate Body proposals.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president says investing in the nation’s roads and bridges “is a necessity.”
Northwest Seaport Alliance may lease to Stevedoring Services of America and MSC’s Terminal International Ltd.
The European Commission cites competition concerns for blocking the proposed deal on Wednesday.
Captain Peter will be integrated into the remote container management platform during the first half of the year.
VesselsValue says China still has the most valuable container fleet despite also seeing the largest drop in worth.
The funding increases the Chicago-based startup’s total capital raised to $100.5 million and comes less than a year after it gained $35 million in backing.
Jeffrey Kessler would be tasked with ensuring compliance of U.S. trading partners with free trade agreements.
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday favorably reported the nomination of Jeffrey Kessler, setting up the full Senate to consider confirmation.
Vessel discharge of the Ever Summit, which struck a crane on Jan. 28, is expected to be completed by Thursday morning.
Moving cargo on the trade by rail and truck is becoming an increasingly feasible option.
House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio highlighted the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and gas tax as critical issues that must be addressed.
