The new pool is scheduled to launch Monday and will be managed by Consolidated Chassis Management on behalf of the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative.
The Canadian port handled 10 percent more cargo in 2016 and opened a new container terminal in the Viau sector in November.
The Institute of International Container Lessors appoints new chairman, Dayton Freight promotes three employees to service center positions, and Page International names director of sales.
Judge John Sherwood decided to confer with the South Korean court before making a decision about Hanjin’s sale of its 54 percent stake in Total Terminals International to 46 percent minority owner Terminal Investment Ltd.
Drewry’s investment research arm said it believes CMA CGM of France is best positioned among the major carriers to be a perfect suitor for Orient Overseas (International) Limited, the parent company of Hong Kong-Based OOCL.
E-commerce growth, products no longer being fully built at just one facility, and “building to order” replacing “building to stock” have resulted in a more complex supply chain.
The Georgia Ports Authority and the South Carolina Ports Authority signed an agreement in 2015 to develop the Jasper Ocean Terminal, which will be jointly owned and operated by both port authorities.
Sean Monahan, a 30-year supply chain practitioner and partner with A.T. Kearney, said that uncertainty on growth rates, trade flows, transportation rates, fuel costs, technology and other factors will make decisions hard for supply chain professionals.
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index’s increases on the Shanghai to U.S. trades were partially offset by declines on the Shanghai to Europe/Mediterranean trades.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has started accepting comments on petitions seeking temporary duty suspensions and reductions in accordance with the 2016 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act.
The Californian port said it is prospering despite Ports America and Terminal Investment Ltd. ending their operations at the Outer Harbor Terminal last year.
The global port terminal operator’s terminals in Singapore handled 30.59 million TEUs in 2016, while volumes at its other locations totaled 37.04 million TEUs.
The U.S. Justice Department said two shipping companies were ordered to pay a combined $2.7 million for illegally dumping oily wastes into the ocean.
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fines against Jegs Automotive and Amazon in separate incidents involving undeclared flammable and toxic liquid shipments.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that Chinese-manufactured large residential washers harm domestic industry and has given the Commerce Department the green light to issue an antidumping duty order on these imports.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit denied the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s rehearing request against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s mandate to electronically track commercial truck drivers.
Importers object to congressional tax proposal aimed at helping domestic manufacturers
An endeavor to cut through the noise of rising protectionism to look at the real dynamics impacting global trade.
American Shipper earlier this week launched the Adam Smith Project, a new weekly digital newsletter that will take a deep analytical look at the current and future regulatory landscape and technology’s impact on global trade.
The U.S. Grains Council called the announcement by China that it will subject U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to anti-dumping and countervailing duties “rash.”
