Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s 13,092-TEU containership MSC Regulus collided with the Ecuadorian fishing vessel Don Gerardo II early Saturday morning, reportedly killing at least five people and injuring a dozen more.
BlueWater Reporting illustrated how the average size of vessels transiting the Panama Canal has increased 11.3 percent since June 2016.
In addition, ZIM said it would “upgrade” its all-water ZCP service, which deploys company-owned tonnage between Asia and the U.S. East Coast, to “offer inland destination solutions to major locations.”
Shipment volumes in November 2016 slipped 3 percent from October and 0.5 percent compared with the same 2015 period following the first year-over-year increase in the previous 20 months, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
The companies have entered into a collaboration for the co-management and operation of 16 berths across Terminals 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Hong Kong.
The U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration said Whirlpool Corporation (MI) was the petitioner for the investigation on the dumping of large residential washing machines into the U.S. market.
The Danish ocean carrier’s acquisition of Hamburg Süd from the Oetker Group would expand its market share in Latin America and Oceania trades.
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The International Chamber of Shipping said emissions trading is not appropriate for international shipping and is mostly comprised of small-and-medium-sized enterprises that typically operate with less than 10 ships.
The $800,000 grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will pay between 25 and 40 percent of the cost to replace and upgrade 18 pieces of yard equipment at two of the port’s container terminals.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago to reconsider its ruling in favor of a proposed FMCSA rule to require the use of electronic logging devices on all commercial trucks.
In addition, the United States Senate on Saturday passed S.612, the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act, which included Congressional authorization for the 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project.
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index increased 3.4 percent since last Friday to a reading of 824.39, largely driven by significantly higher rates from Shanghai to the United States.
The Athens-based containership owner and chartering company’s earnings were hindered by Hanjin filing for bankruptcy at the end of August and the charter restructuring agreement it entered into with Hyundai Merchant Marine in July.
Truckload pricing dipped another 1.5 percent for the month compared to November 2015, the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
In association with FourKites, AFN will work with carriers to track their fleets with the latest real-time tracking technology, and a decent amount of these carriers will be using FourKites’ Comprehensive Real-Time Tracking Platform by the end of 2016.
Intermodal pricing increased 0.3 percent for the month compared with the same 2015 period, just the second year-over-year increase since December 2014, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.
Port Manatee elects board chairwoman and officers, while Canadian Pacific Railway appoints new board member and Port of Los Angeles names deputy police chief.
Emerging technologies are helping the ocean and trucking industries work together in more meaningful ways.
Under new rules that took effect last month, freight forwarders managing inbound shipments to Canada must now submit electronic house bills of lading prior to arrival.
