The Group of 20 and other steel producing countries established the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity in an effort to share information and “take effective steps to deal with the root causes of excess capacity,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Pritzker said.
Containership owner and lessor Rickmers Maritime last month denied having sold the seven-year-old boxship India Rickmers for scrap, but has since admitted to selling the vessel in relation to a settlement of senior loan facilities.
The United States initiated a trade enforcement challenge in the WTO concerning China’s tariff-rate quotas for rice, wheat and corn, which it alleges breach the country’s WTO commitments and undermine American farm exports.
The Commerce Department has initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain softwood lumber products imported into the United States from Canada.
The Port of Tacoma Commission names new president, while Tulsa Port of Catoosa promotes director and Air France-KLM Cargo appoints executive vice president.
Five large terminal companies and the Port of Rotterdam Authority filed the “Global Ports Group Agreement” with the Federal Maritime Commission to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the container port industry.
Five large terminal companies and the Port of Rotterdam Authority filed the “Global Ports Group Agreement” with the Federal Maritime Commission to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the container port industry.
A federal district court in Utah has ordered C.R. England to pay 6,336 drivers a total of $2.35 million in back pay and fees associated with the company’s driver training program, according to a report from the Commercial Carrier Journal.
Danish ocean carrier Maersk Line said the vessels are deployed on the TP10 and TP18 services and represent about 1 percent of the carrier’s overall fleet.
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.
