The Xin Guang Hua was built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company and is capable of handling 100,000 metric tons of cargo.
The shipping company’s first of six new vessels is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2017.
A coalition of 25 business groups has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to address fees imposed when shippers can’t pick-up and return cargo, containers and chassis for reasons beyond their control.
A coalition of 25 business groups has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to address fees imposed when shippers can’t pick-up and return cargo, containers and chassis for reasons beyond their control.
A merger of Yang Ming, which is 33 percent owned by the government, with a private company such as Evergreen Line, would be difficult to achieve, contends Chen Ou-po, a member of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
The funds will be dispersed to 32 university transportation centers to advance research and education programs addressing critical transportation challenges in the United States, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement.
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule requires commercial driver’s license applicants to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and behind-the-wheel training, FMCSA said in a statement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection received permission from the State Department to add representatives in nine locations to build and strengthen partnerships with foreign governments.
The World Trade Organization made progress this past weekend toward creating an agreement liberalizing trade of environmental goods, but sticking points kept negotiations from reaching a conclusion, the global trade body said in a statement.
The August 2014 collision of two Union Pacific freight trains that claimed the lives of an engineer and a conductor was likely the result of both workers being asleep due to fatigue and sleep apnea, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Supply chain innovation teams, created by the Federal Maritime Commission, say a national portal could improve port performance and increase American economic competitiveness.
ZIM and “THE Alliance” will launch a new loop between the Mediterranean and the East Coast of North America, while ZIM’s already existing flagship ZCA loop will alter its rotation and will also begin including THE Alliance.
Alaska Air Group was not required to divest any assets in order to get clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for its acquisition of Virgin America.
Advent Intermodal Solutions appoints newly created role of chief strategy officer, while the Soy Transportation Coalition elects new chairman and officers.
In a growing e-commerce world, import goods under $800 are now duty free, but brokers want equal scrutiny for goods of all values.
A report issued today by the AASHTO and the AAPA said the FAST Act has brought ports and cargo fully into the surface transportation network and has given the nation a dedicated federal freight program for the first time ever.
The London-based shipping research and consulting firm said expenses have been cut to the bone in the past two years, so increases would not be unexpected.
Marseilles, France-based ocean carrier CMA CGM said that since Oct. 17, U.S. Lines’ services have been rebranded as ANL on the Oceania trades and APL on the transpacific trades.
The U.S. trade deficit surpassed analyst expectations in October, rising 17.8 percent month-over-month to $42.6 billion, as exports weakened amid higher imports.
A coordinated bargaining group comprised of six rail unions representing more than 58 percent of the workforce has applied to the National Mediation Board for the assignment of a federal mediator to assist with current negotiations with railway employers.
