American Shipper

The Port of Los Angeles set a container throughput record in May as cargo volumes continue their strong growth in 2016.

Fragmentation in the transportation management system market persists because there’s still so much of the market, across verticals and sizes, that is not using a system, according to an executive at TMS provider Cloud Logistics.

Jett McCandless, the chief executive officer of transportation consulting firm CarrierDirect, will be replaced by current Managing Director Peter Rentschler as he transitions to a full time position with data exchange startup project44.

The South Carolina Ports Authority expects a modest increase in container volumes for the new fiscal year that begins July 1.

A recent study by Ohio State University evaluated which supply chain execution systems were most critical and also which ones lent themselves most easily to getting funding for implementation.

A recent report authored by eight U.S. governors and two Canadian premiers sees untapped potential for moving container and roll-on/roll-off cargo in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

The renaming of COSCO Pacific, the port terminal operator division of the former COSCO Group, to COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited follows the company’s decision to rebrand its bulk shipping operations earlier this month.

The e-commerce giant is reducing the fees it charges merchants to sell USB cables, smartphone screen protectors and other small items in an effort to better compete with other marketplaces that connect Chinese sellers with U.S. shoppers.

Disappointing trade data may be testing Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz’s faith in the ability of Canada’s struggling economy to rebound.

The U.S.-Azerbaijan Open Skies Agreement, which liberalizes bilateral aviation between the two countries with the goal of facilitating trade and travel, is now in force.

Agriculture officers are holding up vessel releases in Chile until full inspections for the moths can be completed outside the South American countries’ ports, according to Inchcape Shipping Services.

Vietnam grabbed a portion of overall market share of European Union trade away from its fellow Southeast Asian nations last year, a trend that may continue following the conclusion of an EU-ASEAN free trade agreement.

   The June 15 AS Daily news report  Port of Long Beach container volumes see slight bump in May conflated the fiscal year-to-date totals in Long Beach with the calendar year totals.    The number of containers handled at the Port of Long Beach through the first five months of 2016 is 2.68 million. Yesterday’s newswire put […]

The accumulation of high value cargo will increase as bigger ships gather for passage through the newly expanded Central American waterway, increasing insurance risk, according to a new report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.

With cargo volumes near all-time peak levels, May 2016 still qualified as the second-busiest May in the Southern California port’s 105-year history.

The French ocean carrier has teamed up with PSA Singapore Terminals to operate four “mega” container berths at Pasir Panjang Terminal Phases 3 and 4 in Singapore, according to a joint statement from the companies.

The majority of sanctions applicable to U.S. companies remain in effect, and violators could be subject to fines and other penalties, according to Brent Helms, special counsel for the energy, environment and natural resources team at Jones Walker LLP.

Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas is offering a new master’s program in port management, and recently named veteran port administrator Erik Stromberg to lead its new Center for Advances in Port Management.

Choi Eun-young, a former chairwoman of struggling South Korean ocean carrier Hanjin Shipping, is not seen as a flight risk and has pledged to cooperate in the insider trading investigation, according to multiple media reports.

The Japanese ocean carrier will acquire a 25 percent stake in EMAS Chiyoda Subsea, a construction firm specializing in offshore and subsea oil and gas facilities, from Singapore’s Ezra Holdings and Japan’s Chiyoda Corporation.