U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, reported that seizures of imports containing intellectual property infringements rose 25 percent year-over-year in fiscal year 2015.
The U.S. International Trade Commission is seeking input for a new investigation concerning whether certain textile and apparel articles from Nepal are import sensitive.
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has projected more mega ships will call at its Shenzhen port to move cargo from the key Chinese export manufacturing region.
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $162,500 civil penalty against Airbus Defence and Space of Madrid, Spain, for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials transport regulations.
The Belgian port handled 53.3 million metric tons of cargo during the first three months of 2016, a 3.9 percent increase from the corresponding period in 2015.
Crowley Maritime Corp. took delivery Friday of Louisiana, the third of four new, Jones Act product tankers being built for the company by Philly Shipyard, Inc.
Samskip Logistics, which first entered the U.S. market in 1994, has opened a new U.S. headquarters office in New York, headed by Paul Dean.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, COSCO, CSCL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL issued general rate increases.
Macquarie, which already owns several container terminals in the U.S. and Canada, will now own the largest container terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey.
NYK’s Bill Ferguson told the Critical Commodities Conference this week that carriers must refuse loading to a container without Verified Gross Mass data submitted or risk insurance issues.
Meanwhile, Rep. Mark Sanford, R.-S.C. asked why commercial ships in domestic trade must be built in U.S. when 30 of 46 ships in Ready Reserve Fleet are foreign built.
China has signed an agreement with the United States to end export subsidies provided through its so-called “Demonstration Bases-Common Service Platform” program.
Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean declined 6.9 percent and 6.6 percent, respectively, since last week, however various ocean carriers plan to increase rates from Asia to North Europe and the Mediterranean May 1.
Spot container rates from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States all declined since last Friday, according to the latest figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.
Allianz cautions shipowners not to skimp on maintenance and pay special attention when laying up ships.
Senate committee approves $25 million for ports that traditionally have received little money from the Harbor Maintenance Tax.
March volumes this year were lower at the Port of Long Beach, but the first quarter was the best since 2007.
The U.S. Justice Department said an arrest was made in New York this week of a Chinese businessman who attempted to obtain and illegally export military-grade carbon fiber to China without a license.
Shipboard union leader is remembered as bringing “stability and respect” to the Masters, Mates and Pilots organization.
The Luxembourg, Germany-based cargo-dedicated airline introduced a third weekly flight to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
