Coal tonnage at the Great Lakes port fell more than 80 percent in 2015, compared to the prior year, which resulted from the Valley Power plant’s switch from coal to natural gas.
The Russian cargo airline has started a twice-weekly freighter service to Africa with touchdowns in Libreville, Johannesburg and Niarobi.
The global container terminal operator has introduced an “Online Import Delivery Process” for its customers in the Port of Mumbai.
GENCO, a third party logistics services subsidiary of FedEx, plans to relocate its headquarters from the current Pittsburgh location at Papercraft Park to Cranberry, Pa.
Carriers agree to detail charges in general rate increase announcements to meet European Commission concerns.
With the successful completion of testing of reinforcements to sill number 3 of the Cocolí locks, the expansion project is now 96 percent complete and moving toward a Q2 opening, according to Panama Canal Authority Administrator and CEO Jorge L. Quijano.
Shipment volumes and expenditures both continued their decline in January, falling 1.3 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively, from December 2015, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railway said workforce reductions at 16 lower volume mechanical facilities are designed to save money because there is not enough work in all areas of its network to keep repairmen busy.
Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr. ran the Union Pacific Railroad for more than a decade during a period of heavy acquisition activity, helping to build it into the second largest railroad in North America.
The purpose of the Marine Board of Investigation hearing, which begins tomorrow Feb. 16 in Jacksonville, Fla., will be to determine the cause of the incident and create safety recommendations for the industry.
The 14,000-TEU APL Vanda is the latest large containership to run aground, this time in the same location as the car carrier Hoegh Osaka ran aground last January.
Capacity widened in 2015, while rates declined with the elimination of fuel surcharges, causing overall spot market truck freight availability last month to fall 35 percent compared with January 2015, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.
The investment proposed by Gov. Raimondo would add an additional 50 years to Pier 2’s life, preserve hundreds of jobs in the maritime sector and keep Rhode Island competitive with other nearby ports, the Quonset Development Corporation said.
Ocean carriers Yang Ming and RCL will commence a new service between Southeast Asia, China and Hong Kong with the Feb. 28 sailing of the Methi Bhum from Singapore, according to a joint statement from the companies.
The port has plans to dredge the harbor channels and the berths at Conley Container Terminal to accommodate larger containerships.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line and CMA CGM issued general rate increases.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line and CMA CGM announced general rate increases.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line and CMA CGM announced general rate increases.
Ocean carriers Maersk line of Denmark and CMA CGM of France issued general rate increases.
Lines are avoiding the Panama and Suez Canals on some backhauls from Europe and the U.S. East Coast despite having to speed up vessels in order to maintain transit times, according to a recent analysis by ocean shipping industry consultant SeaIntel.
