Container throughput at the port is up 9 percent through the first eight months of 2015 and CMA CGM has begun offering to handle inland transport to Richmond. according to the Virginia Port Authority.
Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean dropped, while rates to the United States remained flat compared to last week.
The Southern California port handled 703,652 TEUs in August, a 22.8 percent increase from August 2014.
Alexander Fishenko operated as an agent for the Russian government, conspiring to ship millions of dollars worth of sensitive U.S.-made microelectronics to Russia, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Data from BlueWater Reporting illustrates how the termination of the ME5 service will decrease the Danish carrier’s weekly deployed capacity from the Mediterranean to the Middle East by 12.2 percent.
Combined with a similar previous order from China Shipbuilding Corp. in Taiwan, Evergreen now has 20 containerships on order it plans to deploy on the intra-Asia trade lanes.
Police in both countries have confiscated more than two tons of illegal narcotics that had been dyed black and disguised as a chemical component in printer and copier toner, according to a statement from the Columbian police.
The ocean carrier expects the first of its new container and roll-on/roll-off cargo vessels to enter service around Thanksgiving.
A final rule “streamlines” the hazardous materials special permits and approval process by including new procedures for evaluating applications the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said Thursday.
The International Trade Commission determined that imports of cold-rolled steel from the Netherlands are “negligible,” and dropped the country from its antidumping investigation.
The ocean shipping electronic marketplace said data collected during the June-August period relative to overall container trade growth shows ocean shippers are increasing their use of electronic bookings.
Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated a shipment of fake cell phones and accessories at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
The supply chain management software company reported a 20 percent decline in EBITDA despite 15 percent revenue growth in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, which ended July 31.
The highly automated Rotterdam World Gateway terminal, where all cranes and vehicles on the terminal run on electricity, announced its official opening today.
The major U.S. food manufacturer implemented GT Nexus’ platform in concert with its transition to SAP’s ERP system as it sought to get deeper visibility into its extended supply chain.
Roadrunner appoints senior VP of sales, while Fleetgistics names new CEO.
The Safe, Flexible and Efficient Trucking Act would allow interstate systems in each state to increase their weight limit from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds if trucks were equipped with a sixth axle.
Import cargo volumes at the nation’s major retail container ports increased 8.1 percent compared with July 2014, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero said he also favors a third party audit of PierPass.
The ocean carrier placed newbuild orders worth an estimated $1.5 billion at four shipyards that are to be delivered in 2018.
