The Senate Commerce Committee pressed witnesses on a variety of issues Wednesday during a hearing about surface transportation reauthorization.
The United States has been ranked number 43 in the official list that ranks the quality of shipping, owing to the less-than-optimal performance of U.S. flagged ships in overseas ports. The U.S. ranks right behind Saudi Arabia and just ahead of Libya on the Grey List, which is a ranking of less-than-the-best flag states.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said this week that it is ready to be the second largest port in the U.S., thanks to the completion of the ExpressRail Port Jersey facility at the GCT Bayonne marine terminal. The Port Authority said in a none-too-subtle way that it “bolstered its already lofty […]
President Trump wants the federal government to weed out hundreds of no longer needed or inactive advisory committees from its roster.
Despite all the negative news, container shipping may be on a steadier course than in previous decades.
Carrier and logistics firm NFI was named in a report highlighting deficiencies in a New Jersey tax incentive program aimed at keeping businesses in the state. Camden-based NFI was one of three companies that an audit found was not subject to sufficient due diligence and may have contained “potential misrepresentations.” The report said the companies […]
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All crew members have been reported safe and were rescued by a passing bulk carrier.
The industry is at “a new crossroads,” according to the co-author of a state of logistics report titled “Cresting the Hill.”
Sailors’ Society also appoints a new director general and International Maritime Rescue Federation trustees are elected.
The Port of Philadelphia is the scene of a major cocaine bust, the second one involving a container ship operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators said an inspection of shipping containers aboard the MSC Gayane “resulted in a substantial cocaine seizure in Philadelphia.” The ship, […]
Hundreds of barges carrying grains still waiting to be exported
After the investigation, FMCSA voided 223 active medical examiner certificates held by commercial drivers.
A shipyard in Port Arthur, Texas, received the most funding among the 28 shipyards with $1.36 million.
With expanded offerings, New York Shipping Exchange users now will be able to request binding contracts for multiple weeks at multiple ports.
The 23rd commandant of the Coast Guard said multilateral agreements and regional constructs have brought stability to other areas that have suffered from criminal activity.
Geopolitical and trade tensions are having an increasing effect on shipping rates.
Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the new Digital Shipping Container Alliance and why standards are important to industry. He also writes about why getting standards written and adopted is particularly difficult.
Funding means “cross-border commerce critical to our economy is not impeded,” trade groups, chambers of commerce and companies said in a letter.
With a strong start to the year, the port says it is poised to overtake the Port of Long Beach as the nation’s second-largest container port.
