Executive Moves: Eimskip and AASHTO
Icelandic cargo shipping firm names interim managing director of U.S. operations; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials taps next executive director.
Icelandic cargo shipping firm names interim managing director of U.S. operations; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials taps next executive director.
Ocean carriers guiding expectations on rates as one of the biggest changes to shipping set to hit in 2020.
Port aims for new on-dock rail facility to handle increased container throughput and meet clean-air goals.
Three-judge panel could pave the way for the American Institute of International Steel’s appeal to go before the Supreme Court.
The rapid growth in LNG imports to China, Japan and Korea is driving the cost of transportation higher, with Atlantic cargoes bound for Asia approaching $100,000 per day for Large LNG carriers, up from $30,000 per day a year ago.
Corporate and industrial borrowing in China in the third quarter of 2018 surged to the highest level since 2013, just as the US Administration gets ready to impose the largest round of trade tariffs so far, targeting $200 billion worth of goods. A progressively weakening economy likely means a return to old school stimulus in fixed asset investments. .
Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC announce fees to cover costs of meeting low-sulphur deadline.
Japan’s third largest shipping company looks at all methods for compliance; MSC to add scrubbers on about one-tenth of fleet.
The smartest minds on Wall Street use charting analytics to quickly identify and then track trends in multiple data sets. Why? Because it works. And now freight professionals are learning how to do the same.
A surge in hydro-power, cleaner air in the Capital and a need to further stimulate the economy will see increased demand for seaborne coal supplies to China this winter. That is good news for freight.
The vessel gave asylum to 113 refugees when it was en route from Malta to Libya in June.
Some railroads are spending more than 20 percent of revenues on capital improvements to meet the growing demand for intermodal services.
The Port of Savannah plans to boost its container handling ability through a $2.5 billion project aimed at making the Port the main East Coast gateway to U.S. inland markets. Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director Griff Lynch says his agency will bring total container handling capacity to 8 million twenty foot equivalent (teu) in […]
Britain’s largest ports operator looks to distributed ledger technology to ease cargo movements.
Commissioners prefer a commercial solution rather than a rulemaking to bring clarity for how and when these fees are assessed by ocean carriers and marine terminals.
A significant increase in the use of scrubbers would have an impact on the amount of middle distillates that the shipping sector needs to consume under IMO2020 rules.
The stars are aligning for the 2018-2019 Atlantic grain season to give dry bulk shipping a much-needed boost.
Drayage provider failed to pay 1,416 employees prevailing wages for work performed at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach.
Speculation follows reports earlier this year that CMA CGM approached Hapag-Lloyd and is interested in further acquisitions.
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