Maritime

The 40-foot premium chassis are equipped with radial tires, LED lights and auto inflation systems.

Southwest Airlines Co. names director of cargo sales, and United Council for International Business appoints senior vice president of ATA Carnet and trade services.

Recent data from the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and London-based maritime consultant Drewry suggests the underlying imbalance of supply and demand in container shipping may be improving.

A coalition of six state attorneys general called on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to adopt a standard requiring that all crude oil transported by rail in the U.S. achieve a vapor pressure of under 9.0 pounds per square inch.

The $342 million in U.S. imports related to electronic cigarettes during 2016 resulted in $9 million in tariff revenue, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office, a congressional watchdog agency.

The Pacific Northwest port is providing $595,000 to help build a $25 million bridge over a Union Pacific rail line in an effort to improve traffic between warehouses in Kent Valley, marine terminals in Seattle and Tacoma, and Sea-Tac Airport.

Roadrunner names executive vice president, chief financial officer, USA Truck hires vice president, chief technology officer, Crete Carrier names president of Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking, and the Port of Long Beach gains deputy executive director.

Under a proposed reauthorization bill for the Federal Maritime Commission, container carriers would have to chose between belonging to shipping alliances or rate discussion agreements.

The American Association of Port Authorities says members are concerned about declines in federally funded port programs in the proposed fiscal 2018 budget, but encouraged by plans to support $1 trillion in infrastructure over 10 years.

The French ocean carrier will implement a $150 booking cancellation fee from North Europe to the Red Sea, Middle East, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The pilot blockchain registry project aims to promote digitalization in Denmark’s maritime cluster, referred to as “Blue Denmark,” and to shed light on the long-term possibilities of digitalizing the entire ship registration process.

With Agility’s agreement to a misdemeanor in connection to a single $551 invoice and no criminal fine, the Kuwait-based third-party logistics services provider is another step closer to resuming its pursuit of new U.S. government contracts.

According to Angeliki Frangou, chairman and CEO of the Piraeus-based ocean carrier, thanks to a recovering market, Navios is “positioned to enjoy substantial free cash flow from an increase in charter rates.”

The Port of New Orleans has received the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s approval to participate in a cold treatment pilot program that allows for improved transit of time-sensitive imported fruits from South America.

The Athens-based containership charterer said it saw time charter revenues plunge “mainly due to reduced employment opportunities and time charter rates.”

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $63,000 civil penalty against Gladwin Paint Co. of Arlington, Texas, for allegedly violating the federal hazardous materials regulations.

German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd will begin integrating its 118 services with United Arab Shipping Co.’s 45 loops in about eight weeks, and officials expect the integration to take until the end of the third quarter.

German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd will begin integrating its 118 services with United Arab Shipping Co.’s 45 loops in about eight weeks, and officials expect the integration to take until the end of the third quarter.

Increasingly high rents charged to chassis providers by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey could hurt the port’s overall competitiveness, says Dennis Daggett, executive vice president of the International Longshoremen’s Association.

The maritime information provider and creator of the famed Baltic Dry Index will work closely with shipbrokers and end-users to create new freight rate benchmarks and indices to be launched later this year, according to Baltic Exchange CEO Mark Jackson.