A retail trade association has once again called on the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) to reach an agreement on an new contract to replace their agreement which expired July 1. Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) President Sandy Kennedy urged the two groups to “remain focused on […]
A coalition of trucking groups, led by the American Trucking Associations, asked the U.S. Transportation Department to remove the scores produced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability fleet monitoring system from the agency’s website. The groups cited in a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Friday that recent […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has authorized a pair of direct loans to two wind power projects in Peru for the export of wind turbines manufactured in Hutchinson, Kan., and Fort Madison, Iowa, by Siemens Energy. The financing, valued together at $65 million, represents Ex-Im Bank’s first renewable energy transactions in Peru. “During […]
The import restrictions challenged by the United States in this dispute include an import licensing requirement and restrictive trade-related requirements imposed by Argentina.
Oscar Hasbun, the chief executive officer of CSAV, said his company has “a reasonable expectation that we will be able to obtain the necessary approvals from regulatory authorities this year.”
ZIM said a reduction in revenues was a result of discontinuing some lines, not having revenues from a container manufacturing plant sold in 2013, and a 3-percent drop in average freight rates from the second quarter of 2013.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that California citrus farmers may restart exporting to China this season. In April 2013, California-origin citrus was barred from entering China after interceptions of brown rot.
Probably better known to French tourists and stamp collectors than many people in the logistics industry, the container carrier said nevertheless Reunion’s location puts it at “the crossroads between Europe, Asia and Africa.”
Sea Star Line has placed an order for 100 new 40-foot and 50 45-foot refrigerated containers. The order comes in the third year of a five-year plan that aims to reduce the average age of Sea Star’s reefer box fleet to less than three years old. Sea Star operates between the U.S. mainland, […]
The Danish container carrier said its customers were unprepared for the Russian counter-sanctions and it is working with these shippers’ origin offices to “find the best and most cost efficient way to send back the goods.”
International customs officials at the World Customs Organization in Brussels have recently agreed on 234 changes to the global system that categorizes products that are imported and exported around the world.
Econocaribe Consolidators of Miami has filed a complaint against another ocean transportation intermediary, Amoy International of City of Industry, Calif., at the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, asking for reparations of about $192,811, plus interest and attorneys fees. The non-vessel-operating common carrier claimed Amoy violated the Shipping Act and other laws by misdeclaring goods. […]
Globe Tracker International has formed a strategic relationship with Total Soft Bank Ltd. Globe Tracker, a Danish firm, specializes in global assets tracking, while Busan, South Korea-based Total Soft Bank is a global port and maritime information technology company. The new venture will focus on the delivery of wireless tracking solutions for […]
A group of U.S. sugar users said Mexico should not be used as “scapegoat” for the fluctuations in U.S. sugar prices. “Instead, the focus should be on reforming the U.S. sugar program, which continues to cost American consumers and businesses billions a year, costing taxpayers nearly $300 million in FY 2013 alone,” the […]
Minyan Marine is just one of two companies investigating the possibility of using articulated tug-barges to offer short-sea services for domestic shippers of containerized cargo in the United States.
Neptune Pacific Line is not affiliated with Neptune Orient Line of Singapore, but is owned by the Los Angeles-based conglomerate Roll Global, which is best known for its food and beverage businesses.
Protests targeting ZIM Line are expected in Tacoma and Seattle later this week in the wake of demonstrations that disrupted cargo operations at the Port of Oakland. A group called Palestine Solidarity Committee-Seattle said it is planning a rally and blockade of the Zim Chicago when it arrives at the Puget Sound ports, […]
The port said the 12-acre project will result “in a modern and efficient intermodal container transfer terminal to facilitate the movement of marine and rail cargo, while enhancing safety and reducing the carbon footprint.”
Member container shipping lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are proposing an across-the board general rate increase of at least $600 per 40-foot container to all destinations, effective Sept. 1. Carriers had filed increases in their individual tariffs in late July and then directly began notifying customers. TSA said this week […]
NOL said it “continually evaluates all available options to improve the strategic positioning and performance of its businesses. These include considerations of a potential sale or initial public offering.”
