Port, private-sector spending expected to boost rail, warehousing, and agriculture facilities. The Port of Oakland is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years on near-dock warehousing and increased rail infrastructure for both containerized and bulk commodities. The massive “Oakland Global” project “is an exciting story for us for […]
On the heels of the decision in June by China’s Ministry of Commerce to reject the plan by the world’s three largest liner carriers to form the P3 Network, two of the three—Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co.—said in July they have agreed to enter a 10-year vessel-sharing agreement (VSA) on the Asia-Europe, transatlantic […]
No matter how many systems or automated solutions a company puts in place, there’s still that ever-present element of human input required to keep the supply chain humming. Any seasoned logistics manager knows of occurrences in which the human element has delayed or even stopped a shipment from moving. The reasons are myriad, […]
This month’s issue of American Shipper contains articles about improvements being made at both the Global Container Terminal and Port Newark Container Terminal, but there’ also been interesting news involving other marine terminals in New Jersey. The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported in late June that Deutsche Bank is looking to sell […]
The National Climate Assessment released in May by the federal government warned the U.S. transportation system is becoming “increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts.” At the 33rd World Congress of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) in San Francisco last month, Dan Mecklenborg, senior vice president and chief legal officer of […]
Port of San Francisco sees a future in breakbulk, bulk cargo. Since 2005, when the Port of San Francisco stopped handling containers, its cargo business has dropped dramatically, from 224 vessel calls and 2.4 million tons of cargo in 2004 to 39 vessel calls and 1.2 million tons in 2013. But the port […]
Port drivers and their employers in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday agreed to a “cooling off” period brokered by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti.
While containers are moving through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, concern remains that drayage truckers’ pickets could disrupt contract negotiations between the ILWU and PMA.
China Shippers’ Association Vice President Cai Jia-Xiang said Chinese regulators need better statistics on the Chinese market share of the carriers, but believes they are above the 30-percent limit in the China-Europe trade.
“During this short-term bump in volumes, CN and its terminal partners will be striving to ensure that our base-level business, in particular Canadian cargo, will continue to be supported appropriately,” a spokesman said.
The attention of carriers and shippers is focused Friday morning on events in Los Angeles and Long Beach, where a potentially volatile labor situation is unfolding.
“Long truck lines are expected at the ports … as drivers and their allies picket Green Fleet Systems, Total Transportation Services, Inc., and Pacific 9 Transportation trucks,” Justice for Port Truck Drivers said.
The companies are seeking a contract with terms similar to those the ILWU signed with the new Export Grain Terminal that opened in Longview, Wash., in 2012.
The United States exported 1.04 million net tons of steel in May, 4.1 percent below April exports and 10.9 percent less than the May 2013 level, according to the American Institute for International Steel. U.S. steel exports had increased 3.8 percent in April and 15 percent in March. However, volumes to the United […]
U.S.-flag Great Lakes carriers are grateful for the increased water levels in the lakes, however it has not yet resulted in full loads of iron ore, coal, limestone, cement and other cargoes.
Maersk supports the lower emissions limits, noting they will have “significant positive effects on the environmental and health,” but also called for “strict regulatory enforcement to … ensure a level playing field for ship operators.”
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Darci L. Vetter as the next U.S. chief agricultural negotiator. President Obama nominated Vetter in January, citing her experience in numerous agriculture, trade and diplomatic positions across several branches of the federal government — most recently as deputy undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services at the U.S. […]
Robert McEllrath, president of the ILWU, said that ILWU members have been locked out of the Mitsui-United Grain Corp. elevator since February 2013 and the Marubeni-Columbia Grain elevator since May 2013.
Supply chain software developer LLamasoft has opened a new office in Tokyo with more than a dozen staff, expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The office will be managed by Misao Sasaki, chief executive officer for LLamasoft Asia. The expansion will bring the LLamasoft supply chain design software suite including Supply […]
MOL and China Shipping (Group) Co. signed shipbuilding contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. in Korea to build three ice class liquefied natural gas carriers. The ships are intended for Yamal LNG project, which is located at Port Sabetta off Russia’s northern coast. The ice class LNG carriers for the […]
