Officials at the Maasvlakte II terminal have negotiated a three-year collective labor agreement with two Dutch unions, FNV and CNV. The new terminal has been in the testing phase since July 2013 and will open in November 2014.
The Port of Cleveland said it plans to start a regularly scheduled express ocean shipping service between Cleveland Harbor and Europe in April. It will be the only scheduled international container service on the Great Lakes.
The Georgia Ports Authority said its four super post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes that arrived in June are now fully operational at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. “Our new cranes, coupled with the pending harbor deepening and superior road and rail connections beyond our gates, mean the Port of Savannah is poised to […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly, 417-3, to approve H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said in a press release that the bill “cuts federal red tape and bureaucracy, streamlines the infrastructure project delivery process, fosters fiscal responsibility, and […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission has appointed Dominic L. Bianchi to general counsel and Margaret D. Macdonald to director of the Office of Unfair Import Investigations. The general counsel and other attorneys in that office provide legal advice and support to the commissioners and ITC staff on investigations and research studies. They also […]
Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 2.7 million tons in September, a decrease of 13 percent from a year ago and the preceding month, the Lake Carriers’ Association said. Shipments from Lake Superior ports totaled 1.6 million tons, a decrease of 13.5 percent compared to a year ago, while coal transshipped […]
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero said he is hoping for a favorable response from regulators in the Europe and China to his call for a global regulatory summit on the proposed P3 Network of the world’s three largest container carriers — Maersk Line, CMA-CGM and MSC — on the major east-west trade lanes. […]
If the P3 Network is approved by antitrust authorities, its members — Maersk, MSC and CMA — will have “two large competitive advantages over their closest competitors,” said SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.
Starting April 13, 2014, the federal government will no longer print traditional lithographic (paper) nautical charts, but will continue to provide other forms of nautical charts, including print-on-demand charts and versions for electronic charting systems. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Coast Survey, which creates and maintains more than a thousand nautical […]
“Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector” focuses on minimizing the threat of fire and building collapse in ready-made garment factories and on ensuring the rights and safety of workers.
The Indianapolis International Airport has recently commissioned what’s considered to be the largest solar project at a U.S. airport so far, with an output of 12.5 megawatts of electric power. The project was developed in partnership with General Energy Solutions, Telamon Corp., Johnson Melloh Solutions, Indianapolis Airport Authority and Indianapolis Power & Light […]
According to Drewry, the portion of containers that are 40-foot high-cubes has risen from 41 percent in 2007 to 49 percent, and this percentage is expected to grow by at least one percent this year.
CMA CGM said it is investing in a new information system and has “entered into a strategic partnership” with SAP “to develop the first system totally dedicated to container shipping” to be implemented by the end of 2015. “CMA CGM and SAP plan to give the new application innovative, original and global functions […]
The survey, sponsored by Penske Logistics, found that 3PL CEOs in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific are generally optimistic about company and industry growth prospects over the next three years.
The Port of Long Beach handled 587,114 TEU in September, 14.7 percent more than in September 2012. Volumes of containers holding imports and exports as well as empty containers were all up over last September’s levels. Imports increased 16.2 percent to 307,981 TEU; exports rose by 17.2 percent to 134,676 TEU; and empties […]
Hillwood Properties — developer of the 18,000-acre, mixed-use AllianceTexas development in north Fort Worth — said it will build a speculative, 1 million-square-foot industrial building, called the Alliance Center North 2, and Gateway 57, a 310,000-square-foot industrial facility. Also announced previously as a speculative build, Alliance Center North 1 will be completed as […]
The Federal Maritime Commission has reached seven compromise agreements recovering a total of $617,500 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with nine non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and freight forwarders located in the U.S. and abroad. The agreed penalties resulted from investigations conducted by the FMC’s area representatives in the Seattle, South Florida, […]
Cordero Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero is asking fellow regulators in the European Union and China to join with him in a global regulatory summit on the proposed P3 Network of the world’s three largest container carriers — Maersk Line, CMA-CGM and MSC — on the major east-west trade lanes. The summit […]
“This financing will expand the number of commercial biorefineries in operation in the U.S. that are producing advanced biofuels from non-food sources,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.
The Maryland Port Administration said all ships are working normally again at the Port of Baltimore after the International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to a 90-day contract extension on Friday.
