Maritime

   The International Maritime Organization’s Subcommittee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers will meet in London this week to consider competing proposals to require verification of container weight prior to loading.    The International Transport Federation, whose members include unions representing longshoremen, merchant mariners and other transport workers, issued a press release Monday morning stating […]

   President Obama has nominated Paul “Chip” Jaenichen Sr., of Kentucky, to be administrator of the Maritime Administration.    Jaenichen was named the acting administrator in June, following the resignation of David T. Matsuda.    He first joined MarAd in July 2012 when he was appointed deputy maritime administrator by Obama. Jaenichen was a career […]

   RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said its QLS Logistic Services affiliate had acquired US Intermodal, which will serve as foundation for a new coast-to-coast agent drayage and brokerage business called US IntermodaLogistics.    The business currently has locations in Chicago, Norfolk, Va., and New Jersey.    Mark Pontarelli, the owner of US Intermodal, will remain at the company […]

The shipping company said the Icelandic Competition Authority exercised a dawn raid at its premises last week “on the basis of a ruling” from Reykjavík District Court. Eimskip received no other details from the court.

   The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead a trade mission to promote U.S. agricultural trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa, Sept. 16-20.    The trade mission launches USDA’s Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Initiative, which aims to expand U.S. agricultural commercial ties in the region.    During the week, the USDA delegation will travel to South […]

   Former Maritime Administrator William Schubert testified before Congress that “perhaps nothing is more important to the viability of the privately owned U.S. flag commercial fleet than adequate cargo preference enforcement.”

   Richard P. Hughes, Jr., served as the union’s eighth president from July 2007 until July 2011. Prior to his election as ILA president, he served as both executive vice president of the ILA and secretary-treasurer of the ILA’s ACD.

   A major rift between groups representing shippers has developed over proposals requiring verification of container weights prior to loading.    The proposal is to be considered next week at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid cargoes and Containers.    In an unusual joint press release issued today, the […]

   Capital Product Partners L.P., an Athens-based company whose securities are listed on NASDAQ, said it had acquired three 5,023-TEU containerships — the CCNI Angol, Hyundai Privilege and Hyundai Platinum — from its sponsor, Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., for an aggregate price of $195 million.    Each of the three ships was built in […]

   As much as 1,400 tons of molasses, or about 233,000 gallons of the liquid, may have entered the Honolulu Harbor, triggering a massive fishkill. Matson located a leak in their molasses pipeline near Pier 52 and patched it.

The official steel cutting ceremony for the fourth generation or “G4” ships took place this week at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding’s new shipyard on Chungxing Island near Shanghai. The five ships are scheduled for delivery in 2015.

   The Bremen, Germany-based forwarding company Röhlig has acquired 100 percent of its longstanding agent Procargo in South America.    “South America is one of the major growth regions in the world. We believe that by acquiring 100 per cent of our local partner we have gained a strong position in the market,” said Thomas Hansen, […]

With the expansion of the Panama Canal, COSCO Container Lines, part of the CKYH Alliance, is exploring adding more services in the Gulf of Mexico and a new services to South America, said Howard Finkel, the carrier’s executive vice president.

The International Longshoremen’s Association will remain an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, and the dockworkers’ union president, Harold J. Daggett, will join four new vice presidents on the federation’s executive council.

   Lowe’s Cos., the home improvement store chain, is assembling its own fleet of chassis to move containers to and from marine terminals.    Dean Tracy, director of import logistics at Lowe’s, said the company is paying for leases on 1,000 to 1,100 chassis from Flexi-Van that are being used to shuttle containers from ports to warehouses, and […]

This year the port has seen 300 post-Panamax ships call and port CEO Jim Newsome said once the Panama Canal opens up, he expects the size of “work horse” ships calling the U.S. East Coast to be in the 8,000-10,000 TEU range.

NCBFAA official warned FMC’s initiative “would – if implemented – significantly increase unnecessary burdens and expense on OTIs, raise significant due process concerns and create needless administrative burdens on the agency’s own staff.”

U.S. small businesses currently exporting to the European Union will have the opportunity to voice their concerns on existing EU trade barriers through a series of cross-country roundtables arranged by USTR and SBA.

   The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant for technical assistance to support the Colombian Ministry of Transport in its efforts to develop a plan to implement intelligent transportation systems (ITS).    The technical assistance will include an analysis of the applicability of various ITS technologies in Colombia, including the definition of […]

The French carrier said on Oct. 1 it will raise freight rates on dry and reefer containers moving from North Europe to the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, Canada and Mexico by $150 for 20-foot containers and $200 for 40-foot containers.