Washington state’s legislature has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday morning on a proposed law that would require large ports in the state to “employ drayage truck operators to load, unload, and transport containerized cargo, other than agricultural products, at or through the port.” Under the proposed law, the port district may enter into contracts […]
Port commissioners last week voted to give up to $3.7 million in rent rebates ($308,333 per month) to ICTSI Oregon, the manager of its main container facility, because of reduced productivity linked to an ongoing labor dispute.
The NIT League, World Shipping Council, and Maritime Law Association of the United States are calling on the State Department to review and approve the international maritime cargo liability convention.
Several liner carriers said they’re increasing their transatlantic rates. Hapag-Lloyd on April 1 will increase its eastbound transatlantic rates for all cargo and container types in the trade from Canada, the United States and Mexico to North Europe and the Mediterranean by $150 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot container. In the westbound transatlantic direction […]
The Danish liner carrier said alternative arrangements for the loaded boxes on the ship were made whereby sensitive cargo was put on board vessels in its existing network shortly after the incident.
New rules to restrict the movement of large ships near the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland during heavy fog were approved by the San Francisco Bay Harbor Safety Committee on Thursday, according to several media reports. The rules follow a Jan. 7 accident when an empty oil tanker, the Overseas Reymar, […]
After nearly two months on a six-week rotation, ocean carrier Maersk Line has increased the speed of its weekly Middle East-to-East Africa Masiika Express service and dropped a call at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Roundtrip voyage time on the service has decreased from 42 days to 35 days, and transit times westbound from […]
The 20th annual Maritime Hall of Fame will be held in New York on May 8. The reception and dinner, which is attended by 400 international maritime executives, will recognize six honorees this year. They include New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; Morton S. Bouchard III, president and chief executive officer of […]
The firm predicts the average cost of IFO 380 fuel oil worldwide will be $690 per metric ton this year compared to $672 per ton in 2012. The actual price in 2012 was higher than its forecast last year, which was $650 per ton.
The commission is expected to publish the proposed rule in the Federal Register early next week. There will be a 60-day comment period.
“Auto volumes picked up from the previous quarter, supported by stronger export volumes from Korea. High and heavy shipping volumes, healthy in the first half year, slipped in the third and fourth quarters,” the company’s CEO said.
The ILA noted the agreement is “subject to the drafting of final contract language and acceptance by the ILA membership” and the new master contract will not take effect until all local bargaining is concluded.
The Port of Seattle said Commissioner Rob Holland is resigning to “pursue other professional opportunities. A member of the board since 2010, he will leave March 15. “The port’s mission of creating jobs and expanding economic opportunity for everyone in our community will remain close to my heart,” Holland said. “The working […]
Members of the ILWU’s Local 63, Office Clerical Unit, have re-filed a complaint against APM Terminals in Los Angeles for alleged eavesdropping. A similar complaint made last year by the union was dismissed in December.
A new report by the Maritime Administration says U.S.-flag ships on the Great Lakes could be modernized with the installation of diesel or dual-fuel engines that can also use liquefied natural gas.
NASA has posted an image on its Global Climate Change Website that shows global shipping routes can be seen from space because of the nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted by ships travelling along them. “Just how much shipping contributes to overall NOx emissions remains an open question for scientists. Research suggests that shipping accounts for […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank on Tuesday voted to guarantee a loan of more than $500 million provided by Apple Bank for Savings to OJSC VEB Leasing (VEBL) of Moscow for the export of a fleet of Boeing 777 planes to Russia. Boeing delivered the first of the planes earlier this month. VEBL, […]
U.S. steel exports continued to fall in December, declining another 2.9 percent compared to November after declining nearly 16 percent from October, according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “Steel exports softened at the end of 2012 due to economic uncertainty in many international markets, very much mirroring […]
Eimskip said it will add Portland, Maine as a port of call in the end of March 2013, replacing the port in Norfolk, Va. The Icelandic shipping company said “the main objective of this change is to shorten transit time between North-America and Europe and to offer biweekly port calls.” In 2011, […]
The French liner said it has finalized a major financial restructuring launched last year. It also had estimated revenue of $16 billion in 2012 and carried 10.6 million TEUs.
