FMC Chairman Richard Lidinsky noted that foreign NVOs have wanted to be able to offer Negotiated Rate Arrangements since the commission approved allowing domestic NVOs to offer them.
The ocean carriers Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) of Japan and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd have added a fourth vessel to their joint weekly MAREXN service between the U.S. West Coast, Mexico and Central America, increasing roundtrip voyage time from 21 days to 28 days. Transit times in both directions have been increased by a few days, now taking […]
Craig Perciavalle was promoted to president of Austal USA, the subsidiary of Australian shipbuilding company, Austal Ltd. He most recently served as senior vice president of operations. Perciavalle joined Austal USA in 2007, serving in a number of senior management positions while overseeing the company’s transition from a small commercial shipyard to a […]
Two barge industry groups said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has named two contractors to remove rock pinacles in the Mississippi at Thebes, Ill., and that the agency could begin blasting next week. But the American Waterways Operators and Waterways Council, Inc. warned in a joint statement that water releases from the Missouri […]
A senior Commerce Department official helping to oversee the overhaul of the country’s antiquated export control regulations said the Obama administration is committed to following through on concluding these reforms in its second term. “Given last month’s election results, we have time to finish the largest part of the reform effort—the transfer to the […]
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday reported that the country’s exports in goods and services for October were down 3.6 percent from the previous month to $180.5 billion. Similarly, U.S. imports during that month fell 2.1 percent to $222.8 billion. As a result, the October international trade deficit increased to $42.2 billion […]
The CKYH or Green Alliance of container shipping companies (COSCO, “K” Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) said it will cancel seven voyages on loops between Asia and North Europe and Asia and the Mediterranean “in order to cope with the seasonal market demand.” According to a press release, CKYH members will cancel the voyages from […]
The Port of Hamburg said the world’s largest containership, the 16,020-TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, berthed at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB). But Reinhard Peschel, managing director of CMA CGM Deutschland, said “delay in the dredging of the river Elbe makes it more difficult for us to enable dependable handling, because even […]
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.9 percent in December despite a strike that closed the nation’s largest port complex for the first few days of the month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Monday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. […]
The Port of Virginia handled 198,720 TEUs of containerized cargo in November, the second best month ever for the port. Several carriers rerouted container cargo through Norfolk after Hurricane Sandy closed the Port of New York and New Jersey. But the uptick in cargo in Virginia is part of a longer term […]
With the U.S. government’s recent order to impose duties of Chinese solar panels, a group representing U.S. manufacturers of this equipment warned importers that tariffs may climb. Federal orders were issued on Dec. 7 to activate final anti-subsidy and antidumping duty rates ranging from 24 percent to 255 percent on imports of Chinese […]
Entercoms, a Dallas-based provider of aftermarket supply chain services, has named Michael Smith chief commercial officer. He will be responsible for commercial strategy and development in marketing, sales, product development and customer service as the company seeks to drive business growth and expand market share. Previously, Smith was vice president and general […]
Fednav Group’s ship, Federal Satsuki, is discharging cargo at Federal Marine Terminals in Cleveland this week, one of a series of new “green” vessels being built by the Montreal-based company by the Oshima shipyard in Japan. The ship will discharge steel for the coal mining, automotive, and cosmetic industries and machinery for the […]
The Port of Jacksonville said a grant will allow it to reduce pollution from equipment at its Talleyrand and Blount Island marine terminals. Awarded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, a grant funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow Jaxport to pay for diesel oxidation catalysts to be installed on […]
Cavotec said it had won multiple orders for alternative maritime power (AMP) shore-to-ship electrical power systems at the Port of Los Angeles. These projects follow several orders for similar systems throughout California. The units allow ships to “cold iron” and use shore-generated electricity when docked. “These orders are the latest in […]
There may be a need for further improvements to the Panama Canal even after the waterway completes its current expansion in 2015, said Alberto Alemán Zubieta, former administrator of the Panama Canal Authority.
About 200 ILA wage scale delegates, meeting this week in Delray Beach, Fla., with employer representatives from the U.S. Marine Alliance (USMX), voted unanimously to grant union president Harold Daggett the ability to call a strike.
Light-weight pallet maker Airdex International has promoted Randall “Randy” Boeller to vice president of global logistics. His responsibilities will be focused primarily on growth of Airdex’s products in the high-tech, medical products, and pharmaceuticals markets in all global regions, the Henderson, Nev.-based company said. Boeller previously worked in the computer industry and […]
An association representing a half dozen grain terminals on the Columbia River and Puget Sound said over the weekend that federal mediators have called for additional meetings to reach a contract agreement.
