It’s particularly important off the coast of Alaska where the OCS is twice the size of California and “some of the richest resources in the world are there –literally trillions of dollars,” said a U.S. Coast Guard official.
Third-party logistics services provider Dachser has opened a branch office in Port Elizabeth, which is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is Dachser’s fourth South African branch office, adding to locations in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. According to Detlev Duve, managing director of Dachser South Africa, the […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department on Wednesday said a settlement has been reached with two former importers of highway motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and small spark ignition engines. The defendants, Yuan Cheng International Group, Inc. (YCIG) and NST, Inc. (NST), located in Montclair, Calif., allegedly imported and sold vehicles and […]
The Waterways Council, Inc., at its board meeting in Houston Tuesday, unanimously endorsed the American Waterworks Act, which was proposed in late October by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to modernize America’s inland waterways and ports. The new waterways funding plan would: Remove the requirement that Olmsted Lock and Dam […]
“Imposing this tax over the entire flight, the bulk of which may be in another nation’s airspace or over international waters, clearly violates international law and U.S. sovereignty,” said Rep. John L. Mica, House T&I Committee chairman.
A study released by the Government Accountability Office on Tuesday says there should be more coordination between the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department of Transportation to improve marine transportation system (MTS) infrastucture. The Corps of Engineers is the lead federal agency responsible for maintaining and improving navigable waterways, and the report […]
OIA said the acquisition will expand its footprint in the Ohio region and allow for enhanced opportunities for import and export forwarding services, and warehousing and distribution services for its customers.
Atlas World Group, Inc. has hired Matt Van der Linde to serve as vice president and general manager of its AWG Logistics, which will provide customers with a broader suite of logistic services. The Evansville, Ind.-based firm said Van der Linde will also oversee the Atlas Specialized Transport Group, an asset-based, less-than-truckload carrier […]
Anderson A. Paul Anderson, chief executive officer of the Jacksonville Port Authority, is leaving the agency to become the next port director and CEO of the Port of Tampa. Anderson, a former member of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, will succeed Richard Wainio, who had served as head of the Port of Tampa since […]
Import cargo volume at the nation’s 12 major retail container ports is expected to total 1.37 million TEUs in November, 5.9 percent more than in same month last year, according to the Global Port Tracker report.
Yusen Logistics has started a less-than-container-load (LCL) service from Taiwan to Los Angeles. The direct service sails from Keelung every Tuesday and arrives at Los Angeles 13 days later, and is supported by a domestic distribution network and inland point intermodal service to all major inland destinations in the United States, the logistics […]
William G. Gotimer Jr., a former co-chief executive officer, general counsel and secretary of Trailer Bridge, has opened a law practice and business consultancy in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Gotimer served as co-CEO of Trailer Bridge during 2011 and 2012, and helped steer the company through a reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy law […]
The Washington state Port of Bellingham has picked Rob Fix as its new executive director for the port. Fix had served as interim executive director since April, when Charlie Sheldon resigned from the post. Sheldon became port director in October 2010, and “managed the port well during a challenging transitional period,” said Port […]
The U.S. Military Sealift Command’s first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship completed its first float-out at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on Tuesday. Designated T-MLP-1, the ship will be named USNS Montford Point, and is the first of three MLPs planned for construction at NASSCO. The Montford Point is scheduled […]
Port Corpus Christi said on Tuesday it finalized the sale of a large portion of the former U.S. Naval Station Ingleside (NSI) to the Oxy Ingleside Energy Center. The purchase price of $82.1 million included 815 acres, the 1,100-foot double deck concrete “Alpha” pier and more than 2,000 feet of wharf frontage adjacent to a deep-water […]
Robroy MacInnes, 54, of Fort Myers, Fla., Robert Keszey, 47, of Bushnell, Fla., and Glades Herp Farm Inc., were charged in a two-count indictment in federal court in Philadelphia, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday. The indictment charges MacInnes, Keszey and the Florida business they co-own, Glades Herp Farm, with conspiracy to traffic […]
Omar Benjamin, who had served as executive director since February 2007, leaves the agency amid an investigation over expense reimbursement, practices and policies by the port’s outside counsel.
The port authority has approved $127 million for two projects related to modernization of the TraPac container terminal. Both projects are part of a $365 million expansion of the terminal.
The private equity firm Riverside Co. has acquired MNX, a provider of expedited transportation and logistics services. The companies said the change “will provide MNX the ability to fund future expansion and acquisitions.” They added that Scott Cannon, MNX’s chief executive officer, “will continue in his role and as a meaningful investor; […]
XRS Corp. (formerly Xata Corp.), a developer of mobile fleet software, appointed Christian Schenk to senior vice president for product strategy and market growth. Previously, Schenk was vice president of product marketing and market development. In his new role, he will have responsibility for the company’s product roadmap and marketing, lead generation, inside […]
