The District Court of Hawaii said Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) PTE Ltd. will implement an environmental compliance plan for all of its 38 vessels calling U.S. ports.
The transportation of goods and people was transformed when eastern and western rails were connected in 1869.
Proposal includes discretionary grants for truck parking.
Terms of the court-protected restructuring of American Commercial Lines have already been agreed to and no disruptions are expected.
Shutdown of Trusted Traveler Program in New York state could slow trade moving to and from Canada.
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey also announces hall of fame inductees.
President Trump directed the removal of sanctions against the Turkish defense and energy ministries on Oct. 23.
From container shipping to tanker transport, markets are awash in coronavirus fallout.
Momentum builds for decarbonization of ocean shipping but it’s far from a done deal.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added CONVIASA and its aircraft fleet to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for supporting Maduro regime.
The East African country is “an important strategic partner of the United States, and there is enormous potential for us to deepen our economic and commercial ties,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said.
With smartphones and other mobile devices vital to how companies conduct business, corporate compliance officers strive to prevent unlawful exports of controlled data.
Darren Prokop writes about the future of data in for-hire transportation. Data is information and can become knowledge.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control said the action will block property of individuals helping to destabilize the West African country.
It has become even harder to determine what the prevailing bulk ocean freight rate really is.
The country’s Customs Tariff Commission, which announced the move Thursday, said the reductions will take effect Feb. 14.
More tariff and sanction risks lie ahead for ocean shipping.
President Trump tells the nation he kept his campaign promise to renegotiate the 26-year-old trilateral trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
GPA ups 2030 target as it plans to convert part of existing terminal to containers along with all new site.
Big one-day drop comes on heels of more restrictions for vessel calls, and concerns about slower demand.
What ‘The Path Between the Seas’ teaches us about leadership and the need for a backup plan
“The Trump administration is taking action to level the playing field for American businesses and workers,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.
Eight-year-old company working with storied shipping group to make indices available for financial products
“As long as there continues to be a lack of cargo and documentation handling in the ports due to the virus, our exporters and importers shouldn’t be on the hook for per diem or demurrage charges,” AgTC Executive Director Peter Friedmann said.
Ships recently in China considered a “hazardous condition”
The U.S. International Trade Commission, in response to a recent request from the House Ways and Means Committee, will investigate the integrity of the country’s seafood import supply chain.
Asia-Europe trade sees five sailings cancelled due to coronavirus as global shipping companies remain on lockdown for another week.
Pricing data implies pendulum is swinging even more toward East Coast ports at expense of West Coast.
Still too early to confirm coronavirus fallout in trans-Pacific freight pricing data.
Chinese carrier’s formerly idled VLCCs return to a transport market already suffering from falling rates, Stifel Maritime analyst said.
Dive into this week’s flashback from 54 years ago.
The Swiss government will serve as the go-between to manage financial transactions involving medical and other exports to Iran and ensure Iranian sanctions are not violated.
Blasting out underwater “speedbumps” last hurdle for $485 million project.
Breakbulk refers to (almost) every cargo that’s not containerized or shipped in bulk.
Kirby, already America’s largest river-barge transporter of petroleum, gets bigger still.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the 73% collected-duty increase over last year was mostly the result of ongoing punitive import duties on steel, aluminum and Chinese goods.
Tanker giant Euronav warns of fallout from coronavirus crisis.
Ben Thrower writes about the increased use of cargo ships to smuggle drugs.
Darren Prokop writes about the implementation of IMO 2020 and how its costs will be absorbed and/or passed along…
Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.
Moscow-based Grand Service Express began offering service to the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula in December.
In return, the South American country wants the U.S. to recognize singani as its national alcoholic beverage in strengthening bilateral trade ties.
Liners confront higher ship-lease rates at the very time fuel prices are spiking.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a revamped pact with Mexico and Canada that replaces the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) “overhauls” the rules for trading agriculture, manufacturing and services with Mexico and Canada, Trump said. “Today we’re finally ending the NAFTA nightmare and signing into […]
Liner delays put billions in inventory and assets on hold, leading to more efforts to quantify impact.
U.S. Justice Department announced the arrest of Harvard University’s chemistry department chair on charges of lying about financial and research connections to the Chinese government.
Trans-Pacific container volumes face escalating coronavirus risk.
Group aims to establish common vocabulary to make digital communications easier in ocean freight.
When the clock is ticking on a seemingly impossible assignment, take a page from the story of John Harrison’s determined quest to solve a maritime problem.
The Stamford, Connecticut-based shipowner agreed to pay a $1,125,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for Burma sanctions violations.
One of the first names in chassis provisioning continues to evolve as it gets folded into new industry entrant.
Customs brokers and express carriers will take “a more active role in monitoring, detecting and preventing trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.
Scorpio Bulkers on virus threat: Prepare for the worst and hope for the best
Singapore surge is “trigger” for Maersk to add fuel new surcharge.
More than 80 trade associations urged the House of Representatives to pass legislation that would close a gap of over 700 Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in the nation’s ports.
Chinese epidemic could curb ocean shipping demand.
Crowley Maritime Corp., part of Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Holdings Inc,. has realigned its marine services organization and introduced new leadership. Crowley Marine Services, part of the company’s shipping group, will be made up of three business segments: offshore service, ship assist and tank escort, and engineering services. Jeff Andreini, Porter Sesnon and Coulston “Cole” van […]
FreightWaves’ maritime Market Expert Henry Byers provides insight regarding the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China.
The FAA says UPS didn’t comply with hazmat rules for air transport when it didn’t make sure a shipment it received was safe to fly.
Florida’s top port news 50 years ago this month.
Ocean carriers not looking at additional trans-Pacific services as Phase One deal unlikely to stem trade slowdown.
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition has developed service contract guidance its members can use to set parameters for when ocean carriers should issue or withhold detention and demurrage charges.
Commissioner Carl Bentzel said the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will have an increasing role in the development of shoreside activities that impact international container shipping.
High number of canceled sailings butts up against post-holiday restocking demand in the U.S.
The department said the shift of certain firearms from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List does not decontrol these items but changes the level of export control oversight.
The story of two bicycle mechanics from Ohio can provide inspiration for an industry facing a multitude of challenges.
The U.S. Energy Department will continue to allow the licensed export of highly enriched uranium for overseas medical isotope production for another two years.
BIMCO, BOLT, Commercial Jet and Kane Is Able also announce executive appointments.
A dispute over France’s digital services tax has the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative considering up to 100% tariffs on French champagne and sparkling wine imports.
Ship owners failing to prove compliance face criminal fines and penalties.
Ensuring shippers have “chassis choice” for merchant haulage expected to be a prominent issue in the year ahead.
Five Pakistani men are charged with duping 29 U.S. companies into illicitly exporting equipment and components to the blacklisted Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Advanced Engineering Research Organization.
Los Angeles port signals efficiency gains as the third-largest container alliance plans additional SE Asia stops.
On today’s episode we’re talking about the impact that the “box that changed the world,” aka the shipping container, made on global trade and our everyday lives. Adam Robinson dials in to tell us all about GlobalTraz purchase of Cerasis Plus, news about the Phase One trade deal, spending on supply chain risk, and the […]
Overwhelming approval of U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act paves new trade pact’s way to President Trump’s desk for signature.
“We are seeing drawback for commodities/products where we did not see it before,” said Michael Cerny, chief legal officer for duty drawback specialist Charter Brokerage.
The rules will clarify licensing and financial responsibilities of ocean transportation intermediaries and streamline the hearing procedures related to denial, suspension and revocations of licenses.
New pact is a plus for tankers, bulkers and box ships, but less so for equities.
Report to address market competition and sealift capacity.
Representatives from airlines, logistics companies, truckers and airport authorities will attend Air Cargo 2020 in late January.
The mayor and city council of Richmond, California, have voted phase out and prohibit the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in the city.
As a result of trade agreement signed at the White House on Wednesday, China has pledged to increase imports of American goods and services by at least $200 billion.
Risk management for supply chains coming to the fore through better visibility tools.
Oceangoing vessels challenge scale of newly introduced carbon-free power technologies for short-sea shipping and ferries, World Shipping Council CEO John Butler tells U.S. lawmakers.
Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal is scheduled to take effect Wednesday. Read CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco’s take on how that trade has changed since the tariff war began — and how it may never be quite the same.
All shipping interests through Panama Canal face new fees as water levels drop to ‘historic’ lows.
