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Maersk says technology is core to its vision and wants more of its 6,000-strong IT workforce to be direct employees and not contractors.

The U.S. Commerce Department has added 46 additional overseas affiliates of Chinese telecommunications technology manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to the restrictive Entity List.

Former communications director will be the first female to lead the Washington state port.

The UN Conference of Trade and Development released a study that reveals who’s at the top of the commercial maritime world—ranked based on connectivity to other ports.

Velodyne has filed patent infringement claims that its rotating 3D LiDAR technology was copied by Chinese companies Hesai and RoboSense.

The new IMO regulation reducing ships’ sulfur oxide emissions aims to improve the health of the environment and human population, especially near coasts and ports. This also means increased costs and a shift in strategies for maritime shippers. A panel at the Edge 2019 conference will explore these regulations and their predicted effect on logistics.

Move to non-tariff sources means switching ports, intermodal executives say.d

U.S. Customs and Border Protection systems at airports nationwide encountered an unexpected outage Friday afternoon, leaving passengers waiting in extremely long lines, according to multiple news outlets. “CBP is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry & is taking immediate action to address the technology disruption,” CBP Tweeted. […]

Customs and Border Protection late this month will start live testing for blockchain’s applicability to intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement, according to a document posted online in preparation for the August 21 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting in Buffalo, N.Y. The test is scheduled to last through late September, says the document posted […]

Time-charter rates can offer a clearer view on future sentiment than headline-grabbing spot rates.

As the U.S.-China trade war intensified with the Trump administration announcing more tariffs, the two countries clashed in two disputes this week at the World Trade Organization (WTO). During a meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on August 15, the DSB agreed to China’s request to establish a dispute panel to rule on […]

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security subjects 17 overseas entities to stricter U.S. export licensing controls by adding them to the Entity List.

American Trucking Associations (ATA) praised the fact that 53-foot intermodal containers won’t be subject to the next round of Section 301 tariffs on China. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative deleted the goods from the next planned tranches of trade measures to take effect September 1 and December 15. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading […]

Rupert Hogg, CEO, and Paul Loo, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, have both quit their jobs at Cathay Pacific. The company has appointed two replacements.

Canada’s largest port saw increases in tonnage and containers during the first half of 2019, but individual cargo types painted a more complicated picture.

The July Cass Information Systems Inc. Freight Shipments Index sounded dire warnings for an economic contraction following the eighth consecutive month of negative year-over-year numbers.

Competition from other grain-producing countries weigh on U.S. grain exports – and on U.S. rail volumes for grain.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a proposed rule to establish new required health warnings for cigarette packages and advertisements, which would apply to imports, the agency said. The proposed rule would implement a provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act requiring FDA to issue regulations requiring color graphics depicting […]

Golden Ocean could be a trendsetter, buying a stake in a marine-fuel operation to offset IMO 2020 price and availability risks.

Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on August 15 issued a final rule to impose import restrictions on certain archaeological material from Algeria. Effective immediately, the rule amends CBP regulations to add Algeria to the list of countries that have a bilateral agreement with the U.S. to impose cultural property import restrictions. A […]

The CEO of Maersk says the impact from the U.S.-China tariffs and trade tensions on global trade has been quite manageable.”

West Coast sees slower import volumes as service changes and market downturn take toll.

Truck wait times on the Mexican side of the Otay Mesa port of entry have jumped as the inspection process lengthens, leaving trucks backed up for hours, said officials in Mexico. “Both Mexican and American customs are spending more time reviewing the trucks – with wait times between four and four and one-half hours,” said […]

Asia-U.S. container rates are still not showing peak-season strength, but optimism remains.

The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is accepting comments and will hold a hearing to help inform the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) annual report to Congress on China’s compliance with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, USTR announced in a Federal Register notice published August 14. The public hearing will be […]

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking public comment on the commercial impacts of the proposed addition of five chemical families to Schedule 1 of the “Annex on Chemicals” to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), BIS said in a Federal Register notice published August 13. The CWC is an international arms control treaty […]

Evergreen Marine reports a second quarter profit and says it will add 23,000 TEU ultra-large containerships to its fleet.

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of John McCown and not American Shipper or FreightWaves. The Cato Institute took issue with my recent commentary on the flaws in a 40-page study by a consultant concluding that container rates to Puerto Rico would decline 88.9% if there were no Jones Act. In […]

Transfix chief operating officer Lily Shen has added president to her title. The digital freight marketplace announced Shen’s promotion on August 14. Prior to joining New York City-based Transfix about two years ago, Shen spent nearly 20 years in Silicon Valley. She was the executive director of mobility and advanced technology for IDEO for a […]

Hyundai Merchant Marine, South Korea’s largest container carrier, said it had a smaller loss in the second quarter this year than in the same period in 2018.

Can listed shipping shares break out of their slump before the U.S.-China trade dispute is resolved?

Major U.S. drayage carrier sees Southeast ports as areas of growth in freight.

Customs and Border Protection is publishing a proposed rule to require customs brokers to collect certain information from importers to enable the brokers to verify the identity of importers, including nonresident importers, CBP said. Only a limited amount of information currently is required for customs brokers to receive power of attorney (POA), according to CBP. […]

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to update standards for hydrochlorofluorocarbons, including import requirements. EPA announced that its proposed updates include requiring electronic reporting for importers and exporters; improving the process for petitioning to import used substances for reuse; creating a certification process for importing used and virgin — or newly produced — substances for […]

Yang Ming had an operating profit in the second quarter but notes U.S.-China trade conflict has weakened demand for container transportation.

Amazon nears U.S. release for Prime Air drone deliveries.

Some tech goods, including cellphones, laptops and video game consoles, won’t be subject to Section 301 tariffs when a new round takes effect September 1.

But Japan’s biggest shipping line looks to restart Long Beach service after summer hiatus.

Manila, Philippines-based international container terminal operator, ICTSI (PSE: ICT) has reported a massive increase in profit and a substantial increase in revenues for the first half of 2019.

A container fire aboard the APL LeHavre comes as many liner companies are cracking down on misdeclared cargo.

Customs and Border Protection will conduct a test to examine new functionalities for de minimis entry filings in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) beginning no earlier than September 28, CBP announced. The ACE Entry Type 86 Test “will allow CBP to address the growing volume of Section 321 low-valued shipments resulting from the global shift […]

Barbara Spector Yeninas had the moxie to launch a business serving the male-dominated maritime industry 45 years ago. That determination has kept her going for more than four decades, although these days she’s wearing sneakers instead of stilettos.

Continued cancellations could have a marked impact on air cargo.

Third busiest U.S. port prods carriers and owner-operators to use low- and zero-emissions trucks.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has started making examples of companies that did not take its administrative subpoenas for information involving alleged sanctions violations seriously.

The Defense Department (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to support the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) policy of including overseas contracts in agency small business contracting goals, the agencies announced in a proposed rule. The proposed FAR changes are consistent […]

Customs and Border Protection has adjusted the amounts for its merchandise processing fees for fiscal year 2020 to reflect changes due to inflation.

With their vast knowledge of imports, customs brokers see themselves playing an important role in the battle against counterfeit goods.

The Commerce Department’s investigation into Mexican tomato exports is set to conclude on September 19th.

Shipping and packages remained lone financial bright spot in latest quarter.

Many of north-east Asia’s mega ports are directly in the path of two super-typhoons. The first is about to blow in from the Pacific and will make landfall within the next few hours.

China’s ports are the most connected ports in the whole world, mega-study reveals. Ports elsewhere in Asia flesh out the top twenty. U.S. ports don’t make an appearance until way down the list.

A Cato Institute trade policy analyst and the president of the Hawaii Shippers Council respond to an editorial written by a Jones Act supporter.

Promises package deliveries up to 5 lbs. within 30 minutes.

The 183 parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will adopt decisions and resolutions to expand and strengthen the global wildlife trade regime during the organization’s triennial World Wildlife Conference in Geneva Aug. 17-28.  Governments have submitted 56 new proposals to change levels of protection that […]

Gebrüder Weiss announced Aug. 8 that Heinz Senger-Weiss, managing director of the Air & Sea division, is resigning at the end of the year “for personal reasons” and that it has hired Lothar Thoma. Headquartered in Austria, Gebrüder Weiss is a transportation and logistics company with more than 7,100 employees and 150 company-owned locations. “We […]

Matson, the largest U.S. domestic container carrier, said it is lowering its operating income projection for 2019, citing lower container volumes to Hawaii.

The five miles of uncertainty systematizes the uncontrollable disruptions in the freight industry.

Customs and Border Protection has updated its seizure mitigation guidelines involving licensed and non-licensed exports for its officers at the nation’s ports of entry.

New CEO at Los Angeles container terminal treats trucking as a customer

Southern California drayage and logistics firm looks to add to customer base with deal.

DHS concurred with the four recommendations made by the congressional watchdog agency.

Agency will not comment on new publication date until review is finalized.

Plastic containers, polyester yarn, steel pet cages and lawn care equipment are among the goods excluded.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Oregon) new bill would require the railroads to supply information on crude volumes to emergency responders, and it would mandate that the railroads share crude-by-rail data annually.

The U.S. is projecting a tripling of the annual duty-free exports of beef to the European Union over the next seven years.

Seaspan says high demand for containerships has shielded it from the U.S.-China trade war.

FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye is scheduled to deliver her demurrage and detention recommendations to her fellow commissioners on Sept. 3.

PACCAR agreed to a $1.7 million settlement from the U.S. Treasury Department that its European subsidiary, DAT Trucks, illegally engaged in the sale 63 trucks to Iran between 2013 and 2015.

Hapag-Lloyd says it outlook for the second half of 2019 is unchanged even if it has to deal with more trade restrictions.

Chinese port throughput volumes (all cargoes) for the first half of 2019 are up 7.3 percent compared to the first half of last year, according to the latest official Chinese data. First half 2019 foreign cargo volumes through China rose 2.5 percent compared to the prior corresponding period. And box throughput rose 5.1 percent. Read on to find out more!

The U.S. will engage with the IMF to eliminate the cited unfair advantage created by the alleged devaluation of China’s currency.

Most industry representatives testified against tariffs proposed against the EU in retaliation for subsidies provided to Airbus.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection marks the 230th anniversary of the first customs processing of a ship in the new United States.

Escalations in trade tensions between the U.S. and China could discourage containership owners from ordering new ships.

Cargo activity through the Jacksonville, Fla., seaport had a nearly $31.1 billion economic impact on the region and state in 2018.

The State, Treasury and Commerce departments are ramping up to implement an Aug. 1 executive order from President Donald Trump that imposes a second round of sanctions against Russia.

Drewry says it expects a brief spike in transpacific freight rates to the U.S. West Coast following President Trumps threat to impose a new round of tariffs on imports from China.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the U.S. plans to drop trade sanctions against Venezuela once embattled President Nicolás Maduro is out of office.

Goods like clothes and toys are on the proposed tariff list.

Ports are asking that Chinese-made container cranes be excluded from the list of products on which President Trump has threatened a 10 tariff.

Japan’s Cabinet on Aug. 2 approved a measure that will allow the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to impose new licensing policies and procedures on exports and transfers of controlled items to South Korea.

The deal reached in Washington on Friday will allow the U.S. to nearly triple its beef exports to Europe.

The Energizing American Shipbuilding Act seeks to revive domestic shipbuilding and maritime industries.

Updated CPSC policies on stroller safety and refrigerator certificates are expected to be published in the Federal Register on Friday.

PSA International Pte Ltd said it has completed the acquisition of Halterm Container Terminal in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from a fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.

Chinese billionaire Liu Zhongtian, former president of China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd., was indicted by federal court in Los Angeles for allegedly evading $1.8 billion antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum shipments.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is at the center of the country’s efforts to counter national security and terrorism financing threats.

GSC handles 12 percent of import containers in Oakland, but its leadership is concerned about plans to build a baseball stadium on port property,

Tariffs and USMCA were among the topics discussed during Tuesday night’s presidential debate.

A small business exporter highlighted the benefits she has reaped from de minimis exemptions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday.

Jens Bjørn Andersen, chief executive officer, said the company was “very pleased with the strong results for the second quarter of 2019. Global transport markets are soft – especially within air freight, but DSV has managed to outgrow the market while still delivering market leading profitability.”

Shippers Transport Express, an affiliate of the stevedoring firm SSA Marine, has obtained a long-term lease on land it uses as a dray-off yard in the Port of Oakland.

Shipowner organizations are expressing concern about proposed modification of tolls at the Panama Canal on Jan. 1 and are asking for it be postponed until June 2020.

The working group laid out specific proposals in the areas of labor, the environment, enforcement and pharmaceuticals.

MTC Logistics broke ground July 24 for a 12 million-cubic-foot temperature-controlled distribution center in the Port of Mobile.

Nine participants from the e-commerce sector will provide Customs and Border Protection certain data elements in advance of shipments arriving in the U.S. during the yearlong pilot.

Only 16 days into the job as acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner, Mark Morgan admits that he’s still facing “a bit of learning curve,” but vowed that the agency will continue to work with the trade in a spirit of “transparency, communication and collaboration.”