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Feb 29, 2012 6:48PM GMTOne question above all will be in the minds of shippers and carriers attending the Journal of Commerce’s annual Trans-Pacific Maritime conference in Long Beach next week: Can the industry end three years of volatility and attain a measure of stability in the Asia-U.S. trade lane? David... -
Feb 28, 2012 3:22PM GMTThe SA Recycling terminal at the Port of Los Angeles is helping the country to meet President Obama’s goal of doubling U.S. exports within five years. It is also a facility that makes dreams come true. SA Recycling on Monday celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company operates 50 facilities...
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Feb 24, 2012 8:01PM GMTThe goods movement industry in recent years has made significant strides in reducing air pollution, but the major trade gateways must continue to innovate until they approach zero emissions, said a top Environment Protection Agency official. “The approach to growth must be with near-zero and...
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Feb 24, 2012 3:05PM GMTFor many shipping lines, reducing diesel and carbon emissions is now as much a part of the industry’s culture as is reducing the cost of carrying cargo. In fact, the two go hand-in-hand. “Sustainability is now a mega-trend,” Lee Kindberg, director of environment and sustainability...
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Feb 23, 2012 3:44PM GMTAs waterfront land available for terminal development becomes scarcer and costlier, U.S. ports are beginning to resemble high-productivity ports in Asia and Europe. Achieving greater throughput per acre is now the goal of terminal operators in high-volume ports. Until recently, marine terminal...
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Feb 15, 2012 5:19PM GMTAPM Terminals expects India’s emergence as a major global trader to create huge opportunities for port operators in the years ahead. CEO Kim Fejfer said as the world’s third-largest economy and with a population of 1.2 billion, India was significantly underrepresented as a player in... -
Feb 14, 2012 10:04PM GMTIt’s no surprise that China tops the list of the top sourcing sites for U.S. imports in 2011, but the Asian manufacturing engine’s share appears to be shrinking. Overall U.S. container imports grew 3 percent in 2011 while imports from China rose just 0.7 percent, indicating the bulk of... -
Feb 13, 2012 3:14PM GMTThe surface transportation bill needs additional funding, so where are we going to get the pay-fors? We’ve heard them coming from budget offsets for IRA accounts, leaking underground tanks, offshore drilling, and anywhere else the congressional financing committees can find some spare change... -
Feb 11, 2012 4:26PM GMTAny increase in the federal fuel tax is dead on arrival in Washington, but the idea of raising fuel taxes to pay for highways is alive and kicking beyond the Beltway. In Arkansas, a state legislator is promoting a plan to raise funds for a $1.1 billion highway bond program through a 5 cent increase... -
Feb 3, 2012 7:16PM GMTThe combative congressman from Oregon, Democrat Peter DeFazio, took the Republican majority of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to task for not giving Democrats enough time to read the 458-page American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. He asked, how many members —...
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Feb 3, 2012 1:45PM GMTThe freight transportation industry in California continues to develop technology that cuts diesel emissions and greenhouse gases, and harbor trucking is considering zero-emission vehicle usage. The Clean Air Action Plan at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has reduced total emissions from...
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Feb 2, 2012 3:22PM GMTBig-box retailers looking to keep a lid on inventory and related costs will increasingly turn to transloading near major seaports. That’s the message from Robert Leachman, a professor of industrial engineering and operations research who analyzes supply chain logistics. In a presentation to...
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It seems to be common knowledge among carriers that the market could turn dramatically in their favor by 2014 due to dearth of ship orders
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