Agriculture specialists with Baltimore U.S. Customs and Border Protection have intercepted a shipment of ceramic Italian tiles that was contaminated with the the Horvathiolus superbus seed bug, a potential agriculture threat pest.
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17 May 2013
A fraudulent article purporting to have been published by The Journal of Commerce was being circulated at Global Terminal
17 May 2013
A bill to create a presumption that port and parcel delivery drivers are employees and not contractors and allow allegedly misclassified drivers to sue for damages is up for a vote Monday in the New Jersey General Assembly.
16 May 2013
PortMiami’s Deep Dredge Project contract has been awarded to the Great Lakes Dock and Dredge for the deepening of the port’s channel to 50/52 feet, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
16 May 2013
Kent Bicycles has opened a distribution center in Savannah, Ga., with plans to move more than 1.3 million bicycles, or 7,000 20-foot-equivalent units, a year through the Port of Savannah.
16 May 2013
LONG BEACH, Calif. — As North American container ports compete fiercely for market share, it’s becoming clear that the winners will be those that reliably and efficiently handle mega-ships on the water and land side of the berths.
16 May 2013
The Senate's passage of the Water Resources Development Act on Wednesday paves the way for increased investment in ports, and speedier completion of maritime and inland waterway projects. Because the bill is 294 pages and far from a page-turner, The Journal of Commerce decided to break down what the Senate version calls for and what challenges the legislation faces ahead.
16 May 2013
The Coast Guard yesterday approved plans for the $1.3 billion project to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge....
15 May 2013
The Port of Long Beach in April recorded strong double-digit growth in container volumes compared to April 2012.
15 May 2013
The Senate authorized the federal government to convey the eastward expansion of Craney Island to the Virginia Port Autho
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