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Canada Defends Trade Policies Against FMC Inquiry
R.G. Edmonson, Associate Editor |
The Canadian government said it will “vigorously defend” its trade policies and infrastructure investments against any of the findings of a Federal Maritime Commission study looking into t
Port News
Maritime
Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Forwarding
North-American rail
Georgia's Brunswick Ro-Ro Traffic Up 40 Percent
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Georgia’s Port of Brunswick hit an annual record in auto and machinery unit traffic, as the number of units handled grew 40 percent year-over-year in the fiscal year 2011 that ended June 30, sai
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
London P&I Club Warns of Inflated Claims
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
The London P&I Club warned that shipowners face a significant increase in exposure to claims and fines in jurisdictions suffering from high interest rates and protracted legal proceedings.
Forwarding
Maritime
FMC to Study Loss of HMT to Cargo Diversions
JOC Staff |
The Federal Maritime Commission, jumping into a dispute over the shift of imported containers from the United States to Canada, voted Wednesday to launch an inquiry over whether the U.S.
Port News
Maritime
Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Forwarding
North-American rail
Horizon Set to Complete Refinancing
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Horizon Lines said it expects to complete a $655 million refinancing by Thursday following agreement by holders of 99.3 percent of its convertible notes to swap their bonds for a combination of stock
Container lines
Maritime
Forwarding
Mattel Overhauls Ocean Carrier Contracts
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Toy shipper Mattel overhauled its agreements with ocean carriers this year to clarify shipper-carrier responsibilities and provide both parties with incentives to fulfil contract terms, a company exec
Forwarding
Maritime
China Expected to Import Corn Despite Record Crop
Mark Szakonyi, Daily Content Editor |
China will need to import 2 million tons of U.S. corn by next year even though the country expects a record harvest this year, said the U.S. Grains Council.
Forwarding
Maritime
Rail News
India Container Traffic Rises 4.3 Percent
JOC Staff |
Container traffic through major ports in India increased 4.3 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal 2012 ending Sept. 30, the Indian Ports Association said Wednesday.
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
Study Shows Slow Steaming Doesn't Hurt Engines
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Slow steaming, a practice that ocean carriers adopted during the last four years to save on bunker fuel costs, is likely to becom
Forwarding
Maritime
Container lines
West Coasts Imports Down 7 Percent
Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor |
Containerized imports moving through West Coast ports in August declined 7 percent compared to the same month in 2010 while exports surged 12 percent compared to August 2010, according to the Pacific
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
North American ports
Ship Order Book Dominated by Ultra-Large Vessels
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Almost half of all containerships on order are for capacity of more than 10,000 20-foot equivalent units and the average size of vessels delivered this year will be more than double that of a decade a
Forwarding
Container lines
India's Krishnapatnam Begins Container Service
JOC Staff |
The Port of Krishnapatnam’s start of container operatios in late September positions the Indian port as an alternative to the congested container gateway in
Port News
Forwarding
DP World's London Terminal to Open Late 2013
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
DP World said its London Gateway deep-sea container port will start operations in the fourth quarter of 2013 with an initial annual capacity of 1.6 million 20-foot equivalent container units.
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
Russia's Fesco Boosts Revenue 27 Percent
Bruce Barnard |
Fesco, owner of Russia’s largest ocean carrier, boosted revenue by 27 percent in the first six months and forecast an even stronger second half performance.
Container lines
Maritime
Rail News
Forwarding
Panama Canal Sets 2011 Tonnage Record
Peter T. Leach |
Cargo shipped through the Panama Canal increased by 7.1 percent in the fiscal year 2011 ended Sept. 30, to set a record of 322.1 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System tons.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Maritime
Forwarding
South Carolina Blocks Savannah Dredging Permit
JOC Staff |
South Carolina environmental regulators on Friday blocked a permit sought by the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the Savannah River channel to the Port of Savannah, increasing tension between the st
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
Southeast Chinese Port Traffic Up 8.3 Percent
Mike King |
Throughput at ports in the southeast Chinese province of Fujian from January to August rose 8.3 percent year-over-year to 6.1 million 20-foot equivalent container units.
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
Safmarine Merger Into Maersk Cuts 240 Jobs
Bruce Barnard |
Container line Safmarine said Monday it will merge its operations into larger sister carrier Maersk Line, a move that cut 240 jobs while boosting efficiency and reducing costs.
Container lines
Maritime
Forwarding
Laboring Globally, Acting Locally
Bill Mongelluzzo and Joseph Bonney |
When the International Longshore and Warehouse Union violently protested the hiring of non-ILWU workers at a Pacific Northwest grain elevator, the union’s East and Gulf Coast counterparts were q
Maritime
Forwarding
Congested Indian Port Appeals For Aid
JOC Staff |
India’s Port of Chennai appealed to container terminal operators, shipping lines and shippers to help ease congestion at the congested southeastern hub.
Port News
Maritime
Container lines
St. Lawrence Seaway Strike Averted
Courtney Tower |
A tentative agreement between nearly 500 Canadian Auto Workers and Canada’s St.
Longshore labor
Maritime
Forwarding
Gulf Ports Building for Future
Janet Plume |
With container and general cargo volume steady and rising across the Gulf of Mexico, ports are spending much of their time expanding shoreside facilities in anticipation of increased Asian cargo flows
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
ILA, ILWU Not Going Away
Bill Mongelluzzo and Joseph Bonney |
With the International Longshoremen’s Association contract expiration a year away, some shippers already are starting to explore contingency plans.
Maritime
Container lines
Forwarding
US Box Loss Is Canada's Gain
Peter T. Leach |
A U.S.-Canada cross-border dispute simmering since last spring may be on the verge of boiling over.
Maritime
Rail News
Forwarding
Beef on Export Menu
R.G. Edmonson |
The record drought in the Southwest this year caused $5.2 billion in agricultural losses in Texas, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service reported.
Forwarding
Maritime
River of Dreams
Jon Monroe, Jon Monroe Consulting |
The Yangtze River is the world’s third-longest river after the Amazon and Nile, stretching 3,914 miles from the Tibetan Plateau to its mouth at Shanghai.
Maritime
Forwarding
Strike Threatens to Shut St. Lawrence Seaway
Courtney Tower |
Nearly 500 Canadian Auto Workers employees on Friday notified Canada’s St.
Container lines
Forwarding
MOL Slashes Financial Forecast
JOC Staff |
Mitsui O.S.K.
Maritime
Container lines
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Exports Propel Container Gains at Tacoma
JOC Staff |
A 16.4 percent jump in exports spurred a 7.3 percent increase in loaded international container volume at the Port of Tacoma in August from a year earlier.
Maritime
Forwarding
MSC Sets US-Asia Rate Hike
JOC Staff |
Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world’s second-largest container shipping carrier by fleet capacity, will raise rates from the United States to the Far East, effective Nov. 1.
Maritime
Container lines
Forwarding
Pacific Carriers Plan Targeted Export Rate Hikes
Joseph Bonney |
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said its member carriers plan to implement targeted rate increases on export commodities Nov. 1.
Container lines
Forwarding
CSAV Sailing Rough Seas
Joseph Bonney |
CSAV is living an extreme version of container shipping’s recent ups and downs.
Container lines
Maritime
Forwarding
Japan’s Sendai Port Resumes International Container Services
Hisane Masaki |
International container services partially resumed Friday at Japan’s Port of Sendai, the largest port in the northeastern Japanese region that bore the brunt of the devastating March 11 earthqua
Port News
Forwarding
Widdows Leaves Top NOL Post Early
Peter T. Leach |
Ron Widdows, a prominent leader in the global container industry, is leaving his position as group president and CEO of Neptune Orient Lines as of Oct.
Container lines
Forwarding
Hanjin Adding Asia-India Service
Mike King |
Korean container line Hanjin Shipping will launch an Asia-Pacific to West India direct service in late October.
Forwarding
Container lines
Horizon Pushes Back Refinancing Target Date
Joseph Bonney |
Horizon Lines has delayed for one week its target date for completing a $655 million refinancing that would stave off bankruptcy by the largest U.S. domestic ocean carrier.
Container lines
Forwarding
Kuehne + Nagel Names Rooney to Trans-Pacific Post
Peter T. Leach |
Kuehne + Nagel named former carrier executive William F. Rooney this week as its vice president of sea freight for the trans-Pacific.
Container lines
Freight Rate, Surcharge Updates for Week of Sept. 26-30
JOC Staff |
Mediterranean Shipping Company will apply a general rate increase on the eastbound trade from North Europe to
Forwarding
DHL Launches Three Germany-Africa LCL Services
Mark Szakonyi |
DHL Global Forwarding launched less-than-containerload direct services from Germany to Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, as the Deutche Post DHL Group subsidiary taps growing German manufacturing and aut
Forwarding
Maritime
WSC Keeps Widdows as Chairman
Peter T. Leach |
The World Shipping Council will keep Ron Widdows as chairman of its board through September 2012 after he steps down as group president and CEO of Neptune Orient Lines at the end of this year.
Forwarding
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