Maritime

The Journal of Commerce is the industry’s source for maritime news and analysis about ocean container shipping, logistics, supply chains, global shipping ports, shipping technology solutions and end-to-end connectivity. Coverage tracks the movement of containerized cargo — from origin to destination — handled by marine terminals in the US and abroad, depots, container ports, container lines, drayage, consignees and shippers, forwarders, non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and off-dock warehousing providers, as well as pricing, capacity, volume and reliability on the trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe, North America-Caribbean, Central and South American and intra-Asia trades.

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The latest Maritime News & Analysis

BANK OFFICIAL JAILED FOR FRAUD HONG KONG OTB'S MANAGER GETS THREE-YEAR SENTENCE

P.T. BANGSBERG |

The former general manager of failed Overseas Trust Bank Ltd. was jailed for three years for his par

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

Cleveland-Cliffs Seeks<br><br> To Scrap Cargo VesselThe Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co., Cleveland, O

HOUSE SINKS PLAN TO MOVE NAVY PROGRAM

Journal of Commerce Staff |

The House of Representatives defeated an amendment that would have transferred the Navy's aircraft c

NEWSPAPER SUES LOS ANGELES PORT

BILL MONGELLUZZO |

A Southern California newspaper filed suit against the Port of Los Angeles charging the port is with

SHOEMAKERS GAIN FOOTHOLD IN INDIA

Journal of Commerce Special |

Several internationally known manufacturers of leather footwear are set to establish joint ventures

INDIA PLANS TO BOOST SOFTWARE EXPORTS

TREVOR DRIEBERG |

Exporters of computer software from India will receive all tax benefits applicable to other exports

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

Chinese Firm Seeks<br><br> Factory DirectorsThe Shenyang Automobile Factory Co. has advertised natio

HOT LINE LINKS AIR CONTROLLERS

Journal of Commerce Staff |

A direct 24-hour telephone hot line connecting civil air traffic controllers in Anchorage, Alaska, T

WHOLESALE PRICES SLIDE

Japanese wholesale prices dropped 10.7 percent in July from a year before, reflecting cheaper import

JAPAN URGED TO REVAMP

A.E. CULLISON |

Japan should overhaul its economic structure to put it more in tune with the global economy, a gover

US URGED TO GIVE MORE AID TO S. PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS

The United States is helping the Soviets gain influence in the South Pacific by giving insignificant

'MADE IN U.S.A.' LOGO BOOSTS CATALOG SALES 10 PERCENT

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Catalog sales increased 10 percent when advertised items carried a "Made in U.S.A." logo, compared w

BRAZIL TRADE SURPLUS CUT

Brazil recorded a July trade surplus of $1,013 million, its lowest since February as agricultural an

SOVIETS, CUBANS DIVIDED ON DEBT

A former Cuban official says Havana and Moscow disagree strongly over how to deal with the Caribbean

DANES SEE 1ST SURPLUS IN 12 YEARS

A finance bill proposal for 1987 presented by the government forecast the first Danish state budget

HUNGARY LOSING RICH-KID STATUS

Economic problems piling up over the years have begun to cloud Hungary's image as the consumer parad

INTERNATIONAL LOANS

Wire and Staff Reports |

UNITED STATES<br><br> THAILAND - $10 million from the U.S. government's Export-Import Bank for Bangk

ONTARIO WEIGHS MALL INCENTIVES

In what could prove a blow to those hoping to attract a mall and amusement park to Niagara Falls, N.

MEXICO CITY TAXI FARES SOAR WITH FUEL PRICES

Taxi fares rose 45 percent in Mexico City in the first ripple from the recent increase of up to 48 p

USSR HALTS PROJECT WORK, MOVES TO BOOST TRADE

The ruling Politburo has ordered a halt to three projects that have provoked fierce debates over con

VISITS OF STATE

om Wire and Staff Reports |

Libyan Visit Planned<br><br> AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Surinamese leader Desi Bouterse is planning a

TODAY'S NEWS SUMMARY

FINANCIAL<br><br>The credit markets expect another Federal Reserve discount rate cut in September, b

CUSTOMS, DRUG AGENTS JOIN FORCES

U.S. Customs Service inspectors and federal drug agents will join forces at the world's busiest bord

HAWAII'S GOVERNOR SEES NEED TO EXPAND SCOPE

Hawaii needs to branch out in the Pacific Basin and use its growing expertise in trade, science and

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

Hong Kong Bank Fraud<br><br> Yields 3-Year SentenceThe former general manager of failed Overseas Tru

ANDEAN LINE SERVICE TO LINK EUROPE, US, CENTRAL AMERICA

Andean Line Inc., a newly formed liner operation, is starting a 21-day service between Europe, the U

JAPAN URGED TO REVAMP ECONOMIC STRUCTURE

A.E. CULLISON |

Japan should overhaul its economic structure to put it more in tune with the global economy, a gover

SEATTLE SHELVES CHANNEL PROJECT DUWAMISH WON'T BE SITE FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL

BRUCE JOHNSON |

The Port of Seattle has scrapped plans for widening and deepening Duwamish Waterway to develop the c

'FANTASTIC' AMERICAN IDEA

BILL MONGELLUZZO |

All-water shipping services from Asia to the U.S. East Coast will find it increasingly difficult to

WEST COAST BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

Lumber Output Rises<br><br> As Orders DeclinePORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber production increased, but order

JAPAN WINS LNG SHIP CONTRACT

VINCENT W. STOVE |

A contract has been awarded for the construction of the first three of a fleet of seven ships to tr

REBOUND FORECAST FOR JAPAN

A.E. CULLISON |

Japan's depressed economy will bottom out around the end of this year or early 1988 if the governmen

CURRENCY RESERVES PEAK IN JAPAN

A.E. CULLISON |

Japan's foreign exchange reserves skyrocketed to an all-time high of $42.2 billion by the end of Dec