June 2019
Cargo volume is up again at the Port of Oakland in 2019, but for how long? That’s the question Maritime Director John Driscoll posed this week to 50 trade executives assembled at the port.
Driscoll warned the Port’s Efficiency Task Force that tariffs are squeezing customers who ship through his port. Fallout from an ongoing U.S.-China trade war could include reductions in containerized cargo volume, he indicated.
“Our customers are impacted by ...
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Record cargo volumes are moving across The Port of Virginia® and doing so with efficiency as a result of expanded container handling capacity at its two primary container terminals.
In May, the port processed nearly 261,000 TEUs making it the busiest May in the port’s history. The month’s strong cargo volumes ...
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Sealand, the Intra-Americas regional ocean carrier of the Maersk Group, today introduces Hispaniola, a new direct, all-water service that connects South Florida's Port Everglades with the Dominican Republic (Rio Haina) and Haiti (Port-au-Prince). This service provides another connection to the entire Sealand network.
The first sailing is July 7, 2019 from ...
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Further extending its commitment to environmental sustainability, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico (TMPR) is enhancing its fleet with 220 containers chilled by the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based system, the NaturaLINE® unit from Carrier Transicold. TMPR is the first shipping line to place a sizable quantity of NaturaLINE units into service on ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on June 12 a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program.
“This major investment in the Port Infrastructure Development Program will help strengthen, modernize, and improve our country’s maritime systems ...
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American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear told members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 12 that the nation’s preeminent trucking advocacy group is committed to working with lawmakers as they begin work on a transportation reauthorization bill. Spear also spoke to the industry’s commitment to ...
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CEVA Logistics and CMA CGM have combined their expertise and service capabilities in Thailand and Laos to launch a new cross-border service for ocean freight containers used by customers across both countries. The new service provides imaginative solutions for both import and export customers and helps them reduce their carbon ...
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CHAMP Cargosystems has introduced CHAMP Academy, a catalog of courses to help customers and likewise their customers learn how to use CHAMP solutions - all delivered through our state-of-the-art e-learning platform.
Knowing that learning is an ongoing process, CHAMP has taken an innovative approach and launched CHAMP Academy by developing specialized ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced the details of the enhanced North Sea Baltic Service (NBS) for Russia and Finland, following the announcement of the Bilateral Strategic Co-operation Agreement for feeders in October last year. Working closely with Hapag-Lloyd to refine the product offerings, the new NBS network will see additional ...
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The Port of Halifax is providing additional visibility on expected container vessel arrival times. A Vessel Forecast Summary (VFS) application is now live on the Port of Halifax Operations Centre; cargo owners and port service providers including terminal operators, pilots, tug operators, truckers and CN Rail now have access to ...
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