Gary G Burrows

Port of Long Beach Handles Fewer Shipments in April

Economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact trade at the Port of Long Beach in April with fewer cargo containers moving through the nation’s second-busiest seaport. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 519,730 TEUs last month, down 17.3% from April 2019, which remains the port’s busiest April on record. Imports slid 20.2% to 253,540 TEUs, while exports declined 17.2% to 102,502 TEUs. Empty containers headed overseas decreased 12.2% ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles Former Harbor Commission Passes

Jaime L. Lee, President, Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, issued this statement on May 13: "The Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners are saddened to hear of the passing of S. David Freeman, a pioneer for environmental advocacy. As president of the Harbor Commission ... [+]

Railroad Traffic for Week Ending May 9

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 9, 2020 For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 412,549 carloads and intermodal units, down 22.1% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending May 9 were 185,144 carloads, down ... [+]

SC Ports works three large vessels, reports April volumes

S.C. Ports Authority worked three of the largest vessels to ever call on the Port of Charleston in April — the 13,200-TEU OOCL Chongqing, the 14,000-TEU Monaco Bridge and the 14,000-TEU APL Sentosa. S.C. Ports handled 176,152 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and North Charleston container ... [+]

Yang Ming Financials

During its May 13 board meeting, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation revealed that consolidated revenues for Q1 totaled US$1.15 billion, a decrease of 1% compared to with US$1.14 billion in revenue from the same period of previous year. The company’s net loss, after tax, was US$27.15 million. The first ... [+]

YRCW Women Leaders Dominate “Top Women to Watch” List

Eleven female leaders across YRC Worldwide have been recognized by the Women in Trucking Association on its 2020 list of “Top Women to Watch in Transportation.” The editorial staff of WIT’s Redefining the Road magazine selected these individuals for their significant career accomplishments in the past 12 to 18 ... [+]

AA Cargo expands Cargo Operations

For more than 75 years, cargo flights have played a significant role in the history of American Airlines. And now in the face of a global pandemic, cargo flights are once again placing cargo in the history books for American. “Why we fly hasn’t changed, but out of necessity how ... [+]

COVID-19 Impacts to Port Cargoes

Updated April 30, 2020, by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Containerized cargo is down 20-25% from the same time periods in 2019. Blank sailings, where ships cancel port calls, resulted in a revenue loss of roughly $300,000 per blank sailing at large ports. Roll-On/Roll-Off cargos, principally automobiles, ... [+]

Delta now offers daily Asia cargo flights from three U.S. gateways

Starting May 13, Delta increased its cargo-only flights from Incheon to both Atlanta and Los Angeles to daily operations following increased demand to transport medical supplies and other goods from Asia to the United States. Last month, the airline flew to Atlanta four times weekly and to L.A. three times ... [+]

First Solar Selects Greenville

Good news for South Carolina Port Authority (SCPA) First Solar, Inc., America’s largest solar manufacturer, has selected Greenville, SC, for its new distribution hub on the East Coast. Headquartered in Arizona, First Solar operates the Western Hemisphere’s largest photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing footprint in Northwest Ohio, as well as factories in Malaysia and Vietnam. The company plans ... [+]

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