Freight News

Cabotage Grows at Unprecedented Pace, AMP

The American Maritime Partnership said it has released a study by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) that finds cabotage laws exist on 85 percent of the world’s coastlines and are growing in number at an unprecedented pace. The Cabotage Laws of the World report, commissioned by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), compares nations’ enforcement of their cabotage laws, which restrict waterborne transportation of goods or passengers between two points within the ... [+]

‘Stronger When We Work Together’ – ALAN@20

Launched in response to the logistics challenges associated with Hurricane Katrina in October 2005, The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is marking 20 years of helping humanitarian organizations get relief supplies stored, transported and delivered to disaster sites more quickly – and free of charge. “In ... [+]

U-Freight Expands Pharma, Medical Logistics

Global freight forwarder and logistics provider U-Freight Group (UFL) said it strengthening its presence in the pharmaceutical and medical logistics sector through a deepened strategic partnership and a major new contract in China. A year after signing a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Hongyu Supply Chain ... [+]

San Pedro Ports Ponder Cleaner Drayage Trucks

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a final report on the state and feasibility of using cleaner drayage truck technologies to help reduce air pollution in the San Pedro Bay port complex and achieve zero-emissions (ZE) goals adopted in the 2017 ... [+]

Port NOLA Registers LIT Project with Envision

The Port of New Orleans, or Port NOLA said its Louisiana International Terminal project became the first new project in the U.S. and Louisiana to register with the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework project. Port NOLA said it registered LIT with the globally recognized framework to standardize ... [+]

Port of Long Beach September Cargo Dips 3.9%

The Port of Long Beach said softening consumer demand and rising prices driven by shifting trade policies led to a 3.9 percent decline in cargo containers in September. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 797,537 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month. Imports decreased 6.9 ... [+]

Holiday Spending Immune to Tariffs? NRF

U.S. consumers plan to spend US$890.49 per person on average this year on holiday gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The amount is the second-highest in the survey’s 23-year history ... [+]

Port NOLA Studies LIT’s Environmental Impact

Port NOLA recently released the most recent environmental studies related to the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), located in Violet, Louisiana. Currently, the project is undergoing the federal permitting process with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), with permits anticipated early next year. Once final permits ... [+]

IMO Committee Puts Net-Zero Framework on Hold

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adjourned the extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) on Oct. 17 to consider the adoption of draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, including the IMO Net-Zero Framework. The extraordinary session, which convened Oct. 14, will be reconvened in ... [+]

GEODIS Collaborates With Easy Metrics on LMS

Global logistics provider GEODIS said Oct. 20 that it has launched a Labor Management System (LMS) within its Americas network to bring real-time visibility into workforce effectiveness and cost to serve. Collaborating with Easy Metrics, the cloud-based warehouse performance management platform, GEODIS has begun implementing the ... [+]

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