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Port of Oakland favors Saturday gates, with two caveats

TELLS FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION: NEED MORE LABOR, REASONABLE FEE Oakland, CA - August 21, 2015: The Port of Oakland wants Saturday operations at its marine terminals. But it has two big concerns. That was the message Executive Director Chris Lytle delivered this week in a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission. The Port boss said opening terminal gates on Saturdays could ease congestion and improve efficiency in Oakland. He added, however, that there are ... [+]

Schiphol “Milk Run” collaboration set to optimise supply chain and cut CO2

Optimizing the inbound supply chain and cutting C02 sounds like the perfect combination not only for business but the environment. That’s what an innovative partnership project between members of the Schiphol logistics community, organized by the steering committee forwarders of Air Cargo Netherlands, aims to do. Their ... [+]

Port of New Orleans Launches TV ‘We Choose Louisiana’ Promotion

We’ve all seen that ads on television encouraging companies to locate to certain locations in the United States or the world. Now the Port of New Orleans is taking a similar strategy by launching on August 25 a promotional ad on WWL-TV Channel 4. The ... [+]

Global Container Demand Equates Terminal Investment

Rising global container port demand and ever larger vessels are driving terminal operators to make significant investments in additional capacity, according to the Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Report 2015 published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Drewry predicts average global container port demand growth of 4.5% ... [+]

Location, Location, Location for Logistics Venues in Houston

Premium office space is becoming available for the first time in more than a decade in the Greenspoint District of Houston. Located just 15 miles north of downtown Houston, the Greenspoint District serves a 12-square-mile area So far this year, the District has gained considerable growth ... [+]

MARAD Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Port of Brownsville Marine Cargo Dock

Maritime Administrator Paul ‘Chip’ Jaenichen joined state and local officials on August 7 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a marine cargo dock at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. The $27.5 million project, of which $12 million was provided by the U.S. ... [+]

PANYNJ Change of Command

FBJ-NA offers a salute to Rick Larrabee, former port commerce director, Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ) on his retirement, and hails his replacement, Molly Campbell. Larrabee retired on a high note with cargo volumes at record levels thanks to strategic initiatives he led, including ... [+]

ATA OPPOSES FMCSA’S PROPOSED CERTIFICATION LABEL RULE

On August 3, the American Trucking Association (ATA) filed written comments to the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed rule making addressing missing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards certification labels for commercial motor vehicles operated by U.S.–domiciled motor carriers. ATA informed FMCSA that ... [+]

Reshoring Initiative Partners with Walmart to Help Suppliers Reshore

The Reshoring Initiative recently announced on August 20 a program in partnership with Walmart to help companies manufacture more consumer products in the United States. Walmart has committed to increase its U.S. purchases by $50 billion annually by January 2023. Harry Moser, founder and ... [+]

Maersk Line remains top quartile performer

Maersk Line delivered a reliability score of 82% in the second quarter of the year as reported by maritime analyst SeaIntel, with a satisfactory gap of 5.5% against the industry average of 76.5%. Head of Operations Execution Keith Svendsen explains that the dynamics of the shipping ... [+]

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