Port of Seattle Tests Security
A day-long exercise on September 28 tested the ability of APL, the Port of Seattle , the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard...
Cosco profits fall by two thirds
Revenues for China COSCO Holdings Company Limited, the largest container shipping company in China, fell 0.6% over the first six months of this year compared...
INTTRA launches universal carrier network
INTTRA has launched the Universal Carrier Access (UCA) network, a service designed to increase efficiencies for shippers, forwarders and all carriers....
Will California Container Tax Veto Hold?
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected Senate Bill 927, which would have levied a $30 fee per twenty-foot-equivalent unit (TEU) on cargo containers...
Asia-U.S. Ocean Container Freight Rates to Climb
Saying that forecasts indicate a steep rise in operating costs, TSA members have now finalized their adjustments to freight rates and charges for their...
Europe Moves to Abolish Shipping Line Conferences
The repeal will affect EU and non-EU carriers that operate on routes to and from Europe, including those that serve Europe-U.S. and Europe-Far East lanes....
Will California Container Tax Veto Hold?
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected Senate Bill 927, which would have levied a $30 fee per twenty-foot-equivalent unit (TEU) on cargo containers...
Maritime Conference Recognizes Coast Guard and Dow Chemical for Security Efforts
The Fifth U.S. Maritime Security Conference and Expositioncurrently taking place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New Yorknamed Admiral Thad...
Solution Selector: Maritime
Port Name Break bulk terminal facilities Container handling facilities Roll-on/roll-off facilities Railroad access, multiple Railroad access, on-dock...
New Ocean Service Will Compete With Air
"Our target market here is what I would term the air freight downgrade," says Bill Villalon, vice president of development for APL Logistics. He's describing...
Standing Behind the Promise
APL Logistics and Con-way Freight took a bold step when they joined forces to provide a time-definite guarantee on ocean shipments. How good is that guarantee?...
How Much Does Congestion Cost?
As sourcing from China surges, import traffic growth is straining U.S. West Coast ports and inland distribution infrastructure. More shipments are arriving...
Large Crane Installed at the Port of Vancouver
The mobile harbor crane can hoist 140 metric tons at a 60-foot outreach and 100 metric tons at a 100-foot outreach. From Australian crane manufacturer,...
Higher Costs and Scrutiny For Containers
Though a deadline had passed for comments on the California bill that would tax ocean containers using the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach an additional...
Supply Chain Security Coalition Warns Against Unrealistic 100 Percent Scanning Proposals
Sandy Kennedy, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), recently urged Senators to support strong port security legislation that builds...
The Fed to Fund the Heartland Corridor
The funds will be used to raise tunnel clearances and modify other overhead obstructions to permit rail double-stack trains to move from the Hampton Roads...
Savannah Port Adds Asia-East Coast Service
Savannah is a key receiving point for major retail shipments into the U.S., says George Hearn, vice president managing director of the U.S. Southern Region...
Senate Expected to Pass Port Security Bill
Examining 100% of all containers is impossible, admits Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), but the House-passed H.R. 4954 would provide for examination and...
Mexico Port Under $200 Million Expansion
Hutchinson Whampoa, the worlds largest port operator, has begun a $200 million expansion of the south western Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas which will...
$60 Container Tax Added At California Ports
Persistence has paid off for California State Senator Alan Lowenthal. After several attempts to introduce a container tax, ostensibly to fund port security,...
The Port of New Orleans Has Rebounded
As the nation took stock of the rebuilding of New Orleans at the first anniversary of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, during the first five...
California Bill Would Tax Containers
California state senator Alan Lowenthal has offered amendments to the states Senate Bill 927 that would assess a fee of $30 per twenty-foot-equivalent...
Two-Day Strike Had Little Effect on LA Port
The 7,400-member Engineers and Architects Association staged a two-day walk-out in Los Angeles August 22nd and 23rd in order to get noticed. The union...
Oakland Will Open a New Intermodal Yard, Portland Wont
After three years of groundwork, the Port of Oakland will take over the former Oakland Army Base property and create the Outer Harbor Intermodal Terminal...
APL and Con-way Launch Guaranteed Ocean Service
Any U.S. destination served directly by Con-way Freight will now be eligible for a through service, day-definite guarantee for less-than-container-load...
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