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  • Video: More than cost, more than speed November 25, 2019
    Along the supply chain, the freight forwarder is the link between multiple parties and integrator of data, Samuel Shapiro & Co.’s Director of Supply Chain Angela Czajkowski noted at the 2018 JOC Logistics Technology Conference. In this interview, Czajkowski discussed the steps freight forwarders need to take to remain relevant...
  • Falling US imports spell more trans-Pacific blankings March 15, 2019
    [caption caption="US imports from Asia fell just under 1 percent year over year to 2.73 million TEU in January-February, according to PIERS, a JOC.com sister product within IHS Markit."][/caption]US importers and exporters should anticipate increased blank sailings in the coming weeks as carriers respond to declining imports from Asia and...
  • ILA president seeks third term March 15, 2019
    [caption caption="Harold Daggett"][/caption] Harold Daggett, who last year led the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) in negotiating a new labor contract that bans fully automated terminals on the East and Gulf coasts, is seeking a third term as the union’s president.Daggett, 72, who was first elected in July 2011, will seek reelection...
  • UP’s ingate embargo underscores Chicago woes March 15, 2019
    [caption caption="Union Pacific is running short on well cars in Chicago to carry double-stack containers, so trucks are prohibited from bringing in boxes through Sunday. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]Union Pacific Railroad is prohibiting trucks from bringing containers into three Chicago-area terminals until Sunday because of a lack of well cars, sending...
  • A broker has no rights to this shipment March 15, 2019
    Q: We are a freight broker and facilitated a load for a Canadian customer to go to the border in North Dakota more than 180 days ago.The customer paid a deposit, and the carrier we booked picked up the load. While the shipment was in transit, the customer was nowhere...
  • MSC wants full control to turn around Gioia Tauro March 15, 2019
    [caption caption="Medcenter Container Terminal in the Italian port of Gioia Tauro has an annual capacity of 4.2 million TEU, but the port has struggled to arrest declining volume following the departure of Maersk Line in 2017. Photo credit: MCT."][/caption]Mediterranean Shipping Co. aims to take full control of the southern Italian...
  • US private intermodal outperforming rail-owned units March 15, 2019
    [caption caption="Domestic container loadings grew 4.9 percent in 2018, according to data from the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) ETSO system. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]In recent months, the pace of growth in intermodal domestic container loadings has been slowing. But the top-line figure has masked a significant divergence in the...
  • Infographic: SE inland ports offer alternatives to drayage March 14, 2019
    [caption caption="Click to enlarge"][/caption] Related stories:Rail lift gains show deeper East Coast port reachNew US grants prop up port, highway, rail projectsNew inland port serving Savannah to offer direct rail service  ...
  • CSX rolling out truck reservation system March 14, 2019
    [caption caption="Truckers in Chicago are unhappy about a new reservation system implemented by CSX because they say it takes days to get a slot. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]CSX Transportation has begun requiring truckers to book appointments to return empty boxes or drop off loaded containers, an operational change that hasn’t been...
  • Pay hikes cut US driver turnover at big truck fleets March 14, 2019
    [caption caption="Driver turnover at large truckload carriers fell from 87 percent in the third quarter of 2018 to 78 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Could higher truck driver pay actually be working to keep more drivers in truck cabs? That looks...
  • CMA CGM extends India rail reach March 14, 2019
    [caption caption="Rail hauls represent 25-30 percent of all container moves at Mundra port, well above the 15 percent share at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Intermodal rail service is gaining traction in India as ocean carriers and forwarders look to increase connections to a growing consumer base in...
  • Cooling US project outlook spurs investment overseas March 14, 2019
    [caption caption="Major oil and gas projects were down about 30 percent in 2018, as the offshore sector faced increasing competition from onshore shale and renewables. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Last year, 2018, was a decent year for capital project growth, but doubts are increasing about the sustainability of that growth, according to...
  • China backing to fuel Trieste competition with Piraeus March 14, 2019
    [caption caption="The port of Trieste recorded a container throughput of 1.4 million TEU in 2018, a year-over-year increase of 8 percent. Photo credit: The port of Trieste."][/caption]Italy is moving closer to striking an agreement with China that would improve the containerized rail reach of Trieste, heating up competition for Central...
  • Video: Impact of Brexit on logistics March 13, 2019
    Senior Europe Editor Greg Knowler gave his thoughts in early March 2019 on the impact the United Kingdom's European Union exit will potentially have on logistics, in particular the post-Brexit reality of customs inspections for all goods crossing the English Channel. ...
  • Long Beach port optimizer decision raises data questions March 13, 2019
    [caption caption="Served by 12 marine terminals, all three ocean carrier alliances, and 1,400 trucking companies, the LA-Long Beach port complex cries out for a “single aggregation point” to accumulate and dispense data on cargo status. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The Port of Long Beach is determining whether to follow the lead of...
  • Nervous shippers eye YRC-Teamsters contract talks March 13, 2019
    [caption caption="YRC Freight and its regional subsidiaries handled a combined 20.5 million shipments in 2018. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The clock is running out on the contract YRC Worldwide and its four trucking subsidiaries have with the Teamsters union. Company and union officials have until March 31, when the current five-year pact...
  • Santos terminals hold firm as strike enters second week March 13, 2019
    [caption caption="With freelance dockworkers striking over looming job losses, terminal productivity is down as much as 20 percent in the port of Santos, Brazil's largest container gateway. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Entering a second week of strike pressure, Santos container terminals are holding the line against casual dock workers at the largest...
  • Maersk bullish on India trade growth March 13, 2019
    [caption caption="Container trade to and from India grew 6 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2018, with exports up 3 percent and imports up 9 percent, according to a recent Maersk Line report. Photo credit: Maersk Group (India)."][/caption]Large-scale infrastructure upgrades, digitization, and various pro-trade reform efforts are...
  • Carriers tout value in containerized breakbulk March 13, 2019
    [caption caption="Carriers assess breakbulk or project cargo based on the vessels in rotation, space available, length and width of the cargo piece, terminals to be called, and other parameters. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Containerization has been seducing traditional breakbulk cargo for years. It’s easy to understand why. Strict schedules, predictable routes and...
  • Montreal attracts another trans-Atlantic service March 12, 2019
    [caption caption="Container cargo volume at the port of Montreal surged 9.2 percent year over year in 2018. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The port of Montreal has attracted its third trans-Atlantic service in a year, further fueling high-single digit volume growth aided by a new trade agreement between Canada and the European Union.Cosco...

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  • Wilhelmsen and Airbus trial drone deliveries to vessels at anchorage March 18, 2019
    Wilhelmsen and Airbus have started a shore-to-ship Singapore pilot project, marking the first deployment of drone technology in real-time port conditions, delivering a variety of small, time-critical items to working vessels at anchorage. Lifting off from Marina South Pier in Singapore with 3D printed consumables from Wilhelmsen’s onshore 3D printing micro-factory, the Airbus Skyways drone navigated […]
  • Contship Italia to sell Medcenter Container Terminal to MSC March 18, 2019
    Contship Italia has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of its 50% shares in CSM Italia Gate S.p.A, the company that controls MCT – Medcenter Container Terminal. MCT is the concessionaire of the container terminal activities in the port of Gioia Tauro where MSC is already a partner and the main customer. In […]
  • Trump allocates US$138m for Charleston harbour deepening March 15, 2019
    President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget includes US$138m for the Charleston Harbour Deepening Project, which involves dredging the harbour to 52 ft. Inclusion in the budget makes the project eligible for direct appropriations by Congress through the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill this year. Bill Stern, board chair of South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), said: “Federal funding […]
  • Acquisitions boost revenue and profit 5% at DP World March 15, 2019
    Profit attributable to the owners of DP World rose by 5.1% to US$1.27bn last year as new investments drove substantial revenue growth for the operator. Revenue jumped by 19.8% to US$5.6bn, driven by the acquisition of Drydocks World, Dubai Maritime City (DMC), Cosmos Agencia Maritima, Continental Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and the Santos consolidation. On a […]
  • Massport to receive four RTGs from Konecranes March 14, 2019
    Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) will take delivery of four Konecranes rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes this year to be used at Conley Terminal in Boston. Massport will operate the four machines by the end of 2019, which will give the operator a told of 12 Konecranes RTGs. The order was booked last year. The units on […]
  • New spreader designed to help lift four empty containers at once March 14, 2019
    BLOK Container Systems has designed a spreader to enable four empty shipping containers to be simultaneously lifted and transported on to quaysides as a single block. The manufacturer hopes that the invention could help to ease congestion in container ports, reduce emissions and save billions across the industry. The company was started two years ago […]
  • Hyster choose Mercedes-Benz/MTU engines for Stage V trucks in Europe March 13, 2019
    Hyster Europe has opted for Mercedes-Benz/MTU engines to power its forthcoming Stage V compliant big truck range for the European market. The manufacturer’s container handlers and reachstackers, which weigh more than 8 tonnes, will be equipped with the Stage V-compliant Mercedes-Benz/ MTU Series 1000 and 1100 engines. Jan Willem van den Brand, director of big truck product […]
  • Orbcomm launches solar-power tracking for dry trailers and containers March 13, 2019
    Internet of Things (IoT) solution developer Orbcomm has launched its solar-powered GT 1200 series of devices as part of a telematics solution that includes sensor options and cellular and optional satellite connectivity for trailer and container tracking. The GT 1200 series is an evolution of the company’s GT 1100 product line and includes an enhanced, […]
  • Port of Zeebrugge presents two digital tools in run up to Brexit March 12, 2019
    In the run up to Brexit, the Port of Zeebrugge has developed two digital tools, aiming to allow a fluent flow of cargo to and from the UK, despite extra customs administrations which may be implemented after the Brexit deadline. The development of the RX/SeaPort data sharing platform is an initiative by the Zeebrugge port […]
  • Infranode invests in new container terminal at Port of Gävle March 12, 2019
    Infranode has invested SEK 400m (US$42.2m) in the development of a new container terminal in the Port of Gävle and become a minority shareholder in Yilport Sweden Terminal Investment AB (YST). Through this investment, the Swedish company has become a partner and co-owner of Yilport’s Swedish operations in Gävle and the Stockholm Nord intermodal terminal. […]
  • PortMiami enjoys record January March 11, 2019
    PortMiami reported the busiest January in its history, handling 104,183 teu representing a 17% jump over the equivalent period previous year. Port officials attribute January’s results to a continuation of a healthy balance of global trade combined with successfully deployed capital infrastructure improvements. Miami-Dade mayor Carlos A. Gimenez stated: “The port team and its partners […]
  • Tema port expansion to open in June March 11, 2019
    Seven ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 20 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes have arrived for installation in the Port of Tema, Ghana, ahead of the opening on June 28. These are some of the final pieces of a US$1.0bn investment by APM Terminals (APMT) and its partners in Meridian Port Services (MPS), Bolloré Africa Logistics and Ghana […]
  • Hapag-Lloyd to retrofit 15,000 teu ship to dual-fuel operation March 8, 2019
    MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract to convert a 15,000 teu Hapag-Lloyd container vessel to dual-fuel operation with the aim to help reduce emissions. The completion of this pilot project in 2020 will see Hapag-Lloyd become the world’s first shipping line to convert a vessel of this size to liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion. […]
  • Cargotec splits Kalmar into three segments March 8, 2019
    Cargotec will reorganise Kalmar into three strategic business units: mobile solutions, automation solutions and Navis as of April 1, 2019. Stefan Lampa has been appointed president of Kalmar Mobile Solutions and a member of the Cargotec executive board. Antti Kaunonen, currently president of Kalmar, has been appointed president of Kalmar Automation Solutions while he will continue as […]
  • Port of Newcastle CEO: Australia lacks good shipping policy March 7, 2019
    With the government having withdrawn from ports and shipping ownerships, Australian states have become short-sighted when it comes to the port and shipping policy, the Port of Newcastle’s CEO has claimed. Craig Carmody said that national and state policy makers have created a policy misalignment by ceding the space to the private sector which has […]
  • GE Transportation releases new Port Optimiser capabilities March 7, 2019
    GE Transportation has launched new functionality to its Port Optimiser platform, aiming to raise real-time cargo visibility in the supply chain. The updates include features that enable beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) to “flag” high-priority containers, enabling them to track cargo across the lifecycle of its movement and receive notifications of delays. Advanced notifications, such as […]
  • DP World to invest in new Kazakhstan infrastructure March 6, 2019
    DP World has signed two framework agreements with the government of Kazakhstan for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Aktau and Khorgos as it reaffirms its commitment to help Kazakhstan’s trade and economic growth. The UAE-based company has been providing management services to Kazakhstan’s main cargo and bulk terminal on the Caspian Sea, the Port of […]
  • Busan New Container Terminal opts for CyberLogitec’s TOS March 6, 2019
    Busan New Container Terminal (BNCT) has agreed to implement CyberLogitec’s terminal operating system (TOS), OPUS Terminal at its facilities. John Elliott, BNCT’s president and CEO, said: “It is clear to BNCT that CyberLogitec’s proven ability will deliver the reliability, system control and operational flexibility that will lead to improvements in our productivity and efficiency so […]
  • Colombo to become a smart port within 18 months March 5, 2019
    A full-scale IT infrastructure drive, featuring upgrades to terminal management and cargo systems,  has begun at the Port of Colombo to turn it into a ‘smart port’ within 18 months. Minister of ports, shipping and southern development Sagala Ratnayaka said: “This is a long-drawn process that will happen over time with rapidly advancing technology. “But […]
  • CMA CGM launches new cost reduction plan for 2019 March 5, 2019
    CMA CGM has launched a global plan to improve its operational performance in 2019 which aims to offer a cost reduction of US$1.2bn, as reported in its 2018 end-of-year results. The shipping line expects to achieve this goal through the optimisation of lines and brands and by further streamlining its processes. Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and […]

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  • Large quantity of cocaine seized at Port of Santos March 18, 2019
    The large quantity of cocaine was allegedly found aboard a vessel at South America’s largest port, Santos. Police claimed the drugs were found by two sniffer dogs in a container carrying fresh lemons packed in paper boxes and headed towards Cartagena.  The group behind the alleged smuggling attempt are said to have intended to move […]
  • HMM, CNC and RCL merge their services March 18, 2019
    Regional Container Lines (RCL), with its partners CNC and HMM merge RCL’s current RBC5 with the CSE service from CNC and HMM into a 6 x 1,700 TEU sized vessels covering: Ningbo (Sun) Shanghai (Tue) Ho Chi Minh (Mon) Manila North (Saturday) Shanghai (Thu) Shanghai (Fri) Ningbo (Sat) Laem Chabang (Sun) Bangkok (Pat) Bangkok (Thai […]
  • “Yantian Express” update March 18, 2019
    Hapag-Lloyd published another update about “Yantian Express” condition: “Salvage operations in Freeport are continuing as previously advised. We now anticipate that the discharge and door end inspections of the potentially impacted containers remaining on board will take approximately two weeks from now to be completed. As already advised, we are still exploring options with regard […]
  • CMA CGM announces new FAK rates from Asia March 18, 2019
    In order to maintain its service quality on CIMEX Lines, CMA CGM informs its customers of its Rate Restoration Program for April 2019 as follows: Effective April 1st, 2019 (B/L date): Origin Range: From all Asian ports Destination Range: To Middle East Gulf ports Cargo: Dry, OOG, Breakbulk & Reefer cargo USD 200 per TEU […]
  • RCL replaces its partner vessel on China-Thailand service March 18, 2019
    Regional Container Lines will take over CNC’s existing vessel operation on the RBC1 come end March 2019. RBC currently rotation includes calls at Ningbo – Shanghai – Laem Chabang – Bangkok (PAT) – Laem Chabang in a 3 vessel, 21-day rotation. RCL already employs two of those vessels on the service i.e. M.V. Jitra Bhum […]
  • Maersk start to enjoy startups’ solutions March 18, 2019
    AP Moeller Maersk said on Thursday (March 14) its first cohort of seven Indian startups have graduated from its accelerator program OceanPro. Zasti, Inatrix, MintM, KrypC, LinkedDots, LaVela Pictures and Zasti are the seven startups, which are focused on using machine learning, AI, VR and Internet of Things (IoT) to overcome and solve difficulties and […]
  • Container vessel “E.R. Kobe” suffered double fire March 18, 2019
    The post-Panamax container vessel “E.R. Kobe”, managed by Zeaborn Ship Management, suffered a double fire on its way from Vietnam to China. Fortunately, no injury or environmental pollution is reported. Both times three containers caught fire on board. Report of Zeaborn Ship Management about the “E.R. Kobe” accident: On board the post-Panamax container vessel “E.R. Kobe” […]
  • MSC, Contship Italia in talks for the largest Italian container terminal March 18, 2019
    MSC discusses with Contship Italia in order to acquire 50% shares in CSM Italia Gate, the company that controls MCT – Medcenter Container Terminal. In addition to this, MCT is the concessionaire of the container terminal activities in the port of Gioia Tauro where MSC is already a partner and the main customer. Contship Italia seems […]
  • CMA CGM applies GRI from Canada March 18, 2019
    CMA CGM will apply a General Rate Increase for all dry cargo exports out of Canada West Coast as follows: Effective April 15th, 2019 (sailing date): Origin: From Vancouver & Prince Rupert and points in Canada Destination: To all destinations (except Africa,EU, Russia and USA) Amount: USD 50 per container dry   The post CMA […]
  • Maersk to increase rates from China to Med March 18, 2019
    Maersk is to increase its FAK rates from Shanghai to Mediterranean, from the next month. Origins Destinations Commodity Rate levels (USD) Effective start date Effective end date 20DC 40DC 40High Shanghai Barcelona FAK 925 1750 1750 01-04-2019 Until further notice, but not beyond 15-04-19 Shanghai Ambarli Port Istanbul FAK 1200 1900 1900 01-04-2019 Until further […]

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  • MCT sale to MSC means the end of common-user transhipment operations in the Med March 15, 2019
    Italian terminal operator Contship Italia has confirmed it is in discussions to sell its Medcenter Container Terminal to MSC. It’s a move that is likely to largely signal the end of common-user transhipment operations in the Mediterranean. “Contship Italia has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of its 50% share in CSM Italia […]
  • No relief for container shipping lines as rates on major trades continue to fall March 15, 2019
    There were further significant falls in spot rates on the key transpacific and Asia-Europe tradelanes this week. Today’s publication of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) shows Asia to the US west coast spot rates fell another 6%, to $1,345 per 40ft, and are a massive 51% below their peak in November. And spot rates […]
  • Market Insight: Maersk’s 4PL ambitions – “What do they know about SCM and forwarding? Nothing” March 15, 2019
    I was having a fascinating and rather entertaining call with Mr Ocean, talking about Korean and Japanese freight forwarders and then, rather obviously, AP Møller-Maersk (APMM) and its ambitious 4PL plans – “they do not explicitly say 4PL, I get that, but end-to-end, purchase order management at origin, is 4PL stuff” – when I was […]
  • Ira Douglas appointed vice president of labour relations at Crowley Maritime March 15, 2019
    Crowley Maritime has appointed Ira Douglas as its vice president of labour relations. Mr Douglas takes the role having previously served as the department’s director, having joined Crowley as a marine recruiter in 2006. Two years later he was appointed manager of marine recruiting and development. In 2009 he stepped up to a senior position, first […]
  • Supply chain radar: Panalpina’s takeover tale – the devil is in the (legal) detail March 15, 2019
    I realise there’s a danger that we are all getting a little fatigue from the DSV/Panalpina story, but there is another update today: as expected, and as I wrote earlier this week on LinkedIn, the invitations for the extraordinary general meeting to be held in Basel on 5 April by the Swiss 3PL went out […]
  • Seaspan turnover tops $1bn in 2018 and eyes an IMO 2020 bonus on the way March 14, 2019
    Seaspan Corporation is bullish on the prospects for the charter market for the second half of the year, as ocean carriers look for tonnage to take over from ships being fitted with scrubbers. The world’s largest boxship lessor said ship availability in the 6,000 teu-plus sectors was “becoming tight”, as carriers looked to tie up […]
  • Robust performance from DP World, with new acquisitions ready to make their mark March 14, 2019
    DP World today reported a 4.2% increase in 2018 revenue, to $5.65bn across its global terminals. The Dubai-headquartered terminal operator reported an adjusted ebitda of $2.8bn, giving it an equity margin of 49%. Total throughput on an equity-adjusted basis was 36.8m teu, and gross throughput of 71.4m teu. The group said total capital expenditure for […]
  • CMA CGM now controls 89.5% of Ceva Logistics after tender March 14, 2019
    Short news item from Reuters which contends that French shipping line CMA CGM now controls nearly 90% of Ceva’s stock since it offered existing shareholders a way to exit the company. What the article doesn’t mention is that this has now put Ceva’s listing on the Swiss stock exchange into doubt, as the bourse’s regulations […]
  • Supply chain radar: A CEVA Logistics de-listing on its way as investors jump ship? March 14, 2019
    Today’s news concerning CMA CGM and CEVA Logistics is, perhaps, unexpected – but the French carrier can always blame the law of unexpected consequences after it emerged that, according to provisional results, it now controls about 89.5% of CEVA Logistics. First reaction: too many investors tendered their shares. CMA CGM already owned 50.6% of CEVA before launching its offer at […]
  • Supply chain radar: Brookfield’s $4.7bn Oaktree Capital deal – a sign of hard times to come in logistics March 14, 2019
    The first time I privately met the bankers of Oaktree Capital Management in London was soon after Blackstone surrendered control of Klöckner Pentaplast, a German plastic films maker that cost the private equity behemoth a fortune – PE house Cinven won big in those days, getting out of it just before the 2008 meltdown.  For Blackstone, […]

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