April 2024
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s Office of Enforcement has recommended a US$63.3 million civil penalty against MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., due to “unreasonable and unjust actions and inactions in violation of the Shipping Act of 1984.”The recommendation follows a more than six-month investigation, ordered in August 2023, after shippers complained to the FMC about carriers’ business practices during the pandemic and the resulting cargo surge. Shippers complained to FMC that ...
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CMA CGM said it is implementing a rate restoration initiative for cargo from North European and Mediterranean ports to the U.S., Canada and Mexico, effective May 1.Rate Restoration Initiative 4 (RRI04) will be enforced on tariff or service contract rates for all cargo moving under the scope of this tariff:.The ...
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A former U.S. attorney general is suing California over its Advanced Clean Fleets, or ACF, regulation, which requires fleets to transition to zero-emission trucks for draying, beginning this year.William Barr operates as chair of AmFree, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Legal Action, in the lawsuit filed ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined leaders from the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas A&M University System at a groundbreaking ceremony April 2, for a new 30,000-square-foot South Texas Workforce Development Project advanced manufacturing training facility at the Port of Brownsville.The center will offer programs provided by the Texas A&M ...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to open a limited access channel to safe navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by May, as wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is cleared away.The Corps’ Baltimore District continues working with local, state and federal partners to ...
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Global air cargo continued its positive start to 2024 with a second consecutive month of double-digit growth in February, according to Xeneta’s weekly marketing analysis.Air freight’s January’s 11 percent volume growth saw similar improvement in February for airlines and freight forwarders, with demand increasing more than 11 percent year-over-year.The improved ...
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The Port of South Louisiana, or PortSL, has experienced a remarkable upturn in its fourth quarter results, revealing a surge of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo and a 3.7 percent increase in 2023 cargo.It marked the second substantial annual increase for the second-largest U.S. tonnage port, with 248.1 ...
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Rhenus Port Logistics in Rotterdam and Seaway7 said they have extended their partnership with a new 10-year contract.Already with 10 years under their belts, the companies have pledged to advance sustainability of their operations, through initiatives such as the use of electric cranes and forklifts, along with launching a pilot ...
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Ocean Network Express and Taiwan-based Yang Ming said they will introduce a transpacific service in February 2025.Japan-based ONE said it will deploy 16 weekly transpacific services, with an emphasis on end-to-end direct services and high schedule reliability. Yang Ming said it will participate in 13 of the loops between Asia ...
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has named Shelley Simpson as president and CEO of the company, and has nominated her to serve on the company’s board of directions, effective July 1.Simpson is the first woman to serve in the top position at J.B. Hunt, a leading motor carrier in what ...
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