November 2024
UBSL, who for years has operated liner service from the Mediterranean and Black Sea to West Africa, has expanded into servicing the Caribbean and the East Coast of South America.UBSL Caribbean Line is a joint venture between BOCS Bremen and Universal Africa Lines. UBSL Caribbean Lines head office will be based in Capelle /d Ijssel in the Netherlands and will use the existing fleet of its joint venture partners, BOCS ...
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FIFA has selected critical logistics company Rock-it Cargo as the Official Logistics Provider of the FIFA World Cup 26, the tournament set to take place across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the U.S., from June to 11 to July 19, 2026.Rock-it Cargo, a Global Critical Logistics company, will ...
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Volkswagen Group of America in October opened a new vehicle processing center in Port Freeport in Texas, which represents a US$114 million in the Freeport area.The Freeport facility, built by KDC, spans more than 120 acres about 63 miles south of Houston along the Gulf Coast. It will have 53 ...
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The California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are in the midst of a record string for container volumes, both setting records for October volumes.
The Port of Long Beach moved nearly 1 million cargo containers in October, the strongest month ever, driven by brisk demand for holiday goods ...
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The Port of Galveston has seen wind turbine shipments picking up, with hundreds of imported blades and tower pieces bound for a US$5 billion SunZia wind farm being built in New Mexico.Through October, the port has imported 979 wind pieces totaling more than 32,000 tons, with eight more ships scheduled ...
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The American Trucking Associations welcomed the U.S. Senate’s unanimously passage of the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act Nov. 21. It now awaits passage by the U.S. House.
ATA, which has lobbied heavily for the bipartisan bill, said the legislation would eliminate redundant fees and background checks for essential supply chain ...
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Carl W. Bentzel has resigned as U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner and will instead serve as president of the National Association of Waterfront Employees, or NAWE, and executive director of the National Maritime Safety Association, or NMSA.Bentzel was nominated to the FMC by President Trump on June 12, 2012, for a ...
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U.S. trucking activity rose modestly in October, according to the American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, the third increase since July.“The slow, and choppy, climb off of the bottom continued in October,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “Since hitting a low in January of this ...
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Swedish-Norwegian roll-on, roll-off carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen said its third quarter was its second-strongest quarter of record, despite a slight dip in adjusted EBITDA, to US$503 million.“All business units are performing well, and the activity level is high across the organization,” said Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen. “Year-to-date, all segments ...
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Americans could face a loss of US$46 billion to US$78 billion in spending power each year if newly re-elected President Donald Trump makes good on his promise of new tariffs on imports, according to a recent study by the National Retail Federation.Trump’s proposals include a 10 percent to 20 percent ...
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