Pop-Up Container Yards Offer Pressure Valve for Port Congestion
By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Walmart has developed an empty space near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach into a pop-up container
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By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Walmart has developed an empty space near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach into a pop-up container
By Simon Casey (Bloomberg) — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., one of Canada’s largest lumber producers, said weekly lumber shipments plunged about 25% to
Maritime Partners in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group, e1 Marine and ABB have announced plans for the world’s first methanol-fueled towboat set
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have once again postponed the implementation of their new container dwell fee for another week. The delay is
Houston-based Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) has announced a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to supply China-based Foran Energy Group with U.S.-produced
Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index posted its best day in nearly two months on Monday, boosted by stronger rates
French shipping group CMA CGM has launched a new incentive program aimed at speeding up the flow of cargo through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The
By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The organization that regulates shipping made little fresh progress toward decarbonizing the industry during a series of
Chief Cook stabs Captain 45 times on bulk carrier: “It’s done,” he tells crew mates. By Vel Moonien in Mauritius Just ten months after the
By Matt Day and Spencer Soper (Bloomberg) –Most cargo ships putting into the port of Everett, Washington, brim with cement and
The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s MEPC77 meetings have ended; though the dialogue had its moments, there were no dramatic pronouncements coming
By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) By the end of Q1 22, a roadmap to sell the South Korean government’s stake in flagship liner HMM will be unveiled,
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Further shipping talks are scheduled for next year after delegates at a U.N. agency meeting that
By Robert Tuttle and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) –British Columbia has begun receiving U.S. fuel supplies by sea to help ease shortages
By K. Oanh Ha and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) —China’s increasingly extreme Covid Zero policies are standing in the way of a full recovery for the
By Amelia Pollard (Bloomberg) –The journey of Tonka’s Mighty Dump Truck toy from its Asian factory to U.S. stores offers a window into
By Allison Lampert and Julie Gordon, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Global shipping and supply chain bottlenecks are encouraging Canadian firms to bring
Hapag-Lloyd’s European-US container service made its inaugural visit to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) over the weekend. The shipping line’s
Eight additional current and former merchant mariners have been indicted related to a test score-fixing scheme at a United States Coast Guard exam center in
By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The number of days containers are waiting to be picked up by trucks at California’s neighboring ports of Los Angeles
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