Filed in Ocean Cargo

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Transpacific shippers will be facing a new wave of price hikes next year, as carriers collectively agree on a future rate structure

Friday, September 21, 2012

Zepol Corporation, a leading trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. import shipment volume for August, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), is down from July by 3 percent and 0.3 percent from August of 2011

Thursday, September 13, 2012

The long term implications of a strike at U.S. ports – no matter how short-lived – can be severe

As the International Longshoreman's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance prepare to resume negotiations, The Agriculture Transportation Coalition is telling its members that the disruptive impact is already being felt in locations far from the coastal seaports

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Prior to 9/11, security was not a top concern for most U.S. ports, said Bethann Rooney, member of the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) Security Committee, chairperson of the AAPA Port Security Caucus, and security manager at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

While there are no new major developments in the ongoing stalemate in labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, that has not slowed down the public exchanges between the two parties as shippers Peak Season plans for moving cargo in and out of East and Gulf Coast ports hang in the balance.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

As the full force of Hurricane Isaac has yet to be measured, the Port of New Orleans was taking no chances.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners praised the California Transportation Commission for their decision to commit $242 million in voter-approved Proposition 1B bond funding to the redevelopment of the former Oakland Army Base

Monday, August 27, 2012

Remaining members comprise Hapag Lloyd, COSCO, K Line, Evergreen, Hanjin, Yangming HMM, OOCL and NYK.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Joining us for the third and final part of our exclusive market intelligence report is Peter Friedmann, Executive Director Agriculture Transportation Coalition