Filed in Ocean Freight

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

As this nation struggles back from the Great Recession, one must wonder what really is behind Big Labor’s agenda. It certainly can't be job creation.

Monday, April 04, 2011

A labor action at the Port of Oakland has shippers scrambling for distribution alternatives

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Various transportation interests met on Capitol Hill this week for a two-day hearing hosted by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, which focused on pending surface transportation reauthorization.

Friday, March 25, 2011

European import and export volumes are off to a decent start, according to the most recent edition of the Global Port Tracker report from Hackett Associates and the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The GPA announced that it experienced 16.3 percent container volume growth in February 2011 with additional impressive gains in automobiles, machinery and wood pulp

Monday, March 21, 2011

No major disruptions to inbound and outbound calls are anticipated, but carriers remain on guard

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Volume gains continued on a steady pace at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach in February.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Import shipment volume for February, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) decreased 9.94 percent from January and increased 9.03 percent over February 2010, reported Zepol Corporation, a trade intelligence company.

Friday, March 11, 2011

U.S. West Coast seaports and airports remain on high alert today, following the devastating earthquake that struck Japan on Friday

Monday, March 07, 2011

Now that the first half 2011 prediction has been raised, the report is calling for 7.5 million TEU during that period, which would be a 9 percent gain over the first half of 2010. In 2010, the report said there was a total of 14.7 million TEU moved—a 16 percent gain over 2009, which was largely achieved due to 2009’s 12.7 million TEU serving as the lowest annual tally since 2003.