Topic: Ports

New data indicates the Port of Oakland this year may receive its second-fewest container ship visits in a decade. A Port executive called it "a positive sign."

Every year, Connie recipients are recognized with the prestigious award for outstanding contributions to containerization and world trade and transportation sector and are acknowledged for their pioneering spirit in their careers, as well as for the positive example they establish for those who will be the future the industry.

Less than a year since launching its unique “digital solution” for ocean cargo container throughput, the Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are expanding the program to include all terminals and shipping lines.

Port of Oakland maritime officials anticipate a five-year run of record cargo volume beginning next year. By 2022, the port expects to handle the equivalent of 2.6 million 20-foot containers (TEUs) annually.

A push to reauthorize The Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) for the first time in 11 years is underway in the form of legislation recently introduced by U.S. Representative Martha McSally (R-AZ).

BMW’s collaboration with South Carolina Ports and Norfolk Southern creates a unique intermodal solution that eliminates truck moves, improves its sustainability efforts and subsequently spurs manufacturing efficiently in a growing region.

Learn about the 34th Annual Quest for Quality Award winners for global Port Authorities

With voting by longshore workers complete, early returns show a majority of International Longshore and Warehouse Union members agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Pacific Maritime Association.

The Florida Ports Security and Technology Conference, taking place September 12 and 13 in Orlando, Florida, will provide an exclusive platform for major seaport security operators and world-renowned solution providers to come together and explore ways to harness and optimize protection systems.

San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage services provider Flexport recently announced plans to open up a warehouse in close proximity to the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, effective next month.

Continued growth appears to be the main thesis looking out over the next decade for the freight transportation market, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) ATA Freight Transportation Forecast 2017, which was released today.

Ocean cargo industry analysts were not surprised by news of Cosco Shipping Holdings Co.’s $6.3 billion offer to buy Orient Overseas International Ltd. The talk of such a deal has been circulating for weeks. But the implications for U.S. West Coast ports may be significant.

The West Coast MTO Agreement recently announced that on August 1, 2017, the Traffic Mitigation Fee will increase by 2.3 percent.

Logistics managers returning to work after the July 4 holiday have been given some good news by Maersk, which has promised to reopen “key applications” after last week’s cyber attack.

A handful of U.S. ports could see their ratings change over the next year, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest U.S. Ports Peer Review.

While Maersk confirmed that it has been hit as part of a global cyber attack named Petya, cripling IT systems down multiple sites and select business units, spokesmen say the damage has been “contained.”

More news surfaced recently confirming that the Port of Oakland is consolidating its position as a leading ocean cargo gateway in the U.S.

Global logistics managers reliant on continued investment in ocean cargo gateways received some sobering news last week from analysts at Fitch Ratings.

Logisticians are continuing to squeeze efficiencies from the U.S. freight transportation system as total logistics costs fell for the first time in six years, an influential new report says.

While outbound volumes are keeping pace with past performances, new inbound figures impress.