Carriers need to come to table to help solve ‘chassis crisis’
When the Harbor Trucking Association began advocating for the adoption of empty appointments, it was to help avoid the impact of extreme congestion at marine terminals generated by empty returns directed by the ocean carriers. The concept was based on the belief that appointments would be guaranteed and used as...
Carriers need to come to table to help solve ‘chassis crisis’
When the Harbor Trucking Association began advocating for the adoption of empty appointments, it was to help avoid the impact of extreme congestion at marine terminals generated by empty returns directed by the ocean carriers. The concept was based on the belief that appointments would be guaranteed and used as...
Dredging to boost vessel size limit for Port of New Orleans
[caption caption="The deepening project adds New Orleans to the list of Gulf Coast ports looking to service larger ships that can transit the Panama Canal’s wider locks. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has taken the first steps to deepen a 256-mile stretch of the Mississippi River...
Dredging to boost vessel size limit for Port of New Orleans
[caption caption="The deepening project adds New Orleans to the list of Gulf Coast ports looking to service larger ships that can transit the Panama Canal’s wider locks. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has taken the first steps to deepen a 256-mile stretch of the Mississippi River...
Top trans-Atlantic carriers grow eastbound share despite demand destruction
[caption caption="US containerized imports from Europe slipped 4.5 percent to just shy of 1.41 million TEU in the first five months of the year, while outbound US–Europe trade tumbled 11.9 percent to 730,034 TEU. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The combination of a steep decline in demand caused by the economic effects of...
JOC Rankings: Top trans-Atlantic carriers, ports weather lower volumes
[caption caption="US containerized imports from Europe slipped 4.5 percent to just shy of 1.41 million TEU in the first five months of the year, while outbound US–Europe trade tumbled 11.9 percent to 730,034 TEU. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The combination of a steep decline in demand caused by the economic effects of...
CBP Modifies Withhold Release Order on Tobacco Imports from Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Ltd. in Malawi
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has modified an existing Withhold Release Order (WRO) on imports of tobacco from Malawi. Effective July 31, 2020, tobacco imported from Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Ltd. (LLTC) will be admissible...
CBP Receives $15M TMF Award to Modernize ACE Collections Module
WASHINGTON – The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) awarded $15 million to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week to replace the Automated Commercial System (ACS), a 30-year-old tool for collecting customs duties, taxes, and fees, by...