‘Gardening club’

Forwarders heavily fined in EU price-fixing investigation.  In September 2010, half a dozen major global air freight forwarders agreed to a collective $50 million i...

In or out?

Top global container lines have varying strategies for terminal activity.  The Chilean liner carrier CSAV has had a difficult few years financially. ...

Shippers' IT

   Radio-frequency identification, better known by its acronym RFID, has seen varied uses in ports, trucks, and outside the four walls of warehouses, but it’s now expandi...

April liner reliability in eye of beholder
Drewry reported Wednesday that global schedule reliability improved 2.9 percent to 72.3 percent during the month. But SeaIntel said global reliability fell from 79 percent to 78 percent in the month.
Senate renews Ex-Im Bank charter
The Senate voted 78-20 to pass the Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act to renew the Ex-Im Bank's charter for another three years and raise its lending cap from $100 billion to $140 billion.
NYK modifies chassis provisions in PNW
NYK Line (North America) Inc. said it has begun the process of no longer providing chassis in certain markets, and said on July 1 the policy will be extended to the Tacoma, Seattle, and Portland markets.
Forwarder gets jail time
Ulrich Davis, 50, a Dutch citizen from The Netherlands, was sentenced to six months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by facilitating the illegal export of goods to Iran.


Webinar
Peak Season Preview Webinar
This Webinar will provide an insightful overview of this year's import peak season, including projected freight volumes, capacity levels, labor negotiations, freight rates, regulations and other important issues for today’s shippers. Guest speakers will discuss predictions and provide attendees with actionable best practices for managing these industry dynamics during this critical time of year.

Expert panelists include:
  • Jon Gold, vice president, National Retail Federation 
  • Ed Sands, global logistics practice leader, Procurian 
  • Mathijs Slangen, maritime advisor, Seabury Cargo 
  • Moderated by: Jim Blaeser, publisher, American Shipper
Opinion
Training by organization
By Julie Gibbs
director, BPE Global

   Training on trade compliance is often not as effective as it should be.  We’ve all attended the mandatory trainings where policies and regulations are regurgitated and attendees go away with nothing more than a handout. Occasionally though, a training course will really add value...
  • Capo doesn't think ILWU will join ILA fight
    •    The chief negotiator for U.S. East Coast and Gulf terminal operators and ocean carriers in ongoing contracts discussion with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said Tuesday he didn’t think unionized dockworkers at U.S. West...
  • ILWU's McEllrath stands with ILA in dock talks
    •    International Longshore and Warehouse Union President Robert McEllrath on Tuesday issued a strong statement supporting U.S. East and Gulf coast dockworkers in their talks with maritime employers, saying the two unions have similar goals and...
  • ILA should learn from ILWU, port official says
    • An executive at the Port of Long Beach dismissed the possibility that dockworkers on the West Coast would engage in work slowdowns or other sympathy action if negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association...
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