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GSC announces its expansion at Port of Savannah

Oakland, California based GSC, one of the largest 3PLs in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, announced that it is expanding its services by opening an office at the Port of Savannah.

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Cybersecurity initiative a “wake up call” for US ports

American Journal of Transportation’s California-based port correspondent Stas Margaronis in a recent video interview with the Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Eugene “Gene” Seroka addressed the cyber security challenges to US ports and specifically to the Port of Los Angeles.

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U.S. Navy Secretary seeks Korean and Japanese investment in U.S. shipbuilding

U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has been meeting with shipbuilders in Japan and Korea to encourage them to establish new shipbuilding operations in the United States.

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U.S. Navy Secretary seeks Korean and Japanese investment in U.S. shipbuilding

U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has been meeting with shipbuilders in Japan and Korea to encourage them to establish new shipbuilding operations in the United States.

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Jensen sees shift of cargoes back to U.S. West Coast ports

Lars Jensen, principal at Vespucci Maritime based in Copenhagen, Denmark, says there is a shift of some East and Gulf Coast cargoes going back to the U.S. West Coast.

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Port of Oakland’s Brandes cites port upgrades

Bryan Brandes, Maritime Director, Port of Oakland says the Port is working on a number of projects to improve rail service and upgrade refrigeration capabilities.

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Former Defense Secretary Gates says Suez disruptions could last indefinitely

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said disruptions to the Red Sea by Houthi forces could go on indefinitely curtailing use of the Suez Canal and forcing ocean carriers to plan for long term redirection of shipping around the coast of Africa.

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Port of Oakland’s Wan says box volumes are rising in 2024

In his annual ‘State of the Port 2024’ address on February 29th, Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan said, “In 2023, we reached 2,000,024 containers.

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LA’s Seroka: Biden’s $20 billion port cyber initiative is “wake up call”

President Biden’s executive order calling for a $20 billion cyber security investment in U.S. ports is “a wakeup call for all of us in the port and supply chain industry,” according to Eugene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles.

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AgTC’s Friedmann hails FMC rule implementing Ocean Shipping Reform Act

Peter Friedmann, executive director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) hailed the new rule issued by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

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