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Bipartisan ‘National Maritime Strategy’ warns U.S. is far behind China

Republican and Democratic Congressional representatives recently issued the Congressional Guidance for a National Maritime Strategy.

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Port of Kaohsiung Advances Terminal Modernizations

During a briefing for AJOT by Port officials on June 14th, the following upgrades to the Port’s infrastructure were emphasized

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Southern California ports’ importance for U.S. trade and jobs

The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are the core of the largest trade complex in North America and support jobs nationwide.

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Wan Hai Lines’ Chen says carrier following its own path

In an exclusive interview with AJOT at Wan Hai’s corporate headquarters in Taipei, Chen said that Wan Hai, Evergreen, and Yang Ming continue to invest in their container terminal assets because of growing imports into Taiwan...

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Cal Maritime may be merged with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

The growing financial crisis facing the California State University Maritime Academy has resulted in a proposal to merge the Maritime Academy with California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo...

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SSA’s DeNike’s farewell speech separates substance and form

Ed DeNike, President of Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) Containers, gave his last report to the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) where he was honored for his fifty years of service...

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Davis keeps the Port of Portland alive

In an interview with AJOT, Shelly Davis said: “The industry really did show up. I think it was April 13th that they basically announced they’re shutting the doors on October 1st. There was a huge number of letters of support that flooded the governor that flooded the Port of Portland...

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AG exporters still struggling to get good service

The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 aims to level the playing field for American exporters and importers by providing the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) the tools it needs to improve oversight over international ocean carriers and crack down on rising shipping fees facing consumers...

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Seroka says Chinese box volumes via Mexico not a problem for LA

The rising level of Chinese container shipments entering the United States through Mexico is not seriously hurting the nation’s largest port, according to Eugene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles...

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California ports gear up to build offshore wind ports

Two California ports, Long Beach and Humboldt Bay, are gearing up to build offshore wind ports but still need financing. The two ports plan to build facilities that will assemble and launch floating offshore wind turbines to be deployed off the coasts of Central and Northern California...

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