VIMC plays major role in opening of CNCo Swire office in Vancouver
| September 10, 2018 | Maritime
The recent opening of a new North American outpost in Vancouver of an international shipping enterprise marks another milestone in the efforts of the Vancouver International Maritime Centre (VIMC) to bolster the global maritime hub ambitions of Canada’s biggest port city. China Navigation Co (CNCo) has opened its doors at new offices in Vancouver.
Trucking consolidation
| September 10, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
Port of Hamilton chief executive slams tariff war ignited by Trump
| September 10, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Ian Hamilton, President of the Port of Hamilton, home to the largest Canadian steel producer (ArcelorMittal Dofasco), has struck out at punitive import tariff barriers introduced by President Trump that are having a significant economic impact on the Great Lakes region as a whole.
Is US trucking reaching the tipping point?
| September 10, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
The U.S. trucking industry is under stress, that’s a given. Driver shortages, ELD regulations, traffic congestion, environmental standards, safety and a boom in demand are just a few of the stress points facing the trucking industry. Is technology the answer: maybe… or maybe not.
Canadian ports and terminal operators target Midwest
| September 10, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Mention the Midwest, and it does not take long for key Canadian ports and terminal operators on the east and west coasts, along with various transportation providers, to rapidly target the region as a major strategic market in North America.
Continuing intermodal gains seen by executives of Class I rail firms
| September 10, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail
Thanks to overall North American economic strength and a shortage of trucking capacity, Class I railroads are enjoying dynamic growth in intermodal activity and are responding with enhanced services and billions of dollars of investments in infrastructure and technology, as executives envision the upward trend continuing.
Urumqi “new city” construction is modernizing ancient silk road in China
| August 20, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail
new city is emerging against the snow-capped Tian Shan mountain range in the capital city of Urumqi of the northwest region in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Flatbed trucks laden with steel beams and aluminum bars make deliveries to construction sites for new residential and office high-rise buildings.
Hong Kong: one country, two systems and a trade war
| August 20, 2018 | International Trade
While Trump’s trade war provides Hong Kong an opportunity to reprise its role as middleman to China, pressure from both Beijing and Washington threatens to slam the door on open trade.
Record-setting Port of Baltimore advancing more 50-foot berthing
| August 20, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Moving containers and vehicles alike at record paces, the Port of Baltimore is adding more 50-foot-deep berth space plus bringing on additional land to ensure continuing ability to efficiently link global markets with consumers of the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
First US-built zero emission fuel cell ferry will sail on San Francisco Bay in 2019
| July 30, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
The first hydrogen fuel cell powered vessel built in the United States will sail on the San Francisco Bay in 2019 and it will generate zero emissions.
ABB/Ballard zero emission fuel cells could replace shore power requirements for ships
| July 30, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
The recently announced ABB (ASEA Brown Boveri) and Ballard Power Systems collaboration will build zero emission fuel cell modules that can eliminate the need for costly shore power installations for ships at ports and provide zero emission marine power.
Tandem Lifting boosting productivity and reducing energy consumption
| July 30, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
Energy efficiency is one of the most common phrases used in the container handling industry these days. Mega ships have been built to reduce energy per box but also to help improve carbon footprint with more containers being carried by less journeys.
Trump’s tariffs hit US Mideast allies
| July 30, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
Digitalization of airfreight
| July 30, 2018 | Air Cargo | General
German startup Cargo.One is attempting to digitize the airfreight market with a booking platform linking forwarders to carriers.
Ukraine’s Metinvest CEO says Section 232-based steel tariff imposition is not an “ideal solution”
| July 30, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
Openly airing his views about the controversial Section 232 of the Trade Act, under which the Trump administration has imposed steel and aluminum tariffs on imports, Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the chief executive officer of Ukraine’s Metinvest Group, said that Section 232 had resulted in a rise in steel prices.
The digitalization of block and tackle shipping
| July 30, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
Alexander Varvarenko, managing director of the bulk shipping company Varamar, is bringing digitalization to bulk shipping. The process is new and uncertain waters for a block and tackle industry that still uses words like ‘steamship lines’ to define its business. But is digitalization the next “Malcolm Maclean” moment in shipping history?
Trump’s tariffs: the supply chain disrupter
| July 30, 2018 | International Trade | Maritime
Policy “unpredictability” a big issue for break carriers
| July 30, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
The Trump administration’s assault on global trade is rattling everyone up and down the supply chain. Shipping lines can easily get caught in the middle. They are scrambling to figure out how to respond long-term to an unsettled environment that can change in an instant with a tweet or a press conference.
Section 232 loomed large at New York Steel Conference
| July 30, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
While U.S. steelmakers applauded the steel tariffs, there were many who saw the “age of protectionism” descending on America. Global trade could suffer collateral damage.
Port of Brownsville positions itself as a “gateway” to Mexico and Latin America
| July 30, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
The mood at the “gateway” to Mexico and Latin America, as Port of Brownsville (PoB) likes to profile itself, is upbeat as it tries to implement its expansion plans, aided by the prospect of a number of big-ticket projects being set up on its land.
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