With a year plagued by severe weather and coronavirus recovery, ports and airports across North America are clamoring to stay ahead of the cargo backlogs and shipments.
November 12, 2021ocean cargo
Business, Logistics, Top 50
Container ship in the Port of New Orleans. (Port of New Orleans)
Ports and Airports Continue Climb Back to Normalcy
Container ship in the Port of New Orleans. (Port of New Orleans)
Business, Logistics, Top 50
A Maersk truck pulls in as dozens of trucks wait to be loaded at the Port of Los Angeles. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)
UPS, FedEx Swap Places Atop Global Freight Carriers List
A Maersk truck pulls in as dozens of trucks wait to be loaded at the Port of Los Angeles. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)
Although it remains unclear when the flow of international freight will return to normalcy, the companies on the Transport Topics 2021 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers list are doing their part to ensure that cargo continues to move via ship, truck, train and aircraft.
November 12, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
A towering crane straddles remains of the shipwrecked cargo vessel Golden Ray in the waters off St. Simons Island, Ga., on Sept. 5, 2021. (Terry Dickson/Associated Press)
NTSB: Officer’s Error Likely Caused 2019 Shipwreck Off Georgia
A towering crane straddles remains of the shipwrecked cargo vessel Golden Ray in the waters off St. Simons Island, Ga., on Sept. 5, 2021. (Terry Dickson/Associated Press)
A top officer’s errors in calculating the stability of a cargo ship loaded with nearly 4,200 automobiles likely caused the giant vessel to overturn along the Georgia coast, U.S. investigators said in a report Sept. 14.
September 15, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50
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Hapag-Lloyd CEO Says Ocean-Shipping Demand Staying ‘Very Strong’
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Robust demand for shipping goods across the world’s oceans shows no signs of slowing down, the chief executive of Germany’s largest container carrier said, signaling that elevated rates in the tight market for seaborne cargo may extend into the second half of the year.
April 9, 2021
Business, Fuel
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Battery-Powered Ships Next Up in Battle to Tackle Emissions
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Four Japanese companies have teamed to build the world’s first zero-emission tanker by mid-2021 that will be powered by large-capacity batteries and will operate in Tokyo Bay, according to a statement Aug. 6.
August 6, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
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Analyst Says Fuel Supply Inadequate for Ocean Shippers to Comply With New Rule
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Not enough low-sulfur fuel oil is available to replace the fuels used by marine shippers ahead of a fast-approaching regulation, according to analysis by Wood Mackenzie.
February 11, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Shipping containers sit stacked on the Kota Cabar cargo ship arriving at the Port of Oakland in July 2018. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
Seven Ways the Ocean Cargo Industry Is Pursuing Green Shipping
Shipping containers sit stacked on the Kota Cabar cargo ship arriving at the Port of Oakland in July 2018. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
Some of the world’s most conservative companies are starting to experiment with cleaner fuels and cutting-edge technologies to meet new standards starting next year that mandate steep cuts of sulfur emissions from oceangoing ships.
January 18, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
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IMO Rejects US-Backed Plan for Phased Start of Ship-Fuel Rules
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
The International Maritime Organization rejected a proposal — supported by both the U.S. and shipping groups — for a phased start to rules that will limit the sulfur content of ship fuels starting in 2020.
October 24, 2018
Business
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Port Everglades Sets Record for Cargo Volumes
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Florida’s Port Everglades set a record for containerized cargo volumes for fiscal 2017 ending Sept. 30, reporting 1,076,893 TEUs, the standard 20-foot-equivalent container units, a 4% increase from fiscal 2016.
November 6, 2017
Business
Port of Los Angeles (Nick Souza)
July Sets All-Time Monthly Record for Loaded Container Imports, According to Report
Port of Los Angeles (Nick Souza)
Top ports in North America are on pace to shatter all-time records on import container growth, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
September 10, 2017