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Hyster container handlers take on higher volumes at ports
March 24, 2021
24/7 terminal operation requires a robust solution, capable of standing up to harsh duty cycles without demanding maintenance requirements or unplanned service issues.
Intermodal volumes begin 2021 with decent increases, reports IANA
February 25, 2021
Total January shipments—at 1,598,492—saw an 6.1% annual gain. Domestic containers—at 671,862—were up 8.1%, while trailers—at 105,611—were up 14.6%. All domestic equipment—at 777,473—was up 9.0%. ISO, or international, containers—at 821,019—saw a 3.5% increase.
AAR reports U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are down for week ending January 25
January 31, 2020
Rail carloads—at 232,217—were down 6.7% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 252,965 units—dropped 7.4%.
Port Tracker cites seasonal factors and tariff hold for low U.S.-bound retail container volumes
March 8, 2019
An annual lull between seasons and previously planned tariff increases on hold represent two main reasons for United States retail container port import volumes to fall to their lowest level in nearly a year, according to the Port Tracker report.
AAR reports annual carload and intermodal gains for the week ending August 11
August 17, 2018
Carloads, at 271,718, were up 1.8% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers increased 3.8% annually to 285,169.
AAR reports U.S. carload and intermodal gains for week ending May 20
May 26, 2017
Rail carloads rose 6.4%to 260,115, and intermodal container and trailer volume increased 4.6% annually to 274,807.
Ocean Carriers: Service levels jump in wake of alliances
August 1, 2016
Figuring out appropriate freight movements on the high seas has always been a bit of a chess match for global shippers. And as readers of Logistics Management have learned over the past year, the game could get even more complicated as shippers try to make sense of quickly shifting ocean carrier alliances and partnerships.
As expected, Hapag-Lloyd AG and United Arab Shipping Company S.A.G. announce a merger
July 18, 2016
As forecasted in Logistics Management recently, ocean cargo container carriers Hapag-Lloyd AG and United Arab Shipping Company S.A.G. (UASC) have agreed to merge.
Global Shippers’ Forum warns of VGM fee abuse
July 5, 2016
The new container weighing regulations introduced to enhance maritime safety and reduce the dangers to containerships, their crews and all those involved throughout the maritime supply chain have been welcomed by the
the Global Shippers’ Forum, but it now has voiced new concerns about fees.
Expanded Panama Canal means scrap heap for last generation of container ships
June 30, 2016
Maritime analysts say smaller and older vessels will be scrapped in high volumes now that the Panama Canal has been expanded.
FMC weighs in on SOLAS Convention’s verified gross mass requirements
June 29, 2016
FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle weighed in on the upcoming implementation of the SOLAS Convention’s verified gross mass (VGM) requirements, thereby adding urgency to the issue.
Where are West Coast ports at moment of truth for SOLAS?
June 28, 2016
The 19 ocean carrier members of the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association have joined with six major East and Gulf coast ports agree on use of a common streamlined “Terminal Weighing Approach” to providing verified gross mass at port locations.
SOLAS VGM implementation on the horizon
June 20, 2016
Federal Maritime Commission Mario Cordero has expressed frustration that with the SOLAS VGM implementation date looming
FMC urges ocean carriers to embrace SOLAS VGM
June 20, 2016
With the implementation date for new container weighing requirements on July 1, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission Mario Cordero said the time has come for ocean carriers to embrace the obvious solution to achieving compliance that Marine Terminal Operators can offer.
Port of Oakland export rally rolls into fifth-straight month
June 9, 2016
Port of Oakland spokesmen contend that "a containerized export rally" is underway.