Ocean Transportation

CMA CGM Announces New Gulf, Caribbean Services; Launches Tracking App

April 21, 2015

The CMA CGM Group has launched a new service linking the Mediterranean with the U.S. Gulf and Caribbean.

East-West Shipping Lanes See Recent On-time Performance of 64 Percent

April 21, 2015

Liner shipping service reliability across the three core East-West trades hit a five-month peak in March with an aggregate on-time performance of 64 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Retail Sales Up 3.8 Percent in 2014 Despite West Coast Port Congestion, Annual Study Shows

April 20, 2015

Auburn University, RILA

The 2014 retail landscape could be characterized as bipolar, according to the 5th Annual State of the Retail Supply Chain Report from Auburn University and the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

Delivery of Ultra Large Container Vessels Continues Unabated - Can Demand Match Supply?

April 17, 2015

Drewry

Despite positive growth momentum, the container shipping industry continues to suffer new, big ship deliveries with no let-up to the ordering frenzy according to the Container Forecaster, published by Drewry Maritime Research. Drewry forecasts another year of excess growth in relation to demand in 2015. This will make it harder for carriers to repeat the estimated 92 percent load factors across the main headhaul East-West trade lanes achieved in 2014.

Research Looks to Bring Ocean-going Tug-Barge Combos Between Montreal, Toronto

April 16, 2015

Maritime Executive

Currently, only Seaway-max size ships (2,500 TEU) can sail between the Port of Montreal and the Port of Toronto on Lake Ontario, the biggest container port on the Great Lakes. However, research is underway in the U.S. and elsewhere that offers the promise of oceanic tug-barge combinations that could be suited to this shipping route.

CaroTrans Adds Direct Le Havre-to-Charleston Import Service

April 15, 2015

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has added an expedited service for less-than-containerload (LCL) import cargoes from Le Havre, France to Charleston, S.C.

Asian Yards Criticized for Substandard Shipbreaking Practices, But China Said to Act Responsibly

April 15, 2015

Maritime Executive

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has just published its fifth South Asia Quarterly Update re-igniting the on-going debate about the practice of breaking ships on beaches in Southern Asia. In it, China looks pretty good.

PortMiami's Model for Dynamic FTZs

April 15, 2015

Eric Olafson, Manager, Cargo Development, PortMiami

Crowley Adds Flat-Deck Barge to Puerto Rico Service

April 14, 2015

Crowley Liner Services

Crowley Liner Services has added a flat-deck barge to its Puerto Rico service.

Imports on Rise as U.S. West Coast Ports Recover from Work Slowdown

April 13, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to rise 8 percent this month over the same time last year as West Coast ports continue to recover from a backlog of cargo that built up before a tentative new labor agreement was signed, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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