Ocean Transportation

Grimaldi Group Launches Direct Service Between Rome, North America

February 4, 2015

The Grimaldi Group is launching a new direct maritime service between Civitavecchia, 50 kilometers north of Rome, and the North American ports of Baltimore, Md., and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Manufacturers, Importers Losing Millions Due to West Coast Port Labor Problems

February 4, 2015

EBN

Roughly seven months into the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports slowdown with, unfortunately, no end in sight, and manufacturers in just about every industry, from electronics to home goods, are feeling the pain.

Limited Number of Supertankers Affects Oil Sales to Asia

February 2, 2015

Maritime Executive

The window to sell Western fuel oil to Asia is starting to close as demand for a limited fleet of supertankers to store cheap crude pushes freight rates to multi-month highs, shipping and trade sources said.

Crowley Increases Service on U.S.-Puerto Rico Route

January 28, 2015

Crowley Maritime Corp.

The liner services group of Crowley Maritime Corp. is adding a flat-deck container barge, with capacity for 400 forty-foot equivalent units (FEUs), to its South Atlantic Puerto Rico service.

Manufacturing Capacity Is Leaving China. But Where's It Going?

January 26, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

We've heard it before: manufacturing is leaving China and coming back to the West. But the reality isn't that simple.

Ocean Piracy Down Overall Around the World, But Continues to Rise in Southeast Asia

January 20, 2015

Maritime Executive

Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, despite piracy at sea falling to its lowest level in eight years, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Pirates took 442 crew members hostage, compared with 304 in 2013.

Dependability Questioned as Container Vessels Continue Trend to Arrive Late

January 19, 2015

Drewry

Containership reliability declined for the second month in a row in December, according to Drewry's enhanced Carrier Performance Insight.

Accenture Unveils Ports Center of Excellence in Hong Kong

January 15, 2015

Accenture

Accenture has launched a Ports Center of Excellence in Hong Kong.

CMA CGM Introduces Tigris; Enhances EURAF Services

January 14, 2015

CMA CGM

CMA CGM has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Tigris, a containership with capacity of 10,622 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

U.S. Imports Expected to Rise as West Coast Port Issues Continue

January 14, 2015

NRF

Year-over-year import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to continue to rise during most of the first half of 2015 despite significant congestion still impacting West Coast ports, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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