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CVSA cancels inspectors competition for second consecutive year

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has cancelled this year’s North American Inspectors Championship (NAIC), which is concurrently held with the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships. Both events were expected to take place in August.

The group made the announcement after ATA’s cancellation of its driver competition. The next CVSA championship is scheduled for Aug. 15-19, 2022, in Indianapolis.

The NAIC...

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Keep ‘boots on deck’ for better inspections and crew morale says Idwal

Keep ‘boots on deck’ for better inspections and crew morale says Idwal

Idwal Chief Executive Officer Nick Owens: “Though the capacity to meet face-to-face may be constrained for some time to come, we will continue to need to put ‘boots on deck’ when it comes to maintaining quality standards in ship survey.”

The pandemic has demonstrated the value of remote working but the industry must recognise the importance of physical connection to the ship

Cardiff, UK, 8 February 2021. Idwal, the leading...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/08/keep-boots-on-deck-for-better-inspections-and-crew-morale-says-idwal/

TSA 100% screening option could be cheaper for cargo shippers

A TSA inspector observes cargo being loaded on a Saudia 747 jet. Split screen with TSA official in charge of Air Cargo division on the right.

Most people know the Transportation Security Administration as the folks with blue shirts who check documents and carry-on bags at the airport before passengers board aircraft. The agency also has a less visible but no less important role, ensuring that cargo loaded on passenger and freighter aircraft doesn’t contain explosives.

A big issue on the TSA’s plate this year is the June 30 deadline for member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization to implement 100% screening of export...

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Grain inspections recede but remain above average

For the week ending Oct. 29, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions totaled 3.2 million metric tons (mmt). Total grain inspections were down 21% from the previous week, up 50% from last year, and up 19% from the 3-year average.

The drop in inspections was driven by a 28% decrease in wheat inspections, destined primarily to Latin America, and a 26% decrease in soybean inspections, destined mainly to Asia. Corn inspections, however,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/grain-inspections-recede-but-remain-above-average/

Grain inspections up 71% from same time last year

Grain inspections were down last week but above four-week and three-year averages. For the week ending Sept. 10, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions totaled 2.83 million metric tons (mmt).

Total grain inspections were down 8% from the previous week, up 71% from last year, and up 27% from the three-year average. Inspections were down 9% from the previous week for wheat; down 12% for soybeans; and down 1% for corn.

Mississippi Gulf...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/grain-inspections-up-71-from-same-time-last-year/

Coast Guard returns majority of New York Waterway ferries to service

The Coast Guard has returned all but five of 23 New York Waterway ferries to service that had been initially suspended for a series of safety concerns in the week leading up to the Thanksgiving Holiday. In order to ensure continued compliance with safety standards, the Coast Guard will be indefinitely increasing inspections across the entire New York Waterway fleet. 

“The safety of the passengers that ride these ferries is our top priority,” said Capt. Jason Tama, commander of Coast...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/coast-guard-returns-majority-of-new-york-wayerway-ferries-to-service/

Barge grain movements up more than 100% over last week

For the week ending Sept. 14, barge grain movements totaled 735,777 tons, a 106% increase from the previous week and 36% more than the same period last year. For the week ending Sept. 14, 473 grain barges moved down river. This is 252 more barges than the previous week. There were 374 grain barges unloaded in New Orleans, 45% fewer than the previous week.

For the week ending Sept. 12, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/barge-grain-movements-up-more-than-100-over-last-week/

Safety issues keeping New Orleans ferries at the dock

In late July, the two new 105′, 150-passenger catamaran ferries delivered to New Orleans in 2018 were boarded by the Coast Guard for inspection. Those inspections failed. No Certificate of Inspection (COI) was issued for either boat.

Though the new ferries, RTA 1 and RTA 2, were delivered last year by Louisiana boatbuilder Metal Shark, neither has been authorized to operate on its approximately half-mile route between the east and west banks of the Mississippi River.

Capt. Kristi Luttrell, Sector...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/safety-issues-keeping-new-orleans-ferries-at-the-dock/

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