Shipping number of the week: -3.7% laden container imports onto LA and Long Beach
The two largest ports on the USWC have experienced a 3.7% drop in laden imports over the first ten months of the year, as the effects of the trade war set in. Exports have fallen even more and are down by 6.4%. Laden container imports by the two ports now total 7.1 million TEU, down by 272,961 TEU from last year.
Imports in October were particularly bad for the Port of Los Angeles, where imports were down 19.2%...
Mike Wilson, CEO, CCM (left) is presented with IANA’s Silver
Kingpin Award by IANA Chairman, Kevin Lhotak
Mike Wilson honored with silver kingpin award at IANA Intermodal Expo
Industry Veteran Says Respectful Collaboration Key to Stronger Intermodal Industry
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Mike Wilson, CEO of Consolidated Chassis Management received the Silver Kingpin Award at IANA’s Intermodal Expo 2019 on September 16. Mr. Wilson received this award along with Steve Branscum, retired group vice president...
l to r: Stan Herbert, vice president, student affairs, Cal Maritime; James Kling; Samuel Comerford; Jewel McLain; Jenny Johnson, Crowley; Spencer Hoffman; Susan Opp, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Cal Maritime.
Crowley Awards Scholarships to Four Cal Maritime Students
(LONG BEACH, Calif.; Sept. 18, 2019) – Crowley Maritime Corp. awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to four California State University Maritime Academy (CMA) cadets at the Containerization and...
El WSJ confirma que está a la venta el segundo terminal de contenedores más grande de USA. La desinversión obedece a una serie de requerimientos que debe cumplir la gigante línea contenerizada China COSCO CL para poder adquirir la línea OOCL con cede en Hong Kong. Una de las terminales de carga de...
https://fullavantenews.com/a-la-venta-el-segundo-terminal-de-contenedores-mas-grande-de-usa/?lang=es
Charities and industry have aligned to urge governments to halt the destruction of marine habitats.
A coalition of charities, including ClientEarth, Coalition Clean Baltic, Oceana, Seas at Risk, and the WWF, says “urgent political will” is required to address the harm caused to marine life.
Oceana Europe executive director Lasse Gustavsson said: “We need to move from the virtual world to the real one.
“Theoretically, protected areas do nothing to preserve European seas from …
The post Container...
https://theloadstar.co.uk/container-shipping-charity-set-combined-sights-greener-seas/
The Bering Wind, a powerful Dolphin Class tugboat, is being transferred from the Foss Maritime fleet in Long Beach, Calif., to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Anchorage, Alaska. The tug, formerly known as the Campbell Foss, is scheduled to begin service in Anchorage this month.
The vessel was renamed in October of this year and is scheduled to enter service in Alaska by Nov. 15, 2018.
The Bering Wind is one of the most powerful harbor tugs in the industry. Powered by two Series II Caterpillar engines...
https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/foss-moving-5000-hp-harbor-tug-alaska/
Puertos de Long Beach estrategias contra calentamiento global: Muelle B en el Puerto de Long Beach. La Junta de Comisionados del Puerto de Long Beach aprobó recientemente un presupuesto de $ 870 millones para construir la Instalación de soporte ferroviario en el muelle Pier B. Diseñada para...
https://fullavantenews.com/puertos-de-long-beach-estrategias-contra-calentamiento-global/?lang=es
A group of port truck drivers who haul goods to and from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles plan to launch a labor strike on Monday, Oct. 1, a representative for the Teamsters said Wednesday, Sept. 26.
“We’re here to put you on notice that we’re fed up and we’re going on strike,” Preston Richie, a business representative for Teamsters Local 848 told the Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission during its meeting this week. “We’re preparing picket signs as we speak.”
The strike, Richie told the...
l to r: Michael DiVirgilio, CII President; Ed DeNike, President of SSA Containers; Mrs. DeNike; Ronald J. Forest, President of Matson Navigation and Sue Coffey, CII Treasurer
Edward DeNike, President of SSA Containers presented with 2018 Connie Award in Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, CA (September 21, 2018) – Edward Anthony DeNike, president of SSA Containers, a division of Carrix, received the 2018 Connie Award presented by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute in Long Beach, CA, on Tuesday,...