#Maritime

Crooked Caribbean officials caught in cocaine conspiracy

Oleanvine Pickering-Mayard, former director of the British Virgin Islands Port Authority, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday for her participation in a scheme to deliver cocaine through the British Virgin Islands to the U.S.

According to a report from The St. Thomas Source, Pickering-Maynard, 62, agreed to a plea deal and was found guilty on one count of conspiracy to import more than 5 kilograms of cocaine. The report states that money laundering and racketeering charges were...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crooked-caribbean-officials-caught-in-cocaine-conspiracy

Overseas shipping problems remain largely under consumers’ radar

The challenges facing the world of trade have unfortunately become white noise. Seafarers have been taken hostage, some have lost their lives in vessel attacks, and ships have sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Yet the threat to the freedom of navigation and the ramifications of these Red Sea attacks have become part of the doom-and-gloom background noise in the world of news. Everyday consumers have no idea what’s going on unless they read trade news. The waves of uncertainty and the hairballs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/overseas-shipping-problems-remain-largely-under-consumers-radar

Tropical storm warning issued as Texas braces for flash flooding

The first tropical storm warning of the 2024 hurricane season was issued Tuesday, as South Texas prepared for possible heavy rain and flooding across the region Wednesday and Thursday.

The storm was developing over the Gulf of Mexico and was expected to reach land as a potential tropical cyclone impacting Mexico and Texas over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

“The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone One, located...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tropical-storm-warning-issued-as-texas-braces-for-flash-flooding

241 Kshitij Parashar, Program Lead of Cargo Visibility, Digital Container Shipping Association, DCSA

Continuous visibility into container whereabouts

This episode is sponsored by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). Learn more about their efforts in shaping the digital future of container shipping at https://www.dcsa.org/ 

In this episode, we dive into the digital transformation of the container shipping industry with insights from the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). 
Kshitij Parashar is the lead of the digital container shipping association’s program for cargo...

https://shippingpodcast.com/241-kshitij-parashar-program-lead-of-cargo-visibility-digital-container-shipping-association-dcsa/

Shipowners hit with lawsuit after vessel loses control in Charleston

A South Carolina shipping company has filed a federal lawsuit after a runaway cargo ship caused over $500,000 worth of property damage.

Carver Maritime, a shipping company in Charleston specializing in bulk and breakbulk cargo, filed suit this week against the owners and managers of MSC Michigan VII, a container ship that lost control on June 5. The Michigan was on the Cooper River when it experienced a malfunction with its propulsion system while leaving the North Charleston Terminal.

Authorities...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipowners-hit-with-lawsuit-after-vessel-loses-control-in-charleston

Dockworkers seek wage increase ‘commensurate’ with corporate profits

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said dockworkers deserve wage hikes in line with the “billions of dollars” in recent financial results from ocean carriers.

The call for higher wages comes after the ILA canceled master contract talks on Tuesday with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) after accusing APM Terminals and Maersk of using automated technology at ports across the country, the ILA said. 

“USMX member-company’s profits are enormous, amounting to billions of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dockworkers-seek-wage-increase-commensurate-with-corporate-profits

US Customs officers seize cocaine from merchant vessel in Puerto Rico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 450 pounds of cocaine hidden in a container chassis aboard the Teo Shipping Corp. merchant vessel Blue Wave arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday from the Dominican Republic.

The large cocaine shipment was made up of 183 bricks valued at $4 million. (Photo: CBP)

According to a Wednesday news release from CBP, the contraband is estimated to be valued at $4 million. The San Juan A-TCET Vessel Search Team boarded the vessel at Pier 15 for a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-customs-officers-seize-cocaine-from-merchant-vessel-in-puerto-rico

Port of New Orleans snags $230M for infrastructure projects

The Port of New Orleans got a boost from the Louisiana State Legislature, which committed $230.5 million to the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) and other infrastructure projects.

The $1.8 billion LIT aims to position New Orleans as one of the top international container gateways in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said.

“The legislature’s backing of infrastructure funding to support the LIT builds upon commitments of more than $1.1 billion from the federal government and private sector,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-snags-230m-for-infrastructure-projects

Baltimore shipping channel reopens 11 weeks after Key Bridge collapse

The main ship channel to the Port of Baltimore has been fully cleared of debris and was reopened Monday evening, 11 weeks after a cargo ship lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Fort McHenry Channel had been blocked since March 26, when the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s support piers, knocking it over and killing six construction workers who were filling potholes on the roadway.

“We’ve cleared the Fort McHenry Federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/baltimore-shipping-channel-reopens-11-weeks-after-key-bridge-collapse

SITA looking to replicate air industry success in the maritime industry

The already competitive market for ocean freight and vessel tracking and communication is about to have another integrated maritime management platform vying for the coveted box.

SITA, the company behind the air transport industry’s IT solutions on passenger portfolio for airports and digital travel is hoping to replicate its success in the friendly skies in the maritime industry. The new company, SmartSea, was created between SITA and an initial agreement with Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM), the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sita-looking-to-replicate-air-industry-success-in-the-maritime-industry

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