maritime shipping

Regulators ask Biden for ‘immediate’ dockworker vaccinations

The wave of dockworkers testing positive for COVID-19 up and down the U.S. coasts has prompted maritime regulators to seek help directly from the White House.

In a letter sent Thursday to President Joe Biden, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioners Carl Bentzel and Daniel Maffei asked that in addition to prioritizing dockworkers for vaccines – which they requested from the Trump administration in December – they should be given access, in the interim, to rapid testing to minimize port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/regulators-ask-biden-for-immediate-dockworker-vaccinations

FreightWaves Classics: America’s commercial shipbuilding industry is nearly gone

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The history of the American shipbuilding industry goes back to before the Revolutionary War. The United States is blessed with three extensive coastlines, as well as numerous ports and harbors that have been the sites of shipbuilding companies for more than 250 years. 

Although it is no longer true, at one time in the not too distant past the U.S. commercial shipbuilding industry led the world in quality and output. 

This article will focus on the U.S. merchant shipbuilding industry in the 20th...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-americas-commercial-shipbuilding-industry-is-nearly-gone

What shipowners should know about new pollution control standards

U.S. regulators are rolling out on Monday the first of a two-part regime imposing new pollution control standards on ships. The regime will have long-term implications for how shipowners manage vessel discharges.

The 329-page Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sets a new framework for regulating discharges “incidental to the normal operation of vessels.” The change is aimed at bringing consistency and certainty to...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/what-shipowners-should-know-about-new-pollution-control-standards

Container Shipping Recovers in Q3 With Easing Lockdown

  • Container ships pulling into ports to unload containers rebounded in many parts of the world in the third quarter of 2020, showing early but uneven signs of recovery.
  • This offers a hopeful sign for world merchandise trade, which suffered a historic year-on-year fall of 27% in the second quarter.
  • Maritime shipping sees a dramatic slowdown earlier this year as government measures used to curb the Covid-19 pandemic restricted economic activities and travel.
  • By mid-June, the average number of...

https://mfame.guru/container-shipping-recovers-in-q3-with-easing-lockdown/

Watch out trucking, industrial sector has a pulse

Chart of the Week: Total Rail Carloads, Chemical Rail Carloads, Motor Vehicle Rail Carloads – USA  SONAR: RTOTC.USA, RTOCH.USA, RTOMV.USA

The latest rail carload data is showing that the industrial side of the economy, which is the backbone for a large amount of freight movement in the U.S., has finally started to recover after hovering on the floor for over three months. Increasing carload volumes for raw materials like chemicals and motor vehicles are good leading indicators of future...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/watch-out-trucking-industrial-sector-has-a-pulse

Transship looks to automate global reefer maritime shipping

Transship looks to automate global reefer maritime shipping (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

At the heart of the logistics industry’s digitalization efforts is the idea of improving visibility into end-to-end product movement within the supply chain. Greater transparency into operations allows stakeholders to take stock of their situation and more effectively partner with associated companies to improve efficiency. 

Automated freight forwarder Transship has partnered with digital cargo insurance company Loadsure to provide its broker customers options for pay-as-you-go, wraparound...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/transship-looks-to-automate-global-reefer-maritime-shipping

Commentary: COVID-19 severely impacts the ‘Blue Economy’

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. 

Since the beginnings of COVID-19, the political rhetoric masking the severity and economic impact of the virus has piled up to levels we have not seen since the U.S.-China trade war. Just as the flow of trade refuted the trade war promises and winning declarations, the same can be applied to the impact and ruthlessness of C-19.

A cargo ship being unloaded at...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/commentary-covid-19-severely-impacts-the-blue-economy

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