#Maritime

China-designed vessel would top all containerships

China’s state-owned shipyard announced a prospective design for what would be the world’s largest containership.

China State Shipbuilding Corp.’s (CSSC) Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute said it has received approval in principle for a liquefied natural gas dual-fuel vessel of 27,500 twenty-foot equivalent units.

If constructed, the ship would be 3,000 TEUs larger than the largest containerships in the world, Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s Irina-class fleet of 24,346-TEU ships, which the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/china-designed-vessel-would-top-all-containerships

Port of Montreal begins key rail bridge rehab

The Montreal Port Authority has begun work on the Pie-IX rail bridge rehabilitation project to ensure long-term viability of the rail link itself, improve supply chain fluidity, increase rail capacity and optimize the flow of goods on the port’s rail network.

Spanning Pie-IX Boulevard north of Port Road, the steel and concrete ballasted deck bridge carries three tracks and requires major work on its foundations and decks. The $42.41 million project will restore the infrastructure, add a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-montreal-begins-key-rail-bridge-rehab

Hurricane watch issued for Louisiana as Tropical Storm Francine intensifies

A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico could develop into a hurricane that threatens southern Louisiana and northern coastal Texas on Wednesday.

On Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch from Cameron eastward to Grand Isle in Louisiana. The NHC states in its fourth public advisory that a tropical storm watch has been issued east of High Island, Texas, to Cameron and from Grand Isle to the mouth of the Pearl River, including Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

A...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-watch-issued-for-louisiana-as-tropical-storm-francine-intensifies

Port of LA topples Laredo, Texas, as top US trade gateway for July

The Port of Los Angeles replaced Laredo, Texas, as the No. 1 U.S. trade gateway in July among the nation’s 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, according to Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity.

It was the first time in 15 months that an international gateway other than Laredo was the country’s top-ranked commercial trade port.

Trade at the Port of LA for July increased 24% year over year to $30 billion. Laredo ranked No. 2 at $28.3 billion, followed by Chicago O’Hare International...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-la-topples-laredo-texas-as-top-us-trade-gateway-for-july

Union reps back East and Gulf Coast dock strike

Representatives of unionized dockworkers this week unanimously supported leadership calls for a strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports if a new contract with employers isn’t reached by Oct. 1.  

Nearly 300 International Longshoremen’s Association delegates concluded two days of meetings in New Jersey by unanimously supporting International President Harold J. Daggett’s call for a coastwide strike at ports from Maine to Texas on Oct. 1 if a new Master Contract with United States Maritime...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-reps-back-east-and-gulf-coast-dock-strike

LA port terminal getting $52 million for on-dock rail

The U.S. container port arms race is moving by rail.

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Thursday said it has approved a lease amendment that finalizes plans for $52 million to improve the on-dock rail capacity at the Port of Los Angeles Pier 300.

Pier 300, the second-largest terminal at Los Angeles, is owned by CMA CGM Group of Marseille and operated by subsidiary Fenix Marine Services (FMS). Construction is expected to begin in 2025, the port said in a release, and will add five...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-port-terminal-getting-52-million-for-on-dock-rail

Transportation industry needs standard terminology

Bart

By Bart De Muynck

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

A few months back, I wrote an article on the need for more adoption and global harmonization of data standards in logistics. The current landscape of supply chain applications is marred by a lack of standardized data formats and definitions or what can be referred to as the supply chain lexicon.

Regulations around the world are increasingly pushing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-industry-needs-standard-terminology

Portland Terminal 6 aid “urgently” needed: Report

A maritime shipping coalition led by the Port of Portland is asking the state for money to keep Oregon’s only international container terminal running while it searches for a private operator for the money-losing facility.

Calling container shipping through Terminal 6 “essential” to state businesses, the port and stakeholders on Aug. 23 presented a plan to Gov. Tina Kotek calling for public investment in the terminal, and outlining how to maintain the facility’s services while the port continues...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/portland-terminal-6-aid-urgently-needed-report

CSX appeal fails in container terminal antitrust suit against Norfolk Southern

CSX said it was considering its options after a U.S. appeals court refused to restart its lawsuit against eastern competitor Norfolk Southern over access to a key Virginia container port, causing it hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

The allegations fell outside the four-year window for filing claims under U.S. antitrust law, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia decided on Thursday.

A lower judge in 2023 ruled against CSX and the Richmond court’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-appeal-fails-in-container-terminal-antitrust-suit-against-norfolk-southern

Schenker sale could create US logistics powerhouse

The sale of the logistics arm of Germany’s national railway has the potential to create a new supply chain powerhouse in the United States.

Final bids value DB Schenker, a unit of Deutsche Bahn, at as much as $17 billion, according to published reports.

The bids from a consortium led by U.S.-based CVC Capital Partners and Danish transport company DSV value the business at around 14 billion euros ($15.6 billion).

Schenker operates 1,850 locations worldwide with more than 725 warehouses and 72,000...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/schenker-sale-could-create-us-logistics-powerhouse

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