#Maritime

Truckers, shippers warn against delaying container fee rule

WASHINGTON — Drayage truckers and shippers are pushing hard against a request by container ship operators to delay a recent rule regulating how containers can be billed, warning the Federal Maritime Commission that such a move would lead to supply chain havoc.

The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA), which represents 10 of the largest international ocean carriers, argued in its petition to the FMC that because the agency made a correction to its final rule on demurrage and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truckers-shippers-warn-against-delaying-container-fee-rule

DOT awards $1.8B for freight projects, other transportation work

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced $1.8 billion in funding for projects that address the country’s aging infrastructure.

The money comes from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant program, which benefits projects related to transportation and the supply chain. The funds were given to projects of local and regional importance. 

“Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we’re funding projects across the country to make roads...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-awards-1-8b-for-freight-projects-other-transportation-work

242 Kriss Petersson, Head of Talent & Culture, AELER Technologies SA

A new way of looking at the workforce in shipping

A new way of looking at the people working in our organisations is to take a more human approach to work. Kriss Petersson is the Head of Talent and Culture at Aeler Technologies, not the Head of HR.

Listen to Kriss explain how a more people—and culture-oriented mindset can change an entire industry.
She strives for diversity of thought and openness when scouting for new employees, but we must become more visible to attract young talent. We also...

https://shippingpodcast.com/242-kriss-petersson-head-of-talent-culture-aeler-technologies-sa/

Buttigieg: Rescheduling pot will not affect trucker drug testing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pushed back on assertions that federal regulators could lose the ability to test truck drivers for marijuana use if the drug is deregulated down to a Schedule III substance.

Responding to that concern from lawmakers at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Thursday — and to the concerns of the American Trucking Associations — Buttigieg testified that if the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling rulemaking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buttigieg-rescheduling-pot-will-not-affect-trucker-drug-testing

Lawsuit settled in 2019 Golden Ray sinking off Georgia coast

A federal lawsuit filed in 2022 over the sinking of the Golden Ray cargo ship, which was carrying some $142 million worth of cargo when it capsized off the coast of Georgia, has been settled.

The Marshall Islands-flagged roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier sank on Sept. 8, 2019, after leaving the Port of Brunswick on its way to Baltimore. It was carrying nearly 4,200 vehicles. Local shrimpers, crabbers and business owners sued the owners and operators of the vessel, but the suit was dismissed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawsuit-settled-in-2019-golden-ray-sinking-off-georgia-coast

Texas Gulf Coast ports record strong freight movements in May

Port Houston’s container cargo volumes surged 21% in May; while the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, recorded a 6.7% increase in total shipments.

Port Houston sees boost in cargo volumes from consumer spending

Port Houston handled 364,866 twenty-foot equivalent units in May, a 21% year-over-year (y/y) increase.

Buoyed by regional consumer spending on items like furniture, hardware and other retail goods, the port handled 164,572 TEUs in load imports in May, an 18% y/y increase, according to a news...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-gulf-coast-ports-record-strong-freight-movements-in-may

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/

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