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US Ports Take Lead in North America Growth
Marsha Salisbury, Research Editor |
What a difference a year makes. In 2012, Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, dominated other JOC Top 25 North American container ports, with double-digit growth in exports, imports and total trade. The story was much different in 2013.
North American ports
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Shippers See Benefits in Mega-Ships
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Some shippers welcome larger container ships and carrier alliances as a way to add capacity and restore carriers’ health, but they warn that ports will have to adjust to avoid bottlenecks and added costs.
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Container lines
Air to Sea Shift Expands Ocean Reefer Market by 10 Percent
Peter Tirschwell |
A trend in shipping from air to ocean that has cost the air cargo industry 2 percentage points of average annual growth since 2000 has now resulted in a meaningful expansion of the ocean reefer market, but only a miniscule increase in total container volumes.
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Air Cargo
US Retailers Expect Slowing Growth in Containerized Imports
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
With a cautious eye on the West Coast longshore contract negotiations that will begin on May 12, U.S. retailers expect containerized imports in May to increase 3.5 percent over May 2013, with year-over-year growth tapering through September.
Container lines
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US Containerized Footwear Imports Plunge
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
U.S. containerized footwear imports plunged 22.4 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2014, according to statistics compiled by PIERS, the data division of the JOC Group.
Container lines
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Outlook Brightens for Ro-Ro Carriers
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
After suffering through the longest recession in the crisis-ridden eurozone since World War II, roll-on, roll-off carriers could use an injection of good news.
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Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for May 2
JOC Staff |
Several carriers have planned general rate increases in multiple trade lanes in May and June, although any gains achieved could be temporary as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue.
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Chinese Urbanization Drives US Log Export Growth
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
China’s relentless urbanization will likely keep imports of U.S. containerized logs and lumber brisk in the coming year.
Container lines
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Rotterdam in Joint Venture to Develop New Port in Brazil
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a joint venture with a Brazilian consortium to develop a new deep-sea multi-purpose port in South America’s largest nation.
International ports
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INTTRA, Catapult Deal Aims to Enhance E-Shipping Process
JOC Team |
Similar to how airline ticket aggregator sites find passengers the cheapest airfare, a new deal between e-shipping platform INTTRA and multimodal rate provider Catapult International will allow shippers and freight forwarders to find carrier rates online before they book shipments through INTTRA.
Logistics Technology News
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Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for April 25
JOC Staff |
Multiple carriers have scheduled general rate increases in various trade lanes in May, June and July, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continues.
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Another Canadian Official Slams Proposed US Cargo Tax
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
CHICAGO — The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. yesterday said the United States should use all of its harbor maintenance taxes for U.S. port work and shouldn’t impose a fee on U.S.-bound containers coming through Mexican and Canadian ports.
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Japan’s Container Trade Seen Flat in FY2014
Hisane Masaki |
Japan’s containerized cargo trade will remain almost unchanged in fiscal 2014, which started on April 1, from the previous fiscal year, a Tokyo-based research firm predicted in a new report.
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Air Cargo
P3 Carriers Extend Trans-Atlantic Rates at 2013 Contract Levels, For Now
Peter T. Leach, Editor-at-Large |
Container ships are running full on the westbound trans-Atlantic as shippers scramble to complete their annual contract negotiations with carriers at a time when the new P3 Network and other expanding alliances have not yet finalized their new service schedules.
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US Ag Shippers Seek Consistency in 24-Hour Rules
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
U.S. agricultural shippers say requirements by Japan, the European Union, and China for advance submission of cargo documents are creating a trade barrier for U.S. exports of perishable goods.
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Overcapacity in North Europe Weighs on Rotterdam Traffic
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Container traffic in Rotterdam inched up just 0.3 percent in the first quarter, as Europe’s biggest container hub confronted continuing overcapacity in the Le Havre-to-Hamburg port range and changes in the container shipping sector.
International ports
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Vehicle Carriers Dominate Ro-Ro Market
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Vehicle carriers are increasing their share of the roll-on, roll-off market while conventional ro-ro vessels are in decline, according to a new report by the Dutch consulting firm Dynamar.
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PIERS: US Containerized Imports Rebound
JOC Staff |
U.S. containerized import volume jumped 15.1 percent year-over-year in March 2014, the largest increase in 13 months, according to advance figures from PIERS, the data division of JOC Group Inc.
Container lines
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Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for April 11
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Multiple carriers have planned rate increases in various trade lanes in April and May, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and lackluster global demand continues.
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Osaka Container Trade Hits Record High
Hisane Masaki |
The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan rose to a new record high in 2013, according to preliminary figures from the Osaka municipal government.
International ports
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Shippers Press Case in DC to Prevent West Coast Disruption
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
U.S. shippers in the coming weeks will engage in a full-court press on Capitol Hill and at the White House to voice the importance of preventing labor disruption at West Coast ports as the expiration of the current coastwise longshore agreement approaches.
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North American ports
Large Carriers Outperforming Smaller Competitors
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
The 2013 financial reporting season for container lines ended for many carriers in a sea of red ink as high bunker prices and weak freight rates combined to drag down profits.
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West Coast Trade Grows Along With Shipper Anxiety
Marsha Salisbury, Research Editor |
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled 40.9 percent of all U.S. containerized imports in 2013, and 25.5 percent of U.S. exports.
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North American ports
Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for April 4
JOC Staff |
Multiple carriers have planned rate increases in various trade lanes in April and May...
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Seeking Predictability, Retailers Press for ILWU Deal
Peter Tirschwell and Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
NEWPORT, R.I. — Retailers are stepping up their criticism of management and labor in the upcoming West Coast longshore negotiations, saying they should give shippers the predictability they are looking for by using the time between now and the June 30th contract expiration to get a deal done.
Longshore labor
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Agricultural Shippers Told to Prepare for US West Coast Port Disruptions
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
WASHINGTON — A group representing agricultural shippers and forwarders has warned members to prepare for labor disruptions and slowdowns at U.S West Coast ports starting in June and to make contingency plans
Longshore labor
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BMW’s $1 Billion Expansion Seen Boosting Charleston Volume
Peter T. Leach, Editor-at-Large |
South Carolina’s new inland port at Greer will get a big increase in the volume of autos and containers it handles for rail shipment to and from the Port of Charleston over the next couple of years. The leg up will come from the $1 billion investment that BMW announced March 28 to expand production at its automobile plant in nearby Spartanburg over the next two years.
North American ports
Intermodal providers
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Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for March 28
JOC Staff |
Multiple carriers have planned rate increases in various trade lanes in April and May, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and lackluster global demand continues.
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Shipowners Hope Low-Sulfur Fuel Deadline Gets Extended
JOC Staff |
Staring at an incremental bill for low-sulfur fuel estimated at $75 billion to $100 billion per year for container ships beginning in 2020...
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FMC Considering More Business-Friendly OTI Rules
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
WASHINGTON — Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero told Congress today that commissioners were reviewing a memorandum that mitigates some of the shipping industry’s concerns with the agency’s proposed overhaul of ocean transportation intermediary rules.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
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Container Shipping’s Supply-Demand Gap Is Narrowing
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
The container shipping industry’s supply and demand will become “finely balanced” this year...
Container lines
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Misdeclared Cargo on the Rise
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Nearly half of all incidents and problems that disrupted container lines’ operations in 2013 cited misdeclaration of cargo, an almost fivefold increase from 2012...
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Li & Fung Buys China Container Line
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based consumer goods sourcing, logistics and distribution group, has acquired China Container Line as part of a new restructuring strategy...
Logistics Technology News
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DVB Bank Posts Lower Profit as Shipping Loss Provisions Jump
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
DVB Bank, one of the leading financiers to the international transport sector, today posted a decline of almost 12 percent its net income for 2013 as it made record loss provisions for loans to the crisis-hit maritime industry, including container shipping.
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Shippers, Forwarders Increasingly Opt for Index-Linked Contracts, Drewry Says
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Growing numbers of shippers and freight forwarders are signing index-linked container contracts (ILCCs) with ocean carriers in response to increased market volatility, according to Drewry Maritime Research.
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Container lines
Mega-Ships Seen Needing New Way of Insuring Cargo
Peter T. Leach, Editor-at-Large |
The millennia-old insurance principle called general average, which pools the cargo and hull liabilities in a marine disaster, won’t work in an age when container ships of up to 18,000 20-foot equivalent units might be lost.
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Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for March 21
JOC Staff |
Several container lines have scheduled rate hikes in multiple trade lanes from April to May, although any increases achieved could be temporary...
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Wintry Weather Cuts Into FedEx's Profit, Volume
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The rolling wave of storms that hit the U.S. from December through February cost $45 billion FedEx about $125 million and cut into package volumes...
Logistics Technology News
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Shift to Ocean Erodes Air Cargo Market Share
Peter T. Leach, Editor-at-Large |
The global air cargo business has been losing market share to ocean freight over the past 13 years as shippers seek less costly transport solutions in ocean freight.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Fined $34.6 Million
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics today was fined ¥3.5 billion (about US$34.6 million) by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission for participating in a cartel...
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