newsworthy Agriculture, forest-products shipper group urges changes to maritime-container weight rule February 9, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Exporters should be responsible for certifying weight of cargoes only, not both goods and the equipment, coalition says.Read More
newsworthy Foltz to step down as head of Georgia Ports Authority; Lynch, current COO, to succeed him February 3, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Foltz presided over banner six years at state agency.Read More
newsworthy Amazon China subsidiary gets FMC approval to operate as ocean freight forwarder—report January 15, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments "Amazon China" listed in FMC's registry of intermediaries, forwarder executive says.Read More
inbound Photos capture beauty of containerships January 15, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Dutch photographer creates portraits of ocean freighters.Read More
newsworthy Index tracking air, sea activity in four key trades hit new lows in December January 6, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Reading on shipper, forwarder confidence in U.S.-Europe, Asia-Europe trades at lowest point since index's March 2012 launch.Read More
newsworthy Banner year for consolidation leaves transport, logistics with bigger, fewer players December 30, 2015 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Action will likely cool after torrid 2015.Read More
newsworthy Ports of L.A., Oakland to receive largest containership to ever call at U.S. port December 15, 2015 DC Velocity Staff No Comments CMA CGM's 18,000-TEU vessel to hit L.A. Dec. 26, Oakland on New Year's Eve.Read More
newsworthy Will CMA CGM buyout of NOL begin the healing process for ailing container lines? December 8, 2015 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Proposed merger to combine two of the world's top 12 containership lines.Read More
inbound Toy containership lets tots hone stevedoring skills December 1, 2015 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Kit challenges stevedores-in-training to load containers on tiny CMA CGM ships.Read More
newsworthy Liners in eastbound trans-Pacific trade propose two rounds of general rate hikes November 23, 2015 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Suggested general rate increases come amid plunging spot rates for U.S. import traffic.Read More