newsworthy Port of Oakland, Outer Harbor agree to cancel 50-year lease agreement February 22, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Bankrupt operator to pay port $11.1 million in rent, cleanup costs; will shut down April 29.Read More
newsworthy Foltz says shippers bear full responsibility for accurately certifying container weight February 18, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Georgia port executive director says unlikely to seek another top port job.Read More
newsworthy FMC, Coast Guard to meet Feb. 18 to hear industry concerns over container-weight amendment February 11, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Move comes day after agricultural, forest-products lobby urges U.S. to delay rule's implementation.Read More
newsworthy Port of Oakland outlines plans to shift traffic in wake of terminal closing February 10, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Ships, cargo to use two adjacent terminals; night, weekend gate hours planned.Read More
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