The Columbia Group of Companies is opening a new intermodal chassis depot in Bayonne, N.J. today, with Trac Intermodal slated be the facility’s first customer.
Leipzig/Halle Airport posts 10.1% rise in throughput
The German airport handled 88,336 tons of freight in October, a 10.1 percent increase from Oct. 2014.
GRI Roundup: CMA CGM
French ocean carrier CMA CGM issued general rate increases on various trades.
Environmental groups find 114 U.S. freight railway bridges potentially deficient
Nearly half of the 250 bridges observed showed signs of “significant stress and decay,” according to a new investigative report from environmental advocacy groups Waterkeeper Alliance and ForestEthics.
Port NOLA sets container throughput record
The Port of New Orleans handled 537,285 TEUs in the past year through September 2015, surpassing the half million-TEU mark for the first time in any 12-month period, CEO Gary LaGrange said at the 29th Annual State of the Port Address.
U.S. import, export prices continue falling in October
Price indexes for both imports to and exports from the United States have now fallen in 10 of the past 12 months, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New York nixes proposed offshore LNG hub
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed concerns a project to build a liquid natural gas terminal 19 miles off Long Island could potentially become a target for terrorism, create problems in a storm, and interfere with a proposed wind farm.
Port Everglades grows TEU volumes 5% in FY2015
Port Everglades retained its spot as the top container port in Florida, but PortMiami has closed the gap with a 15 percent jump in volumes to 1 million TEUs during the same 12-month period.
Spot container rates decline on major trades
Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States have declined for the past two consecutive weeks.
Tanker company, seamen convicted in pollution case
A DSD Shipping company memo warned employees “could get caught for polluting” if an oily-water separator on the vessel Stavanger Blossom was not fixed, and now three seamen face the possibility of up to 20 years in prison.