The automobile manufacturer revised its output levels in South Africa, where the economy is expected to expand at the slowest pace this year since the 2009 recession.
Seafarer perishes in Houston Ship Channel incident
A ship worker died Saturday afternoon after losing his balance and falling 50 feet onto a ship, according to a report from local media outlet Click2Houston.com.
Federal prosecutors drop FedEx drug case
A U.S. District Court in San Francisco has dismissed all criminal charges against FedEx Corp. stemming from a Department of Justice investigation into its alleged shipment of illegal drugs, the company said in a statement.
Commerce finds subsidies in off-the-road tires from India, Sri Lanka
The Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that imports of certain pneumatic off-the-road tires from India and Sri Lanka receive governmental subsidies, placing U.S. manufacturers of these tires in an unfair position in the market.
OCEMA facilitates common approach for terminal weighing of VGM
The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association indicated it is close to finalizing a common approach for U.S. port terminals to weigh containers, allowing exporters to meet a new requirement designed to prevent accidents at sea or on wharves.
Boeing nears $4b deal with airfreight company to save 747
The aircraft manufacturer is in advanced talks with AirBridgeCargo Airlines and its Moscow-based parent, Volga-Dnepr Group, to convert a year-old commitment into more than 10 firm orders for 747-8 freighters.
STB issues rulemaking to speed rate cases
The Surface Transportation Board last week issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlining measures to expedite its handling of rate cases as part of the board’s implementation of the STB Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Port of Monrovia becomes enabled for night operations
A new navigation system will allow vessels to move in and out of the Liberian port at all hours.
Singapore port operator adds dock robots
PSA International has ordered 22 automated guided vehicles, which will be used to transport containers from the ship to the container yard.
PMA ‘cautiously optimistic’ about contract extension
Pacific Maritime Association President and CEO James McKenna said he expects to hear from International Longshore and Warehouse Union this summer on whether it wants to discuss the extension of the five-year labor contract.