Kalmar, a subsidiary of cargo handling machinery maker Cargotec, received an order from the container terminal operator for 27 straddle carriers.

Hub Group names VP of corporate development, while Americold promotes COO to CEO.

The 19,100-TEU containership CSCL Indian Ocean remains stuck on a sandbank in the River Elbe outside Germany’s Port of Hamburg after a failed rescue attempt at high tide earlier this afternoon.

Curtis Foltz, current executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, tells American Shipper the ports of Savannah and Brunswick are performing at a high level, making it a good time to hand the reins to current COO Griff Lynch and try something new.

Curtis Foltz will be replaced as head of the Georgia Ports Authority by current Cheif Operating Officer Griff Lynch.

A group of stakeholders at the Northern California port that includes cargo owners, terminal operators and labor representatives is exploring ways to measure turn time for drayage truckers as well as considering a possible appointment system.

The New York Supreme Court has ruled that certain highway fees on out-of-state truckers are unconstitutional and discriminatory.

Construction and congestion issues resulted in fewer ships using shore power at the TraPac Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, according to Executive Director Gene Seroka.

The United States House of Representatives on Monday passed a Coast Guard reauthorization bill that sets spending and policies goals through fiscal year 2017.