The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering a request from a group of congressional lawmakers for a waiver to the regulations requiring domestic waterborne cargoes to move on U.S.-flag ships to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

In addition to the higher monthly average for August 2017, shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway also bettered the month’s five-year average by 6.2 percent, according to data from the Lake Carriers’ Association.

Luxembourg-based marine transport company d’Amico says that the transaction will contribute to the liquidity needed to complete the company’s fleet renewal program.

The airline’s new aircraft, which is entering commercial service this week by carrying goods from Seattle to Alaska, was converted in Tel Aviv over the course of 19 months by Israel Aerospace Industries.

Two of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ subsidiaries are seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from what the company is calling “illegal and intentional” work slowdowns and service disruptions.

Paul F. Richardson, considered by many in the maritime business to be among the founders of the now 65-year-old container-shipping industry, passed away on Sept. 24 at the age of 88.

The devestation caused by back-to-back hurricanes in the central Caribbean region has led to insured loss estimates of between $40 billion and $85 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide.

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has a record $262.3 million capital investment plan in place for fiscal year 2018 after box volumes jumped 10 percent year-over-year in FY 2017.

The change is effective with the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt vessel voyage that has a Hong Kong ETA of Oct. 18 for the eastbound route, and an ETA of Nov. 18 in New York for the westbound route.

The British rail freight operation of Germany’s Deutsche Bahn successfully operated a 606 meter-long train with 34 wagons, compared with the usual 21 wagons.