Werner Enterprises, Inc. appoints board of directors member; time:matters Holding GmbH names new managing director, strategy & sales; and SIMWAVE hires manager for navigation.
Port of LA expands pilot data project to all terminals
The Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation have agreed to extend their partnership to digitize the movement of shipment information for a minimum of five years and up to about $12 million, according to a statement from Southern California port.
French energy giant snaps up Maersk Oil for $7.45b
A.P. Moller-Maersk signed an agreement to sell its oil and gas division, Maersk Oil, to Total, which will significantly strengthen the French energy giant’s operations in the North Sea and elsewhere.
NYSHEX finalizes $13m Series A investment round
Ocean carriers CMA CGM of France and Hapag-Lloyd of Germany joined the first round of investments into the New York Shipping Exchange, a platform for so-called “enforceable” freight contracts, with additional investments from GE Ventures and Goldman Sa…
Port of LA air emissions fall to historic lows despite record cargo traffic
Calendar year 2016 marked the Port of Los Angeles’ highest reduction yet of three key air pollutants: sulfur oxides, diesel particulate matter and nitrogen oxides, according to the port’s latest air emissions inventory.
Chemical tanker collides with U.S. Navy destroyer
Ten sailors are missing and at least five have been reported injured after Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker Alnic MC was involved in a collision with the USS John S. McCain early Monday morning.
Port of Oakland sees increased throughput despite fewer vessel calls
Through July, 954 container ships have visited the Port of Oakland in 2017, down 7.6 percent from 1,032 calls during the same period last year, putting vessel calls for the full year on pace to be about 100 fewer than the port received in 2016.
Six missing after general cargo ships collide off China
Two general cargo vessels collided off the coast of China over the weekend, causing a minor oil spill and at least three deaths, with six sailors still reported to be missing, according to Splash 24/7.
CBP finds duty evasion in wire hanger imports investigation
Recent Customs and Border Protection investigations found “substantial evidence” that Chinese-manufactured wire hangers have evaded U.S. antidumping duties by transshipping through Thailand, CBP said in a statment.