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The group has created a blockchain platform built on Microsoft Azure technology for shippers, brokers, customers and third parties in the maritime insurance industry that is slated for rollout in 2018.

Terminals at the Port of Long Beach handled 692,375 TEUs of containerized cargo in August 2017, an 8 percent improvement from 641,029 TEUs in the same month a year ago, according to recent data from the Southern California port.

Due to the potential impact of Hurricane Irma, the trade conference held annually in Charleston will be postponed until Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, combined with the looming threat of Hurricane Irma, which is likely to reach South Florida this weekend, is causing trucking costs to surge, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) will provide 18 small shipyards across the nation with grant funding ranging from $191,762 to $990,500.

The South Korean ocean carrier’s first blockchain technology adopted pilot voyage involved the transport of reefer containers from Busan, South Korea to Qingdao, China.

In a June proposal, UPS suggested that seasonal drivers utilize their personal vehicles for deliveries, a move the Teamsters union staunchly opposed in a letter earlier this month.