Archive for 'Logistics' Category
New Cargo Fee at Ports of Los Angeles - Long Beach
22 January 2008A new fee has been added at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to improve traffic flow and air quality. The fee is anticipated to be $15 per loaded TEU beginning January 1, 2009.
The proposed fee will be assessed on every loaded 20-foot equivalent (TEU) cargo container entering or leaving any terminal by [...]
Container Ship Wrecks and Fires
26 July 2007On occasion, container ships do not make it to their destination port. No one likes to think about it but a ship can encounter any number of problems and, unfortunately, when a container ship has a problem, it’s a BIG problem.
The photos we point to here show container ships from many different shipping lines, there [...]
Port of Tacoma Plans NYK Line Terminal
26 July 2007The Port of Tacoma is planning to construct a new terminal which will be leased to Yusen Terminal Tacoma for the NYK Line.
The Port of Tacoma today announced plans to build a $300 million, 168-acre (68-hectare) container terminal on the industrial east side of Tacoma’s Blair Waterway. The terminal will be leased to a container [...]
BigLift Shipping Building Two Heavy Lift Ships
26 June 2007BigLift Shipping, a company specializing in the worldwide transportation of heavy lifts and project cargo, is undertaking an investment program to extend their fleet in numbers of vessels and in lifting capacity.
A contract was signed with Larsen & Toubro of India, for the construction of two multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels.
The main characteristics of the newbuildings are:
Length [...]
FedEx and U.S. Commercial Service Agreement to Boost U.S. Small - Medium Business Exports
16 May 2007Deciding to export your products into the global marketplace can open huge new opportunities for your company but small and medium sized businesses are often not equipped to take on the task and need a bit of up front help. FedEx and the U.S. Commercial Service have a new 5 year agreement to simplify the [...]
