White House concerned about fairness of shipping competition
The White House applauded improvements in clogged U.S. supply chains, but said more work was needed to ensure fair competition.
Read moreThe White House applauded improvements in clogged U.S. supply chains, but said more work was needed to ensure fair competition.
Read moreEnvironmental advocacy organization Stand.earth applauded U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, signed on November 15.
Read moreIdentifying data constraints that affect the flow of ocean cargo and create further supply chain problems will be the focus of a new Federal Maritime Commission effort, that aims to pinpoint how data can contribute to the long-term reliability of the cargo delivery system.
Read moreNovember 15th signifies the start of a new $100 penalty for any container that lingers, waiting for pick-up at US’s twin top maritime gateway ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Read moreBeginning November 16th, a new process for containerships bound for US’s two busiest container ports will have ships waiting at least 150 miles from shore, instead of anchorages and loitering areas closer to the coast.
Read moreThe number of container ships stuck off Southern California reached new records, as 111 are waiting around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Read moreIran released the Vietnamese tanker Sothys that it had detained, after offloading the oil on the vessel before being allowed to depart.
Read moreA senator and a congressman from Florida, have proposed legislation aiming to compensate shipowners for costs regarding the moving of container ships anchored off the US West Coast through the Panama Canal to East Coast or Gulf of Mexico ports for unloading.
Read moreThe US Government announced on November 9 a port action plan to accelerate investment in US ports, waterways and freight networks.
Read moreU.S Senator’s Roger Wicker (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Improving Protections for Midshipmen Act, which would strengthen Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment (SASH) prevention, response and investigation in the maritime industry.
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