U Shippers files FMC complaint against Maersk
U Shippers Group has lodged a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) alleging carrier Maersk to have violated a 2020 shipping contract.
Read moreU Shippers Group has lodged a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) alleging carrier Maersk to have violated a 2020 shipping contract.
Read moreThe US Department of Justice announced that the Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged vessel was sentenced to prison for deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated bilge water overboard in U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans last year, and for obstructing justice.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) has granted research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, CORE POWER, and the Idaho National Laboratory for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US.
Read moreThe Transportation Institute (TI) released a study by Ernst & Young (EY) evaluating the Jones Act and its implications on freight rates, container availability, port congestion, and carrier performance in the Caribbean Region relative to global averages.
Read moreA general cargo ship inbound for Port Arthur, Texas, and a bulker collided on August 21 causing significant damage to both vessels.
Read moreThe Port of Oakland announced the approval of a $2 million contract for the design of a new, clean energy project at the Oakland Seaport.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Transportation announced that PortMiami is the beneficiary of a $16 Million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for its NetZero: Cargo Mobility Optimization and Resiliency Project.
Read moreThe Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comment on whether supply chain congestion has created conditions warranting the issuance of an emergency order requiring common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) to share key information with shippers, truckers, and railroads.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded ABS a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels.
Read moreAccording to Carl W. Bentzel, Commissioner with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, the congestion at US ports comes from the lack of accountability in moving the buildup of empty containers back into the terminals.
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