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Teamsters Clash With Coastal Ports Over Driver Classification

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

At issue is whether owner-operators are simply small businesses working by choice as contractors for trucking companies, or whether the drivers are “misclassified” as contractors and are actually employees.

The Teamsters launch a concerted campaign to pressure trucking companies on the issue in California, where a week-long series of job actions involving drayage companies that serve the ports, intermodal rail yards and warehouses began Wednesday.

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Port Cargo Container Weight Seminar Calls For Communication

The recent Maritime Safety Committee Meeting stated that the key to successful implementation of the VGM requirements is close communication and cooperation between governments and all industry stakeholders.

The Port of New Orleans recently welcomed the return of Chiquita after a 40-year hiatus.

iContainers Freight Delivery Service Raises $6.7 Million In Growth Capital

iContainers seeks to take the port digital and bring transparency to an otherwise complex, cumbersome, and costly process involving customs agents, consultants, and copious paperwork.

iContainers is an early market mover in what it calls door-to-door servicing. Using the company’s platform, users can schedule a warehouse pickup and have goods delivered directly to another warehouse in over 1,200 destinations.

Maersk Line To Reduce Port Calls To Improve Asia-Europe Network

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Maersk Line will eliminate overlapping port pairs in order to reduce the number of direct port calls in the network.

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CMA CGM Launches Container Weighing Portal To Assist SOLAS Rule

A 3-month delay was recently proposed by the International Maritime Organization, in order to provide shippers with extra time to ensure they are ready to meet the requirements.

CMA CGM has launched an electronic portal via its website to assist with the new Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment and the verification.

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Port Of Los Angeles To Test Near-Zero Emission Technologies

Port of Los Angeles

At full build out, Pasha will be the world’s first marine terminal able to generate all of its energy needs from renewable sources.

With the goal of making the Pasha terminal a more sustainable and resilient facility that can operate independently off the grid in the event of a power loss, the project also features a microgrid that includes solar generation, battery storage and an energy management system to maximize usage.

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United Arab Shipping Company Seeks Merger With Hapag-Lloyd

UASC, which is owned by Gulf governments, said the merger talks were discussed at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on Thursday at the company's office in Dubai.

If a deal is reached, it will create a group with an estimated combined enterprise value of around seven billion to eight billion euros ($7.8 billion to $8.9 billion).

Great Lakes Ports Sue Coast Guard Over Pilotage Rates

Under federal law, all oceangoing vessels on the Great Lakes Seaway System must hire local pilots — navigators familiar with local conditions — to assist with navigation. The Coast Guard regulates and sets rates for Great Lakes pilotage.

The coalition argues that the Coast Guard violated the Administrative Procedures Act by making 'arbitrary and unsubstantiated decisions during development of the 2016 pilotage rates,' the news release stated. The plaintiffs have asked the court to remand the rulemaking back to the Coast Guard for revision.

U.S. Lawmakers Pass Bill To Reduce Ports Backlog

According to AAPA President and CEO Kurt Nagle, among the most important aspects of this legislation is that it puts WRDA back on an every-two-year cycle, avoiding a backlog of projects and adopting policy changes to make the system work more efficiently.

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China Approves CMA CGM Acquisition Of Neptune Orient Lines

The takeover offer worth $2.4 billion marks CMA CGM's biggest acquisition and comes as container lines seek to cope with a severe market downturn through greater scale.

CMA CGM has made a preliminary offer for Neptune Orient and is conducting due diligence, though it hasn’t been granted exclusivity, while discussions with Maersk are less advanced, people with knowledge of the matter said before Neptune Orient’s announcement.

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International Maritime Organization Calls For 3-Month Grace Period On Container Weight Enforcement

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The IMO Safety Committee said in a statement Monday that government agencies should postpone enforcement of the requirement that shippers verify the weight of containers to give operators more time to put together the systems needed to meet the mandate.

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption.

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Six U.S. Ports Team With 19 Container Lines On Container Weight Rule

Five of the six operating ports that have signed on to the agreement have laid out their guidance for export shippers using their facilities.

The Port of New Orleans container yards stay busy year round.

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