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Los Angeles / Long Beach Dockworkers hit Hard with Coronavirus Infection Rates at It’s Ports ILWU Coast Committeeman Frank Ponce De Leon told American Shipper on Thursday, “Longshore workers have been moving cargo nonstop during the pandemic and want to continue to do so. But the skyrocketing rate of infections in Southern California is realRead more

Police and Customs seize over 19,000 stolen pieces of art and artifacts Two huge international police and customs operations targeting the trade in stolen artworks and archaeological artefacts have led to the arrest of 101 people and the recovery of more than 19,000 items, including a pre-Columbian gold mask, a carved Roman lion and thousandsRead more

Shipping and Transportation of Covid-19 Vaccine in America : Operation Warpspeed The first challenge facing the companies in charge of the transportation of the vaccines is maintaining the vaccine’s temperature. This is not easy. Why? Vaccines are both temperature and UV light sensitive. If it gets too warm, the integrity of the vaccine can beRead more

U.S. Regulators rolling out new pollution control standards Monday on ships The 329-page Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sets a new framework for regulating discharges “incidental to the normal operation of vessels.” The change is aimed at bringing consistency and certainty to the oversight of such dischargesRead more

Triton Containers Has Massive Demand for Shipping Equipment As previously reported by FreightWaves, a very small number of major builders in China manufacture containers. Those producers are reportedly sold out until at least February. John O’Callaghan, Triton’s head of global marketing and operations, confirmed on the call that container “factory capacity [is] fully booked” through 2020.Read more

Airline Contractors Under Fire From House Committee over COVID Layoffs The coronavirus has significantly hurt ground handling companies because airlines heavily reduced flying in response to anemic travel demand and required fewer services. In August, Swissport agreed to a comprehensive restructuring with creditors and shareholders that included a debt-for-equity swap and a new €500 millionRead more

CMA CGM granted temporary relief from some FMC service tarrifs “Because the commission’s exemption authority is limited to prospective relief, the commission denies the request for exemption from the relevant tariff publishing requirements for cargo received prior to the date of this order. Instead, the CMA Group may use other procedures provided by the ShippingRead more

Creating Energy from Noise Pollution in the Environment with a Skyscraper Welcome to the innovative Urban Transducer Skyscraper. The worlds first environment technology that uses noise to produce energy. Imagine a large busy city such as New York or Chicago where loud noises are a common occurrence day and night. What if there was aRead more

What is Shipping Logistics ? Shipping logistics management involves resource planning, organization, management of trailers across the carrier’s offices, execution, and control of the transportation of your shipped items. It is well known that the idea of logistics began in the military. Shipment means the product you want to ship AND Logistics means the process of shipping or moving your shipment from the pointRead more

42 Amazing USPS Technology Facts The Postal Service’s financial position is dire. Since 2007, the Postal Service has experienced nearly $80 billion in cumulative losses – with FY 2019 approaching $9 billion and 2020 closing in on $11 billion in losses despite a statutory requirement that the Postal Service be self-sustaining.The OIG will soon reportRead more