News & Notes

Local/State

Rough seas: Shipping alliances making their way to Charleston even as they draw scrutiny from federal legislators (P & C)
It's official: South Carolina has a new gas tax (P&C)
Legislature Overrides McMaster veto of road's bill (CBR)
Largest Container Ship Ever to Call on East Coast Arrives Savannah (Savannah Now)
What's in store for South Carolina retailers as the biggest shakeout in years hits the industry (P&C)
Bigger cranes being readied to serve bigger ships at Port of Charleston (P&C)
SCPA handles record container volumes in April (American Shipper)
SC Ports Reports Best April for Box Volumes (Maritime Professional)
South Carolina Ports Announces Strongest April on Record for Container Cargo (Global Trade)
 
National
 
DFDS profit up 10 percent on sea freight growth(JOC)
Soybeans are Shipping Out at Record Pace (Agweb)
Trump would 'certainly consider' raising gas tax  (American Shipper)
Commentary: New alliances will wrinkle supply chains (American Shipper)
Aluminum and national security (American Shipper)
G&W finalizes Pentalver acquisition (American Shipper)
Building an export culture (American Shipper)
Werner to implement MacroPoint's visibility platform (American Shipper)
Fewer 'no shows' key to service contract evolution (JOC)
Panamax ship values jump on rising charter rates (JOC)
Shippers partly to blame for port congestion, report argues (JOC)
How startups will shake up the maritime sector (JOC)
What can digital deliver to container shipping?
Aljex Software integrates with SaferWatch (AJOT)
Scrapping to determine the pace of recovery for tanker shipping market(AJOT)
Manhattan Associates unveils Manhattan Active™ Supply Chain Solution (AJOT)
NATSO, Others Urge Congress to Extend, Phase Out Biodiesel Tax Credit (AJOT)
NRF: Major U.S. retail container ports can expect imports to rise  (American Shipper)
KAMCO to take over 20 vessels owned by six carriers (American Shipper)
Shippers' Law: A convenient argument (American Shipper)
NAFTA roller coaster (American Shipper)
Natural Gas Exports Can Solve U.S. Energy Glut (G Captain)
​Coast Guard Investigating Multiple Laser strikes on Ships (GCaptain)
 
International
 
Projects fuel growth of BBC Chartering’s Med-US service (JOC)
 First Zero-Emission, Fully-Autonomous Container Ship Planned for 2020 (GCaptain)
 Watch: Giant Crane Collapses After Being Hit by Ship at Jebel Ali (GCaptain)
 World's Dirtiest Fuel Seen Holding Out Evenas Ships Clean Up (GCaptain)
Hyundai Heavy's $11 Billion Breakup Paves Way for More Deals (GCaptain)

Notes
EPA, Army Corps seeking input on redefining Waters of the US (EPA)
CBP intercepts two invasive pests in Charleston (USCBP)