News & Notes

Port News
Smart Ports When AI Takes Over Shipping (TT News)
SC Continues Growth Spurt (Lloyd's List)
SC Ports Tap Goodwill Ambassadors (DC Velocity)
Senator Wants to Rush New SC-GA Port (P&C)
Cosco Will Put Long Beach Terminal Up For Sale (Supply Chain)

​Steamship
New Maersk Line Transatlantic Network (AJOT)
Containership MOL Truth Earned Ship of the Year for 2017 (AJOT)
Container Charter Rates May Have Peaked (American Shipper)
Whistleblowing Ship Master Wins Case Against Matson (GCaptain)
OOCL Could Spring a Surprise in Blockchain (Seatrade)

Truck/Rail
CSX Spins Off Two to OmniTRAX (Railway Age)
Where are America's Truck Drivers (Yahoo Finance)
​FedEx Says Platooning Technology Could Revolutionize Fleet Trucks (Trucks.com)
Container Maintenance Facility Coming to SC Inland Port (Progressive Rail)
UPS, Teamsters Reach Tentative Deal on Trucking Labor Contract (WSJ)

Logistics
US Warehouse Supply at Its Tightest in 2 Decades (WSJ)
​Not quite Formula One, Kalmar Terminal Tractor Test Track (Seatrade)
CMA CGM Gets Green Light to Buy 25% Stake in CEVA Logistics (Supply Chain)
Amazon's Medical Supply Chain Ambitions (Supply Chain)
6 Questions and 1 Answer About Blockchain in Logistics (Supply Chain)
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Commerce
Tariff Disputes Threatens Export of American Made Cars (WSJ)
Use Smarter Tools to Be Tough on Trade (City Paper)
​Southern Current Launching Solar Projects in Darlington County (SC Commerce)
SC Firms Taking a Wait and See Attitude Toward Tariffs (P&C)

National
Shipyard Cited for Safety Violations Following Drowning in Jacksonville (Maritime Exec)