Port News

Importers Find Reliability, Capacity at SC Ports (Furniture Today)

Union Launches $299 Million Legal Action Against Hapag-Lloyd and US Maritime Alliance (Port Tech)

Steamship/Tug

Maersk Accelerates New Container Availability (Lloyds List)

Ship Operators Move Toward LNG to Pare Emissions (WSJ)

MSC Continues Buying Spree (Tradewinds)

MSC Set to Overtake Maersk as Largest Container Line (Maritime Exec)

Truck/Rail

Seller’s Market for Newer Used Trucks is Hot (Freightwaves)

Theft of Vehicles, Cargo Drops Slightly (Truck News)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Kuene & Nagel Chose the Right Strategy Through the Covid Pandemic and Profits Soar (Loadstar)

Snarled Supply Chain Trips Up Small Businesses (WSJ)

Warehouse Rents Rise, Vacancies Fall As Import Surge Strains Ports (Supply Chain)

Commerce

Apple to Build New Campus in North Carolina (WSJ)

Retailers Clamor for Limited Industrial Space Near Major US Seaports (AJOT)

MC Dean Inc Expanding Operations in Charleston County (SC Commerce)

VOCA America Inc Expanding North American Headquarters in Lancaster County (SC Commerce)

Port News

SC Port Welcomes First Vessel to Newly Built Hugh Leatherman Terminal (Port Tech)

SC Opens First New Container in US Since 2009 (GCaptain)

America's First New Terminal in Over a Decade as Nation Battles Severe Port Congestion (Splash 247)

Steamship/Tug

From Beer to Flat Pack Furniture, Suez Blockage Offers a Global Trade Snapshot (WSJ)

Maersk Warns Real Work to Clear Suez Backlog Has just Begun (Financial Times)

Maersk Sweeper Boxship Returns 8000 Empty Containers to Asia (Tradewinds)

Strong Import Gains Forecast Through the Summer (Logistics MGT)

Truck/Rail

This Could be the Hottest Summer Ever for Freight (Freightwaves)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Raw Materials Prices Have Surged (WSJ)

FMC Holds Closed Door Meeting on Ongoing Supply Chain Investigation (GCaptain)

Red Hot Container Market Pushes Multipurpose Rates to Pre-Covid Levels (Shipping Watch)

A Flock of Black Swans Hovers, and Supply Chains Need to Get Ready (Supply Chain)

Commerce

Battery Making Rivals Settle Trade Rift That Threatened Georgia Plant (WSJ)

Central States Manufacturing Establishing Operations in Aiken County (SC Commerce)

Port News

Underwriters Prepare as Claims Start to Roll In (Tradewinds)

Port Houston Expands Resin Packaging Capacity (AJOT)

Port Automation:  Route to the Future (Port Tech)

Steamship/Tug

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to Reactivate Last 3 Laid Up Vessels (Splash 247)

Jeffries Predicts Maersk Could Earn as Much as $15 Billion Profit USD (Shipping Watch)

Cosco Boards Eyes Order for 10 Dual Fuel Megaships (Lloyd’s List)

Container Shipping’s Orderbook to Fleet Ratio Rockets up to 15% (Splash 247)

Maersk Commits to Long Term Relationships With Shippers (Freightwaves)

Truck/Rail

Pay is the Top Factor in Retaining Truck Drivers (Transport Dive)

Supply Chain/Logistics

Suez Canal Blockage Pressures Global Container Supply (WSJ)

Hot US Economy, Fresh Supply Disruptions Pressure World’s Factories (WSJ)

Commerce

E Commerce Boom Keeps Rents High in Undersupplied Warehouse Market: CBRE (Supply Chain)

Fibertex NonWovens Expands in Laurens County (Trade & Industry)

Williams-Sonoma to Expand Manufacturing, Distribution Capacity by up to 30% (Supply Chain)

DEAD SHIP MOVEMENT - NAVAL PROTECTION ZONE

Charleston Harbor

On Thursday, April 1, 2021, the U.S. Navy will conduct a dead ship movement through Charleston Harbor from Wharf Alpha to the Charleston Harbor entrance buoy. The dead ship movement is expected to occur between the hours of 7:00 am and 11:00 am.

The dead ship movement will be restricted in its ability to maneuver. In accordance with 33 CFR 165.2015 and 33 CFR 165.2025 Naval Protection Zone, a 500-yard regulated area of water surrounding the dead ship movement will be enforced. Vessels operating in the vicinity are to keep clear. All mariners are urged to use caution while transiting the area. Operators will monitor VHF channels 13 and 16. This MSIB can be viewed at https://homeport.uscg.mil/port-directory/charleston.

For questions or concerns regarding this MSIB, please contact on scene security assets via VHF-FM Channel 16, Sector Charleston Waterways Management Division at (843) 740-3184, or the Sector’s 24-hour Command Center at (843) 740- 7050.

Port News

Port Agreement is a Really, Really Big Deal for Jasper County (Bluffton Today)

US Port Congestion Continues to Drive Conversation (Port Tech) 

Greer Port Moves Record Cargo as Pacific Ports Stall (GSA Business)

Ports Must Improve Visibility to End Vicious Congestion Cycle (Port Tech)

Port Access Road Update (Port Access)

Port of Savannah Has Experienced Tremendous Growth (Freightwaves)

Steamship/Tug

CMA/CGM Sees Volumes Remaining Strong for the First Half of 2021 (Lloyd’s List)

Truck/Rail

SC Truckers Take a Beating as Ship Schedules Slip at Charleston Port (Post & Courier)

SC Ports Post Record Inland Rail Productivity (Port Tech)

Swift Knight to Grow Fleet by 6K Trailers as Pools Provide Agility (Supply Chain)

Supply Chain/Logistics

Turbocharged Economy Leaves Factories Struggling to Deliver Goods hat Shoppers Want (WSJ)

Port Officials, Retailers Seeing Congestion Lasting for Months (TT News)

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Announces Southern Expansion to Port of Savannah (AJOT)

Packaging Automation Hits Fast Track in 2021 (Supply Chain)

Commerce

Yeti Tests Port Houston in Bid to Avoid Congestion (Supply Chain)

Studio Displays Establishing Operations in Lancaster County (SC Commerce)

Port News

Foot Locker Cites Port Congestion for Nearly 24% in Inventory (Supply Chain)

Regional Report: Southeast Ports Expand Capacity (Area Development)

Philaport Breaks Ground On Near Dock Warehouse In Capacity Expansion Push (Port Tech)

Ports Continue to Set Records; Congestion Worsen on West Coast (TT News)

Port of Virginia Wins $15 Million Contract for Military Cargo (Freightwaves)

Steamship/Tug

Container Ship Operators are Betting on China’s Factory Resurgence (WSJ)

Ocean Carriers Take Heat for Profiting Handsomely While Service Plunged (Freightwaves)

Multipurpose Vessels Making a Comeback in 2021? (AJOT)

MSC Breaks Its Reefer Volume Record in 2020 (Port Tech)

Truck/Rail

Trucking Boom Prompts Old Dominion to Add 1200 Drivers and Dock Workers (Freightwaves)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Avison Young Negotiates a Sale of 587,000 Sq Ft Charleston SC Industrial Facility (DC Velocity)

US Factory Orders Surge, but Business Spending on Equipment Slows (Hellenic Shipping)

Global TMS Revenues to Nearly Double by 2025 (DC Velocity)

FMC: Injecting More Containers Won’t Solve Supply Chain Woes (Supply Chain)

Trade

US Trade Deficit Widened in January as Americans Bought More Imported Goods (WSJ)

Commerce

King Machine Expands Sumter Manufacturing Complex (Area Dev)

On Time Distribution LLC Establishing Operations in Clarendon County (SC Commerce)

News & Notes

Port News

2 More Tall Cranes Arrive at SC Port (US News)

Jasper County Poised to Take Over Half of Port Ownership (Bluffton Today)

Steamship/Tug

Ocean Carriers Hold All the Cards in Contract Talks with Shippers (Freightwaves)

India Looks to Enter Container Manufacturing (Splash 247)

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to Reactivate Another 3 Vessels (Splash 247)

Truck/Rail

Port Truck Drivers Protest Long Waits at Baltimore Container Terminal (Baltimore Sun)

Judge Says Railroad Talks Should Be Included in Lawsuits (AP)

Railroads Tout Trains Over Trucks (AJOT)

Logistics/ Supply Chain

XPO Closing Easton Area Warehouse affecting More than 1000 Workers (Morning Call)

US Retailers See Millions in Sales Delays Amid Shipping Logjam (AJOT)

Biden Orders Broad Supply Chain Review Amid Chip Shortages (WSJ)

Tyson to Use Real Time for Visibility in Warehouse Shipments (Supply Chain)

Commerce

BMW Manufacturing to Build a New Training Center in Spartanburg (Trade & Industry)

Omatic Software Expanding Operations in Charleston County (SC Commerce)

King Machine Expanding Operations in Sumter County (SC Commerce)

News & Notes

Port News

Unprecedented Container Demand Represents Largest Consumer Shift in 50 Years (Port Tech)

Leatherman Terminal Receives Final Cargo Handling Equipment (CBJ)

JaxPort Unveils New Strategic Plan (AJOT)

House Leaders Press Biden for Ports Funding (TT News)

Steamship/Tug

Kuehne & Nagel Set to Buy Asian Forwarded Apex (Loadstar)

Hapag Lloyd CEO Now Says Container Boom Could Continue into 3rd Quarter (Shipping Watch)

MSC Toplles Maersk at the Top of the Box Rankings (Splash 247)

COVID, Congestion, Container Shortage Form Perfect Storm (Freightwaves)

Hapag Lloyd Expects Q1 Operating Profit to Triple (Loadstar)

Rail/Truck

Norfolk Southern Calls Off Atlanta Rail Transfer Project (Railway Age)

Consumer Goods Group Lobbies for Federal “Air Traffic Control” for Trucks (Freightwaves)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Consumers Demand Snaps Back.  Factories Can’t Keep Up (WSJ)

Shipping Container Shortages Gives Commodity Prices Extra Boost (WSJ)

Lumber Prices Notch Records on Building, Remodeling Boom (WSJ)

Commerce

How the Lowcountry Attracts Developers and Residents (Forbes)

Scentsy Establishing Operations in York County (SC Commerce)

PALL Corporation Establishing Operations in Spartanburg County (SC Commerce)

Goodyear Acquires Cooper in All American Tire Deal (TT News)

News & Notes Feb. 18, 2021

Port News

BMW Exports $6.9 Billion in Cars (GSA Bus)

Ports and Carriers Send Mixed Messages on US Congestion (Port Tech)

Five Busiest Ports in the US (Port Tech)

Steamship/Tug

Maersk Fourth-Quarter Earnings Surged as Outlook Disappoints (WSJ)

Hapag-Lloyd Forecasts Very Strong First Quarter (GCaptain)

Shippers Take to the Sky as Ocean Congestion Grows (Freightwaves)

Truck/Rail

Some Truckers Are Thriving as Companies Reset Supply Chains (WSJ)

Inland Port Dillon Year Over Year Rail Moves Decline 11.3% (SCNow.com)

South Carolina Ports Rides Rails To Robust January (Freightwaves)

Senate Committee OKs SC Ports Borrowing $550 Million for Railroads (AP)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Oil Demand Recovery Expected to PickUp Speed Later (WSJ)

Training, Technology Vital to Manufacturers Recruiting Younger Workers (Supply Chain)

Commerce

NUPI Americas Expanding in Hampton County to Create 28 Jobs (Trade&Dev)

TTI Floor Care North America Establishing Operations in Spartanburg County (SC Commerce)

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK INCORPORATED

2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

SPONSOR/MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

Charleston Motor Carriers Association Custom Brokers & Freight Forwarders Assn of Charleston,  Maritime Association of South Carolina, Charleston Port & Seafarers’ Society, Propeller Club of the United States South Carolina Stevedores Association, Neal Brothers.

NTW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: To provide financial assistance to NTW affiliated members or individuals pursuing a degree in transportation/logistics/supply chain management. Up to ten scholarships ($1,000 to $5,000) will be awarded.

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY: Applicant must be a high school senior, graduating in 2021, or an undergraduate student enrolled/enrolling at an accredited college.

ACCESS APPLICATION HERE