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News & Notes July 9, 2020
Port News
Despite Virus Impact SC Ports Future is Very Bright (Times & Democrat)
SC Port Employees Donate $22,000 to Lowcountry Food Bank (CRBJ Biz Wire)
SC To Open First New US Container Terminal in 11 Years (Maritime Exec)
Steamship/Pilot
Coronavirus Puts Brakes on Clean-Ship Movement (WSJ)
Need for Speed Drives Ships to Pacific Ports (Freightwaves)
CBP Makes it Easier for Shippers to Obtain Manifest Data Confidentially (Freightwaves)
Carrier Crisis-Management Tactics Pay Off Generously (Port Tech)
CMA CGM Reorganizes its Trans-Pacific Trade Network (GCaptain)
Truck/Rail
O’Malley Departing RSI (Railway Age)
Trucking, Warehouse Companies Boost Hiring in June (WSJ)
US Treasury to Lend $700 Million to Trucking Firm YRC (WSJ)
Rail Volumes Make Slow Recovery (Supply Chain)
Supply Chain/Logistics
Air Cargo Market: The First Steps Towards a Structural Market Recovery (Loadstar)
Banana Business Facing Crisis of Pandemic Proportions (AJOT)
Supply Chain Resilience Plans Start with Mapping (Supply Chain)
Commerce
Coronavirus Hits Nation’s Key Apple, Cherry Farms (WSJ)
News & Notes July 2, 2020
Governments Roll Back Coronavirus Trade Barriers (WSJ)
Capital Improvement Funds Allocated for SC Terminal (Freightwaves)
Port Access June Update (Port Access)
Savannah Tops in Agricultural Exports (Freightwaves)
SC Ports Handles Waves of Uncertainty, Looks to Bright Future (AJOT)
Container Lines Sending Growing Number of Small Vessels on Faster Voyages on Trans-Pacific Routes (Bloomberg)
Container Shipping Laden with Antiquated Processes (Freightwaves)
More TransAtlantic Blankings Unveiled As New Trade War Threatens (GCaptain)
Freight Market Shows Slight Improvement in May (Supply Chain)
Truckers Should Return Empties to Pick up Terminals (Supply Chain)
Warehouses Offer Crowded Shelter in Retail Storm (WSJ)
Amazon, Overstock, Fisher Scientific Win Lucrative E Commerce Portal Contracts (Bloomberg)
Today’s Logistic Report: Picking up the Last Mile, Charging for Inventory (WSJ)
Battered US Wine Importers Brace For Higher Tariffs (WSJ)
Heroes of the Supply Chain (DC Velocity)
Delta Warns Pilots of Possible Furloughs (WSJ)
Refresco Expanding Operations in Greenville County (SC Commerce)
News & Notes June 25, 2020
SC Ports Were On Record Pace Before the Pandemic (Freightwaves)
$1B Port Terminal Project Readies SC for Global Trade Boost (ENR)
Throughput Numbers Down at US Southeast Ports (Lloyds List)
Chevron’s Plans Restart Export in July (WSJ)
Box Lines Set Sights on a Profitable Year (Lloyd’s List)
Maersk Tankers Changes Course in Volatile Oil Markets (WSJ)
Cruise Lines Extend Sailing Suspension Until Sept 15 (GCaptain)
Peak Shipping Season Runs Aground (WSJ)
USDOT Issues Rule Authorizing Bulk Transport of LNG by Rail (Railway Age)
CSX Cuts 86 Jobs, Mainly in Jacksonville, in Management Realignment (Jax Daily Record)
How the Coronavirus Will Reshape World Trade (WSJ)
Warehouse Demand Surges as Retailers Reset Supply Chains (WSJ)
Demand for Warehouse Space Will Rise Alongside E-Commerce Growth (Supply Chain)
US Companies Brought Back Foreign Profits as Coronavirus Struck (WSJ)
172 Acre Business Park Coming to Fountain Inn (Fox24)
News & Notes June 18, 2020
Former FMC Commissioner Will Helm Port of Baltimore (Freightwaves)
Longshore Unions Across Country Pay Tribute to George Floyd (Freightwaves)
Port of Savannah Volume Down 9.7% (Freightwaves)
Greeks Abandon Venezuelen Trade After US Sanctions (Tradewinds)
CMA CGM Earmarks One Third of Its Billion Euro Loan for Ceva Logistics (Shipping Watch)
Maersk Implements Mooring Innovation (Port Tech)
Cyber
Ransomware Attacks On the Rise (Lloyd’s List)
Honda Global Operations Halted by Ransomware Attack (Tech Crunch)
Trucking Market: Spot Freight Strikes Back (Freightwaves)
Truckers Praised for Contributions to Country’s Economy (TTNews)
Florida East Coast Brings Rocket Boosters to NASA (Trains)
Supply Chain/ Logistics
Aluminum Glut Revives Financial Crisis-Era Storage Trade (WSJ)
On Demand Warehouse Startup STORD Acquires Cove Logistics (Forbes)
Unilever, Maker of Hellman’s and Dove Tries to Restructure Again (WSJ)
Autonomous Delivery Robots Market for Warehouse Management to op $27Billion by 2025 (Modern Material)
UPS Expands Healthcare Footprint, Shifting Focus to Vaccines (Supply Chain)
Pandemic Leads to Bicycle Boom, and Shortage Around the World (AP News)
Braskem Setting Up Global Export Hub in Charleston (Technical Textile)
McClancy Seasoning Expands Operations in Lancaster County (SC Commerce)
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News & Notes June 11, 2020
Braskem America Announces New Global Export Hub in Charleston (SCPA)
Container Vessel Orders Fall to Lowest in a Decade (Lloyd’s List)
Projects at Savannah and Charleston Make Progress (Freightwaves)
Savannah Harbor Deepening Sets Precedent (AJOT)
Car Carrier Grimaldi Waits for the World to Start (WSJ)
CMA CGM Forecasts Improved post-crisis Conditions (LLoyd’s List)
US Imports, Exports Fell Sharply in April Amid Coronavirus Disruptions (WSJ)
Alliances Schedule 75 Blankings in Q3 (Loadstar)
Federal Agents Break Up Narcotics Smuggling in the Port of Tampa (Maritime Exec)
Navistar Maintains US Operations but has Challenges With Suppliers in Mexico (Transport Drive)
Rail Cars in Storage Spike in May (Freightwaves)
Logistics/Supply Chain
How US Decision Could Hurt Hong Kong as a Trading Hub (WSJ)
Logistics Operators Targeting E Commerce Boosted Hiring (WSJ)
Supply Chains are Reducing Complexity (Supply Chain)
Kontane Logistics Inc Expanding Operations in Berkeley County (SC Commerce)
McClancey Seasoning Expanding Operations in Lancaster County (SC Commerce)
News & Notes June 4, 2020
East Coast Ports Optimistic for Post Coronavirus Recovery (Hellenic Shipping)
Fitch Sees US POrts Weathering Coronavirus Impact (Lloyd’s List)
China Halts Some U.S. Farm Imports (AJOT)
Natural Gas is Losing its Shine for Ship Operators (WSJ)
ONE Adds 3,000 Units to Expand Refrigerated Fleet (Hellenic Shipping)
Import Cuts Could Trigger More Shortages As States Reopen (Freightwaves)
Zim to Meet E Commerce Boom with Record US China Service (Port Tech)
A Trucker’s Long Haul During Coronavirus (WSJ)
Truck Driver Pay is on the Rise (DC Velocity)
Rail Companies Cut Capacity as Volume Slides 20% (Supply Chain)
Logistics/ Supply Chain
US Economy Faces Long Recovery From Coronavirus Effects (WSJ)
Associations Call for Accelerated Maritime Trade Digitalization Post Covid-19 (Port Tech)
Warehousing Company Expanding in Berkeley County (Chas. Bus News)
Lumber Prices Rebound From Coronavirus Decline (WSJ)
Kontane Logistics Expanding Operations in Berkeley County (Greenville Bus)
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