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To secure capacity, US shippers urged to keep truckers close Since truck capacity is overwhelmingly concentrated among small and mid-size carriers, cargo interests should have a detailed strategy for fostering close working relationships with that segment of the market, according to a C. H. Robinson executive. “This is a fragmented trucking industry. You must listen […]

India finalizes SOLAS guidelines, changes tolerance limit India shippers will have more leeway on the tolerance level of variation for container weights under the International Maritime Organization’s SOLAS regulation that goes into effect July 1, but terminals will not be able to provide weighing services to generate verified gross mass data within the country’s ports. […]

NY-NJ port terminal to offer SOLAS weighing to shippers for a fee The first terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey to detail how it will respond to the SOLAS container weight rule said it will provide the service to shippers for $69.10 per unit, putting pressure on other terminals at the […]

US exporters and container lines in high-stakes game of SOLAS chicken The U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement last week that it wouldn’t object to two alternative methods of verifying container weights set in motion a high-stakes game of chicken between carriers and exporters. It is also fueling a fight among ports seeking to present themselves as […]

US exporters, container lines in high-stakes game of SOLAS chicken The U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement last week that it wouldn’t object to two alternative methods of verifying container weights set in motion a high-stakes game of chicken between carriers and exporters. It is also fueling a fight among ports seeking to present themselves as the […]

UK tightens SOLAS scrutiny of exporters U.K. shippers planning to weigh the contents and packaging of a container before adding that sum to the tare weight to gain the verified gross mass — needed to meet the new container weighing rule that takes effect July 1 — will have to pay a 94 pound fee […]

DP World sets SOLAS fees for Jebel Ali, UAE DP World in a notice to customers in the United Arab Emirates said it has set up a solution designed to help shippers meet the SOLAS container weight verification requirements that take effect July 1. “DP World will provide a weighing system that will be integrated […]

IHS Maritime & Trade Launches JOC Gulf Shipping Conference NEWARK, N.J. (May 2, 2016) – IHS Maritime & Trade today announced the launch of the JOC Gulf Shipping Conference, a new event for the containerized and breakbulk/heavy-lift shipping sectors. The conference, to take place June 13-14 in Houston, Texas, will pull together some of the […]

US Coast Guard approves two alternative container weight methods WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday gave its stamp of approval to two alternative methods for obtaining certified container weights to comply with new international regulations: one proposed by agricultural shippers and another proposed by the South Carolina Ports Authority. The move paves an easier […]

Supply chain parties hook up new freight rate solution on volatile Asia-Europe Technology is playing an increasing role in the management of freight rates as parties in the supply chain try to mitigate the extreme volatility found on trades such as Asia-Europe, where rates can change every day and are a regular nightmare for the […]