It seems like every time you turn around there's a new fee announced at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Sometimes those fees are merely threats in a less-than-successful attempt to speed [...]
Over the last year and a half, shippers might have thought they'd seen it all. Astronomical freight rates, hundreds of blanked (cancelled) sailings, no-roll fees that basically amount to holding [...]
The outlook on shipping through the Arctic is changing. And I'm not just talking about the changes in climate making shipping through the North Pole possible. Ocean freight carriers are coming [...]
Decarbonization is one of the top priorities of the ocean freight industry in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight global warming. But apparently, emissions from all those ships out [...]
Tesla unveiled two electric semi trucks Thursday (November 16th) as CEO Elon Musk stepped out of one of the prototypes and onto stage in front of what seemed to be an overly enthusiastic crowd. [...]
Sexy is not a word typically used to describe international shipping. Boring. Yeah, that’s a more typical description. Of course, boring isn’t exactly the type of description to [...]
It’s no secret that pollution in China is bad. If you ever visit the country, you’ll probably notice some people walking around wearing surgical masks because of the haze from [...]
It was only a matter of time. Well, there still is some time, really. But not much. The first automated containership is scheduled to set sail in 2018. Check out this video from Kongsberg [...]
A draft of the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) update has been released by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. You have between now and September 18th to submit written comments on it. An [...]
Zero emissions. That’s the goal the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are working toward. Such a feat might have seemed impossible ten years ago. Or perhaps like the science fiction [...]
How can carriers reduce CO2 emissions, consume less fuel, and add extra protection on their container ships? How about a windshield? That’s right, a windshield on a container ship. [...]
Can the Port of Los Angeles, the continent’s largest port by container volume, completely eliminate its pollution? Not only is that the goal, but the port is rolling out zero and near-zero [...]
As delegates from almost 200 countries, 195 to be exact, try to work together in Paris to negotiate a global climate agreement, the big news surrounding the latest draft of their global climate [...]
“Suddenly beneath you swims the biggest creature there’s ever been. He sings a booming, lonely song into the empty blue.” My two-year-old son likes to say these words, quoting one of his [...]
This is the follow up to last week’s blog, Hunger Games of the Sea: G6, P3, & CKYH Alliances Fight for Shipping Dominance. In an arena of oceans and seas, giant ships filled with [...]
Where do cholera, international shipping, and the spread of invasive aquatic species all intersect? In the water that carriers use as ballast on voyages between international shipping [...]
Going green is a big deal nowadays. Protecting the environment and people’s health by limiting pollution has moved to the forefront of business and government agendas. So it’s not [...]
by Kamy Eliassi מזל – MaZaL Perhaps one of the most common excuses that have been uttered since the beginning of human history has been: “I got unlucky” or “It’s not my fault [...]
Last weekend the wrecked cargo ship Rena split in two, leaving two miles of “a light sheen of oil” on the water according to an MSNBC.com article. Universal Cargo Management first [...]
If you do international business and have used the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for your importing and exporting, the title of a recent post from Pier Pass may sound exciting to you. [...]
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