ATLANTA — Incoming fuel regulations and political gridlock will bring unwelcome expenses and headaches to shipping and trucking companies through next year, according to one policy expert who spoke at SMC3 Jump Start 2019 on Jan. 29.
January 30, 2019Government, Business, Fuel
Tolls, Regulations, Bunker Fuel Costs Could Vex Industry
Government, Business, Fuel
New Low-Sulfur Rules for Maritime Fuels Force Fleets to Scramble
The International Maritime Organization announced that shippers and global refiners must reduce sulfur content in marine bunker fuels by January 2020, five years earlier than had been expected.
August 29, 2017Business
CMA CGM Stakeholder Looks to Sell and Buy Ports America
Yildirim Holding AS is seeking buyers for its stake in the world’s third-biggest container shipper as the family-owned Turkish company presses ahead with a plan to acquire Ports America Holdings Inc., a U.S. maritime-terminal operator.
July 6, 2017Government, Business
Federal Maritime Commission Appoints Karen Gregory Regulatory Reform Officer
Karen Gregory, managing director of the Federal Maritime Commission, has been appointed the agency’s regulatory reform officer, acting Chairman Michael Khouri announced March 13.
March 13, 2017Business
West Coast Labor, Management to Discuss Contract Extension
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, whose protracted labor dispute disrupted trucking and port operations early in 2015, have targeted Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 for talks to address a potential contract extension.
September 27, 2016