by Alex Pappas | Jul 11, 2015 | Technology, Week in Global Logistics
PierPass Will Raise Fees – PierPass fees will rise from $66.50 to $69.17 per TEU next month. Higher labor costs due to the new longshore contract are the reason for the increase. PierPass has been around for 10 years and has led to more than 50% of truck traffic to...
by Alex Pappas | Jun 26, 2015 | Ports, Technology, Week in Global Logistics
Samsung Creates “See-through” Truck – Samsung has launched a trial project of mounting a video screen to the back of trucks that projects images from a front mounted camera. The result allows drivers to “see through” the vehicle at road conditions ahead. Drivers...
by Alex Pappas | Jun 19, 2015 | Week in Global Logistics
Proposed New Rules for Large Trucks – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to unveil purposed new rules on emissions and fuel efficiency for big trucks. The rules would target large transportation vehicles, buses and dump trucks and are expected to reduce...
by Alex Pappas | Jun 12, 2015 | Week in Global Logistics
EPA Seeks to Cut Airline Emissions – The Obama administration announced this week that the EPA will take steps to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the airline industry. However, it will likely take years before new standards take effect. Aircrafts account for 2%...
by Alex Pappas | Jun 5, 2015 | Week in Global Logistics
U.S. Bill Would Allow Presidential Intervention in Port Slowdowns – A bill called the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act was introduced to congress today. The bill would expand on the Taft-Hartley Act by specifically covering...
by Alex Pappas | May 29, 2015 | Green, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Cuba Removed from U.S. Terrorism List – The U.S. officially removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. This is seen as a necessary move for normalizing ties between the two countries. Talks about reopening embassies have also been held. An act of...