According to an agency official, the Federal Maritime Commission may not have enough employees to fully execute the maritime shipping changes adopted in June. "We are currently resource-constrained," said FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel on Monday during a webinar on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) and its impact...
A ‘significant shift in vessel calls’ to the Port of Savannah contributes to a record year.
The Georgia Ports Authority had a successful fiscal year in 2022, handling a record-breaking 5.76 million twenty-foot equivalent units since last July. GPA's fiscal year 2022 went from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2022. Container volumes in 2022 were 8% higher year on year. June was also a record...
Union Pacific executives say that improving service will be a top priority.
To regain favor with shippers, Union Pacific is attempting to improve service metrics — a goal that is within reach now that hiring efforts have been largely successful and warm-weather holidays that would have kept workers on vacation have passed, executives said during UP's call Thursday discussing second-quarter 2022 financial...