by Stas | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Photo: Matson By Stas Margaronis The crisis faced by U.S. agricultural exporters unable to book sufficient space on foreign-flag ocean carriers will only be solved when the United States starts to build new ships, according to Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano, associate...
by Stas | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Stas Margaronis Following the end of World War II, the Japanese government sought to re-establish its industrial base through shipbuilding. It recognized that shipbuilding would replace its decimated merchant fleet with brand new vessels and that by developing...
by Stas | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS Last November International Propeller Club president James Patti, warned that a lack of U.S. flag shipping has made the United States vulnerable to the increasing economic dominance of China. He also warned that a lack of investment in the nation’s...
by Stas | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Exporting Goods _ USDA BY STAS MARGARONIS On December 21st, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had provided lists of U.S. food exporters in compliance with a Chinese Customs deadline of January 1st, 2022: “The FDA has provided the General...
by Stas | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS As the backlog of import containers at container terminals has declined, Eugene Seroka, executive director Port of Los Angeles, said the Port is turning its attention to the backlog of empty containers and may impose fees on empty containers that...
by Stas | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Proposed APM Plaquemines Container Terminal By Stas Margaronis On November 17th, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD) located South of New Orleans and APM Terminals announced a ‘Letter of Intent,” whereby APM Terminals “will become the operator...
