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A South Carolina shipping company has filed a federal lawsuit after a runaway cargo ship caused over $500,000 worth of property damage. Carver Maritime, a shipping company in Charleston specializing in bulk and breakbulk cargo, filed suit this week against the owners and managers of MSC Michigan VII, a container ship that lost control on…
Carriers in Ohio will transport a 458-ton “super load” of heavy equipment across several major roadways to Licking County’s new Intel chip manufacturing plant starting on Sunday. The Ohio Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that the move is expected to take more than a week starting from a dock on the Ohio River near…
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said dockworkers deserve wage hikes in line with the “billions of dollars” in recent financial results from ocean carriers. The call for higher wages comes after the ILA canceled master contract talks on Tuesday with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) after accusing APM Terminals and Maersk of using automated…
Data analytics firm Semantic Visions, in partnership with digital solutions firm Actum Digital, recently launched its Environmental, Social and Governance Index, providing companies with data to inform their efforts toward sustainable operations and ethical business practices. According to the Prague-based company, the index is built on globally curated and enriched data covering over 1.1 million…