US House duo pledge OSRA fixes to boost FMC powerUS Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei went before Congress Thursday to field questions about the agency’s budget, slow-going rulemaking, and whether new amendments are needed for shipping reform. READ SOURCE...
Plane giants Airbus and Boeing face mounting pressure to set up jetliner plants in India, after the country's civil aviation minister told Reuters the "time has come" to serve its soaring demand with jets assembled on domestic soil.Jyotiraditya Scindia said...
FMC querying carriers, terminals on free time billing practicesAhead of a June deadline to issue new rulemaking on detention and demurrage billing, the Federal Maritime Commission is seeking clarity from carriers and terminals about billing shippers when container pickups and...
Local freight forwarder sources in India say they view GRIs more as a tool to slow the erosion in rates rather than effectively trying to increase prices. READ SOURCE...
Maersk going it alone, so far, on policy changes to free time billingMaersk in April will stop collecting detention and demurrage fees on days terminals are closed and shippers can’t pick up or drop off containers, a move yet to...
Korean auto giant Hyundai has pledged to retain real physical buttons in its vehicles amid safety concerns over touchscreen use by drivers, The Drive reported. Sang Yup Lee, Hyundai’s head of design, reiterated the company’s commitment to buttons at...
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) aims to monetise 1,987 kilometres (km) of highways in 2023-24 through 'toll operate transfer' and infrastructure investment trust (InvITs) modes, people familiar with the development said.The highways body has lined up 30 National Highway...
Knight-Swift, the largest US truckload provider, will substantially expand its reach and scalability for shippers with the purchase of U.S. Xpress, the country’s ninth-largest truckload carrier. READ SOURCE...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has reduced shifts at two auto assembly plants in China, people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The move is a sign of how weaker demand in the world’s largest auto...
