Images of fleets of large container ships at anchor waiting to be unloaded, terminals at capacity, stressed customs clearing functions and a growing truck driver shortage underline just how fragile our supply chains are. These interruptions will jeopardize our on-time inventory systems, manufacturers’ reliance on parts sourced from overseas, the delivery of the very consumer […]
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Over the last four decades I have had the privilege of frequently visiting Hamburg, Germany, which is known as the container capital of the world. In doing so, I had a front row seat watching the “Container Revolution” from its infancy into what it is today. What did I see? From the end of the
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The Decade of “Clean Tech” At Green Shipping Line, we believe that carbon is the new currency of the “clean tech” revolution. Investors and companies are looking for transformative ventures that will reduce or eliminate carbon emissions in the era of “decarbonization” and “net zero emissions”. That being said, we at Green Shipping Line
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Within hours of entering the new year, the maritime shipping industry saw quite a positive outlook for the future.
With the U.S. Senate overriding the Presidential veto and signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on January 1, 2021, many of the doubts and concerns the maritime industry had were eased, as exceedingly important legislations were finally coming to fruition.
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As the world leans more and more toward environmentally friendly practices, companies must conduct business in a new way to keep up with the times. One way to do this is to utilize carbon credits through cap-and-trade programs. Companies and industries can have carbon caps that regulate an enterprise’s amount of carbon dioxide and other
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Did you know that 1 small vessel can transport the same amount of cargo as 66 trucks in just 1 trip? Because they can carry more weight on water than what a truck can on land, vessels are the most efficient and green way to transport cargo domestically via the American Marine Highway. Watch
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The American Marine Highway is an underutilized sector of the U.S.A’s Infrastructure. It consists of 250,000 miles of navigable waterways that operate–as the name suggest–a highway for vessels to transport goods domestically. The American Marine Highway and its ports and terminals already exist. Our water network, that costs nothing to create and little to maintain,
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This article was reposted from Pontotoc Progress (djournal.com) Written by: Sen. Roger Wicker , Sen. Maria Cantwell , Rep. Peter DeFazio , and Rep. Sam Graves 1416 One hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson enacted a law that would become known as the Jones Act. Its purpose was to help the U.S. shipping industry
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This article has been reposted from Water Encyclopedia Historically, societies have always located near water, due partly to the fact that water enables more efficient travel compared to going over land. Waterways are critically important to the transportation of people and goods throughout the world. The complex network of connections between coastal ports, inland ports,
Written by Pat Roche Did you know that by utilizing a transportation infrastructure that combines trucks, trains and ships we can take back the #1 spot in global commerce? With short sea shipping, we will be able to add efficiencies to the trucking companies that will add jobs, and much needed revenue to the truck companies allowing
