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Well over a year since those milestones, units started shipping last month to backers and new buyers. As is common with many crowdfunded projects, things change along the way. Kickstarter is a learning process for the inventors as much as it is for the backers. The final, showing-ready Toor is as elegant ...

Following six straight years of losses, the container shipping industry ended 2017 with a total profit of roughly $7 billion, according to Drewry. SeaIntel Maritime Analysis said the financial reports of the 13 carriers do show improvement but do not yet reflect a full recovery. “All reporting carriers recorded a ...

PARKSIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA — More than 100,000 tonnes of grain was loaded onto vessels across Viterra Australia's port network on March 26, the company's largest shipping day on record. All six of Viterra's port terminals were loading vessels on the 26th, which has only happened ...

It seems pretty clear that automated shipping, in some form, is on the way. Driven by costs and industry, there is little doubt that regulators, already significantly in “catch-up” mode will be put in a position to find a way to make it work. The question still needs to be asked as to what form this is going to take.

Wages are on the move for America's truckers as the freight transportation industry contends with driver shortages and increased demand for shipping services. A recent study by the American Trucking Associations of more than 100,000 employees and contractors showed the median salary of a U.S. ...

As the planet warms, giant icebergs and sea ice that once would have remained trapped in the frozen Arctic are moving southward faster and more frequently, menacing shipping and oil and gas drilling operations. In the North Atlantic, scientists say the number of icebergs spotted south of 48 degrees ...

Shares of both FedEx FDX and United Parcel Service UPS have fallen victim to the latest market-wide sell-off. However, this recent downturn isn't likely to scare off many value investors, and it might actually make stocks like these two shipping and delivery powers look even more attractive. FedEx and UPS ...

After rocketing to a $250 million valuation in 2015 amid a massive hype cycle for on-demand companies, on-demand startup Shyp is shutting down today. CEO Kevin Gibbon announced that the company would be shutting down in a blog post this afternoon. The company is ending operations immediately ...

Coit said the pair is accused of being in connection to an operation that involved shipping large quantities of marijuana from California to Eau Claire. Fabbri and Meyer were arrested at a home on Water Street. While at the home, police say they found drug paraphernalia and large quantities of marijuana.

Turns out, that means today. The Nest doorbell — or the Nest Hello, as it's known — is now shipping for $229. Nest also mentioned a few other bits of news: The front door lock/touchpad they built in partnership with Yale, also announced back in September of last year, is now shipping; They're now making ...

Historical VLGC high season from April to August and we believe this will be even more profound in 2018 due to negative supply growth and already emerging seasonally demand patterns. We see the cyclical expansion starting in 2Q18, defined by a transparent low supply growth in 2018/19 against ...

Torm Plc is a product tanker pure play with rich European shipping heritage dating back to 1889. They recently restructured and are midway through a major expansion and modernization program. Torm achieved a NASDAQ listing in late-2017 and just announced their annual results with updated filings.

The Committee is expected to agree on an initial strategy in April, including a list of possible measures to tackle shipping-related emissions in the near term and targets for longer-term sector-wide decarbonisation, with a final plan due to be elaborated by 2023. Delegates will be tasked with deciding on a ...

NoMa is going to get a brand new, temporary library in the form of a shipping container. As first reported by Washington Business Journal, the D.C. Public Library (DCPL) plans on creating a “Container Lab” in one 40-foot and one 20-foot shipping container on a vacant lot at 1150 First Street NE.

The parent company of beer maker Anheuser-Busch has taken part in a blockchain pilot in a bid to test the tech for global shipping uses. The company is part of a wider blockchain consortium that experimented with technology developed by consultancy firm Accenture. Other participants included shipping ...

But while FedEx obviously deals in deliverable goods, its value as a brand hinges as much on the intangible of customer experience—its ability to quell the anxiety of shipping an important package and furnish the relief of it arriving. These are some of the imperatives that FedEx founder Frederick Smith ...

iPhone X price, deals and news: Analysts dramatically revise shipping forecasts amid 'sluggish' demand ... 7/3/18: Analysts at Citi have dramatically revised their shipping forecasts for the iPhone X. As reported by Business Insider, they expect Apple to ship 14 million units in Q1, down from earlier ...

The CMA represents all facets of the international shipping industry and has worked to create conference sessions that have direct relevance to all aspects of the shipping and trade markets. These sessions are best associated with the goal of delivering immediate commercial, technical, regulatory or ...

In 2015, researchers from Carnegie Mellon released a study detailing the scope of currently active darknet drug marketplaces, which primarily use the USPS to facilitate shipping. The study estimated the average daily revenue of the most prominent marketplaces fluctuated between $300,000 to $500,000 ...

“Shipping containers are being repurposed all over B.C. The containers are designed to be watertight, which means they are well sealed with little or no ventilation — ideal for shipping purposes but potentially dangerous for other uses,” WorkSafeBC director of field prevention services Dan Strand said in a ...

The maritime shipping industry is gradually emerging from a period of struggle. Junichiro Ikeda, president of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, recently spoke to Nikkei about the challenges and opportunities in the industry, and how the Japanese shipper sees the future of overall global trade. Q: The shipping industry's ...

Target is finally jumping on the two-day shipping bandwagon. The retailer announced it is now offering free two-day shipping on "hundreds of thousands" of items. The perk is available to all orders over $35 and with no limit to holders of Target's Redcard credit and debit cards. Redcard membership is free and includes ...

A five-month investigation into heroin and meth sales culminated with a Tuesday morning arrest of a Yamhill County woman and two others. Authorities arrested Sheryl Lynn Sublet, 61, on a single count of unlawful delivery of heroin, four counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, one count of ...

The company is rolling out free, two-day shipping for hundreds of thousands of items on Target.com. Except for holders of its branded credit card, shoppers previously needed to spend at least $35 to get free shipping. And its same-day delivery service, which was tested New York City, is being rolled out to ...

A COUPLE cheated death when hurricane-strength winds swept away a shipping container in which they had taken shelter. Campers Charlotte Bainbridge, 25, and Edd Hewett, 27, were flung out as 100mph gusts sent the two-ton unit flying. Charlotte suffered serious injuries, including a shattered shoulder ...

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday that industry players said a combination of economic forces, including a long decline in locally raised pigs sent to Oahu's only slaughterhouse, led importers to quit the business. State records show that the last pig import was a shipment of 220 hogs that arrived ...

A consortium of private equity firms, led by American private equity firms Cerberus and JC Flowers, has reached agreement to buy HSH Nordbank, the long-troubled German public-sector bank, which nearly collapsed under the weight of its large, distressed shipping portfolio. HSH is one of the world's ...

Plans to use converted shipping containers for homeless people in Wrexham could get the go-ahead Monday. Wrexham council wants to use land at the rear of Ty Nos homeless shelter on Holt Road for four containers for temporary accommodation. They will include a double bedroom, kitchen, toilet and shower room.

In a statement, authorities warned of “navigation hazards” roughly 17 miles off Oregon Inlet on North Carolina's outer banks. A cargo ship, the Maersk Shanghai, radioed authorities in North Carolina on Saturday night to let them know that 70 to 73 shipping containers had been lost amid the storm.

Until around 2011, when resource prices were booming, global shipping players ordered a large quantity of new ships in expectation of higher demand. This resulted in an excessive increase in total shipping capacity. But as the shipping market has tumbled, shippers have been avoiding ordering new ...

In a statement, authorities warned of “navigation hazards” roughly 17 miles off Oregon Inlet on North Carolina's outer banks. A cargo ship, the Maersk Shanghai, radioed authorities in North Carolina on Saturday night to let them know that 70 to 73 shipping containers had been lost amid the storm.

A buying group launch launched Friday aimed at leveraging the collective purchasing power of small- and medium-sized beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) says it can cut on average $200 from the cost of shipping a container. The buying group, created by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors and supply ...

The shipping sector can often be a confusing arena, accelerated by the lack of good data and analysis available to retail investors. Earnings ratios, book values, and many other 'traditional' financial metrics are often very misleading and sometimes downright incorrect. We have partnered with VesselsValue ...