Global freight traffic posted modest year-over-year growth for the month of September, up 1.6%, but the results across regions was mixed, according to the Airport Operators Council International. International freight was up 2% for the month, but down 1% for the first nine months, it said. It also said there were declines in Africa (-4.8%), Europe (-1.5%) and North America (-1.5%), but robust growth in the Middle East (+6%), Asia-Pacific (+5.3%) and Latin America-Caribbean (+4.4%). Thirteen of the 30 leading global freight airports in terms of traffic weighting had year-over-year declines, but the top three global freight hubs grew -- Hong Kong (+6.8%), Shanghai ( +2.2%) and Memphis (+1.9%), it said.
The Federal Maritime Commission withdrew the Federal Register notice that had been scheduled for Nov. 7 about the Agreement No. 201157-002: USMX-ILA Master Contract between Unites States Maritime Alliance, Ltd., and International Longshoremen's Association (see ITT's Online Archives 12110614. FMC Secretary Karen Gregory told us it was withdrawn due to an unspecified error in the notice. The corrected notice should be published Nov. 9, she said.
Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
The Federal Maritime Commission released a notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days.
Transpacific ocean carriers on inbound trade lanes from the Indian sub-continent, Asia, and Australia to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico implemented a General Rate Increase (GRI) for all North American bound cargo, effective Dec. 1, A.N. Deringer told its clients. Deringer said the increases range from $320 per 20' to $505 per 45' for the West Coast, and from $480 to $760 elsewhere. The increases will be automatically applied to all invoices for cargo received by the ocean carrier after Dec. 1, it said.