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Duties of Stevedores

The responsibilities of stevedores vary depending on the type of cargo, the mode of transportation, and the specific needs of the port or terminal. However, their core duties include the following:

Handling Diverse Cargo: Stevedores are adept at handling a wide variety of cargo, including general goods, bulk cargo, containers, and even hazardous materials. They must possess the knowledge and skills to safely manage different types of commodities.

Securing Freight: One of the most critical tasks of stevedores is ensuring that cargo is securely fastened to prevent shifting or damage during transit. This involves using various techniques and tools, such as chains, straps, marine shrinkwraps, and even welding solutions.

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April 7, 2020: King Felipe and Queen Letizia held a videoconference with the Port Authority of Valencia (APV)

Felipe and Letizia have spoken with the president and the head of the Cabinet of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez Estévez and Marta Villalonga, respectively.

They have informed that all port services are working 100% to supply the population. The president has pointed out that 70% of what Spain does not produce and has to import comes through the ports. These days, with the COVID-19, the critical role that they are playing in guaranteeing the essential products to supply our markets or bring these supplies to the island communities, which have experienced spectacular growth in traffic, is observed.

Felipe and Letizia relayed a message of encouragement to all the people who make it possible to guarantee this supply chain day after day, from the professionals that gets on the ship to those that are in charge of managing the merchandise on land.

The president has also detailed that, behind these flows of goods, there is a whole port community - that make it possible to receive and transfer them to the consumption centers, stevedores, truckers, pilots, mooring lines, tugs, port police, maintenance, shipping companies, freight forwarders and customs agents, border inspection services, APV personnel, etc., who have not stopped working during 24-hour shifts for receiving and delivering services in all terminals to guarantee supply in the supply chains. All port services (stowage, towing, mooring, pilots, transport, port police, etc.) are considered essential services.

In recent weeks, there has been a notable increase in the traffic of merchandise from the agri-food sector and hygiene products; while the traffic of the products of the industrial sectors slowed down (chemical, iron and steel, wood, etc.). Specifically, in recent weeks, food and hygiene product traffics have registered average daily growths of over 15%, with point highs of over 40%. In any case, always double-digit increases when compared to the same days of the 2019 fiscal year.

The port of Valencia is the leading Spanish port in the Mediterranean in commercial traffic, mainly of containerized goods, and constitutes the main seaport in terms of production and consumption of the entire Iberian Peninsula, mainly of containerized goods, thanks mostly to a dynamic area of ​​influence and an extensive network of connections with the main ports of the world. 36% of the containers destined for Spanish foreign trade are operated in the port of Valencia, which manages almost 60% of the containers in the Madrid area. Its area of ​​influence covers 55.5% of Spanish GDP and is the leading port in Spain's trade relations with 84 countries, among which the United States (47.93% of full container traffic in Spain), China (43.06% of full container traffic in Spain) and Turkey (38.7% of full container traffic in Spain) stand out. The first three shipping companies in the world (Maersk, MSC and Cosco) have their Spanish terminal in Valencia.

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Maritime workers issue 14-day ultimatum to FG over unpaid wages

By Tony Ademiluyi

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to compel the International Oil Companies to pay all outstanding bill on stevedoring owed dockworkers, which it claimed was over a year. This was contained in a statement signed by the union’s President and Secretary General, Prince Adewale Adeyanju and Felix Akingboye respectively on Thursday, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent. The union asked the Federal Ministry of transportation to within the next 14 days address the issue or the nation’s ports would shut down. They alleged that the dockworkers had worked for over a year without being paid any money, adding that some of them could no longer fulfil their financial obligations, as the IOCs had refused to process their invoices. The statement read in part, “We want to use this medium to intimate you and the Federal Government of the non-payment of the stevedoring wages to dockworkers by the International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria. We are aware that on June 1, 2018, the Nigerian Ports Authority appointed stevedoring contractors to provide stevedoring services at various offshore jetties and onshore locations to the International Oil Companies and other operators. “It will be necessary to inform you that NPA had held several meetings with these operators to grant access to the government-appointed stevedoring contractors, process their invoices and effect payment, unfortunately, the operators have refused to comply with the NPA’s directive after one year that the stevedoring contractors were appointed. “We commend the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority for the effort NPA made to compel the IOCs to engage the services of appointed stevedoring and registered dockworkers in their stevedoring operations.” The association noted further that during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the NPA in February last year to sensitise the IOCs, jetty owners and terminal owners, the NPA management made it clear that in line with section 27 of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Act, 2007, only government-appointed stevedores and registered dockworkers were empowered by law to solely handle discharge and loading operations at the port, jetties and oil platforms. The union added, “The position of the operators on NPA’s directive is worrisome and very surprising because the same operators had processed and paid the former stevedoring contractors since 2010 through a foremost terminal operator. So, why are they refusing to cooperate with the newly-appointed stevedoring contractors since the modus operandi remains the same?” The union, which lamented that it had monitored the turn of events in the last one year, stated that given the defiant attitude of the IOCs, some dockworkers had died untimely, while some others could no longer meet their obligations like payment of house rent, children school fees and hospital bills, to mention but a few. It added, “We can no longer continue to watch our members die prematurely because of the defiant attitude of the IOCs. “Consequently, we are constrained to give the Federal Ministry of Transportation that superintends the appointment of stevedores two- weeks (14 days) to prevail on the management of the International Oil Companies to pay all outstanding bills to our members, failure of which we will be compelled to withdraw our services and shut down operations in all the nation’s Sea Ports. Read the full article

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Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately-owned independent port operator and logistics company based in the UAE, finalised a 50-year concession with the State of Delaware in the USA to operate and develop the Port of Wilmington, significantly expanding the company’s global footprint and reach. The agreement, signed by Gulftainer’s subsidiary GT USA, will see an expected investment of up to $600 million in the port to upgrade and expand the terminal and to turn it into one of the largest facilities of its kind on the Eastern Seaboard.

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The port deal represents the largest operation ever run by a UAE company in the United States, as well as the largest investment ever by a private UAE company in the country.

At a public signing ceremony held in Wilmington, Governor John Carney of Delaware signed the agreement with Badr Jafar, Chairman of the Executive Board of Gulftainer, in the presence of Delaware Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock and other state officials, as well as H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE Ambassador to the US and other dignitaries.

The 50-year concession follows a year of negotiations and a thorough evaluation of Gulftainer’s capabilities globally, including in the USA, where it currently operates the Canaveral Cargo Terminal in Port Canaveral, Florida and provides services to the U.S. Armed Forces as well as the US Space Industry. The Delaware concession agreement completes a preliminary agreement between Gulftainer and the State of Delaware, as well as the completion of a formal review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), granting Gulftainer exclusive rights to manage the Port.

Badr Jafar, Chairman of Gulftainer s Executive Board and H E Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the USA during the Gulftainer Signing Ceremony

Gov. John Carney, Governor of the State of Delaware, said: “This historic agreement will result in significant new investment in the Port of Wilmington, which has long been one of Delaware’s most important industrial job centers. For decades, jobs at the Port have helped stabilize Delaware families and the communities where they live. I was proud to help make our partnership with Gulftainer official today, and I want to thank members of the General Assembly, the Diamond State Port Corporation, Gulftainer, and all of our partners who have helped make this agreement a reality.”

Gulftainer plans to invest up to US$600 million in the port, including $400 million on a new 1.2 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) container facility at DuPont’s former Edgemoor site, which was acquired by the Diamond State Port Corporation in 2016.

Badr Jafar, Chairman of Gulftainer’s Executive Board, said: “We are proud to be making this long-term commitment to the State of Delaware, its community and its economy. This landmark agreement builds on Gulftainer’s 43-year track record of delivering excellence and dependability in ports and logistics operations around the world, and we are confident that this public-private partnership will propel the Port of Wilmington towards becoming the principal gateway of the Eastern Seaboard.” Mr Jafar added, “since Gulftainer’s entry into the US through our operations in Port Canaveral in 2015, we have discovered major untapped potential in this sector and we will continue to look for attractive investment opportunities in the region.”

H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the USA said, “The UAE and US have a strong, vibrant investment relationship that delivers meaningful and measurable benefits to businesses, and creates jobs in both countries. Gulftainer’s investment in the Port of Wilmington is a perfect example of this important economic partnership. This deal will create new jobs in Wilmington and generate additional economic benefits to other communities across Delaware.”

Plans for the Port also include development of all cargo terminal capabilities at the facility and enhancement of its overall productivity. Gulftainer will also establish a training facility at the development site specifically for the Ports and Logistics industries that is expected to train and upskill up to 1,000 people per year.

Peter Richards, Group CEO of Gulftainer, said: “Gulftainer has been fortunate to be at the forefront of transforming port and logistics operations in four continents around the world. This deal is a milestone in our operating history, and will provide us the platform to make a real difference to the sector on the US East Coast by working closely with the State of Delaware to achieve significant enhancements across the board.”

The Port of Wilmington opened in 1923, and is a fully serviced deep-water port and marine terminal strategically located on 308 acres at the confluence of the Delaware and Christina Rivers. It is the top North American port for fresh fruit imports into the USA and has the largest dockside cold storage facility in the Country.

The relationship between the US and UAE has long been underpinned by a shared commitment to promote strong trade and investment ties. In recent years total bilateral trade between the UAE and US has grown from approximately $5 billion in 2004 to over $24 billion in 2017. The US had a $15.7 billion trade surplus with the UAE, its third largest trade surplus globally.

About Gulftainer

Gulftainer is the world’s largest privately owned independent port operator. Established in the Emirate of Sharjah in 1976, the rapidly expanding ports and logistics company has built up a strong presence in various parts of the world. In 2017 and 2016, The Seatrade Maritime Awards named Gulftainer the Terminal Operator of the Year in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa region. Gulftainer won the ‘Technology Implementation of the Year’ category in the Logistics Middle East Awards 2017. It also won the Logistics Middle East CSR Initiative of the Year award in 2018.

In the UAE, the company operates two main ports on behalf of the Sharjah Port Authority –Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) and Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT). Its flagship terminal, KCT, was recognised by the Journal of Commerce as the fastest terminal in the MENA region and the third-fastest in the world.

Outside the UAE, the Gulftainer Group operates and manages ports and logistics businesses in several countries including Iraq (Iraq Container Terminal, Iraq Project Terminal and Umm Qasr Logistics Centre), Pakistan (GTL-MTI), Brazil (Recife Port), Lebanon (Tripoli Container Terminal) and Turkey (Momentum Logistics). In Saudi Arabia, Gulftainer acquired a 51 per cent stake in Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO) in June 2013, and now operates the Northern Container Terminal in Jeddah, Jubail Industrial Port and Jubail Commercial Port. Canaveral Cargo Terminal in Florida, USA, opened in June 2015 following the signing of a 35-year agreement that made Gulftainer the first port management company from the Middle East to operate in the United States.Currently handling an annual throughput of 5.2 million TEUs, Gulftainer aims to expand its global portfolio in the next 10 years to triple business volume worldwide to more than 10,000 vessel calls and triple container handling to 15 million TEUs.

About GT USA

GT USA is the U.S. division of Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately owned, independent terminal operating and logistics company with operations and business interests in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Brazil and the United States. The company signed a 35-year agreement with the Canaveral Port Authority in Florida, marking Gulftainer’s first venture in the United States. In addition to containers, Canaveral Cargo Terminal also handles heavy equipment, vehicles and boats as well as breakbulk, lumber and heavy lift cargo. GT USA also manages a 40,000 square-foot warehouse at Port Canaveral.

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Orient Overseas (International) Limited announced the sale for $1.78 billion of Long Beach Container Terminal to a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners. Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) said it had sold 100 percent of Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) for $1.78 billion to a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners. OOIL was required to sell the terminal, one of the largest and most automated in the country, pursuant to the National Security Agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Justice. The federal government demanded the sale of the terminal after a review last year of the purchase of OOIL by COSCO Shipping Holdings by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). As part of the agreement with Macquarie, OOCL will continue to have its ships call at LBCT with a minimum volume commitment under a 20-year container stevedoring and terminal services agreement. Karl Kuchel, chief executive officer of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, said his company was committed to completing the current expansion of LBCT by 2022, which will significantly increase the capacity of the terminal. Completion of the sale will be subject to approvals from regulators and other customary conditions. Neil Davidson, senior analyst of ports and terminals for the London-based shipping consultants Drewry, said, “The price paid is a substantial one but in line with expectations. LBCT is a profitable terminal with further scope to expand capacity and Macquarie is an experienced and canny financial investor; likewise OOCL (COSCO) is a well-informed seller.” He added that “a key factor in the deal (and the price) is the 20-year continued usage agreement with OOCL (and in effect the Ocean Alliance) which underpins base volumes.” In addition to COSCO and OOCL, the Ocean Alliance vessel-sharing agreement includes CMA CGM and Evergreen. Macquarie partnerships are major investors in port assets and stevedoring. In North America, they own 90 percent of the largest container terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey, Maher Terminal in Elizabeth, N.J., and 49 percent interest in Yusen Terminals Ltd. (YTI) in the Port of Los Angeles. In March one of its partnerships acquired 100 percent of NYK Ports (North America). However, Macquarie is continuing to seek buyers for three of its terminals: Penn Terminals in Philadelphia and two terminals in Canada, Halterm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Fraser Surrey Docks in Surrey, British Columbia. Construction of LBCT in the Port of Long Beach’s Middle Harbor began in 2011 and will have capacity to handle 3.3 million TEUs when completed. Anthony Otto, the president of LBCT, said currently the terminal handles about 1.5 million TEUs and is utilized by two OOCL/Ocean Alliance services. Those ships are handled at the terminal’s two existing berths and volumes are expected to grow as the size of vessels increase. A third berth is expected to be completed in 2022. The terminal is about two-thirds of the way toward completion, when it will encompass 311 acres. Otto said that under the sale agreement he and the other members of the management team have agreed to continue work with LBCT for the foreseeable future.

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OOCL Announces Sale Of Long Beach Container Terminal

Orient Overseas (International) Limited and Macquire Infrastructure Partners(“MIP”) announced that OOIL’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, OOCL LLC and Long Beach Container Terminal,Inc. have signed an agreement  to sell 100% of LBCT LLC to a consortium led by MIP, for USD1.78 billion. LBCT LLC operates the Long Beach Container Terminal (“LBCT”) in the Port of Long Beach, California, United States.

The sale is undertaken in accordance with the National Security Agreement entered into by OOIL, Faulkner Global Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Justice on July 6, 2018, under which OOIL committed to deprive its ownership of the Long Beach Container Terminal business.

As part of the sale, Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (“OOCL”), a subsidiary of OOIL, will also enter into a Container Stevedoring and Terminal Services Agreement with LBCT LLC for a 20-year period, confirming its  long-term commitment to LBCT.

Commenting on the sale, Andy Tung, Co-Chief Executive Officer of  OOCL, said: “Over the past thirty years, we have developed Long Beach Container Terminal into the safest, most efficient and lowest-emission terminal in the United States. We are confident of the future prospects of the terminal under the ownership of MIP and its co-investors, and we look forward to being a long term strategic customer of Long Beach Container Terminal and the Port of Long Beach”.

Karl Kuchel, Chief Executive Officer of MIP, commented that: “We are pleased to acquire LBCT, a premier terminal in the largest port complex in North America, which serves as a gateway for trans-Pacific trade. This transaction marks another key milestone in our relationship with OOIL and we greatly appreciate their significant long-term customer commitment to LBCT. We look forward to partnering with the Port of Long Beach and the LBCT management team to ensure that LBCT delivers high-quality service to OOCL and our other customers going forward. We are also looking forward to the current expansion of LBCT by 2022, which will significantly increase the capacity of the terminal.”

The completion of the sale will be subject to approvals from the relevant regulatory authorities and other customary conditions.

J.P. Morgan is the financial adviser and Slaughter and May is the legal counsel to OOIL.

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Booming maritime trade provides opportunities for drug and car smugglers

MONTREAL — On a crisp day in early March, Tony Boemi looks out on the stacked shipping containers that stretch into the horizon of the 26 kilometre-long Port of Montreal.

“We’ve been going up tremendously,” the port authority vice-president says.

Traffic at Canada’s second-largest port rose nine per cent in 2018 to the equivalent of more than 1.6 million 20-foot containers for the fifth straight year of record volumes, prompting concerns the docks will be overloaded by 2022. Vancouver and Halifax, the largest and third-largest ports, respectively, also saw record container traffic last year.

“I’d be lying if I said we weren’t struggling with managing the sudden surge,” Boemi says.

Driving the boom is Canadian demand for clothing, appliances and other consumer products made in Asia, as well as a new free trade agreement with Europe.

However, the surge in traffic comes with a downside: The additional containers present an opportunity for criminals to capitalize on limited law enforcement resources and hide more contraband among the legitimate goods.

Bud Garrick, an investigator with Presidia Security Consulting and former deputy director-general of the RCMP’s criminal intelligence service, said imported drugs and exported stolen cars constitute the biggest smuggling problem, with authorities nabbing only a small fraction of the spoils.

“Marine ports are an attractive environment for individuals with ill means and mind to smuggle things into Canada,” he said. “The amount of cargo — shipping containers — that moves in and out of ports is phenomenal…It’s a magnitude problem.”

The criminal allure of ports is simple. Airports are under too much scrutiny, and air freight is costly. Overland smuggling does occur, but on a smaller scale.

“Trying to intercept smuggled cargo at a port is expensive and disruptive, and you’ll never have enough resources to catch most things through random screening,” Peter Hall, an associate professor of urban studies at Simon Fraser University, said in an email. “Mostly 1/8the CBSA3/8 focus on screening for terrorist and bio-hazards.”

A 2015 federal auditor general’s report found that the Canada Border Services Agency “did not fully have the necessary authorities, information, practices and controls to implement its enforcement priorities and prevent the export of goods that contravene Canada’s export laws.”

Just like legitimate trade, black market port activity works both ways. Incoming ships bring drugs such as cocaine and heroin, while outbound ships contain a growing number of stolen vehicles.

“The most prolific is actually in Alberta,” said Henry Tso, vice-president of investigative services at the Insurance Bureau of Canada. “A lot of the cars are being shipped from Alberta to various ports in Canada, mainly Vancouver.”

More than 25,000 vehicles were stolen in Alberta in 2018, part of a 50 per cent increase over the past five years that stems in part from overseas demand for high-end pickup trucks and SUVs.

The thefts, which recent cases have linked to criminal organizations in West Africa, northern Europe, the Middle East and China, rely on human as well as technological flaws.

“Certain docks, there are some you know are run by organized crime. Even in Quebec, like the Montreal ports, one terminal is clean, the other one is not clean,” said Tso.

“The major issue is corruption,” said Anthony Nicaso, who has authored more than two-dozen books on organized crime.

“There is no political will to fight organized crime,” he said, “probably because money does not stink, so who cares — money is money.”

Back at the Montreal port, Boemi estimates the CBSA thoroughly inspects about three per cent of containers that roll through the port. The CBSA declined to give statistics, but noted that screening devices such as gamma-ray detectors — which sense radioactive material — scan each container.

“The CBSA requires marine carriers to electronically transmit marine cargo data to the Agency 24 hours prior to the loading of cargo at a foreign port. This requirement allows the CBSA to effectively identify threats to Canada’s health, safety and security and take actions prior to cargo and conveyances leaving foreign ports,” the CBSA said in an email.

A Canadian Senate report from 2006 found that 15 per cent of stevedores and more than two-thirds of checkers who worked at the Montreal port had criminal records, along with more than half of the workers at an outside company contracted to pick up waste and maintain ships at the docks.

In an effort to boost security, the Port of Montreal now requires that truckers with Transport Canada security clearance have their fingerprints scanned upon entry.

The port and CBSA have signed on for a trial run of blockchain technology that aims to better secure and streamline freight shipping.

Jean-Pierre Fortin, president of the Customs and Immigration Union representing some 10,500 CBSA employees, is not satisfied.

“With stolen cars, with drugs, with guns, we need to increase our capacity to monitor this properly,” he said.

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South Florida adds zero-emission RTGs – NEWS ARTICLE

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SFCT has ordered six Kalmar Zero Emission Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes

South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) has ordered six Kalmar Zero Emission Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs). The cranes will be equipped with a busbar energy system and operator-assist features like auto steering and container stack profiling.

The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2019 Q1 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed in early 2020.

This will be the first container terminal in the United States that has 100% zero-emission RTG cranes. These are also the first RTG cranes that will be installed in the Port of Miami.

SFCT is a full-service marine terminal located at the Port of Miami. Due to its proximity to the Caribbean and the Americas, the terminal has established itself as a strategic point of entry and departure for cargo moving to the greater part of the world. SFCT provides full stevedoring and terminal services to some of the world’s largest shipping lines.

The Kalmar Zero Emission RTGs will be delivered as part of an ongoing densification and terminal redevelopment project at SFCT.

Mark J. Baker, SFCT managing director, says: “We are excited about the opportunity to increase our capacity through this terminal redevelopment project. We will not only offer better service to our customers, but we will do it eco-efficiently with all-electric RTGs. Kalmar has proven their ability to handle large terminal redevelopment projects on a global scale with successful RTG deliveries. We are happy to work with Kalmar and their US-based support team.”

Troy Thompson, vice president, sales for Kalmar Americas, adds: “We are very pleased to be the first to bring zero-emission yard cranes to Miami. We have worked extensively with the team at SFCT and are certain that our partnership will only strengthen further as we move through this major redevelopment project together.”

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Ship operators are trading greenhouse gas emissions reductions for time. A historic new agreement at the International Maritime Organization puts the global shipping industry on a path to slash carbon emissions in half, the WSJ's Costas Paris reports, setting in motion a compromise plan for a sector that was excluded from the Paris climate agreement in 2015. The IMO won near-unanimous agreement on a deal aimed at cutting carbon emissions in half by 2050, a plan the maritime industry says will cost billions of dollars and likely make shipping much more expensive. That impact could take many years, and maybe decades, to ripple across the business. But the target is based on the 2008 emissions level, when shipping activity hit a peak and before a new generation of cleaner vessels hit the water, suggesting the reductions may be closer than they appear.

The blockchain race is coming to your coffee mug. A Denver shop is offering what it calls -the world's first blockchain-traced coffee," WSJ Logistics Report's Erica E. Phillips writes, adding little Coda Coffee Co. to the list of companies that include

Starbucks

Corp.

and other corporate giants that are testing the cloud-based ledger technology. The shop is bidding to tap into the growing consumer push to get better information on where their food comes from-and to tap into the big attention that blockchain has gotten in the corporate and investment worlds. Maersk Line, Cargill Inc. and auto makers are among those exploring the potential for blockchain technology to track goods through complicated supply chains, and make the handling of goods through several tiers of suppliers more transparent. And even small operators like Coda Coffee are trying to see if the system brings them some steam.

President

Donald Trump

may be taking aim at

Amazon.com

Inc.

with his order to review U.S. Postal Service finances, but other parcel carriers are in the line of fire.

FedEx

Corp.

and United Parcel Service Inc. both get discount rates like Amazon, the WSJ's Paul Ziobro and Laura Stevens report, under a program that lets them drop truckloads of packages at local post offices for the last leg of delivery. The Parcel Select service gives the operators from 5% to 10% off published rates, a common practice in shipping contracts. UPS and FedEx have long argued that the Postal Service should charge more, in part because it would drive more volume to their own networks. It would also allow UPS and FedEx to raise their own rates. The risk is that higher Parcel Select charges also would raise the private carriers' costs.

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Merchants selling on sites like Amazon.com Inc.'s marketplace face a day of reckoning at the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices will hear arguments this week on South Dakota's attempt to overturn a 26-year-old precedent under which states can't require retailers to collect sales taxes unless the companies have a physical presence in the state. The WSJ's

Richard Rubin

and Laura Stevens report that tax and legal experts expect the court to overturn the precedent, potentially changing the financial landscape for a big swath of digital commerce. Current tax rules date from the era of mail-order catalogs, and they have helped fuel the rise of internet commerce and spurred frustration among brick-and-mortar retailers. Amazon already collects sales taxes on its own product, as do big-box retailers. But sales by third-party retailers fall outside the reach of sales taxes, and competitors along with cash-strapped state governments have their eyes on those sales.

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IN OTHER NEWS Worries about how the impact of Trump administration trade policies prompted a dip in consumer confidence this month. (WSJ)

U.S. regulators barred the sale of pure or highly concentrated caffeine directly to consumers, sales that have grown online. (WSJ)

Millions of dollars in imports are being held up at Argentine ports because of a shortage of the stickers customs officials place on approved shipments. (Bloomberg)

Tesla

Inc.

is struggling with flawed or damaged parts from its suppliers, and the components are piling up at repair shops. (CNBC)

Troubled commodities trade Noble Group sweetened its restructuring plan to win over disgruntled shareholders. (The Telegraph)

Amazon added merchants in India to its marketplace in Australia. (Economic Times)

More ocean carriers are opting to use low-sulfur fuel rather than scrubbers as a deadline for limiting sulfur emissions nears. (Seatrade Maritime)

Container shipping rates between Asia and Europe are in rapid decline. (The Loadstar)

A measure of financial stability shows the container shipping sector remains in a state of potential distress. (Logistics Management)

A Norwegian bank says it has rejected up to 15% of shipping loans under tougher anti-money laundering guidelines. (Lloyd's List)

British Columbia's Port of Nanaimo will work with SSA Marine and Western Stevedoring to build an auto terminal for imports into Canada. (Times Colonist)

The combined number of oil and gas rigs in operation in the U.S. is at a three-year high. (Industrial Distribution)

Werner Enterprises Inc. Chief Executive

Derek Leathers

said at the White House he boosted capital spending by $127 million because of the new tax law. (Commercial Carrier Journal)

Home furnishings wholesaler Loloi Inc. is building a large distribution center northwest of Atlanta. (Rome News Tribune)

Blue Bell ice cream is building a distribution center in central Virginia. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Turkmenistan banned the import of bikinis and men's shorts for swimwear. (Radio Free Europe)

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Kalmar Zero Emission RTGs To Help Boost Capacity At South Florida Container Terminal

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply six Kalmar Zero Emission Rubber-tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) to South Florida Container Terminal, LLC. The cranes will be equipped with a busbar energy system and operator assist features like auto steering and container stack profiling. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2019 Q1 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed in early 2020. This will be the first container terminal in the United States that has 100% zero-emission RTG cranes. These are also the first RTG cranes that will be installed in the Port of Miami.

South Florida Container Terminal, LLC is a full-service marine terminal located at the Port of Miami. Due to its ideal proximity to the Caribbean and the Americas, the terminal has established itself as a strategic point of entry and departure for cargo moving to the greater part of the world. SFCT provides full stevedoring and terminal services to some of the world’s largest shipping lines. The Kalmar Zero Emission RTGs will be delivered as part of ongoing densification and terminal redevelopment project at SFCT.

Mark J. Baker, Managing Director of South Florida Container Terminal stated: “We are excited about the opportunity to increase our capacity through this terminal redevelopment project. We will not only offer better service to our customers, but we will do it eco-efficiently with all-electric RTGs. Kalmar has proven their ability to handle large terminal redevelopment projects on a global scale with successful RTG deliveries. We are happy to work with Kalmar and their US-based support team”.

Troy Thompson, Vice President, Sales, Kalmar Americas: “We are very pleased to be the first to bring zero emission yard cranes to Miami. We have worked extensively with the team at SFCT and are certain that our partnership will only strengthen further as we move through this major redevelopment project together”.

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Corsair Infrastructure Partners Announces Transaction Involving DP World Australia

NEW YORK — Corsair Infrastructure Partners (“CIP”), the global infrastructure investment business of Corsair Capital (“Corsair”), today announced that Gateway Infrastructure Investments (“Gateway”), an investment fund managed by CIP, as well as several other financial investors, have entered into agreements to sell their entire stakes in DP World Australia (Holding) Pty Ltd (“DPWA”) to DP World and new investment funds managed by CIP. The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

As a result of this transaction, DP World, the original corporate parent of DPWA, will hold a majority stake in the company, alongside a substantial minority investment by CIP-managed funds.

Hari R. Rajan, Managing Director of Corsair and Head of CIP, said, “We are pleased to have achieved the exit of Gateway’s investment in DPWA, while maintaining our strong relationship with DP World through our continued management of a large investment in the company. We believe this new shareholder structure will further leverage the global capabilities of DP World and support the continued growth and development of DPWA’s container terminal and other businesses.”

About DP World Australia

DP World Australia is the leading container terminal stevedore in Australia, operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle. The company provides a critical link in the supply chain and focuses on providing excellent service to shipping lines, importers, exporters and the broader community, while continuing to strengthen relationships with governments, port landlords and other important stakeholders.

About Corsair Capital and Corsair Infrastructure Partners

Founded in 1992, Corsair Capital is a leading global specialist investor. Corsair has a highly regarded private equity platform that has invested in substantially all of the subsectors of the financial services industry including wealth & asset management, payments & financial technology, services, insurance and banking & specialty finance. Since inception, the firm has led or co-led $8 billion of private equity investments. The firm also has a global infrastructure equity sponsorship and investment management business, Corsair Infrastructure Partners, which was established in 2015 and manages a $2.9 billion infrastructure fund. More information on Corsair Infrastructure Partners can be found at www.corsair-infrastructure.com.

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