by Alex Pappas | Jan 18, 2013 | Green, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Somali Pirate Kingpin Announces Retirement – The notorious Somali pirate kingpin, Mohamed Abdi Hassan, has announced his retirement from piracy. Throughout his career, Hassan and his gang amassed millions of dollars in ransoms paid by ship owners for the release of...
by Alex Pappas | Sep 7, 2012 | Logistics, Ports, Technology, Week in Global Logistics
ILA Negotiations Will Resume – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to resume contract negotiations the week of September 17th at the request of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service...
by Alex Pappas | Jan 6, 2012 | China, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
A Loss for the Port of Long Beach – The Port of Long Beach lost one of its most influential port directors when James H. McJunkin died this week. Since his appointment in 1963, Long Beach has become one of the U.S.’s premiere container ports. Mr. McJunkin was...