Gulf Shipper articles from April 2005

Gulf Shipper archives from April 2005

China trade spills into Gulf - Ports counting on Asia imports to fill added capacity.
April 5, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume Asia now accounts for more than half the container traffic to the United States, but until now no Gulf port came even close to that portion of box traffic from the Far East. That's about to change with this month's...

Wallenius Wilelmsen, ARC launch Gulf-Middle East service - First leg of new round-the-world service begins in May.(American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier)
April 5, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume Wallenius Wilhelmsen has joined sister company American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier in a new Gulf-Middle East service that will eventually become the first leg of a round-the-world service planned by both carriers.The...

Deal breaker for U.S.-Cuba trade? - Revised federal rule forces renegotiation of $250 million in contracts.
April 11, 2005... BYLINE: Nicole Rollender John Parke Wright IV was justifiably worried. The Florida-based cattle forwarder and other exporters to Cuba envisioned a future of financial ruin less than two months ago after the Treasury Department revised...

A rose by any other name - Classifications a quagmire for importers.
April 18, 2005... BYLINE: William Armbruster Retailers will insist their customers don't care whether a camisole is outerwear or underwear. But this is not just a question for fashion designers or parents of teenage girls deciding appropriate garb in in...

Kuwaiti firm buys Transoceanic Shipping - Veteran New Orleans project forwarder is sold.(PWC Logistics)
April 26, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume PWC Logistics of Kuwait has purchased Transoceanic Shipping Co. of New Orleans, giving the Middle East's largest logistics firm an entry into the U.S. and Transoceanic access to offices and warehouses throughout the...

Gulf outpaces global growth rate - Breakbulk remains core cargo for most Gulf ports.
April 26, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume Breakbulk cargo through Gulf ports ballooned 19.4 percent in 2004, nearly twice the 12 percent global average as U.S. trade in steel, metals, minerals, forest products, fresh produce and frozen poultry continues at a...