Commercial Ports, Truckers Feeling Pinch From Fewer Shipping Containers

Commercial Ports, Truckers Feeling Pinch From Fewer Shipping Containers

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Six truck mechanics sat around a table at Silva Truck & Auto Electric repair shop in Long Beach, California, enjoying their midday break while waiting for work orders that might never arrive. Araseli Soto, an office worker at the company, said she had not seen such a slow period in business before. In the past, work orders arrived steadily as corporate truckers and owner-operators needed her company’s services. Its strategic l…

One Line plans to start container services from Mormugao port - Maritime Gateway

The Japanese shipping firm Ocean Network Express (ONE), expressed interest in commencing container movement at Mormugao port after the monsoon. Additionally, Delta Ports, which handles operations at Berth No 10 and 11 of Mormugao port, is in active discussions with Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to include Goa in the SMILE (SCI-Middle-East-India-Liner-Express) service. ONE’s senior management team, led by its managing director Masahiro Saki…