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Panama Canal Expansion Update

A dispute between the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) and Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the consortium responsible for designing and constructing the third set ... Read More
What's New In Hazmat?

What’s New In Hazmat?

Harvey Waite | Vice President of Compliance and Security, OCEANAIR  First, a word of warning about Hazmat shipments going to China — we recently experienced ... Read More
Port of Boston's Conley Container Terminal posts 11% surge in volumes

Port of Boston’s Conley Container Terminal posts 11% surge in volumes

BY HAILEY DESORMEAUX  The Port of Boston's Conley Container Terminal handled 237,166 TEUs in 2015, an 11 percent increase from 2014, the Massachusetts Port Authority ... Read More
U.S. Coast Guard Makes Announcement on Enforcement of SOLAS Requirements

U.S. Coast Guard Makes Announcement on Enforcement of SOLAS Requirements

As the global scramble to implement the new SOLAS requirements continues, the U.S. Coast Guard outlined its enforcement policies in a session to listen to ... Read More
Customs Administration of the Netherlands Announces Service Disruption for Software Upgrade

Customs Administration of the Netherlands Announces Service Disruption for Software Upgrade

To accommodate new message formats required by the World Customs Organization (WCO) data model version 3, the Customs Administration of the Netherlands is releasing a ... Read More
Join with OCEANAIR and Support the Port of Boston Dredging Project

Join with OCEANAIR and Support the Port of Boston Dredging Project

Recently, the Seaport District garnered lots of attention following General Electric’s (GE) announcement to move its headquarters to Massachusetts. Over the years, the transformation of ... Read More
Cargo Insurance Announcement

Cargo Insurance Announcement

Cargo Insurance Announcement OCEANAIR, Inc. has been advised by Roanoke Trade Services, our Marine Cargo Insurance Agent, of updates to cargo insurance policies that affect ... Read More
General Average declared on refloated Hanjin Aqua, but some shippers were uninsured

General Average declared on refloated Hanjin Aqua, but some shippers were uninsured

By: Mike Wackett | 01/14/2016 | The Loadstar The 2013-built 4,500 TEU Hanjin Aqua is expected to arrive under tow at Singapore tomorrow after being ... Read More
New Argentinean Government Simplifies Import Licensing System

New Argentinean Government Simplifies Import Licensing System

As part of a series of initiatives to boost the Argentinean economy and increase foreign trade, the new government of President Mauricio Macri overhauled Argentina’s ... Read More