The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Port of Los Angeles an $800,000 grant to deploy more of the cleanest commercial equipment available for moving cargo. The award will pay between 25 to 40 percent of the cost to replace and upgrade 18 pieces of yard equipment at two Los Angeles container terminals,…
Are you interested in container cargo shipping? As a global provider of container shipping solutions, CFR Classic can assist with the containerized shipping of motor vehicles, freight forwarding and moving services. Although containerized shipping is the most secure way to move ocean freight, there are several limitations for shipping cargo in a container, including: size,…
CFR Classic’ own Joseph Giranda, West Coast Sales & Operations Manager, was interviewed by Shipping Solutions’ International Trade Blog, offering his insights on the biggest challenges with understanding and controlling export shipping costs, including the most common shipping mistakes and how to prevent them. Chief among the strategies suggested by Giranda is the importance of…
For over twenty years, CFR Classic has been a global leader in freight forwarding and car shipping. As a premiere automotive shipper providing global door-to-door shipping solutions, CFR Classic can arrange for car shipping services to several destinations in France, including: Le Havre, Fos-sur-Mer and Marseilles. Many clients also ship their vehicles to Bremerhaven, Germany…
The November launch of Montréal’s new container terminal in the Viau sector will enhance the Port of Montréal’s infrastructure, and make the global movement of goods more fluid, create direct and indirect jobs in transportation systems across the country. The new container terminal will boost the Port of Montréal’s handling capacity by 450,000 TEUs (twenty-foot…
London-based global accountancy and advisory network Moore Stephens’s December 2016 report shows that for the third consecutive quarter, shipping confidence has improved. Respondent’s average confidence level was 5.6/10 in November 2016 – the highest confidence level reported since August 2015’s 5.4/10 rating. All main categories of respondent were more confident than in August 2016. Charterers’…
In the few weeks since inaugurating its enlarged locks, designed to receive larger vessels, the Panama Canal has overthrown the Suez Canal as the top route for container shipping services between the United States’ East Coast and the Far East. The Journal of Commerce reports: The new, larger locks of the Panama Canal, pictured, have…