Chemical Week :: Services :: Transportation http://www.chemicalweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2009 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:34:43 EST NAM Creates Custom and Border Coalition The National Association of Manufacturers (Washington) says it has formed the Customs and Border Coalition to help monitor and shape trade and border security policy. The coalition will be... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/16152.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Chlor-Alkali Demand to Weaken Until 2010 Demand for chlor-alkali and chlorine should continue to weaken throughout 2009 before improving slightly in 2010, with a full recovery coming in 2011-2012, says Eric Linak, Senior Consultant at... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/16053.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST GICA: New Orleans Floodgate Poses Safety Risks; Comments Due on Lock Replacement Plans Chemical barges and other vessels will likely find it trickier to navigate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway around New Orleans once the construction of a 150-ft-wide floodgate is completed, say... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15924.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST U.S. Customs Issues Interim ‘10+2’ Maritime Security Rule U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published its interim final rule, the Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements, last week for U.S.-bound maritime cargo. The... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15711.html Mon, 8 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Ocean Freight Rates Fall as Chemical Volumes Drop Chemical tanker operators have begun to reduce freight rates amid falling volume demand, sources say. The 2009 demand outlook is uncertain, however, they say. Shipment quantities are down by... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15728.html Mon, 8 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST U.S. Customs Issues ‘10+2’ Maritime Security Rule U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published its interim final rule last week for U.S.-bound maritime cargo, the Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements. The... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15658.html Tue, 2 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST FMCSA Issues Final Hours of Service Rule The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA; Washington) has issued a final hours of service (HOS) rule that essentially restores its controversial 2005 HOS regulation which sets the... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15502.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Another Shipowner Diverts its Tankers from the Gulf of Aden Due to Pirate Attacks A.P. Moller-Maersk will route its vessels round the Cape of Good Hope.... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15496.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST FMCSA Issues Final HOS Rule The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA; Washington) has issued a final hours of service (HOS) rule that essentially restores its controversial 2005 HOS regulation that set the... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15469.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST DHS Sets Rail Security Standards The Department of Homeland Security (DHS; Washington) has set final risk-based regulations aimed at strengthening rail security standards and reducing risks associated with security-sensitive... http://www.chemicalweek.com/services/transportation/15376.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST