Farm Fed Recovery

June 20, 2011
Bill Mongelluzzo
The Journal of Commerce Magazine
The seeds are sewn for agriculture exports to help fuel the next economic upswing, expert says.  

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Ocean Cargo: Shippers are getting the Attention They Deserve

June 17, 2011

Patrick Burnson

Logistics Managment

"The carriers are finally coming to shipper forums to listen, rather than just speak," said Peter Friedmann, Executive Director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition.  

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U.S., California Exports Draw Ag Shippers' Fire
June 14, 2011

Richard Knee

Cargo Business News

Relations between U.S. agricultural product shippers and carriers appear to have warmed but the former still have their battles, the adversaries being agencies or officials in Washington and Sacramento, and at some California ports.  

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Exports are Still a Bright Spot for California

June 10, 2011

Patrick Burson

Logistics Managment

John Slinkard, a supply chain specialist with Sun-Maid Growers of California, said that 35 percent of its business is now “global and growing.” Sun-Maid currently exports to more than 60 nations.  

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Exporters name OOCL Top Carrier

June 10, 2011

Bill Mongelluzzo
The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Orient Overseas Container Line took first place in the annual ocean carrier performance survey taken among members of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition.  

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U.S. Pacific Export Rates Plunging, Executive Says

June 10, 2011

Bill Mongelluzzo
The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Rates for containerized ocean shipping exports from the United States to Asia are sliding this spring as a sharp upturn in vessel capacity offsets relatively strong demand for U.S. goods, according to a shipping executive on the westbound trade lanes.  

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Export Surge Pushes Round-Trip Strategy on the Pacific

June 13, 2011

Bill Mongelluzzo
The Journal of Commerce Magazine

APL addresses AgTC Annual Conference about plans to match import, export boxes on stronger westbound forecast.  

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PierPass Say "Bunching" Plagues Terminal Gates

Bill Mongelluzzo
The Journal of Commerce Magazine

PierPass Terminal Chief defends 20 percent increase at the AgTC Annual Conference.  

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Looking the Other Way
June 13, 2011

Bill Mongelluzzo
The Journal of Commerce Magazine

The Port of Long Beach may be going against the grain by turning its attention to exports. 

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FMC Gets Aggressive

September 20, 2010

By Bob Edmonson
The Journal of Commerce 
In a possible hint of what's to come from capacity probe, agency increases oversight, looks to amend Shipping Act.    

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Box shortage squeezes exporters
June 15, 2010

By Chris Dupin, 

American Shipper 

Sharply reduced production of shipping containers has contributed to thedifficulty U.S. exporters are having in obtaining equipment to move their goods.“Most of the container manufacturing plants in China pretty much shut down and closed alltheir production lines, and the carriers are having a real problem in getting these people toratchet those production lines back up again,” said Brian Conrad, executive administrator ofthe Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.  
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Agriculture Transportation Coalition

Peter Friedmann, Executive Director of Agriculture Transportation Coalition
Journal of Commerce, 1/1/11

It is now apparent, even to many in Congress and the Obama administration who resisted what is obvious to those engaged in international trade, that trade will be the road out of our continuing recession and unemployment, and exports will be the vehicle.       
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US agri-biz: Sea, Rail Carriers Discourage our Container Use


June 15, 2010

Thai Shipper 
AMERICAN agricultural shippers say they have to fight to get boxes and vessel space because both sea and rail carriers discourage farm and forest products using containers, reports American Shipper.    
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Congressional Trust?

July 5, 2010

By Bob Edmonson, 
The Journal of Commerce 
Capitol Hill takes on ocean carrier antitrust immunity Federal Maritime Commission extends inquiry  
The idea of abolishing ocean carriers' antitrust immunity is riding a new wave in Congress as the outcry over tight capacity and equipment shortages in a stronger-than-expected recovery sustains a fever pitch.  
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APL Wins Performance Award
Bill Mongelluzzo 
Jun 15, 2010 The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story
Top carrier in Agriculture Transportation Coalition's annual survey APL Ltd. was chosen as the top carrier for the second consecutive year in the Agriculture Transportation Coalition's annual survey of ocean carrier performance.  
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Ag Shippers: 'Don't Kill Golden Goose' 



June 11, 2010

By: Chris Dupin,  
American Shipper  
U.S. agricultural shippers meeting in San Francisco this week say they continue to face considerable challenges in getting containers and space on ships to move their cargo.
"These shortages continue to create serious inventory backlogs, and can mean failure to conform with buyer deadlines for delivering cargo,” said Peter Bourne, director of international transportation and rail operations for Tyson Foods, speaking to members of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) at their annual conferences.  
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Carriers Face Political Headwinds on West Coast

June 14, 2010

Bill Mongelluzzo 
The Journal of Commerce 
Trade group president sees port pressures as threat to recovery West Coast ports face political threats that could stifle the nascent commercial recovery they are experiencing, according to the president of the organization that represents shipping lines and terminal operators.
The cash-strapped city governments in Long Beach and Los Angeles are turning to their ports for revenue, while the harbor commission in Seattle is becoming increasingly politicized, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association President John McLaurin told the annual meeting of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition in San Francisco.  
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Exporters Bemoan Lack of Capacity

February 24, 2010

By Chris Dupin 
American Shipper 
U.S. exporters are being hurt by a shortage of vessel space to carry their goods, and there is also concern about carriers' increased use of slow steaming on outbound legs. 
"Currently and for the foreseeable future, the ability of U.S. exporters to meet the demand of their customers will be constrained by the lack of ocean carrier capacity," said Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) whose members ship everything from cotton to nuts, frozen poultry to wine. 
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