R.R. Donnelley & Sons has broadened its growing logistics services through the acquisition of outbound mailing service provider Express Postal Options International. Express Postal currently provides outbound services […]
SynchroNet Intermodal Services has hired John S. Walter as director international sales. Walter will be responsible for sales of SynchroNet’s Web-based street-turn and stack-train services, and will focus […]
The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners announced Thursday evening that Jerry Bridges, who has headed the state agency since 2007, will step down as port director at the […]
SynchroNet Intermodal Services (SIS) has expanded its North American street-turn service to include shippers and non-vessel-operating common carriers to increase customer visibility. The service, which gives access to a larger […]
INSIGHT Inc. is preparing its operations to tackle the cap-and-trade restrictions being put in place in the United States as it believes California’s adoption of regulations foreshadow things to come. […]
Maersk Line said it plans to hike rates from the Far East to Asia, starting Sept. 19. The increases are $400 per 20-foot container, $500 per 40-foot container, $565 […]
The port and city of Oakland are organizing the $1 billion project, which will include an intermodal yard to serve marine terminals operated by Ports America and the logistics park. […]
Do derivatives have the potential to change the way the ocean freight market functions? By Eric Johnson Late June in San Francisco, and the scene was a bit […]
Logistics providers adapt to tough sales environment by developing creative solutions, collaborating with shippers. By Eric Kulisch U.S. third-party logistics providers fared well last year with revenue increasing […]
The U.S. Transportation Department on Thursday officially started the Freight Policy Council which will focus on improving the condition and performance of the country’s freight network. The council […]
GAC Energy and Marine Services, a subsidiary of Dubai-based global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has opened a new warehouse in Laredo, Texas, to meet the growing […]
A CSX freight train carrying coal derailed around midnight in Ellicott City, Md., west of Baltimore, killing two people and crushing several cars that were parked nearby in a public […]
CEVA Logistics on Monday said it has expanded the ancillary services to its less-than-containerload (LCL) ocean freight network in the U.S. Midwest. CEVA augmented its LCL services in […]
COSCO Container Lines on Friday said it will hike its eastbound transpacific rates from Sept. 10. The increases, which apply to origins in the Far East, Southeast Asia, and Indian […]
Domestic intermodal volume grew 12.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2012, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report, released today. […]
Fidelity Comtech has completed the installation of its Phocus Array 802.11 wireless radio frequency (RF) solution at the Port of Tacoma’s Washington United Terminals (WUT). The system will improve […]
Matson, Inc., which includes the liner carrier Matson Navigation Co. as well as Matson Logistics, saw first half revenue climb 7.5 percent year-on-year to $760.3 million. The company’s […]
Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it’s raising rates on cargo moving from Asia/Southeast Asia countries to the United States, including Puerto Rico. The general rate increases, effective […]
The decline in coal traffic this year is having the salutary effect of improving overall service on freight railroads in North America, according to Larry Gross, a senior consultant […]
Trailer Leasing Alliance (TLA), based in Wayne, Pa., has started full-service trailer leasing operations with 16,000 late model 53-foot trailers. These trailers were recently acquired by US Trailer […]
Matson Navigation Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew J. Cox will receive a Connie Award from the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) on Oct. 2 in Long Beach, Calif. Connie […]
Two Nova Scotia ports with deep water, intermodal links vie for large containerships. By Chris Dupin Two communities in Nova Scotia – about 70 miles apart — are […]
White House makes exports priority, but will fall short of ambitious target, expert says. By Eric Kulisch The United States may have been on track during the first two […]
Sometimes things just fall into place for shippers who thought they were at the end of the world. Such may be the case for agricultural exporters in North […]
A drop in coal demand, spurred by cheap natural gas, is signaling a shift in U.S. energy markets, with railroads offsetting a loss in revenue by focusing on fracking, petroleum, […]
Universal Truckload Services, said it will acquire LINC Logistics Co, an asset-light third-party logistics provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction that is worth roughly $335 million and includes the assumption […]
Pacer International said it had a profit of $1.3 million in the second quarter ending June 30, compared to $4.2 million in the same 2011 period. The Dublin, […]
C.H. Robinson said it had a profit of $114.6 million in the second quarter, 3.2 percent more than in the same 2011 period. Total revenues were $2.96 billion […]
Norfolk Southern said it had profit of $524 million in the second quarter, 6 percent less than in the same 2011 period. Railway operating revenues of $2.9 billion were […]
The U.S. domestic trucking market is finely poised, with characteristics that could push it into no growth or capacity shortage, depending on which way the wind blows, according to […]
The Walt Disney Co. will begin shipping small batches of Asian-made merchandise for the Disney World resort in Orlando, Fla., through the Port of Miami early next year when an […]
Rail Logistics is expanding its “Cold Train” logistics service, adding new equipment and adding new destinations this year. In early 2010, Rail Logistics launched the intermodal reefer service […]
Nova Cold Storage has begun construction on a $9.5 million facility for refrigerated and frozen food logistics at the Atlantic Gateway – Halifax Logistics Park. Nova is expanding to […]
MOL releases performance data for eastbound transpacific intermodal shipments in the second quarter, with seven of 18 pairs examined surpassing the line’s internal goal of 90 percent on-time delivery.
Union Pacific said its second quarter ending June 30 was its most profitable ever. The Class I railroad had a profit of $1 billion, 28 percent more than the $785 […]
Further signs that the U.S. economy could be slowing to a crawl came Monday when the Commerce Department released figures showing that retail sales dipped a half percent in June […]
Two major U.S. railroads reported improved results for the second quarter on Tuesday, with their bottom lines boosted by better revenues from hauling intermodal cargo and automobiles. CSX […]
A fleet of about 27,000 road trailers previously owned by the Transport International Pool, Inc. (TIP) subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corp. was acquired Tuesday by Wood Creek Capital […]
The South Carolina Ports Authority said Tuesday it is reviving long-dormant plans to build an inland port in Greer that would make it easier for many shippers to drop-off […]
Secretary LaHood and Gov. Brown U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday visited the Port of Oakland, along with California Gov. Jerry Brown, to highlight the benefits of a recently […]
The ocean carrier COSCO Container Lines said Monday it plans to hike rates on the eastbound transpacific from Aug. 7. The move appears to be made outside the […]
“The June 2012 average weekly intermodal volume of 249,006 units is the highest average for any June on record and the third highest for any month, behind August and October […]
Epes Logistics, a subsidary of Epes Carriers, has acquired Archdale, N.C.-based freight brokerage Meredith Transport Inc. (MTI). Epes said the move will help it branch into new markets. […]
Canadian National Railway said Thursday that it plans further improvements along its tracks leading to the Port of Prince Rupert to handle growing freight volumes. CN said it […]
The U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom) has announced Universal Service Contracts that it estimates could be worth about $6 billion to 22 U.S.-flag shipping companies over a three-year period. They […]
The Southern California port on Monday announced two incentive programs aimed at inducing big ships and discretionary intermodal cargo to call at its marine terminals. If formerly approved, the programs will take effect […]
DP World London Gateway and DB Schenker Rail said Monday they have signed an agreement to provide rail services from the new U.K. deep-sea port, which opens in the […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce will announce in a few weeks the members of a new supply chain advisory committee, Michael Masserman, executive director for export policy, promotion and strategy, […]
DB Schenker Rail has stepped up its transport of Scottish whisky from the United Kingdom to its rail depot in Wroclaw, Poland. The whisky is transport from central Scotland […]
The Obama administration is committed to supporting investment in seaports because they are the lynch pin for $3.15 trillion of business activity and 13.3 million jobs in the United States, […]
The Port of Marseilles-Fos said its container volume has grown 14 percent year-on-year through the first five months of 2012. The French port handled 431,718 TEUs during the […]
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed two bills on Thursday that he said will facilitate economic development by prioritizing state investment in transportation projects, including improvements to Florida’s 14 deepwater […]
The liner carrier MOL (America) said this week it is adding another new metric to the list of regional key performance indicators on which it will report regularly. […]
The Virginia Port Authority on Tuesday reported a 12.6 percent gain in container volume and a 59 percent increase in breakbulk tonnage in May compared to the prior year. […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has started a new less-than-containerload service originating in Rio Haina, Dominican Republic to Miami. The service, with a transit time of five days, uses […]
The recommended rate increases are $50 per 40-foot container from California ports and $100 per FEU for all other intermodal and all-water shipments, with proportionate increases for other equipment sizes […]
Legislation ordering 4,800 workers back to work was passed on Friday by Canada’s Senate and CP told shippers that their cargo will begin moving and intermodal terminals are resuming normal hours.
Michael Masserman, executive director for export policy, promotion and strategy for the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration, will deliver the keynote speech at a half-day seminar sponsored by […]
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials announced Friday that Executive Director John Horsley and Jack Basso, director of program finance and management, plan to retire effective Feb. […]
The liner carrier MOL (America) said Thursday it has added another metric to its list of monthly key performance indicators. The line will report on a new category […]
Shippers struggle with varying policies on how to secure wheels under their containers. By Chris Dupin While a recent study found most U.S. shippers would prefer no change in […]
The Port of Virginia said Tuesday its container volume rose 5.2 percent year-on-year in April to 169,644 TEUs. It’s the third consecutive month of year-on-year growth for the […]
Amware Logistics Services said Tuesday it has acquired Parcel Port, a small non-asset based warehousing, distribution and fulfillment company based in Arizona that has a strong focus on managing […]
Domestic intermodal volumes continued their upward climb in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures from the Intermodal Association of North America. Domestic volumes soared […]
The intermodal and logistics company Pacer International said it has entered a multiyear agreement to have CSX remain its primary rail carrier in the eastern United States. It […]
Effective July 1, WTSA member lines have recommended increases to existing rates of $300 per FEU from the U.S. West Coast, and $400 per FEU for intermodal and U.S. East […]
The Charlotte Regional Intermodal Facility is located at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport and will be capable of handling 200,000 lifts per year. It will replace the railroad’s existing intermodal […]
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, worried that planning for a rail intermodal center to support more port-related cargo and economic growth is taking longer than anticipated, on Friday asked CSX Transportation […]
Maersk operation tailored to balance U.S. import and export international container volumes. By Francis Phillips Beginning early March Maersk Line launched a premium transpacific eastbound service called Flagship. […]
Pacer International and CRST International said Tuesday they have agreed to multi-market dedicated drayage agreements focused on driving intermodal drayage efficiencies and providing incremental capacity for Pacer. CRST […]
C.H. Robinson Worldwide said it had a profit of $106.5 million in the first quarter, 9.9 percent more than the $97 million earned in the first three months of 2011. […]
U.S. intermodal container rail traffic rose 4.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures from the Association of American Railroads Time Indicators Report. […]
Kansas City Southern said it had a profit of $75.3 million in the first quarter, 17 percent more than the $64.1 million earned by the railroad in the first quarter […]
For the first quarter of 2012, Norfolk Southern reported net income of $410 million, 26 percent higher than the $325 million for the first quarter of 2011. First-quarter 2011 […]
Canadian National Railway said it had a profit of $775 million in the first quarter, 16 percent more than the $668 million in the first quarter of 2011. Revenue in […]
U.S. logistics jobs could be outsourced to Caribbean, Central America as new shipping patterns evolve. By Eric Kulisch The expected rise of container terminals in, and around, the […]
Why the expansion of this waterway may not influence where maritime cargo enters the U.S. By Eric Kulisch The addition of a third set of locks in the Panama […]
For all the hype surrounding the forthcoming Panama Canal expansion and its effect on U.S. Gulf and East coast ports, the lack of current direct connections from Asia to […]
Memphis-based Dunavant undergoes a radical transformation. By Chris Dupin Dunavant is one of the storied names of the cotton business, but a few years ago the Memphis-based company […]
Canadian Pacific Railway said Friday it had a profit of $142 million in the first quarter of 2012, more than triple the $34 million it earned in the same 2011 […]
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T), a Danbury, Conn.-based logistics service provider, has acquired Interdom Partners, an intermodal services company. Interdom, based in Palos Heights, Ill., has experienced a double-digit […]
LeanLogistics, a provider of transportation management system applications and supply chain services, has expanded into France by opening an office in Paris. The office will provide support and […]
Union Pacific reported first quarter profit of $863 million, 35 percent more than the $639 million it earned in the same same 2011 period. Revenue was $4.8 billion in […]
Intermodal services provider Hub Group said Friday it had a profit of $13.7 million in the first quarter ending March 31, 30 percent more than the $10.5 million earned […]
Two large intermodal projects to better connect the Port of Tampa with road and rail networks are making good progress and will benefit freight shippers such as American Honda Motor […]
J.B. Hunt Transport Services said last week it had a record first quarter 2012 profit of $67.7 million, compared to $50 million in the same 2011 period. Total operating revenue […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it will assess an interim fuel surcharge on intermodal shipments from Asia via U.S. East Coast ports. The surcharges, effective […]
U.S. railroads moved 5.8 percent fewer new carloads in March compared to a year ago, but intermodal volume increased 3.5 percent to 928,350 containers and trailers, the Association of American […]
Brian Sondey, chairman, chief executive officer and president of TAL International Group, Inc., has been elected chairman of the Institute of International Container Lessors for 2012, He succeeds Peter Younger […]
Rail Logistics-Cold Train will use a dedicated fleet of trucks from Interstate Distributor Co. for short-haul drayage service to and from the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal in central […]
Chainalytics, a provider of freight market intelligence and analytics services, said that its new Integrated Freight Market Intelligence (iFMI) service offering has gone live. The iFMI service allows members of […]
The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) is seeking nominations for its annual Connie Awards being held on Oct. 2, 2012, at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, CA. […]
Melton Logistics of Tulsa, Okla., a non-asset based third-party logistics company said this week it is rebranding itself as Conexus. Conexus will continue to operate the existing Melton […]
PO Shipping survived a tough 2011 on the transpacific when other small carriers didn’t. By Eric Johnson To say 2011 was a tumultuous year on the transpacific […]
ShipmentOptimizer allows shippers to account for variables in complex supply chains. By Eric Johnson In mid-February, Singapore-based APL Logistics unveiled a new product aimed at revamping the way […]
Exports to Asia are healthy, but they’re not enough for carriers to structure service networks around the westbound transpacific trade. By Eric Johnson Westbound transpacific trade grew […]
International Asset Systems (IAS), a provider of cloud-based applications for intermodal and container shipping, has developed a new set of Business Intelligence (BI) modules for customers to better see their […]
By Eric Kulisch Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and leaders of the House PORTS Caucus visited the American Association of […]
DCLI owns or leases about 66,000 chassis and rents them to drayage companies and liner carriers in the United States. It has a network of 129 sites located on or […]
The U.S. military’s Transportation Command said it is extending contracts with six operators of U.S. flag ships: Maersk Line Ltd., American President Lines Ltd., Farrell Lines, American Roll-on, American Roll-off […]
