Chinese crane manufacturer ZPMC on Monday delivered the first four container cranes for the new terminal under construction at the German port of Wilhelmshaven, according to terminal operator Eurogate. […]
In a similar vein to its Daily Maersk product on the Asia-Europe trade, Maersk Line has launced a “Flagship” intermodal product, in conjunction with the BNSF Railway, to support […]
Florida East Coast Railway has appointed Andrew Westhoff as vice president of sales and marketing. Westhoff has an extensive railroad background and was with CSX Transportation for over 20 years […]
Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) on Tuesday announced a new round of incremental dry cargo rate increases, part of an ongoing effort to stem […]
The Port of Tacoma said it experienced a 4 percent increase in container volume, to 109,597 TEUs, in January compared to a year earlier on the strength of inbound […]
The U.S. Transportation Department has awarded a $54.6 million loan to Kansas City Southern Railway Co. to buy 30 new General Electric ES44AC locomotives. These diesel-electric locomotives, […]
EPA program to reduce pollution from trucks serves as model for sustainability initiatives. By Eric Kulisch The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program has been so successful in the over-the-road trucking sector as […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co., the second largest container line in the world, has created a bill of lading for shippers originating and terminating cargo at the Port of Richmond, Va., […]
The liner carrier CMA CGM said Wednesday it will raise rates on the eastbound transpacific in line with recommendations made by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, among a host of […]
Hamburg, Germany-based bulk logistics services provider Hoyer has expanded its operations in Russia and Ukraine. The company has opened offices in Moscow and Odessa. In addition, Axel […]
Alexander & Baldwin, parent company of Matson Navigation Co., said a “continued weak transpacific operating environment” was reflected in sharply lower operating profit for its ocean transportation operations. A&B, […]
Research firm Berg Insight reported that the number of active remote container tracking units used on intermodal shipping containers reached 77,000 in the last quarter of 2011, but will increase to 1 million […]
Pacer International said it had a profit of $1.1 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2011, compared to a loss of $1.1 million in the same […]
Located 100 miles east of Minneapolis/St. Paul, the Canadian National Railway said the new intermodal terminal offers Wisconsin and Minnesota customers new options to ship and receive goods in containers.
Crowley Maritime Corp. promoted Jose “Pache” Ayala to vice president for Puerto Rico. Ayala will remain in San Juan and report to John Douglass, senior vice president and general manager of Puerto […]
Maersk Inc. said it has entered an agreement to sell its Direct ChassisLink (DCLI) business to Littlejohn & Co., a Connecticut-based private investment firm. The deal is expected […]
C.H. Robinson said it had a profit $109.2 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 5.9 percent more than the $103.2 million earned in the same 2010 […]
Steven Cernak has been named port director of Port Everglades. The Broward County Board also approved a 30-year lease operating agreement with the Florida East Coast Railway to develop a 42.5-acre intermodal […]
DB Schenker Logistics has appointed 38-year rail industry veteran Patrick Zilles to head its intermodal activities. Zilles, who is based in Essen, Germany, will be responsible for linking […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co. will make a double call in Norfolk with its Golden Gate service between Asia and the U.S. East Coast, beginning the first week of February, […]
National trucking company J.B. Hunt said it had profit of $72.6 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $57.9 million in the same 2010 period. Revenue for the […]
Hub Group said it had a profit of $17 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, 36 percent more than the $12.5 million earned in the same 2010 period. […]
Canadian Pacific Railway said it had a profit of 221 million Canadian dollars (U.S. $220.69 million) in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to C$186 million in […]
Canadian National Railway had a profit of $592 million Canadian dollars ($586 million) in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 18 percent more than the fourth-quarter 2010 net […]
The ability to move larger ships through the Panama Canal will reduce the cost of all-water service between the Far East and the eastern part of the United States, […]
CSX Corp. reported a profit of $457 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 30, a 6 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2010. Revenue for the quarter […]
Union Pacific reported it had a profit of $3.29 billion in 2011, 18 percent more than the $2.78 billion earned in 2010, despite weaker intermodal and agricultural volumes. […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said last week it is raising U.S. export rates to Asia from March 1. The increases are $50 per 20-foot container […]
Liner shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Co. said on March 1 it will implement a general rate increase for cargo from the United States bound for the Far East. For all […]
The port of Tianjin in northern China saw container volumes climb 13.9 percent in 2011 to a record 11.5 million TEUs, according to reports in China. Tianjin is […]
Schneider Don Schneider, who built Schneider National into the largest privately held truckload carrier in the United States, died Friday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was […]
Manuel Coral Gables, Fla.-based real estate firm Flagler has appointed Manuel A. Fernandez to executive vice president of logistics operations. In this position, Fernandez will head development of […]
Illinois-based third-party logistics provider Superior Logistics has opened an airside facility at cargo-dedicated Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Superior is leasing 20,000 square feet of office and […]
James H. McJunkin, who served as the Port of Long Beach general manager from 1977 to 1988, died Jan. 2. McJunkin, 82, first joined the Port in 1963 […]
Erie, PA-based GE Transportation, a maker of rail and transportation-related products, said it has completed its acquisition of software provider RMI from The Carlyle Group. The purchase […]
Crowley Maritime said it is adding 500 new 40-foot, high-cube containers to its equipment fleet of more than 45,000 units. The new containers will be used in liner […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will allow Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), which manages about 125,000 chassis for about 20 liner companies, to amend an agreement that allows it to work […]
A new terminal that APM Terminals (APMT) is planning to build in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico will have an initial capacity to handle 1.2 million TEUs per year and be […]
Echo Global Logistics, a transportation management company, has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Rochester, N.Y.-based TTS to expand its intermodal services.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a $450,000 grant to EcoRodovias, a privately held Brazilian intermodal logistics and highway concessionaire company. The grant will […]
Brightstar International, the owner of 215 cartons of cell phones, brought suit against Minuteman International, a company that sells equipment used to buff floors. Brightstar said its telephones, […]
A new transportation management Website has popped up, promising to help shippers, distribution centers, manufacturers, and other companies get better rates from a list of more than 28,000 available […]
CSX will commence on-dock rail service at the Port of Virginia’s APM Terminal on Jan. 3, the company said Tuesday. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad previously offered limited service […]
Four U.S. ports garnered $62 million, or 12 percent, in infrastructure grants out of $511 million awarded to 46 recipients through the Department of Transportation’s TIGER program.
R. Kenneth Johns, whose 54 year career in the shipping industry includes serving as president and chief operating officer of Sea-Land Service from 1979-1987, was presented with the Containerization […]
Are court decisions making cargo claims more difficult for shippers? By Chris Dupin Attorney David Maloof said a series of court decisions over the past 16 years has made it difficult […]
Here’s a crazy idea from the out-of-the-box desk (or an out-of-the-box idea from the crazy desk): subsidize U.S. export ocean freight rates. I know, we need less government […]
Pearl River Delta terminals bank on intermodal traffic, coastal shipping to fill capacity. By Eric Johnson In 2007, American Shipper examined the container shipping landscape of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it plans to raise eastbound transpacific rates in line with recent recommendations from the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement. The line will […]
Carrier Transicold said it debuted a refrigerated container that uses carbon dioxide as a refrigerant gas on Tuesday at the Intermodal Europe Show in Hamburg, Germany. The company said […]
SoCal ports, local groups team up to prevent cargo diversion. By Eric Kulisch The expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014 and the potential threat that it will draw […]
(partial list): Southern California International Gateway – the Port of Los Angeles released its draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the BNSF near-dock intermodal facility in September and will hold […]
In line with growing intermodal volumes, Savannah is to spend $6.5 million on its Garden City Terminal railhead, extending it by 6,000ft. Locomotives will be able to pull through the rail yard, not […]
IAS said it has unveiled extensions to its IAS DispatchManager product that automates the container haulage work order process from creation to proof of delivery. The three new […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday he will convene a meeting in Washington to help the Port of Savannah find funds to deepen its harbor. During remarks delivered […]
Sappio Business advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Robert Sappio to managing director. Prior to joining A&M, Sappio spent nearly 30 years with APL, most recently serving […]
The city and port of Oakland have applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a $40 million grant as part of a negotiated plan with an industrial developer […]
Donjon Marine, a New Jersey-based marine services provider, has named Paul Hankins to vice president of operations for its salvage and engineering division. Hankins, formerly president of Donjon-SMIT, […]
Alexander & Baldwin, the conglomerate parent of Matson Navigation, reported profit for the third quarter ending September 30 of 2011 of $8.7 million, compared to $25.7 million, as earnings […]
Hub Group said that its Comtrak Logistics subsidiary had acquired assets of Challenge Transportation, an intermodal drayage carrier headquartered in Newark, NJ. Challenge has 41 drivers and covers the Tri-State […]
U.S. domestic container volume grew 9 percent in the third quarter, its best year-on-year growth of 2011, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & […]
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has launched its CHRWtrucks.com mobile application to allow motor carriers to enter pick up information, check calls, and delivery information within a couple clicks. Information […]
FMC study riles Canadian industry and government leaders. By Chris Dupin A long-expected decision last month by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to begin an investigation into diversion of U.S. […]
A six-fold increase in third quarter profits means that the intermodal carrier is now debt free for the first time in its history as a public company and has cash to […]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board on Thursday approved the preparation for a new cargo operator, BX Solutions, at Toledo Express Airport. Start-up company BX Solutions has received permission […]
Norfolk Southern said it had a profit of $554 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 24 percent more than it earned in the third quarter of 2010. […]
Canada’s two major railroads reported increased revenue rises in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the prior year. Canadian Pacific Railway said it had a profit of […]
The logistics company C.H. Robinson said it had profit of $114.3 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 11.4 percent more than the $102.6 million in the same […]
The head of the nation’s largest container port suggested Monday that Canada’s investment in its western ports to capture more Asian trade is smart policy and that a U.S. […]
Canadian National Railway and food broker and logistics company Agri-Food Central said Thursday they have reached an agreement to improve the supply chain for specialty grains moving from Western […]
Union Pacific said it had profit of $904 million in the third quarter, 16 percent more than the $778 million earned in the same 2010 period. Revenue at […]
Foye The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board of commissioners on Thursday confirmed Patrick J. Foye, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recommendation to be the executive […]
Hapag-Lloyd said it has created a computer program that shippers can use to calculate the emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM10) […]
Electronic devices on trucks that record the amount of time a vehicle is driven by an individual have gotten a bad wrap for reducing fleet productivity, but an industry […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Ocean World Lines opened a new office in Houston to handle cargoes to and from the region. OWL, a subsidiary of Pacer International, will handle […]
CSX said it had a record third quarter profit of $464 million, 19 percent more than the $414 million earned in the same 2010 period. Revenue was $2.96 […]
Suggestions that the Canadian government is improperly subsidizing expansion of western Canadian ports and related freight infrastructure are unfounded and will harm two-way trade if a U.S. investigation into […]
Non-asset based logistics provider Transplace on Thursday announced it has acquired Chicago-based intermodal marketing company Celtic International to increase its capabilities in the growing intermodal market. Privately held […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it will raise rates on shipments from Japan to the United States from Jan. 1. The planned increase is $320 per 20-foot […]
The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) will present the 2011 Connie Award to Robert Kenneth (Ken) Johns, former president of Sea-Land Service, for his significant influence on containerization in […]
CSX Transportation said it has work completed or construction underway at one-third of the clearance projects included in its National Gateway project and noted it was “on track for […]
Ace Hardware next year will deconsolidate and ship import cargo to regional distribution centers from a new import distribution facility near the Port of Virginia. The home repair […]
The Norfolk Southern Railway plans to launch a new double-stack container service in mid-October connecting the Port of Virginia with customers in central North Carolina.
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday it will raise U.S. export rates to the Far East beginning Nov. 1. The increases are $100 per 20-foot and […]
OOCL and Freightliner said Thursday they have renewed a 10-year strategic partnership to provide OOCL customers with U.K. intermodal services. Under the new contract, OOCL has committed to […]
Washington Notebook By Eric Kulisch Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently pointed in his blog to two construction projects as examples of the type of infrastructure upgrades the United States […]
New UP facility will bring together bulk agriculture grain, empty containers. By Chris Dupin Union Pacific Railroad will give agriculture exporters another way to tap the plentiful supply of […]
Education key to NVO’s plan to complement Obama’s export call. By Chris Dupin If President Obama wants to double exports in the next five years, he could do worse […]
2010 logistics costs go up despite better inventory management, study says. By Eric Kulisch U.S. logistics costs increased 10.4 percent, or $114 billion, to $1.2 trillion in 2010 because […]
CSX, Ports America put Baltimore on container map despite distance from ocean. By Eric Kulisch The Port of Baltimore, relegated to the lower tier of harbors in the container […]
High-tech CSX hub takes intermodal to next level. Companies like CSX are applying new approaches to increase the density and efficiency of new intermodal terminals. These include stacking […]
American Shipper’s International Transportation Management Systems (ITMS) Benchmark Study, published November 2010 (available for free at www.AmericanShipper.com/ITMS), demonstrated that shippers use an average of about four-and-a-half IT systems to […]
APL Logistics rebuilds domestic intermodal business a decade after selling double-stack business to Pacer. By Chris Dupin It’s back to the future at APL Logistics as the company rebuilds […]
Sputtering recovery translates into fewer shipments. By Eric Kulisch Growth has been choppy since the U.S. economy pulled out of recession two years ago, alternating between lukewarm and anemic […]
Pacer International said Friday it has expanded its direct double-stack intermodal rail service to serve customers moving cargo between Chihuahua, Mexico, and key U.S. and Canadian markets. The […]
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