Sparrows Point Terminal, the owners of the large Sparrows Point industrial property located near the Port of Baltimore, has been renamed Tradepoint Atlantic.
KLN (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the third-party logistics service provider, has been awarded a concession to operate inland ports in Yangon and Mandalay.
SEKO Logistics names chief sales officer, while Crane Worldwide Logistics appoints specialized services head and CEVA announces VP of global heath care operations.
Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk’s stock has fallen dramatically in the past year as weak global trade growth has hurt its container shipping business and plunging crude prices have affected […]
Further limiting container “free time,” the amount of time boxes can be stored at ports without charge, at the Port of Long Beach could lead to more congestion and demurrage, […]
Canaveral Port Authority commissioners on Friday unanimously picked Capt. John W. Murray, currently president and chief executive officer of Hapag-Lloyd USA, as the port’s next leader.
The London-based shipping consultants said about 5 percent of the global container fleet is laid up, but that number could rise in the second half of 2016.
Import cargo volumes at the nation’s major retail container ports in November grew 6 percent from last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail […]
Transportation and logistics companies contributed an estimated 23,000 of the total 292,000 jobs added in the United States during month of December, according to the Department of Labor.
Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracking service MarineTraffic has begun supplying geographical positioning data to the Equasis project, according to a statement from the company.
Tugboat workers are expected to carry out 12-hour strikes at the ports of Geelong, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, which could cause cargo delays, according to local media reports.
The world’s largest air cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services, will acquire Consolidated Aviation Services.
The Salt Lake City, Utah-based third-party logistics provider posted revenues of $451 million for 2015.
A dozen rubber tire gantry cranes will be added this year and in early 2017 at Global Container Terminals’ GCT Deltaport terminal in Port Metro Vancouver as part of an […]
The refrigerated warehousing and logistics specialist finalized the purchase of the Tradewater facility in Atlanta, Ga., for which it had assumed the lease since 2006.
Several ocean carriers issued general rate increases on various trades, while members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association adopted a voluntary guideline for a bunker surcharge reduction.
Network Global Logistics names CEO, while Röhlig appoints senior advisor.
The port plans to ban current trucks with 1994-95 engines by 2018 and require new trucks serving port to have 2007 engines or better starting in March.
Polar Air Cargo, along with Polar Air Cargo Worldwide and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has entered into a $100 million settlement agreement in a U.S. antitrust class action lawsuit.
Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe tumbled 24.4 percent since last Thursday.
Ocean carrier ZIM, along with CMA CGM and its subsidiary line Delmas, joined the CKYHE Alliance’s AUE/AWE8 between Asia and the United States East Coast loop as slot purchasers.
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday said Land-Air Express of New England has corrected its safety deficiencies and is now allowed back on the road.
The Ocean3 Alliance, comprised of ocean carriers CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC, will remove an eastbound Yantian call from its FAL1 service in favor of an eastbound call at Shanghai.
Canadian National Railway Company said it will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including the redemption and refinancing of outstanding debt, share repurchases, acquisitions, and other business opportunities.
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $417,500 civil penalty against FedEx for allegedly operating a plane that was not in compliance with federal aviation rules.
The year-over-year surge in iron ore loadings at Canadian ports in 2015 was not enough to offset the decline in loadings at U.S. ports.
The St. Joseph, Mich.-based temperature-controlled supply chain services provider’s ninth deep frozen warehouse will be located in South Haven, Mich.
The Intermodal Association of North America installs 2016 board, while the U.S. Meat Export Federation promotes Japan director.
Rafi Danieli, chief executive of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., will continue to serve in his role until a replacement has been found and as an advisor to the Israeli […]
Peel Ports’s much anticipated Liverpool2 container terminal was originally scheduled to open by then end of 2015, but now that date has been pushed back at least to first quarter […]
The first of a new generation of Atlantic Container Lines container and roll-on/roll-off vessels, the Atlantic Star, is due to call the Port of New York and New Jersey over […]
China’s national railway posted its largest ever annual cargo volume decline in 2015, according to reports from news service Caixin.
The railroad transportation equipment manufacturer posted net earnings of over $69 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Nov. 30, 2015, a year-over-year increase 112 percent.
The master developer and regulator of ports and industrial zones in the emirate of Abu Dhabi reported surges in containerized, general, bulk and roll-on/roll-off cargo volumes in 2015.
The American Institute for International Steel attributed the weak result for the month to a sharp decrease in steel shipments to Mexico.
The Russian port operator and stevedoring company posted a cargo throughput of 127.9 million tons for the first 11 months of 2015, a 4.8 percent increase from the corresponding period […]
The cargo division of Qatar Airways projected it will expand its fleet to 21 freighters by 2017.
The maritime services provider expanded its agreement with Chembulk Tankers into South America and Asia.
Mediterranean Shipping Co. is latest ocean carrier to resume regular liner service to the Middle Eastern nation as international sanctions are lifted.
The investment bank and analyst Stifel said orders for Class 8 trucks rebounded in December to “better-than-expected” levels after suffering from lackluster demand in October and November.
The Adani International Container Terminal Private Limited at Mundra Port will have an annual handling capacity of 3.1 million TEUs and will be equipped with 15 super post-Panamax quay cranes […]
The United States Coast Guard detained the bulk carrier Lowlands Kamsar in Seattle, Wash. Monday after discovering several safety violations onboard.
The wholly owned North American contract logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group will transition to the DHL Supply Chain name to standardize company branding across all global markets.
The refrigerated intermodal services provider added Miami and Toronto as new destinations to its intermodal service offerings from Washington State and Oregon.
The Slovenian port’s dry bulk terminal handled 800,000 tons of soybeans just before the close of 2015.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based logistics company increased its footprint in the Houston, Texas area to 577,000 square feet.
Crowley names new VP and deputy general counsel, while Seoul-Incheon International Airport’s marketing VP joins TIACA board.
The United States Coast Guard has issued an update on river closures, restrictions and advisories for sections of the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri rivers in response to high waters and […]
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela in a national address urged contractors and the Panama Canal Authority to put aside their legal disputes for the time being in order to keep […]
The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index has declined for seven consecutive months and hit an all-time low in December 2015.
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based ocean carrier is investing $25.5 million in chassis, dry containers and generator sets.
M & S Shipping, Ltd., a freight forwarder headquartered in Virginia Beach, Va., will merge its operations into those of Norfolk-based CV International, Inc., according to a joint statement from […]
The Jordanian airport handled 8,612 tons of cargo in November 2015, a 9.6 percent increase from the corresponding period in 2014.
Swiss third-party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel officially opened its 50,000-square-meter Singapore Logistics Hub to support client needs in Southeast Asia.
Vanguard Logistics has opened two offices in Indonesia, one in Surabaya in East Java and the other in Semarang, the country’s capital.
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has opened a fourth office in Indonesia at Belawan.
The non-vessel operating common carrier established a new agent partnership with NVO Consolidation.
Container volumes at the largest U.S. East Coast port were up 3.3 percent for the month compared to November 2014, when the previous record was set.
Under Seaton’s leadership, ocean carrier APL pioneered industry innovations like larger-than-panamax containerships, doublestack trains, and domestic intermodal service.
The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled Canadian National and Canadian Pacific exceeded their Western grain revenue entitlements for crop year 2014-2015 and will be required to repay the difference.
Spot container rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean rose by 115.0 percent and 146.5 percent, respectively, last Thursday compared to Friday, Dec. 25.
Hebei Port Group and Tianjin Port Group have signed a framework agreement to purchase and operate port cargo facilities in each of their respective port areas.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based logistics services provider Momentum Transportation – USA, a Landstar agency, has acquired Get Fr8 and expects to benefit from its intermodal capabilities.
The Russian container transport company handled 113,387 laden containers during the first 9 months of 2015, an increase of 6.3 percent from the corresponding period in 2014.
The Hong Kong-based logistics services provider opened an IT development center in Penang, Malaysia today.
UPS appoints new general counsel, while customs and trade lawyer starts new firm in Miami.
The National Surface Transportation Board found the bridge of the ill-fated TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico general cargo vessel a half mile away from the rest of the wreck after it […]
Texas-based oil firms ConocoPhillips, NuStar and Enterprise Product Partners are racing to see who will be the first to export oil from the United States after Congress lifted the 40-year-old […]
Dubbed “National Returns Day,” Jan. 6 marks the date that American consumers are expected to make the most returned product shipments after the holiday season.
Worldwide airfreight volumes dropped 0.9 percent year-over-year in November, according to the latest figures from industry analyst World ACD.
Changes resulting from the implementation of the Union Customs Code and SOLAS container weight regulations will be just as important as economic issues in the coming year, according to the […]
The dedicated Asia-Oceania AAX service and the NEMO loop between Europe, Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Indian Subcontinent will change one vessel each, increasing their average vessel capacity by 2.5 […]
The port operator signed a contract with Gulf Marine Services, which will move its construction and maintenance yard in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi to a larger site closer to the channel […]
The freight division of Emirates secured a charter from a Japanese construction company to transport equipment from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to Entebbe, Uganda via its cargo hub in Dubai for […]
The U.S. Coast Guard closed a five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River near St. Louis due to high water levels and fast currents caused by the winter storm Goliath.
By telling customers up front that package delivery on its two- and three-day shipping services would take an extra day to deliver during the week of Christmas, UPS may have […]
The investment firm set a target price of $182 per share for FedEx Corp., a premium of nearly 22 percent on the stock’s closing price yesterday.
The government of South Korea also plans to require downsizing and restructuring of its shipyard industry, according to multiple media reports.
Although the port handled less containerized and conventional cargo in terms of tonnage for the first 11 months of 2015 compared to last year, it handled more oil and non-oil […]
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, which manages the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru in western India, broke ground on the development of an inland port in Jalna, India.
The French ocean carrier says the 18,000-TEU ship Benjamin Franklin is the “future of container shipping,” but it has no immediate plans for deploying such large containerships in the transpacific […]
Multiple labor groups are awaiting determinations from the National Labor Relations Board and an arbitrator on contract claims regarding a new APL service between Japan and Guam, according to Don […]
Ocean carrier members of the G6 Alliance are scheduled to skip a total of 10 sailings throughout February on Asia-North America and Asia-Europe loops.
The Dow Jones Transportation Average closed at $7,566.70 on Monday, Dec. 28, down nearly 18 percent compared to December 2014.
The U.K.-based port operator acquired Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited from International Port Holdings.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has published a proposed rule to revise its guidance on charging and penalty determinations to settle administration enforcement cases involving alleged export control violations.
New orders for manufactured durable goods grew $0.1 billion to $238.8 billion in November following a revised increase of 2.9 percent in October.
The Slovenian port handled a record number of vehicles during 2015 and expects to see even stronger results in 2016 due to new businesses and regular connections with the Far […]
The Chinese government’s Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council has approved a reorganization of the two shipping companies that “aims to achieve economies of scale and synergies.”
Fred Potter, head of the Teamsters port division, predicts the port trucking industry will have to convert from an independent contractor model to one of employee drivers.
The city released a “Request for Expressions of Interest and Information (RFEII) for Maximizing Economic Benefits” and is looking at the possible use of Newark Port land by a private […]
Christmas came late for some FedEx customers this year as the company scrambled to handle inclement weather in the Midwestern United States and record e-commerce orders.
Some fines are targeting roll-on/roll-off firms for alleged price fixing in the transportation of automobiles, while others are aimed at container companies for reported issues with tariff filing.
Container rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean inched up last Friday compared to the Dec. 18 reading, while rates to the United States remained flat.
The European Shippers’ Council says shippers want to know how to practically work with guidelines put in place by new International Maritime Organization regulations regarding container weights, which go into […]
United States gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 2.0 percent in the third quarter of 2015, according to the third estimate from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau […]
The U.S.-owned and operated marine solutions, transportation and logistics company took delivery of the second of the four LNG-ready, Jones Act product tankers from Philly Shipyard, Inc. last week.
In an annual survey conducted by the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University, shippers from the Netherlands ranked “reliability of booking” as the most important service concern.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the United States in October exported more ethanol to China than in the previous 10 years combined.
The cargo handling agent in Hong Kong handled 2,242 full freighters in November, an increase from the previous monthly record of 2,232 full freighters set in November 2014.
