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.
The refrigerated trucking specialist opened a $5 million multi-temperature storage facility in Yangon, Myanmar.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line and Emirates Shipping Line issued general rate increases.
Deployed capacity from Asia to the West Coast of South America will decrease by 15 percent by the end of the year compared to the middle of December as a […]
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.
A proposal for the development of an inland port in the eastern Pennsylvania town of Bethlehem is being floated by the Port of New York and New Jersey in an […]
The Shanghai Stock Exchange has given the two companies three days to respond to detailed questionnaires about their potential deal, which would create the fourth largest ocean carrier worldwide.
The Canadian government this week said it will not apply WTO-authorized retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. Congress’s repeal of country origin labeling requirements.
As part of the Danish ocean carrier’s cost cutting plan, Vincent Clerc will replace Stephen Schueler as chief commercial officer, while Michael Hansen will move from Seago to become Maersk’s […]
The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, fell to its lowest level since 2004 on Tuesday as global supply continues to outpace demand.
The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for November 2015 equaled 134.3, down from 135.5 in October but up 0.2 percent from November 2014, according to the American Trucking Associations.
Saverco has acquired all the outstanding shares of ship and aircraft lessor CMB and delisted it from Euronext Brussels on Dec. 22.
The Sri Lankan port established a record by reaching a container throughput of 5 million TEUs since the beginning of 2015.
Class I U.S. railway Norfolk Southern will consolidate the operations of two of its coal docks, both of which are located in northern Ohio on Lake Erie.
The Slovenian port is projecting an additional 4 percent year-over-year jump in throughput to 21.4 million tons in 2016 as the port continues to undergo major upgrades.
The Israeli ocean carrier said it plans to expand its refrigerated container fleet in order to accommodate the rising demand from its ZIMonitor service.
Emirates Motor Company supplied the third party logistics provider with 30 new Mercedes-Benz Actros Benz trucks to add to its delivery fleet.
SEKO Logistics appoints VP of business development, while Finnair Cargo names new head of global sales.
With only 57 active ships in the Maritime Security Program, MarAd is seeking additional vessels and increasing the per ship stipend from $3.1 million to $5 million to help U.S.-flag […]
The second highest court in the European Union has reversed a prior European Commission decision to impose over $850 million in fines on 12 airfreight carriers for alleged anti-competitive behavior.
Singapore Post Limited Group Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Baier stepped down abruptly on Dec. 10, according to a statement from the company.
Texas-based University Furnishings has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act that it evaded duties on furniture imports from China.
The Moscow, Russia-based cargo airline handed 439,000 tons of cargo during the first 11 months of 2015, a 20 percent year-over-year increase.
U.S.-flag vessel operators on the Great Lakes have committed over $110 million in 2016 to maintain and upgrade their vessel fleets.
The forwarder established the Southern rail corridor, a multimodal service between China and Turkey that occupies a critical juncture within the Silk Road Economic Belt.
The Panama Canal Authority has yet to select a commercial opening date, but says it will be “soon after the inauguration” of the widened waterway following transit trial tests with […]
Container shipping will see mergers and alliance shifts in 2016, but still rocked by overcapacity.
The latest BlueWater Reporting Carrier Report gives readers an industry insider perspective of the potential sale of NOL to CMA CGM, the company’s recent financial performance, and an analysis of […]
Ocean carrier APL, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines, finds itself in an interesting position at present. Despite the formation of the G6 Alliance, of which APL is […]
A U.S. District Court agreed in August to have antitrust lawsuits filed by shippers against roll-on/roll-off shipping companies dismissed. (In Re Vehicle Carrier Services Antitrust Litigation. U.S. District Court, […]
MER Group to operate ship demolition yards in Puerto Rico and Europe.
It’s not only liner companies like CMA CGM and APL or COSCO and China Shipping that are combining. In November, Triton Container International Ltd. and TAL International Group […]
The French Competition Authority has ordered a total of 20 companies to pay nearly $740 million in fines for alleged anti-competitive behavior in the French parcel delivery sector.
The improved productivity resulting from the institution of variable pricing would be worth $2 billion to $3 billion annually, according to estimates from management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
Carriers will face continued competition from operators of both container and handy-size bulk ships, according to the London-based ship consultant’s latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report.
The Marseille Fos port authority’s Fos port-industry zone will become the site of France’s first demonstration plant for a ‘Power to Gas’ project.
The European shipping and transport company launched a daily rail freight shuttle between Italy and Rotterdam and Zeebrugge as part of a comprehensive multimodal link between England and Italy.
Inchcape Shipping Solutions became NileDutch’s new agent in Alexandria, Egypt.
Ocean carriers CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL, OOCL and Hamburg Sud issued general rate increases on several trade routes.
Changes to free time policies “must be carefully considered” and should not come until after a planned overhaul of appointment systems, the Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association […]
The Evergreen Group’s Colon Container Terminal will be equipped to handle the much larger containerships that will be able to transit the Panama Canal when its expansion project is completed […]
Ocean carrier Hanjin will terminate its CKA loop between Asia and Oceania and will join a loop connecting Japan, Korea and China with Australia in February.
The Maersk intra-Americas affiliate’s “Atlantico” service from Altamira and Veracruz will offer rapid transit time to shippers of produce and other foodstuffs, according to a statement from SeaLand.
Truckload pricing grew 1.6 percent for the month compared to November 2014, the ninth consecutive monthly increase, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
The independent common carrier commenced its Inter-Egypt Service this week and will launch its Egypt Izmir Service at the beginning of January.
Rates dropped another 2.4 percent in November compared to last year, the tenth consecutive month prices have fallen, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.
The Taiwanese ocean carrier will purchase slots on the CKI service, which is jointly operated by KMTC and TS Lines.
The Eurofos terminal, which is located in the French Mediterranean port’s western harbor, acquired two 54-meter high cranes with a 72-meter outreach.
Monthly volumes at the Southern California port have exceeded 700,000 TEUs for the past six months, and the port is currently preparing for the arrival of the largest containership ever […]
The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator reported net income of $691 million on $12.5 billion in revenues in the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 ended Nov. 30, year-over-year increases of 4.2 […]
The Prince Rupert Port Authority and port terminal operator DP World have agreed to study the further expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal beyond its current enlargement project.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance, whose operations encompass the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma reported November volumes are up 18 percent compared with November 2014, due in part to […]
The two high-efficiency “megamax” ship-to-shore cranes, expected to be operational in 2017, will be will be capable of handling the largest vessels in service worldwide.
The French Mediterranean port launched Neptune Port, a fully-automated information system developed over the course of three years that is designed to simplify administrative procedures for vessels that call the […]
The Commerce Department has announced its preliminary determinations for its countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from Brazil, China, India and Russia.
The Mid-Atlantic seaport received the first breakbulk shipment of Chilean winter fruit to arrive in the United States for the sixth consecutive season.
The Giant African Snails, which can grow up to 8 inches long and consume at least 500 different types of plants, cause structural damage to buildings and carry various plant […]
The inland river port, which has continued to make progress on its main dock renovation project, handled 146,410 tons of waterborne cargo in November.
Ericsson launched its first telecom equipment hardware and software distribution center in the Middle East Earlier this month, situated in Panalpina’s Dubai South facility.
TOTE Maritime has 14 days to respond to the motion to dismiss a request for exoneration or limitation of liability in the sinking of the ill-fated cargo ship, which sank […]
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said the new rule requiring electronic logging devices is “the most outrageous intrusion into the rights of professional truckers imaginable and will do nothing at […]
Shipment volumes and expenditures both slowed from the previous month and the same 2014 period, but were still “stronger than expected,” according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
Delmas, which was acquired by the CMA CGM Group in 2006, will officially operate under the CMA CGM name effective March 1, 2016.
The Federal Maritime Commission reached compromise agreements with several NVOCCs, forwarders and other companies, but none admitted to alleged violations of the Shipping Act.
The Lake Oswego, Ore.-based railroad transportation equipment manufacturer received new orders for approximately 1,800 rail car units valued at nearly $170 million since Sept. 1, 2015, the beginning of the […]
Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) has imposed a fine of $600,000 on the Mediterranean seaport for marine pollution infractions.
The Japanese transportation company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NYK Automotive Logistics (China) Co. Ltd., established a new vehicle processing center in Shanghai.
Intermodal operator Shuttlewise, in cooperation with Novatrans, will commence a rail shuttle between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Dourges, France, which will initially run five times a week.
The airfreight carrier will add three new routes on its Latin America network that are expected to be particularly beneficial to pharmaceutical shippers.
The forwarder last Wednesday opened its Asia Pacific Innovation Center in Singapore, which showcases futuristic technologies DHL says will transform logistics operations.
Several community leaders at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Transportation Summit discussed what Florida currently has to offer the logistics industry and steps the state needs to take in order to […]
A Feb. 1 rate hike of $100 from the U.S. West Coast and $200 from the East and Gulf Coasts is necessary because some cargo fetches rates that “make them […]
Shares of both China-owned shipping companies took a beating yesterday when trading resumed after a months-long suspension due to a pending merger deal.
Schenker AG will purchase Redhead International and merge its operations with those of subsidiary DB Schenker Logistics in the United Kingdom.
France’s Autorité de la Concurrence has ordered Netherlands-based TNT Express and third party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel of Switzerland to pay nearly $100 million in fines for alleged anti-competitive […]
Authorities reopened the important chemical and cargo gateway after a three-hour shutdown on Monday.
A total of 7.9 million tons of cargo were transported by U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters in November, which carried 79.8 million tons of cargo during the first 11 months of […]
The U.S. Gulf Coast port is advancing a trade initiative with Honduras following its participation in Enterprise Florida’s export sales mission to Tegucigalpa, Honduras earlier this month.
The Swiss-based logistics services provider will offer a new rail connection for containers between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Frankfurt, Germany.
The logistics management services provider opened its 11th office in the United States in San Antonio, Texas.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has named a new CIO, while Smartrac appoints VP of systems and solutions.
A proposed requirement for U.S. construction, registration and crewing could create jobs, but would also make exporting liquid natural gas from the United States more expensive, according to a recent […]
The omission of the shipping industry from the text of the climate change agreement will not diminish the International Maritime Organization’s “strong commitment” as a regulator of greenhouse gases from […]
The economic slowdown in China, a recent drop in commodity prices, and a possible increase in U.S. interest rates has increased uncertainty about global growth in the air cargo industry, […]
A deep water general cargo and liquid bulk terminal opened at the Port of Salalah, allowing the port to handle 20 million more tons of dry cargo and six million […]
Airport cargo volumes increased 0.3 percent year-over-year in October, as major freight hubs posted mixed results.
A federal grand jury in Greenville, N.C. on Friday returned a nine-count indictment charging two ship engineers employed by Oceanfleet Shipping Ltd. with crimes related to the illegal discharging oily […]
Cargo volumes at Hong Kong International Airport fell 3.1 percent year-over-year in November to 407,000 tons.
China-owned container carriers COSCO and China Shipping say a proposed merger, which they expect to complete within one year, will bring shippers an “optimal product offering,” but it leaves the […]
The state-owned shipping companies have told the Chinese media a merger between COSCO and China Shipping will improve their competitive edge in the face of an industry-wide downturn.
Matt Rose, executive chairman of the Warren Buffet-owned railway, says he does not think the industry needs major rail mergers at this point, but that “if there is consolidation to […]
Despite the proposed plan to bring current G6 member APL into the Ocean3 Alliance after its acquisition by CMA CGM, officials with the G6 say the ocean carrier alliance will […]
Although rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe rose 156 percent, rates from Shanghai to the Mediterranean tumbled 25 percent compared to last week.
Cargo volumes at U.S. ports are expected to grow at a slower rate in 2016, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
The West Coast seaport posted a cargo throughput of 619,699 TEUs for November and 6.6 million TEUs for the first 11 months of 2015.
The Gulf Coast port handled over 2 million TEUs so far this year, surpassing the previous record of 1.96 million TEUs set in 2014.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has appointed 13 individuals from business, labor and government to serve on the Port of Philadelphia Advisory Committee.
The $50 million project administered by the United States Maritime Administration on behalf of the Department of Defense has officially reached completion.
