Ship agency and brokerage T. Parker Host has appointed Cees van de Mortel to chief operating officer. He spent the last 12 years with Kinder Morgan Terminals in […]
The large shippers organization said a survey of its members found they anticipate “significant disruptions in their supply chains in the event of work stoppages at East and Gulf coast ports.”
The transaction will finance the construction of the first nuclear power plant on the Arabian peninsula, which upon completion will number among the largest nuclear-generating facilities in the world.
Third party logistics services provider UTi Worldwide has appointed Richard G. Rodick to executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1. Rodick succeeds Lawrence […]
APM Terminals said it’s acquiring 37.5 percent of the public company Global Ports for $862.5 million, thereby entering the Russian market in a strategic partnership with the leading Russian […]
An antitrust investigation of five car carriers that started in Japan Thursday has been expanded to include requests for information by government authorities in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Financial services firm Hancock Holding Co. has appointed Deborah Conrad to vice president. Conrad, who spent most of her 35 years in international banking with the U.S. Export-Import […]
The Georgia port handled a record 2.98 million TEUs in the fiscal year which ended June 30, but faces increased competition from nearby Charleston. Savannah plans to hold the lead by deepening its […]
To skip sailing positions from Asia in October, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has added an additional vessel to two of its three weekly services between Asia and West Africa, increasing roundtrip […]
After nearly seven months on a 10-week rotation, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has added an 11th vessel to its weekly Asia-Europe loop AE9, further increasing roundtrip voyage time […]
The International Longshoremen’s Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to resume negotiations during the week of Sept. 17 at the request of a federal mediator.
With a federal mediator now tapped, the New York Shipping Association’s head is more hopeful that talks between the ILA and USMX may lead to a new master contract and […]
Kirby Corp., the nation’s largest domestic tank barge operator, said it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Allied Transportation Co., a subsidiary of Allied Marine […]
The ocean carrier has converted its North Europe and Mediterranean-to-West Africa WAF6 service into an exclusive West Africa feeder based on Maersk’s West-Mediterranean hubs in Tangiers, Morocco and Algeciras, Spain.
One industry analyst who asked not to be identified was surprised Japan antitrust authorities were investigating the car carrier companies, noting their long-time dominance of the business and close ties […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has expanded its presence in Central America through its new office in San Jose, Costa Rica. “After consolidating our presence in South […]
Canadian National Railway said it will acquire more than 2,200 new freight cars and 1,300 containers in 2012 to support traffic growth and improve customer service. Jean-Jacques Ruest, executive […]
Stephen Edwards has been named president and chief executive officer of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc., effective Sept. 10. He succeeds Michael E. Moore, who left the company […]
Groups representing companies in the apparel and luggage industry are calling on the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and their employers to resume labor negotiations, noting their members could face […]
Centurion Cargo has appointed Paul Berntsen to vice president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Berntsen, a 20-year air cargo veteran, will be based in the company’s […]
As Americans celebrated Labor Day, there was still no sign of a thaw in the frozen labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and employers of its members. East Coast ports prepare […]
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added a second (northbound) port call at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a new call at Conakry, Guinea and an additional vessel to its weekly […]
The subsidiary of NOL said moving automobiles in containers allows more frequent shipping of vehicles from origin to destination as well as reduces transload times and handling which can lead to […]
DuPont said it will install a scrubber on a Maersk containership to remove sulfur dioxide from its emissions. The scrubber will be placed on the Maersk Taurus. The two […]
The White House on Friday said the United States and Cambodia have agreed to start exploratory discussions on a potential bilateral investment treaty. The announcement follows a meeting […]
Gulf port reopens for business today after minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac earlier this week, with New Orleans port director lauding Army Corps of Engineers, pilots, and Coast Guard for […]
Clerks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to discuss a new contract with employers, partially alleviating concerns earlier this week that they could picket and induce […]
The largest organization in the country representing shippers is seeking the assistance of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to get contract talks restarted between dockworkers on the East and Gulf […]
James A. Capo, chairman and chief executive officer for the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), said he’s still hopeful the two sides will “get back together and get a deal worked […]
The French port of Marseilles Fos has appointed Arnaud Ranjard to director of development. He replaces Dirk Becquart. Since 2008 Ranjard was strategy and development director for […]
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing, a group of seven U.S. solar cell and panel manufacturers who fought to impose trade protections against Chinese-made imports, said a new market report […]
Local 1804-1 yesterday evening gave “the authority to recommend and call for a strike if that action becomes necessary when the current Master Contract expires on September 30, 2012.” Its members do […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has published an updated list of “controlled carriers” in the Federal Register to reflect the changes it has made since the list was last published […]
Contract talks between the ILWU Marine Clerks Association Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU), and the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, are reportedly in danger of breaking down, worrying West Coast […]
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) said its members will apply a low-sulfur fuel charge beginning on Oct. 1. The discussion agreement of 15 of the leading container carriers […]
The agency has made several improvements to its Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) enforcement program that will allow it to more quickly identify and address high-risk trucking companies with compliance concerns.
A news report in Monday’s AS Daily misstated that the MSC Flaminia, a vessel pulled from service due to a fire, was on Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s North Atlantic service. […]
With the peak holiday shipping season kicking into high gear, the nation’s largest trade association for retailers on Monday urged negotiators for the ILA and their employers return to the […]
The dockworker’s union said Friday it has received “expressions of support and vows of solidarity from other unions across the country and around the world,” following last week’s breakdown in contract talks […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans has appointed Lueder Bitter to national import operations manager and John Lourmas as national commercial manager of imports. Bitter is a 30-year veteran of […]
The U.S. Transportation Department will give a $17.8 million grant to reconstruct two major taxiways at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement […]
By Chris Gillis Maybe it’s a sign of the times, but today’s American shippers appear to be much better informed and prepared to work around potential breakdowns in […]
Greenpack of Puerto Rico appealed a U.S. District Court’s dismissal of its claim for damages resulting from a delayed delivery of perishable food items from Puerto Limón, Costa Rica […]
The president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association, three international trade companies and seven other individuals, are facing federal charges following a probe targeting a multimillion-dollar customs fraud scheme […]
Tradition and much risk go into shipping that morning cup of coffee. By Chris Dupin Whether to fill shelves with supermarket mainstays like Folgers and Maxwell House […]
To meet tight schedules and control costs, managers charter ships, use trains and trucks. By Chris Dupin The 2013 America’s Cup race may be the most spectator-friendly in history. Both […]
Atlantic Container Line has long had a reputation for going its own way, one that looks to be enhanced with its order last month of five new combination container-roll-on/roll-off […]
Claitor’s Publishing has recently issued a second edition of Daniel W. Raab’s Transportation Terms and Conditions. A Miami-based attorney who specializes in transportation issues, Raab told us his […]
FedEx is already known by shippers for its finely tuned express package service, but now the express giant seeks the same customer recognition for its burgeoning air and ocean […]
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals will be 50 years old next year, a time for the group to “ponder where we have come from and where we […]
Third party logistics provider Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. will open a new logistics center in June 2013. The facility in Chicago is positioned near O’Hare International Airport, and […]
After several months at regular speed, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has once again added an additional vessel to its weekly MESA service between the Middle East and South […]
Aman Sapra, senior project manager for York, Pa.-based supply chain consulting firm St. Onge Co., was elected president of the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Lean Division, starting in May […]
U.S. Marshals this week seized food products stored in a Fremont, Calif., company’s warehouse after inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration found widespread and active rodent infestation. […]
The CKYH alliance of liner shipping companies has added a 10th vessel to its weekly MD2 service between Asia and the Mediterranean, increasing roundtrip voyage time from 63 days […]
The SEC voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve implementing regulations which require publically traded companies to determine whether their products contain “conflict” minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The U.S. government on Tuesday has requested consultations with the Argentine government under the dispute settlement provisions of the WTO concerning restrictive trade measures applied to all goods imported into […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Import Administration has released the second phase of its electronic document filing system for antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. The AD/CVD Centralized Electronic Service […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank on Tuesday opened a new office in Seattle to benefit the Pacific Northwest region’s small and midsized exporters. This is the third opening of […]
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s petroleum and chemical transportation group has bought two new Jones Act tankers from Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The tankers, scheduled for delivery in September and March […]
The U.S. Commerce Department and the city of Los Angeles will develop a new online resource to highlight domestic suppliers of apparel, textiles and footwear. “There is incredible […]
TOTE, Inc. has appointed Philip H. Greene Jr., a retired rear admiral of the U.S. Navy, to vice president. After 32 years in the Navy, Greene served as […]
The agency is expected to announce rules on Aug. 22. The provisions are part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation.
The Swiss logistics company Panalpina is introducing new technology to better monitor temperature-controlled air freight. Panalpina says one-fifth of the air cargo moved on some routes within its own controlled […]
The law firm Holland & Knight is cautioning shipping companies that the U.S. government has “significantly ratcheted-up sanctions against Iran with a new presidential executive order and new legislation.” […]
An Italian shipowner and its chief engineer on one of its ships were sentenced Wenesday in federal court in Mobile, Ala., for deliberately falsifying records to conceal discharges of […]
Air Canada has selected CHEP Aerospace Solutions to supply and manage its fleet of cargo equipment, known in the airline industry as unit load devices (ULDs). CHEP will […]
FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp., has started operations in Glasgow, Scotland, as part of its ongoing expansion initiative. This is the third FedEx […]
Al Stanley, president and CEO of Intermarine, said the company had chosen to merge with Scan-Trans because it had a similar focus and little overlap in operations, leaving the combined companies […]
Port of Houston Authority commissioners voted to not go ahead with a plan to build a marsh of up to 411 acres in Galveston Bay with dredge spoils from […]
Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday received its first U.S. Export-Import Bank-supported Boeing 787 Dreamliner at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the main terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport. Earlier in […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank on Wednesday opened a new regional export finance center in Atlanta as part of its Global Access program to promote small business exports. This […]
José Viegas, a Portuguese national, has become secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s International Transport Forum. The forum is an intergovernmental organization with 54 […]
The investment firm said Tuesday that it has submitted a proposal to Virginia as an alternative to the offer APM Terminals made in May to operate the state’s three marine terminals in […]
Evergreen is operating the service in response to increasing market demand for feeder space. It said “recent political and economic reforms have attracted significant amounts of foreign investment to the […]
Two shipping companies that specialize in moving project and heavylift cargo – Houston-based Intermarine and Denmark’s Scan-Trans Holding -announced Wednesday that they are merging. The combined companies will […]
“If an index on container rates might prove useful to exporters of agricultural products, such an index should be created by private interests and not an agency of the federal […]
Virginia Transportation Secretary Connaughton said “we are now in the process of reviewing the proposals to determine whether the documents satisfy the minimum submission criteria set out in the request […]
BDP revealed earlier this year that it was speaking to private equity investors to help it grow and diversify capital sources, but decided after a seven month review that the […]
Agility, the Kuwait-based logistics company provider, said it had a profit of 7.8 million Kuwait dinar ($27.6 million) in the second quarter 2012, about equal to what it earned […]
Germany’s Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper reported that Erck Rickmers will step down from his job in the Hamburg parliament at the end of August to focus his attention on the […]
Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corp. company, has expanded its presence to the U.S. Gulf with the opening of a third office in New Orleans. The […]
The FAA alleges that between Aug. 2 and Aug. 12, 2010, FedEx employees in numerous locations around the country improperly accepted several dozen shipments containing hazardous materials for air transport.
The U.S. Commerce Department has approved a new foreign trade zone (FTZ) in Miami-Dade County at PortMiami. “The new Foreign Trade Zone in Miami will provide Florida businesses […]
The U.S.-based Coalition for Sugar Reform pointed to a 12 percent increase in world sugar prices from June to July as another reason for Congress to reform the U.S. […]
The private equity firm agreed to purchase 4.4 million common shares of Navigator Holdings Ltd. from the bankrupt Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI) for $110 million, more than doubling its holdings […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation said Monday that privatization plans have been temporarily put on hold at Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala’s largest Pacific port. ITF, which is an international […]
Zim said it will impose a $20-per-TEU low-sulfur fuel charge, effective Sept. 15, on cargo moving between North Europe/Mediterranean and North America (all coasts) in both directions. Zim […]
The U-Freight Group (UFL) has apointed Steven Wong to vice president of sales and marketing for its main subsidiaries, U-Freight Ltd. and U-Ocean Ltd. in Hong Kong. Wong, […]
The Montreal-based stevedoring and transportation company Logistec has acquired CrossGlobe Transport, a firm which provides port logistics services for forest products, auto parts and other cargo at three terminals […]
Hapag-Lloyd said it would increase transatlantic freight rates on October 1. Rates on eastbound cargo moving through ports on U.S. Gulf coast and the east coasts of Mexico, […]
Trailer Bridge said it had completed a $9 million investment in state-of-the-art high cube 53-foot steel containers. The Company will take delivery of 800 containers this month and […]
Federal, state, and local politicians highlight benefits for Philadelphia of dredging Delaware River, with a proposed terminal expansion based on increasing channel depth from 40 to 45 feet
After postponing new canal transit fee announcement, Panama authority sets new toll structures for next two years to provide pricing stability, while also setting up different rate levels for 10 […]
The Grand and New World alliances of liner shipping companies have added a 10th vessel to their joint weekly EUM service between Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, increasing roundtrip […]
Retailer to build 20-story turbine to provide 15 to 20 percent of electricity needed at Northern California distribution center, another move by the company to meet its 100 percent renewable […]
It recommends “bringing predictability, accountability, and a larger view to the (port) commission’s governing structure by specifying clear appointment terms and term limits,” and adding a governor-appointed board member.
M-O will carry freight across the Canada/U.S. border, while U.S. Xpress will be responsible for Mexico/U.S. border crossings. The border crossings served through the partnership are Buffalo/Niagara and Detroit/Windsor.
