Industrial Destiny, an 8,000-deadweight-ton vessel, will sail for Paita on July 20. Other regular port calls on the service include Esmeraldas and Guayaquil in Ecuador, Peru’s Callao, and Puerto Angamos, […]
Bruce N. Scholnick, who led the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) as its president and chief executive officer for 12 years, defended industry on state and federal regulatory […]
Artist Rendition The Port of Redwood City in South San Francisco Bay said it expects construction to begin soon on a project to modernize two wharves. The port […]
Raleigh, N.C.-based logistics company Longistics said its global division, Longistics International, has signed an agreement to operate Foreign Trade Zone 93 for another five years with the Triangle J […]
APM Terminals, which made a proposal in May to operate the facilities of the Virginia Port Authority under the state’s Public-Private Transportation Act, said it welcomes the state’s decision […]
Brightpoint said that it had entered into a logistic services agreement with Fitbit, a manufacturer of fitness and health devices. Indianapolis-based Brightpoint will provide these services to Fitbit in both North […]
The report will detail the availability of 20-, 40-, and 40-foot high cube “dry” containers at 18 locations around the country, as well as 20- and 40-foot refrigerated containers for […]
Russia has until July 23 to notify the WTO that it has ratified and accepted the terms for its membership. Thirty days after Russia notifies the WTO that it accepts […]
When President Obama visited the New York World Trade Center last month, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey inconvenienced thousands of commuters and annoyed New York […]
Retailers are urging the International Longshoremen’s Association and employers to reach a labor agreement well in advance of Sept. 30 when their current contract expires, saying a disruption to […]
Pasha Hawaii has begun offering container service between San Diego and Hawaii. The Honolulu Advertiser said Wednesday that the first shipment of containers arrived in Honolulu last week. […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line has entered an agency partnership with Cargolines in Europe. The partnership comes just a year after Troy initiated its direct service to […]
New York-based Eagle Bulk Shipping has promoted Adir Katzav, previously director of financial reporting, to chief financial officer. Katzav succeeds Alan S. Ginsberg, who is leaving the company in […]
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 […]
Hansa Heavy Lift, based in Hamburg, Germany, has named Tomas Dyrbye, former group senior vice president at AP Moeller-Maersk, as its chief executive officer, effective Aug. 1. Dyrbye, […]
The Port of Halifax said the liner shipping company Zim will add a new call this month on its Zim Container Service Atlantic, or ZCA, service. The port […]
ChemLogix, a provider of chemical industry transportation management technology and supply chain consulting services, has appointed Mike Challman to vice president of its North American operations. In this […]
Rickmers-Linie, part of Hamburg, Germany’s Rickmers Group, has promoted Ulrich Ulrichs to managing director. Ulrichs joined Rickmers-Linie in 2005 when he took over responsibility for line management. In […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking producer and importer groups to nominate candidates to serve on the Cotton Board. The department seeks nominees to fill eight member […]
Virginia State Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment said a working group of state legislators advising Gov. Bob McDonnell will hold a public hearing on possible privatization of the Virginia […]
ADC Telecommunications resolves allegations that it submitted false claims to federal agencies when it sold equipment manufactured in countries prohibited by the Trade Agreements Act.
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality, which bought 500 acres from Laurentian Energy Corp., has launched a marketing campaign to promote a new deep-water container port in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
The ocean carrier has added a new port call at Singapore, and an additional vessel to its weekly Mashariki Express service.
The United States on Thursday requested dispute settlement consultations at the WTO challenging China’s imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on more than $3 billion in exports of American-produced automobiles.
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added a sixth vessel to its weekly Horn of Africa service between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and East Africa, increasing roundtrip […]
GM called it “one of the largest logistics agreements in the European automotive industry to date” and said it would allow it to reduce costs and focus its internal resources […]
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has once again added a 12th vessel to its weekly FEW2 service between Asia and West Africa, increasing roundtrip voyage time from 77 days […]
The Japanese Shipowners’ Association said a decision by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to delay planned toll hike for three months does not go far enough. In a […]
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is investing 1.4 billion Malaysian Ringgit ($441 million) over the next three years to accommodate larger ships, according to an article in the […]
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 […]
U.S.-flag shipping advocates are expressing alarm over a provision in the surface transportation bill passed by Congress last week that they say could result in a third less food aid […]
The Obama administration on Monday announced the outcome of its 2011 Annual Review of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a 36-year-old trade preference program under which the United […]
FedEx Corp. said Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of Tatex, a French business-to-business express transportation company. The company said the purchase “represents the latest step in the […]
“Shippers, manufacturers and transportation companies must remain aware of the increased security risks during the upcoming holiday weekend,” said Dan Burges of FreightWatch International.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne, honorary chairman of forwarder Kuehne+Nagel and the largest investor in the container carrier Hapag-Lloyd, believes the other leading German container carrier, Hamburg Süd, would be an ideal […]
Phil Cowan has returned to shipping accountant and consultant Moore Stephens as head of corporate finance. He was most recently group chief financial officer of V.Group Ltd. and […]
ChemLogix, a provider of chemical industry transportation management, technology, and supply chain consulting services, has promoted Ed Hildebrandt to senior vice president of business development. “Ed has been […]
Inchcape Shipping Services has set up a new regional team for its Europe and North Africa operations. ISS recently reduced its world operation from eight regions to four, […]
Horizon Lines, a U.S. domestic ocean shipping company, was recognized by the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) for its safety record, as well as for the rescue earlier […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has created a new Website to provide importers with information about the commodity import approval process for plants […]
The order comes on top of an early FedEx annoumcement to buy 27 new B767s for delivery between fiscal 2014 and 2018. It also plans to purchase another 24 B777s to add […]
A judge in Longview, Wash., declared a mistrial Friday after six jurors could not reach a verdict in a trial involving Robert McEllrath, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse […]
Matson, Inc. said its stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under the ticker symbol MATX, following the separation of Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. into […]
Canadian Pacific Railway named Hunter Harrison president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors. Until Dec. 31, 2009, he had served as head of competing railroad […]
UN Group adopts new draft cargo convention
UN group adopts new draft cargo convention
