President Trump’s pick for the Consumer Product Safety Commission tells the Senate Commerce Committee that the agency still thinks in terms of “brick-and-mortar retail.”
The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index ticked up 0.7 percent following a revised 2.7 percent increase the previous month.
Australia-based software company makes its eighth acquisition this year.
The American Line Pipe Producers Association is particularly pleased with Commerce’s “strong response” in its investigation of these imports from China and India.
Daugherty leading joint venture of APL and Fujitrans; Proulx heading operations for logistics provider; and Hendricks chairing board.
The deal is expected to close within three to six months.
International Maritime Organization called on to address safety and penalties.
The Memphis-based parcel giant reported a net income of $4.57 billion, up 52 percent year-over-year.
Carolina Dybeck Happe succeeds Jakob Stausholm, who resigned as chief financial officer of the Danish shipping conglomerate in March.
New warehouse campus will feature two buildings with more than 2.3 million square feet of space.
Japanese ocean carrier and its parent company are acquiring 50 percent stake in AKOFS Offshore AS.
The company announces plans to acquire up to nine ships and an initial public offering to raise up to $100 million.
Port authority promotes Shaun Stevenson to president and CEO.
Railway plans to invest C$210 million across the province as part of record C$3.4 billion capital program.
German-based tank container provider will bolster services to domestic Australian shippers of bulk liquid chemicals, wine, milk and liquefied gases.
Growing company promotes and hires.
The port has been experiencing delays from the implementation of a new terminal operating system.
Under the strategic partnership, Google will invest $550 million in China’s second-largest e-commerce provider.
New York-based private equity firm enters agreement to acquire one of the world’s largest third-party air cargo ground handlers.
Despite losing ground for the second straight week on a sequential basis, container freight rates between Asia and the United States are on the rise compared with last year.
State of the industry report sees a “steep grade ahead” with carriers in control as transportation demand outstrips supply.
Prices of diesel fuel and regular gasoline have declined for the past three weeks but still are higher than a year ago.
The acquisition moves control of two Maryland facilities with a fleet of around 900 units.
The parcel carrier will build another five compressed natural gas fueling stations and add more than 700 new CNG vehicles to its national fleet.
Operations are expected to commence by 2020.
Port has new CCO; Cleveland company hires managers; and insurance group appoints board members.
Ex-controllers’ alleged scheme to falsify records cost more than $245 million in shareholder value.
Twenty-three railcars, five containing propane, went off the track near Princeton Sunday night.
Legislation sent to Senate to curb imports of opioids and synthetic analogues and give FDA more tools to stop illicit drug imports.
U.K. port says performance has improved significantly after “minor teething issues” with its new terminal operating system.
Year-over-year growth in domestic truckload rates accelerated to 9 percent during the month, the largest increase ever for the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
North American intermodal rates climbed another 9.1 percent in May, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.
Watkins leading talent acquisition; Monson heading software provider; Mitchell overseeing human resources; and Coda is taking helm.
Drewry says emergency bunker charges won’t fully compensate carriers for rising fuel costs.
Maersk Container Industries will consolidate production of refrigerated and dry containers in China.
The American Institute for International Steel reports a 12.1 percent year-over-year increase in April to 3.76 million net tons of imported steel.
Rates to the West Coast tumbled 6.8 percent since last week, while rates to the East Coast fell 5 percent.
The $982 million budget includes funding for the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement and the Middle Harbor Terminal redevelopment.
Third-party logistics revenues grew 8.1 percent in 2017, according to the supply chain research and consulting firm Armstrong & Associates.
The leader of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America takes on everything from cargo manifest data to trade statistics.
Berkshire Hathaway-owned railway cites interoperability delays with other railroads.
Steady loaded import container volumes in May were offset by an 8.3 percent drop in loaded exports.
Projects in Alberta and Quebec are part of a C$3.4 billion capital program for 2018.
University of Maine, Rutgers and Penn State will split more than $7.7 million to support their transportation research and technology programs.
Council’s letter asserts “unjustified” fees violate agreement to end price signaling.
AFN national account manager explains how shippers, trucking carriers and 3PLs can work together to boost supply chain efficiency.
The Western Mediterranean-Middle East ME2 service is the second new call to the French port of Marseilles Fos by Maersk in as many weeks.
Premium service pioneered on routes to U.S. will be offered on cargo bound for Europe.
Hyundai Merchant Marine, APL and Evergreen will participate.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding will help ensure deepening of Port of Charleston’s harbor to 52 feet stays on schedule.
The international freight forwarder is expanding its global perishables network with the acquisition of Newport Cargo, which handles 24,000 tons of airfreight exports per year.
Carrier adding 40-foot reefers and 45-foot containers to its equipment fleet.
DNB Markets has partnered with ocean freight rate benchmarking platform Xeneta to develop a “crystal ball” for carrier financials.
Uncertainty remains whether recent changes will set lines on a profitable course.
The Air Cargo Advance Screening program requires cargo data to be submitted to Customs and Border Protection before being loaded onto aircraft.
Jeffrey Kessler and two International Trade Commission nominees discussed their views on trade remedies that would fall in their would-be agencies’ jurisdictions, including duty and Section 337 investigations.
Northwest Seaport Alliance deepening channels, improving terminals to handle bigger ships.
The fast-growing containership owner and operator has completed a private placement of 7.25 million new shares at a fixed subscription price of 54 Norwegian krone (U.S. $6.75) per share.
Demand among carriers and shippers for this passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans shows no sign of abating.
The subsidiary of German auto manufacturer Daimler AG hopes to put two fully electric-powered commercial trucks into production in 2021.
“Tactical decision” made to limit the flow of empty containers during the project.
Autonomous vehicle startup secures an additional $7.5 million in seed funding.
Five employees of a Russian freight forwarder were indicted by the U.S. government on Tuesday for their role in violating U.S. economic sanctions by shipping jet fuel to Syria.
The American Institute for International Steel warns a brewing tariff battle with Canada and Mexico could significantly dampen exports.
Shuffling of alliance services in San Pedro Bay blamed for 3.4 decline in number of TEUs handled.
U.S.-made components made their way to Russia without required State Department licenses.
Sauder Manufacturing says that imports of convertible couches made by a Canadian company are infringing its intellectual property rights and is asking for a limited exclusion order on those imports.
Harbor-deepening project receives Army Corps approval.
Two largest containership carriers making moves to improve schedule reliability.
After spending its first year focused on empowering independent owner-operators, Uber’s cargo spinoff is shifting to multi-truck carriers.
The Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation makes use of revenues from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
The transportation management systems provider adds Trucker Tools’ freight-matching application to its offering to streamline the process of finding and securing truck capacity.
IFM Investors and British Columbia Investment Management Corp. buy pieces of Global Container Terminals from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
Chinese trade war would economically damage California and Washington economies, says port leader.
Canada’s largest Class I railway earmarks C$470 million for its rail networks in British Columbia and Manitoba.
The self-driving truck startup selected the Matrix HPC storage system to provide flash-based parallel file storage capabilities.
Michael Noone is appointed president of TOTE Puerto Rico; Grace Green will take over as leader of TOTE Maritime Alaska.
The nonprofit Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation is working on modernizing the country’s customs bonding system.
DeMarco hired as chief commercial officer for Florida port; Wagoner tapped to head sales and marketing in western United States and Canada.
Ground handlers operating at U.S. airports are overwhelmed by increased cargo flows.
The company is adding 200,000 square feet of warehousing space near the New Jersey/New York ports and 200,000 square feet in Maryland over the next 18 months.
The second-highest month of container traffic in the port’s history is logged in the midst of infrastructure improvements and wharf modernization project.
Knight is named general counsel; Tanggaard is first male member of Norwegian group promoting female participation in maritime industry.
Sandler Travis trade attorney Michael Cerny said during a conference on Friday that the White House Office of Management and Budget is expected to pass the regulation back to CBP […]
Container terminals have seen recovering demand and have worked to reduce costs, says Drewry.
The Australia-based software company adds Canadian customs management solutions provider to its growing portfolio.
The parcel carrier and third-party logistics provider is adding direct sailings in 130 trade lanes covering Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, the United States, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
CJ Logistics has ambition to become “top-five global logistics company.”
The latest acquisition will add three countries to the rapidly expanding network.
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railway may or may not sell sections totaling about 650 miles.
Imports at ports tracked by the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker were steady in April, ticking up just 0.3 percent year-over-year to 1.63 million TEUs.
Mexico was the leading value and volumes market for U.S. pork and lamb exports, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
The United States’ deficit in goods and services trade shrank another 2.1 percent to $46.2 billion in April, the lowest level in seven months, following a revised 18.2 percent drop […]
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday announced $241 million in grants are being allocated toward 23 transportation projects designed to improve freight mobility across the state.
Congressional Ports Caucus disappointed harbor maintenance language removed from bill.
Container carriers transported more than 13.8 million TEUs in April, bringing the year-to-date total to 54.24 million TEUs, according to the latest data from Container Trade Statistics.
Association of American Railroads: “Right now, the economy is clicking, and railroads are both beneficiaries and enablers of that.”
The labor union is headed for a showdown with the parcel giant that could lead to the largest U.S. strike since 1997 if a deal is not reached by the […]
Canada’s second-largest Class I railway plans to introduce thousands of new hopper cars over the next few years that can carrier more grain.
Adesso system is designed to give less-than-containerload shippers “control and transparency.”
