A survey sponsored by the International Tank Container Organization found the top 10 operators and leasing companies dominated the industry.
The American Logistics Aid Network’s volunteers prepare to assist Alabama and Georgia communities struck by tornadoes as well as flood-ridden areas of Tennessee.
The deal, which is reportedly for an approximately $2.5 billion and also includes DCLI subsidiary Blume Global, is expected to close in the second quarter.
An e-bill of lading service using proven scalable technology can have easy ROI based on prime service revenue, faster delivery, time savings, removal of fraud risk and heightened security.
Agency said the Boeing 767-300 cargo plane’s pilots lost contact with air traffic control in Houston during the last 18 seconds before the Feb. 23 crash.
Witnesses gave a Senate committee recommendations on how to streamline the permitting process to expedite project delivery.
Opposition voiced by lawmakers and U.S.-flag vessel and shipyard interests to Puerto Rico’s proposed 10-year Jones Act waiver.
While the companies agree on how to tackle the low-sulfur fuel mandate, they are pursuing very different corporate strategies.
The rotation of the new service connects Turkey with Europe and Canada and will be served by eight 5,500-TEU ships.
Ministers from three member states of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership expressed support for the possibility of the U.S. rejoining the agreement.
Cargo undamaged by the early January fire cannot be discharged in the Bahamas and a containerized terminal berth in the vicinity may not have enough capacity.
The nation’s top food and drug regulator stepped up controls on e-cigarettes and unsafe medicines as well as advanced the Food Safety Modernization Act.
A National Association of Manufacturers survey, which coincided with a speech by Vice President Mike Pence, found concerns remain about infrastructure.
BlueWater Reporting’s database illustrates that blanked sailings between China and North America and North Europe drastically increased from 2018.
The Transportation Institute credits the Jones Act for the industry’s employment of nearly 650,000 Americans and contribution of $154 billion to the nation’s economy.
Jörg Sommer is named CEO of StreetScooter; Tammy Leurquin is hired as chief technology officer; and Casey Taylor is appointed as vice president of sales.
Nazak Nikakhtaris, assistant secretary for industry and analysis, also will perform “nonexclusive duties” of the agency’s undersecretary for industry and security post.
The Section 232 investigation begun Monday is in response to a petition filed in September by domestic producer Titanium Metals Corporation.
Trump administration says India failed to meet certain conditions to stay in program, while Turkey no longer needs preferential trade access to the U.S. market.
The North Carolina-based company also reported Tuesday its LTL revenue per hundredweight increased 9.6 quarter-to-date over 2018.
No injuries were reported from the Saturday incident in which the Safmarine Nokwanda struck the Tianjin, which was docked at the port.
Demand for container shipping in the transpacific was another major topic at TPM19.
The 25-year contract, which includes a facilities lease and equipment sublease, calls for a $238.7 million investment, including the operator putting $28 million toward the harbor deepening project.
The Swiss engineering group’s MoorMaster systems are scheduled to enter service in 2020.
E-commerce platforms and rapidly changing IT are challenging the agency’s regulatory oversight and systems to keep pace.
The State and Commerce departments work to release final rules to shift some firearms and related items from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List.
CBP and COAC make strides to improve procedures for bonded cargo moves, but more work still needs to be done.
Competition will stimulate industry submissions of cutting-edge, nonintrusive technologies that detect opioids in small packages.
French carrier says CEVA acquisition will create $30 billion company offering door-to-door logistics.
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee this week in a letter urged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to maintain the current $800 de minimis level in forthcoming USMCA implementing […]
FMC kicks off industry innovation teams in an effort to develop “transparent and standardized language for detention and demurrage practices.”
The Spanish freight forwarder will be integrated into global forwarding division and technology platform following the approximately $48 million cash purchase.
CBP Commissioner McAleenan said the advisory committee’s Northern Triangle Working Group will tackle trade barriers in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Tariffs have forced U.S.-based retailers to rethink the sourcing of their goods. “Our 2018 country of origin chart was 29 percent made in China. In 2019 the estimate is it’s […]
A facility expected to be finished in 2020 will move about 120,000 vehicles annually through the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal.
Shipping lines with direct service calls to the port and that do not transship within 250 nautical miles are eligible for the incentives.
Built at a cost of $1 billion, the Moín terminal will be used to move refrigerated cargo to Europe and Asia
The reduction, effective March 29, is the fourth one of 2019 announced by the Panama Canal Authority following low rainfall in December.
The Blockchain in Transport Alliance was founded in 2017 and currently has nearly 500 members in more than 25 countries.
Consulting firm says requirement to use low-sulfur fuel could raise costs by $10 billion for industry.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he’s “not foolish enough” to think one trade negotiation with China will change all allegedly unfair commercial practices.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Wednesday voiced support of the federal government investing in infrastructure while also streamlining the permitting and approval process to speed up the delivery of road and […]
Simplification and improvement of capital structure will support long-term business plans, says the logistics and transportation company.
The Swiss company, which has been an acquisition target of Danish firm DVS, reported a drop in ocean freight volume last year.
The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled a plan to further enhance its safety oversight of imported foods through the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Witnesses gave the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety a variety of recommendations to improve intermodal infrastructure.
The Switzerland-based freight forwarder and logistics company reports both increased sales and profit for 2018.
The latest opposition stopped a proposal by 73 WTO members to end an impasse as the U.S. continues to voice its concerns about the functioning of the panel itself.
The service will be paired with APL’s Eagle Express X transpacific service.
The ship Kauai will be moving cargo to and from Hawaii while Matsonia undergoes repairs.
Craft Ventures led the funding for the company, which wants to bring “Uber-like” efficiency to the drayage industry by linking freight forwarders with truckers.
Companies say a nearly two-year-old investigation has been dropped.
The coalition will lobby Congress to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Although intended to be fast cargo ships, the Victories were readily adaptable for conversion.
CBP and the industry continue to bring clarity and control to a significant import process through regulatory changes and automation.
Nordstrom has been around for nearly 120 years, but changes in the way consumers shop have forced the retailer to evolve too. Jason Trusley, Nordstrom’s vice president of strategy and […]
The seizures happened in several separate incidents at two ports of entry along the southern border in recent days.
The Treasury Department agency is taking action against the government officials for deliberating blocking humanitarian aid from entering the South American country.
The deal appears to make Lineage the world’s largest operator of temperature controlled warehouses.
The port authority completed the USDA’s Southeast InTransit Cold Treatment Pilot program, showing its ability to handle refrigerated containers of South American fruits.
The AU$92 million acquisition marked the second in February for the Australian company, which has made more than two dozen acquisitions since January 2017.
Congress asked to stop any legislation allowing larger and heavier trucks on U.S. highways.
The petition cited apparent problematic fishing practices near New Zealand, which reduced the dolphin population to almost 2,000 over the past 45 years.
Home Deport is among the latest investors in the same day delivery company.
The department is looking for members to fill the 2019-2021 term of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa.
EU Ambassador to the U.S. David O’Sullivan told reporters that any imposition of Section 232 tariffs on automotive imports from the EU would end bilateral talks toward a free trade […]
Rising volumes and “reasonable” orders for new ships expected to result in improving balance of supply and demand in the container shipping industry.
A Boeing 767 cargo plane en route from Miami to Houston Saturday afternoon crashed into Trinity Bay, near the Texas city of Anahuac.
China service, terminals and logistics outweigh ongoing competitive situation in Guam and lower southbound volume in Alaska.
Tariffs had been set to rise across $200 billion worth of goods from China on March 2.
“FAA and TSA workers should not become the bargaining chips over congressional budget battles,” said Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association.
Shippers can gain on-demand, real-time access to carrier documentation.
The project, which is expected to be completed by March 2020, will deepen the harbor from 35 to 40 feet.
Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S.discussed the prospects for USMCA-implementing legislation in her country as analysts weighed in on the variables that could impact entry into force.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund led the Series D round, which Flexport will use to improve technology, open offices and warehouses and hire employees with operational expertise.
But The Wall Street Journal is reporting the CEO had been under pressure for months to step down.
JAXPORT leaders at the annual State of the Port address report work may be completed two years ahead of the original schedule.
CBP reminded the trade that drawback claims must be filed in ACE according to requirements of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act.
ZAG International’s overseas managing director acquired cement clinker from a supplier in the United Arab Emirates knowing that it originated in Iran.
The company held a “Papa-Mama” seminar Thursday about the merits for men to participate in housework and child care.
The company says freight rates are higher as it begins contract negotiations with North American shippers.
C.K. Yoo is credited with helping HMM navigate a difficult period and last April was offered a three-year contract extension.
With deeper channels, longer and wider ships will be able to move to and from berths without having to wait for high tides.
The ship, which was damaged by a container fire in early January, currently is at a yard in the Bahamas.
The strategic move positions the company to “more effectively provide economical shipping options for its clients throughout the Midwest and Northeast.”
A study finds year-over-year growth of 8.2 percent for freight traffic and 3.6 percent for number of vessels that transited the waterway.
Analyst predicts a slowdown in U.S. containerized imports and continuing shift to to East Coast ports.
A KPMG trade analyst during a webinar outlined several measures companies subject to Section 301 duties might look into in order to remain competitive.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform exposes potential ethics violations by the White House in its support to export nuclear power equipment.
Terminal operator’s move to strengthen its European short-sea presence follows last year’s acquisition of Unifeeder.
TFI International agrees to $7.2 million purchase of the Atlanta-based express delivery service’s assets, including its Guardian Medical Logistics unit.
Shippers and service providers say they are suffering from “an increasingly unbalanced market situation since carriers entered into major cooperation agreements.”
The Taiwanese liner carrier has until May to decide on an option for four slightly larger containerships from Japan Marine United Corp.
Hong Kong is under global pressure to close back channels to facilitating exports used in weapons of mass destruction programs in sanctioned countries.
The call will be a part of the company’s Pacific Express 3 service, which will create the “first direct connection” between the Vietnam market and central Florida.
Technology-driven logistics company names CFO; air cargo handler strengthens global network.
Fierce competition from nearby ports, high terminal handling charges and manufacturing moving out of China are bogging down the port’s container business.
Regional maritime feeder operators in Europe likely will find it extremely difficult to compete as the industry is dominated by companies with monopolistic traits.
