The nearly 30-year old group, which once represented the major liner carriers that move nearly all container cargo between the Far East and the United States, will officially cease operating […]
The Southern California port handled a record 7.54 million TEUs in 2017, surpassing the previous record of 7.31 million TEUs set in the pre-recession year of 2007.
The Omaha, Neb.-based Class I railway recorded a net income of $7.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017 and $10.7 billion for the entire year.
South Korea’s largest ocean carrier became the third provider of ultra-freezer service in the industry, which already included Maersk Line and CMA CGM.
The Canadian port handled 559,242 TEUs in 2017, surpassing its previous full-year record set in 2005 of 550,462 TEUs.
The ports of Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rotterdam have invested in private projects to operationalize fully electric – and potentially crew-less – barges from manufacturer Port-Liner for European waterways.
Jacksonville Port Authority (JaxPort) selects chief operating officer, while Norfolk Southern (NS) names executive vice president and chief legal officer.
The U.S. Justice Department said Yi-Chi Shih and Kiet Ahn Mai were arrested on Jan. 19 and subsequently charged with illegally obtaining technology which they in turn exported to China […]
The platform, which allows shippers to compare rates and services among 500 freight forwarders, will use a $10 million investment to expand operations and functions.
Montreal-based Class I railroad Canadian National (CN) saw its net income spike 156 percent for the quarter to $2.61 billion Canadian (U.S. $2.11 billion) compared with the same 2016 period, […]
The private marine terminal operator inked a long-term lease on 8.67 acres at Port Everglades to construct a new auto processing facility as it plans to move from its 5.73-acre […]
The Class I railway also reported operating revenues of $2.7 billion for the quarter, up 7 percent year-over-year, as overall volumes ticked up 5 percent thanks to intermodal, coal and […]
The South Atlantic port handled its highest volumes ever of containers in 2017 at over 4 million TEUs, an 11 percent increase from 2016.
The car carrier will add calls to the ports of Jacksonville, Fla. and Baltimore in March.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $54,000 civil penalty against True Value Co. of Jonesboro, Ga. for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials regulations for air transport.
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based shipping company provided ocean transport, trucking, delivery coordination, port services and freight forwarding of breakbulk supplies and utility-related equipment to the island of Vieques.
The Coalition for Fair Trade in Ripe Olives, whose individual members are Bell-Carter Foods and Musco Family Olive Co., both of California, was the petitioner for the antidumping investigation on […]
The two subsidiaries of French ocean carrier CMA CGM will begin offering a weekly service between China and Southeast Asia in February.
The roll-on/roll-off vessel Brooklands, which is operated by Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), is the largest post-Panamax vessel to call the Floridian seaport.
TECSYS hires chief marketing officer; NAVTOR names chief technology officer; Alliance Shippers appoints president and CEO; Direct ChassisLink hires chief strategy officer; and Dachser appoints chief operations officer.
President Donald Trump approved an in-quota 20 percent safeguard tariff for large residential washer imports and a 30 percent tariff on solar cells, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative […]
The Southern California’s five-member board unanimously voted to approve a project that involves reconfiguring, expanding and enhancing the existing Pier B rail facility near the 710 Freeway.
U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has denied a motion from the non-profit St. Johns Riverkeeper for a preliminary injunction against JaxPort and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, allowing […]
The LogisticsExchange provides a platform for shippers, trucking carriers and brokers to transact for future capacity on guaranteed contracts.
Ports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts have been nabbing market share from their West Coast counterparts for the last five years, but that trend accelerated last year following […]
Danish ocean carrier Maersk Line will pilot the guaranteed forward contract platform on its transpacific westbound agricultural trade starting in March.
The port terminal operator arm of China’s COSCO Shipping inked a concession for the operation of CSP Zeebrugge Terminal, and a memorandum of understanding with CMA CGM for the French […]
The South Atlantic port is seeking more space for container storage as its volumes continue to increase, with a record 1.23 million boxes handled in 2017 and even higher volumes […]
The 14,000-TEU Milano Bridge will be deployed on “THE” Alliance’s MD2 loop between Asia and the Mediterranean.
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) carried over 700,000 metric tons of cargo last year, a 13 percent increase from 2016, the all-cargo airline said in a statement.
The height of three of the terminal’s 11 cranes was raised from nearly 138 feet to 152 feet in order to accommodate ships loaded with containers stowed up to 11-high […]
French train maker Alstom will pilot automatic train operation (ATO) tests in 2018 in partnership with Dutch infrastructure operator ProRail and Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF).
Th Qatar-based maritime transport and logistics conglomerate acquired the Majd, its largest containership to date.
A group of leading environmental and maritime shipping organizations have called for the prohibition of transporting non-compliant marine fuels once the global 0.5 percent sulfur cap takes effect in 2020.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will participate in NAFTA negotiations this week in Montreal as planned, even if a shutdown of the federal government continues, said Mick […]
The port originally issued a request for proposals for a new operator of the Pier 70 shipyard on Aug. 15, 2017, and only received one proposal, but the re-issued request […]
Shippers will need to pay extra attention to capacity in 2018, as increased volumes could drive up rates, according to the results of a survey of over 1,600 companies involved […]
The board voted 3-0 to give notice to developer Vancouver Energy that its project needs to receive all necessary licenses, permits and approvals required to operate by March 31, or […]
The technology and logistics solutions provider has added FedEx rating information and UPS pricing information to its RateWare XL and BatchMark XL products.
Global Logistics Properties, a provider of logistics facilities and solutions, marked the completion of its privatization process Monday by delisting from the Singapore Exchange.
The Trucking Condition Index (TCI) for November 2017 dropped from October’s spike to a more sustainable reading, according to industry analyst FTR.
The software providers’ expanded partnership will allow Info-X customers to get quicker access to bookings made through INTTRA, along with real-time track and trace capabilities, the firms said in a […]
U-Freight, an international freight forwarder and logistics services provider, said e-commerce growth has spurred growth in the air cargo market.
Intermodal pricing rose 4 percent in December compared with the same 2016 period, and that growth looks poised to continue into 2018, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.
The port operator took delivery of three super post-Panamax quay cranes for its Terminal D at Laem Chabang Port.
The logistics provider will have 95 vehicles upgraded with reduced emissions technology and driver safety systems in place by the end of January.
Domestic truckload pricing jumped 6.2 percent for the month compared to December 2016, the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year gains, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
The Port Authority of Strasbourg and HAROA will work together in four areas of interest, which include rail, river and sea, innovation, and promotional capabilities.
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., expressed strong support for the Jones Act Wednesday during a Capitol Hill hearing.
The predictive trade index is designed to help the market understand the direction of ocean freight and airfreight trade growth.
The board of commissioners of the U.S. Gulf Coast port agreed to award up to $300,000 to AECOM Technical Services LLC to evaluate a 675-acre piece of land for a […]
General rate increases from Asia to the U.S. East Coast gathered traction this week, with the Shanghai-New York trade strengthening by 18 percent from last week to reach $2,869 per […]
The Class I railway revealed that for 2018, it is planning to invest between C$1.35 billion and C$1.5 billion in capital programs, and is expecting mid-single-digit revenues growth.
Net earnings totaled $552 million for the quarter, a sharp increase from $130.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, thanks to U.S. tax reform, which resulted in a $488 […]
The Scandinavian port said one reason for the downturn was a long-running labor dispute between the Swedish Dockworkers’ Union and terminal operator APM Terminals.
Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires told reporters at a rail conference outside Chicago Thursday that the railroad is working towards a more “stable, resilient network” for 2018, according to a […]
Pasha Automotive Services began offering port-processing services to Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California (TMMBC) out of the Port of San Diego earlier this month.
The Texas-based rail logistics provider will utilize blockchain technology in a new cloud-based platform titled RAILChain.
The New Super 1 will sail between Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Vietnam, utilizing four vessels and a total rotation time of 28 days round.
The interim measures, developed from working groups with participation from airport stakeholders, aim to address factors that contributed to issues like ground equipment failures that occurred during a recent storm.
Despite efforts to eradicate hosting of IP-infringing products, Alibaba subsidiary Taobao remains a continuing focus.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is finding itself increasingly in the mix as a regulatory agency for exports as well as imports, according to Megan Montgomery, executive vice president of […]
A Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday revealed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection airport officials have not verified licenses for some radiological imports and its processes do not ensure […]
The International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology (INTERDICT) Act requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to increase the number of chemical screening devices available to […]
China’s trade with North Korea was cut in half between November and December, as UN sanctions over the country’s nuclear and missile development programs tightened, the Associated Press reported.
Steel flange exporters in China receive government subsidies of 174.73 percent, while in India, these exporters receive government subsidies ranging from 5 percent to 239.61 percent, according to the U.S. […]
The International Trade Commission determined there is “reasonable indication” that imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from China are materially injuring the U.S. industry.
The U.S. Commerce Department has finalized countervailing duty rates that it will assess on imports of fine denier polyester staple fiber from China and India.
A November World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body determination that U.S. antidumping duties on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea violate WTO rules became final on Friday, […]
Mark Lambert, former co-president of a Maryland-based company specializing in nuclear materials transportation, was indicted for his alleged role in bribing officials connected with Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corp.
The U.S. Commerce Department has taken up antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into decorative ribbon imports from China on behalf of a Pennsylvania manufacturer of these products.
In testimony to the U.S. maritime regulator, liner carriers and terminal operators said they do not use detention and demurrage fees as a revenue driver, and that grievances are anomalies, […]
The board is authorized to have five members, but currently stands with just two – Acting Chair Ann Begeman and Vice Chair Deb Miller.
In addition to handling a record 2.2 million TEUs in 2017, South Carolina Ports Authority has various projects underway, some of which will be completed in 2018.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday formally submitted to President Donald Trump the results of an investigation led by his department into the national security impacts of steel imports.
The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017, which was referred to the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, would apply new tariff benefits for 1,675 harmonized tariff system numbers, with a general […]
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Wednesday that he is blocking the advancement of all trade nominees until U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer more substantively engages with him about trade issues […]
The temporary speed restriction in the western Gulf of St. Lawrence was lifted because there have been no sightings of North Atlantic right whales in the area of the slowdown […]
The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act (H.R. 4318), which has now moved to the Senate for approval, promises to eliminate $1.1 billion in import tariffs during the next three years and […]
The Lowell, Ark.-based intermodal and trucking provider recorded net earnings of $385.3 million on revenues of $1.99 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017, up 228 percent and 16 percent […]
Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd. and “K” Line Ship Management Co., Ltd. are scheduled to undergo name changes less than three months from now.
PSA Corp. signed a 21-year solar power purchase agreement with Sunseap Group in an effort to increase environmental friendliness across its facilities in Singapore.
The global logistics and transportation solutions provider has opened offices in Nairobi and Mombasa to serve customers in East Africa, the company said.
Seabury Maritime PFRA appointed managing director, advisory; Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. selected next chief executive; and Truckstop.com named vice president of small and medium business sales.
The new joint venture company between Japan’s “Big 3” shipping lines is slated to commence operations April 1, operating as the sixth largest entity in the container shipping market.
The U.S. maritime regulator outlined a plan identifying certain regulations under its purview that are suited for reform or elimination, and has adjusted its penalty amounts in line with inflation.
The U.S. Navy is filing criminal charges against the former commanders of the two Navy Ships that were involved in fatal collisions with cargo vessels last year in the Pacific […]
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railway posted net earnings of $5.4 billion for 2017 on revenues of $11.4 billion.
The ruling found that the Port of Los Angeles was in almost complete compliance with state environmental quality requirements, despite opponents’ claims to the contrary.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is consulting with the USPS on the feasibility of implementing a bill aiming to combat illicit opioid imports.
The pay increases are designed to proactively address the trucking industry’s driver shortage issue, the bulk transportation and logistics provider said.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based parcel giant is realigning its specialty logistics and e-commerce solutions into a new structure under FedEx Trade Networks, Inc., effective March 1.
Thomasville, N.C.-based less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line is implementing TCG’s Truckload Cost Information System (TL/CIS) for its container drayage operation.
The Belgian port handled 4.4 percent more tonnage in 2017 from a year prior, with almost all sectors posting an increase in throughput.
Samskip Logistics and DC Logistics Brasil signed an agreement to expand Brazilian offerings in sea freight logistics.
The Hong Kong-based ocean shipping company christened the sixth and last of its 21,413-TEU G-Class mega vessels built by Samsung Heavy Industries.
COSCO SHIPPING International announces several appointments; Hamburg Süd names global head of corporate communications; JAXPORT hires director, national container accounts; Logistyx Technologies names CEO; and Flexport appoints VP of people […]
More than a dozen shippers and intermediaries explained during a Federal Maritime Commission hearing Tuesday how carriers engage in punitive assessment of penalties for exceeding contracted detention and demurrage levels.
The bill would eliminate $1.1 billion in import tariffs during the next three years and increase U.S. manufacturing output by over $3.1 billion.
