Shippers play a crucial role in the smooth functioning of global trade and commerce, as they enable businesses to transport goods to customers around the world. They work closely with manufacturers, retailers, and other businesses to ensure that products reach their intended destination in a timely and cost-effective manner.
There are different types of shippers, including ocean carriers, air carriers, and trucking companies. Each type of shipper specializes in a different mode of transportation, and they work together to form a complex and interconnected network known as the shipping supply chain.
In the shipping supply chain, shippers work closely with logistics providers, customs brokers, and freight forwarders to coordinate the movement of goods from the point of origin to the final destination. They also play a key role in managing the logistics of the shipping process, including routing, tracking, and ensuring the timely delivery of goods.
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V3 Transportation adds a senior advisor, while the Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners names chief of staff.
Maryland Port Administration appoints director of harbor development, North Carolina State Ports Authority picks new CFO and Port of New York and New Jersey names interim general counsel, while Ryder System, Inc. names chief sales officer.
West Calcasieu Port re-elects board president for another term, while Broekman Logistics appoints managing director of its breakbulk terminal operations.
Sparrows Point Terminal names VP of development and Kerry Logistics picks Europe managing director, while Troy Container Line appoints team leadership and The Nautical Institute taps COO.
The Greenbrier Cos. names chief strategic officer, while Coastal Cargo Co. appoints head of Houston operation.
USCIB names new director of customs and trade facilitation, while Coastal Cargo Group picks general manager for New Orleans office.
An explosion and fire on the containership MSC Flaminia in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on July 14, 2012, resulted in the deaths of three crewmen and injuries to several others. In addition to extensive damage to the vessel and cargo, “an enormous number of entities and issues have been implicated by […]
Overcapacity is certainly nothing new in the container-shipping industry. Ocean liners have long struggled to maintain the appropriate number of available container slots for sale in any given trade, i.e. supply, with respect to shipper utilization, which roughly represents demand. Now, with the ever-increasing size of containerships—both deployed and on order—oversupply has become […]
The Suddath Cos.’s CFO retires, while Mersey Maritime names new CEO.
DB Schenker Rail names new CEO, while Scandinavian Bunkering appoints managing director and Sparrows Point Terminal picks advisor.
Finnair taps new VP of cargo, while Unicon Logistics appoints sales executives for Southern California.
Kewill and Polaris Transportation make chief executive changes, while C.H. Robinson appoints Europe, Asia trade route development directors.
ConAgra Foods appoints chief supply chain officer, while heavy-lift ship operator SAL names project department head.
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority executive director and Mersey Maritime CEO announce retirements, while Sparrows Point Terminal names VP of finance.
Cargo 2000 appoints new executive director, while CHAMP Cargosystems names CFO.
Clinton County Port Authority appoints new executive director, while Port Freeport names business development director.
Sparrows Point Terminal names VP of commercial and trade development, while Fleetgistics appoints operations VP.
Rickmers-Linie, Schneider and U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems name chief officers, while NYK Ports and ABP appoint business directors.
Container Analytics with Ben Meyer Last month, this column examined the possibility of Singapore-owned investment company Temasek Holdings selling Neptune Orient Lines, parent company of ocean carrier APL (“Who wants to buy NOL?,” page 48). Now, COSCO Container Lines and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) are reportedly in talks to merge at the request of the […]
In a decision having to do with the theft of a cosmetic shipment (Blinc, Inc. v. AZ Miami Corp. U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida. No. 14–23998. June 30.), a federal judge agreed with a request by the plaintiff to remand a case back to state court. On April 5, 2014, a shipment of […]
UTi appoints two VPs, while the Long Beach City Council confirms harbor commission appointments and LogFire adds Oracle expert to ranks.
Tiger Cool Express appoints two VPs and chief commercial officer, while former V.Ships CEO joins ShipServ board.
Promotions and appointments were made at SABMiller, DHL Global Forwarding, Cargolux, DP World London, Buss Port Logistics, and Swisslog.
Roadrunner appoints senior VP of sales, while Fleetgistics names new CEO.
The Federal Maritime Commission is looking to to increase awareness of its role with legislators, the press, and stakeholders.
Jeff Smisek, who stepped down due to ongoing federal investigations into his dealings with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will be replaced by the chief executive officer of CSX Corporation.
CEVA appoints new Australia/New Zealand managing director, while Cathay Pacific Airways names executive director.
Florida Ports Council appoints 2015-2016 leadership and the Busan Port Authority names CEO, while Con-way Freight promotes VP of western area sales.
Port Hueneme commissioner tapped to lead the Association of Pacific Ports, while TIACA appoints director.
C.H. Robinson names president of European operations, while Transplace appoints VP of capacity services and England Logistics adds three VPs.
Gulftainer appoints CEO of GT International, while MOL names manager of contract services.
CEVA appoints CFO, DB Schenker selects CIO, CenterPoint names senior VP of investments, and Troy Container Line picks Midwest account executive.
ZIM has appointed a president to lead its newly established U.S. agency, while SEKO names chief client solutions officer.
Part of a shipment of polyester flags and rubber mats from a Chinese company, Chesta, was damaged or lost when a BNSF train derailed. An intermodal container containing the cargo arrived from Shanghai in Los Angeles and then was put on a BNSF train for inland carriage to the consignee and owner of […]
Media outlets a few weeks ago, once again, began reporting that Singapore-owned investment company Temasek Holdings is looking to sell Neptune Orient Lines, parent company of ocean carrier APL. Like many liner companies, APL has been hemorrhaging cash since 2008 when the worldwide economic downturn brought revenues crashing down across the ocean carrier […]
Roadrunner names board audit committee chairman and Matson appoints replacement for longtime company spokesman, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection promotes assistant director for trade operations in Laredo.
Echo Global Logistics appoints new VP of marketing, while Alliance Shippers names VP for Ohio Valley region.
Con-way Multimodal names sales director and Safeway Trucking appoints VP, while Kennedy/Jenks picks hires consultant and Daseke adds board members.
Norfolk Southern CIO and Inchcape CEO to retire, while Llamasoft picks up global sales VP, Hanson Logistics adds board members, and BSM names CFO.
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions names CEO, while the Duluth Seaway Port Authority picks port planning director.
Union Pacific and DB Schenker appoint senior executives, while Episcale hires two former American Airlines Cargo executives and Avianca’s CEO steps down.
Hapag-Lloyd names new chief commercial officer, while the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners elects new officers and AMI appoints Africa region VP.
UASC appoints new chairman and vice chairman, while Matson names Alaska VP.
GT USA names U.S. terminals operations manager, while Davies Turner picks U.K. national sales director.
Puget Sound Pilots hires former Port of Seattle Maritime Division head as executive director, and Port of Coos Bay chief executive officer steps down.
ABC appoints VP in Europe and KCS names marketing chief, while GES announces new chief commercial officer.
Container Analytics with Ben Meyer Port Canaveral, located about halfway down the Atlantic Coast of Florida, this month opened its brand new container terminal. In doing so, however, it became the fourth container-handling port facility on the East Coast of an already crowded state and an even more crowded Southeast U.S. container port market. […]
Crowley appoints IT VP and WCI hires government relations direction, while Cambridge Systematics, SMARTRAC and Sedex Global name senior executives.
USA Truck appoints CEO, while England Logistics and High Road Partners appoint VPs, and the Renault-Nissan Alliance picks new head of supply chain.
Duluth Seaway Port Authority names business director and Port of Long Beach gets new communications chief, while TIACA appoints five to board.
Crowley Maritime promotes two vice presidents.
MacroPoint hires new VP, while Bibby Ship Management names safety and quality director.
DP World London Gateway names supply chain manager, while American Airlines appoints cargo sales manager to target new global markets.
CCM names new chief operating officer, while Agility appoints CEO for South Asia and ATA adds VP of supply chain security.
ITSTL appoints CEO and SSA elects new president, while the USDA and USTR name policy and technical advisory committee members.
GPA re-elects board chairman, while UPS names U.S. west region president.
The Port of Seattle has hired a new economic development director, while Tiger Cool names marketing VP and Crane Worldwide appoints CIO.
ZIM appoints new CIO, while Rand Logistics eliminates vice chairman position and FPS Victoria adds Australian operations manager.
Crane Worldwide Logistics appoints global sales VP, while Con-way Truckload picks interim president.
Swiss World Cargo lands new cargo head, while new managers are appointed within IJS Global and CEVA, and JAXPORT names new board members.
AFFLINK names business development VP, while Con-way Inc. adds three to board.
The Rice Corp. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (SDNY) seeking to enforce an arbitration award it obtained against Express Sea Transport Corp. and several alleged alter-egos following an alleged breach of contract and settlement dispute between the two companies. SDNY directed the parties to brief […]
Container Analytics with Ben Meyer In general terms, market share refers to a company’s sales relative to the total sales of a given industry or market segment. Shareholders, investors and analysts like me put a lot of stock (no pun intended) in market share as an indicator of a company’s competitiveness and, therefore, its […]
BIFA names new national chairman, while AKD hires two senior executives.
DNV and Kane Is Able appoint senior executives, while FPS and the University of Denver’s Transportation Institute add to their boards.
Cathay Pacific appoints new head of cargo, while Matchback Systems names IT director.
Port of San Diego appoints new head, while Globe Express Services names CEO.
Panalpina names new COO and CIO, while Port Freeport commission elects new officers and Bouchard Transportation appoints VP.
National Retail Federation appoints new research VP, while Greencarriers picks heads of global sales and road freight.
C.H. Robinson appoints new CFO and CIO, while Transfix names senior VP of sales.
Norfolk Southern adjusts intermodal operations oversight, while Suddath Cos. appoints new CEO.
Container Analytics with Ben Meyer Hamburg Süd must feel like the prettiest girl at the dance these days. Speculation about the German ocean carrier has been running rampant the past few weeks, as industry analysts have predicted the imminent expansion of the Ocean3 Alliance of CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines and United Arab Shipping Co. to include Hamburg Süd, despite […]
Does your warehouse contract have a “dishonest acts” exclusion? If so, beware. That may be the takeaway from a recent court decision. (Warehouse Wines & Spirits, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America. S.D.N.Y. No. 13-Civ. 5712. March 31.) Warehouse Wines operated a wine and spirits store in Manhattan. Steven Goldstein, president […]
Old Dominion Freight Line changes up chief executives, while Satellite Logistics Group adds to IT leadership.
Envirotainer names COO, while UPS appoints engineering VP and V.Group hires new communications head.
C.H. Robinson appoints global forwarding president, while CEVA Logistics names healthcare sector VP.
Norfolk Southern names new marketing chief, while Momentum Transportation appoints operations VP.
Worldwide Express, Inmar appoint VPs, while Troy Container Lines announces retirement of VP Gimbert.
Sunteck and Rand Logistics name senior executives, while TIACA and Shipbuilders Council of America top off boards.
Cargotec appoints head of MacGregor business area, ISS selects Port Manager for its new Anchorage office, and TRAC names chief commercial officer.
Saddle Creek Logistics Services appoints director of business development, while Purolator International names eastern district sales manager.
Transport America replaces retiring president, while CEVA Logistics selects COO of Global Air and Ocean Freight.
International Association of Ports and Harbors elects Americas region VP, while GAC appoints executive group vice president of Oil and Gas.
UPS appoints new global sustainability director, while Port of Prince Rupert adds board member.
Roadrunner, Matchback Systems and Great Lakes Towing make executive and director-level appointments.
UPS, AmeriQuest, AAPA, CEVA and Swissport make executive and director-level appointments.
American Waterways Operators elects new chairman, while Deutsche Post DHL Group shuffles Global Forwarding officers in wake of resignation.
Swissport, Scoular Co., Saddle Creek, Purolator, and CPG announce executive and director appointments.
Sunset Transportation names new president, and CSX appoints VP of state government affairs in Northeast.
Norfolk Southern expands roles of two VPs, while UTi and Cambridge Systematics add to management teams.
MOL (Canada), Ameriquest Transportation, and ABS Group made senior appointments.
Channel Construction chartered a barge on three occasions to Northland Services between 2010 and 2012. Northland used it as a platform to generate electricity and refrigeration of fish products. In the summer of 2011, the barge began developing a starboard list, which William Tonsgard Jr., Channel’s president, was concerned might be caused by […]
Container Analytics with Ben Meyer Much has been written in recent months about the congestion issues at U.S. West Coast ports. Contentious labor negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and its employers, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association, exacerbated those issues, costing shippers millions of dollars in merchandise delays and lost sales. […]
UTi Worldwide appoints co-presidents for forwarding, while the Port of New Orleans welcomes new commissioner.
Schenker AG names new head of contract logistics, while Abu Dhabi Terminals appoints CCO.
MOL shuffles senior management with commercial chief, VP appointments, while Finnair appoints VP of global sales.
CSX names treasurer, while Shipco Transport appoints a new Chicago general manager.
Hub Group names chief information officer, while senior executives were appointed at Overseas Cargo, Atlas Logistics, and A.N. Deringer.
Flash Global has named two senior VPs, while MyUS.com appointed a new CEO.
CEVA Logistics appointed EVP of global automotive sector, the National Retail Federation added two members to its government relations team, while Tatham Macinnes LLP hired a new partner.
