Two containerships are launched for weekly service calling New York, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

The first of 14 ordered fuel-efficient planes took off from Cincinnati bound for Bahrain on Saturday.

Five hundred of the 3,000 units will be MCI Star Cool containers, which have the refrigeration integrated directly into the boxes.

John Stubbings and Rachel Morley are elected, Larry Klimczyk is hired and Carsten Mortensen is appointed nonexecutive chairman.

Awards also given for safety practices and to Circular IQ, Dayton Freight, Duluth-Superior, Manhattan CFO, Nola, Old Dominion, Pacesetter ports and Worldwide.

U.S. Department of Transportation agencies are looking at addressing such areas as CDL endorsements, hours of service rules and roadside inspections.

Tracy Rosser is brought on board in U.S., Thorsten Neumann is hired to lead in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Neil Cooper is tapped to help grow Canadian company.

Leiv Kallestad, Ken Loke, Markus Hoffmann and Doug Frakes are hired and Joe Bielawski is promoted.

Rob Grool is named CEO, Tom Edwards is hired to head procurement and Anders Lindmark is tapped to lead a gas systems business unit.

Will McKnight and Denis Petropoulos are elected chairmen and Justin Kreimer is hired as vice president.

The Polar-class vessel will be deployed in the North Europe-Mexico/Caribbean service.

Andrea Daigle will serve two years of probation for submitting falsified CDL medical records to the FMCSA.

About 18,000 pounds of Copper River salmon arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Friday morning.

The drones can carry up to 5 kilograms of cargo and take off and land atop intelligent cabinets developed for the fully autonomous loading and offloading of the shipment.

Awards also go to Kuebix, J.B. Hunt, Long Beach community groups, port champions, Sovcomflot, Synergy Group, Thordon Bearings and Worldwide.

“Combining the strengths of Hamburg Süd and Maersk, we can offer our customers a best-in-class stand-alone service configuration,” says CCO Frank Smet.

Several containers of fireworks entered the country through the Port of Savannah.

Officers are elected during Infrastructure Week and a strategic sales manager is hired.

Dissatisfied with 2018 results, CEO Frank Appel says the company has set ambitious targets for this year and 2020.

Wei Chi is hired to lead the finance division, Bob Felix is named director of specialized projects and Bosco Dsouza has been appointed as account manager.

The FMCSA is seeking public input on a pilot program that would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.

Shiju Zacharia is promoted, Heinrich Hiesinger is elected and Simone Menne and Stefan Schulte are reappointed.

Modular logistics outsourcing solution heralded as “market-changing service.”

The companies participating “will utilize the experience gained from this operation to accelerate commercialization.”

The maximum allowable beam for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks was increased last year.

David Chiang appointed as bunker risk manager, Matthew Garner hired as assistant vice president of ship design and Eric Sabo named head of business development.

A pilot program would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.

Shippers encouraged to make alternative plans now for the millions of tons of commodities that typically move on the Illinois River.

Yuri Freedman is elected to board, Kalliope Economou is hired and Ginger Adamiak and Yesica Gloria Marrufo have new roles.

Awards also go to Crowley, James, Mountevans, Cloud Logistics, Fleet Advantage, Gebrüder Weiss, IAPH honorees, Indiana port, The Andersons and Werner.

Containerized import volume was up 7% year-over-year, but port officials “are concerned about what comes next.”

Justin Pinchback is hired as chief people officer and Bookda Gheisar is named senior director for equity, diversity and inclusion.

Enhancement of routing and scheduling software designed to help transportation planners “do more with less.”

APL Logistics, Kinedyne LLC, Port of Virginia and Sea Machines introduce new hires.

A chief human resources officer is hired and an interim managing director is appointed.

Laurent Foloppe, Martin Stoekenbroek and Matthew Harding have new roles.

Honors also go to Abdullah Aldubaikhi, Rich Cooper, Robinson carriers, Dayton Freight, DSV, Gebrüder Weiss, IFOY winners, MIQ, Resilience360, TenderEasy and Transporeon.

The new incentive plan is structured so that drivers are rewarded for their longevity with the company in combination with their performance.

Henriette Thygesen named chair, Chris Burruss tapped as VP, Paul Dollman appointed non-executive director and Jonathan Zier hired as business development manager.

The shipping management platform currently is available in seven countries but is expected to be offered globally by the end of the year.

Graham Westgarth is named CEO, Rob Rose is appointed president and Somer Webb is promoted to chief financial officer.

A chief operating officer is hired and board members are elected.

Deal signed to acquire 100 percent of the Offen Group subsidiary.

Capital Development will invest more than $172 million as part of the deal for the 1.075 million-square-foot facility.

The interoperable messaging solution xTrade is designed to allow organizations to safely share information with suppliers and business partners.

Hernán Rincón Lema is stepping down from airline holding company and Mike Stolzman is stepping in at port subsidiary.

Tonya Davis allegedly said individuals had passed driver skills tests when she knew the exams had not been administered.

The event also marked the first berthing of a containership at the new ICAVE terminal.

The memorandum of understanding was signed during the recent Belt and Road Forum in Beijing to further develop links between China and Hungary.

The weekly stop in Vung Tau is expected to continue until early August.

Also recognized are ATS, J.B. Hunt drivers, Prologis, TOTE Maritime Alaska and 3Gtms.

Eric Johnson is hired as executive director and John-Kaare Aune is named managing director.

East Coast Warehouse and the Global Cold Chain Alliance also announce appointments.

Jointly owned Diamond Gas Sakura will transport LNG from Louisiana as part of a long-term time-charter contract.

American Waterways Operators elects officers and Heartland Barge Management hires sales and leasing manager.

Accolades also go to Bahri, NYK, Old Dominion Freight Line, Pelican BioThermal, a Landstar agent and the RLS Logistics general manager.

Company is rebranded and key hires are made; freight payment industry veteran is picked up.

Board nominees Don Brown and Chris Jamroz are announced, Pan Hua and Michael Wunderlich have new roles and Tim Leonard is hired.

Officers are elected to the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses and World Food Logistics Organization boards; ICTS director is hired.

The newly launched KN Pledge also promises a money back guarantee, extended cargo liability, instant pricing and a carbon footprint offset.

Gary Scott Stratton used credentials he obtained while working as a state trooper.

FTR reports the 13,500 units also made for the lowest March since 2008.

According to the Maritime Anti-Corruption Networks, there have been more than 28,000 incidents of corruption reported since 2011.

Bethann Rooney is promoted to deputy director and Andy Saporito is named senior adviser for special projects.

Exports to Vietnam through Oakland have grown 126 percent since 2015 and in 2018, Vietnam was the port’s third-largest import market and fifth-largest export market.

Consolidated Chassis Management will run the chassis pool to give customers “a cost-effective and efficient supply chain that eliminates choke points and increases velocity.”

Sandra Goranovic is promoted to vice president, Khalfan Al Shueili is elected to board and John Adams is hired.

Year-to-date the iron ore trade on the Great Lakes stands at 3.4 million tons, an increase of 9.5 percent.

Report from Menon Economics and DNV GL predicts Dubai will climb into the top five by 2024.

Rob Lowe is named director of administration and CFO and Matt Copot is hired as vice president of maintenance.

French company is increasing its warehousing space in Vietnam almost tenfold.

“If you do remove this as a tool for the shipping lines to use, are you prepared to accept higher freight rates as a consequence?” asked analyst Tan Hua Joo.

The shipping line signed a memorandum of cooperation with Nansha officials last week.

Tan Hua Joo also asserts that carriers are downplaying their scrubber strategies as they tell customers they must recover the higher fuel costs.

Mao Sun and Xing Er were flown from China to Denmark and then transported by truck to their new home.

The board of directors for the company, which is being acquired by DSV, also proposes that no dividends be paid to shareholders in 2019.

Claus Hemmingsen will leave the company with the closure of the Energy division, set to take place by the end of June.

Despite a 4.7 percent year-over-year decline in cargo movement, the port still recorded the second-busiest first quarter in its history.

ONE CEO Jeremy Nixon says the growing number of typhoons is “creating disruptions to vessels passing up and down within Asia.”

The Monica Wooden Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability at the University of South Florida will help “keep the United States at the forefront of this industry.”

Mike Wilson and Don Stephen are tapped as chief executive officers and Neil Dursley is named chief commercial officer.

Bertrand Schmoll is elected to board and Dean Milcos is promoted to CFO.

Oscar Thwin, Todd Naramore and Jerry Critchfield all are named vice presidents.

The ProStar discharged 442,131 barrels of jet fuel at the Florida port before heading to New York.

The moves include a new vice president of customer care, chief transportation officer, acting chief executive and port director, board chairman, and global head of ocean procurement and tradelane management.

Emmanuelle Verger and Rick Revoir are tapped to take the helms.

CEO Frank McGuigan promises “a collaborative, high-tech workspace that attracts high-potential talent and is a place where employees can thrive.”

Scott Parker will succeed Art Garcia, who is retiring at the end of April.

The South Korean liner carrier’s announcement does not mention former leader C.K. Yoo, who told employees he was resigning in February.

An association chairman is stepping down and a COO, chief legal officer and sales manager are joining teams in Chicago, Scottsdale and London.

This C suite move follows news that Robert Biesterfeld will take the reins as CEO in May.

Mike McClendon will lead Lineage Europe, and Tim Isik will direct cargo sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Three women — an engineer, geologist and accountant — are tapped for new roles.

A CEO is named for Europe, and a vice president for labor relations is appointed.

Appointments also announced by ClassNK, OmniTRAX, Transflo, Symphony RetailAI, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions and Grote Industries.

Tony Kingston is named president and CEO, and Jon Panzer, Jennifer Hamann and Gary Grosz have new roles.

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.

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