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The Houston, Texas-based tank barge operator posted a net income of $32 million for the quarter, a 43.7 percent drop from $56.8 million in the third of quarter 2015, according […]
Richard G. Phillips will remain chief executive officer of Pilot Freight Services, and his family “will maintain a significant equity stake” in the company.
The railroad transportation equipment manufacturer posted net earnings of $183.2 million in fiscal 2016, ended Aug. 31, a 5 percent decrease from the previous fiscal year, even as revenues reached […]
Anchorage, Alaska-based Northern Air Cargo will commence a twice-weekly freighter route connecting Miami International Airport with Puerto Rico and Saint Martin, and two weekly routes between MIA and the Dominican […]
The decision to lower the global cap on the amount of sulfur in marine fuel from 3.5 percent to 0.5 percent in 2020 could cause shipping costs to rise drastically.
The third-party logistics provider’s earnings per share for Q3 2016 fell short of analyst expectations, largely due to net revenue margin pressure as contractual sell rates fell faster than spot […]
The port terminal operator arm of the recently merged China COSCO Shipping saw net profits from continuing operations tumble 37.3 percent to $43.9 million in third quarter 2016 despite a […]
The National Retail Federation, the California Trucking Association Intermodal Conference and the Harbor Trucking Association have proposed a “joint powers authority” to oversee funding of night and weekend terminal operations.
Mohab Mamish, chairman of Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority, told the Wall Street Journal the authority is asking regular users of the canal to pay for fees as much as five […]
The Class I railway’s net income rose 2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2016 to $460 million, despite a weak coal segment.
The expansion will include a new runway to ease capacity constraints and could benefit the UK economy by as much as 61 billion British pounds and create as many as […]
Two German shipping companies that owned and operated the cargo vessel Nils B have pleaded guilty before a federal court in San Diego on Tuesday to charges of dumping oily […]
Montreal, Canada-based Class I railway Canadian National saw net income for the third quarter of 2016 fall 2.9 percent to C$972 million (U.S. $727.6 million) on revenues that slid 6 […]
The public-private partnership is aimed at increasing the height of the Howard St. Tunnel so two containers can be loaded onto intermodal cars, making it more efficient for traffic moving […]
Trucking and intermodal carrier Swift Transportation grew net income 4.7 percent year-over-year to $38 million in third quarter 2016 on revenues that slipped 4.9 percent to $1.01 billion compared with […]
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said it has acquired Milford, Conn.-based C & V Transportation in an effort to expand its operations in southern New England and the Port of New York and […]
Gross profits for the first nine months of 2016 remained practically unchanged from the same period last year, since the growth in air freight volumes offset the drop in ocean […]
The commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation and supply chain solutions provider saw third quarter net income fall 6.3 percent to $85.1 million compared to the same 2015 period despite a […]
Major freight railroads in the United States employed 152,486 workers as of the middle of September 2016, down 0.17 percent from the previous month and 8.7 percent year-over-year, according to […]
Although exports from Japan in September fell 6.9 percent from a year prior to 5.97 trillion yen, the decline was not as sharp as analysts had projected.
The deferred airfreight transportation services and drayage provider’s third quarter 2016 net income fell 24.2 percent to $11.9 million compared with the same 2015 period, according to the company’s most […]
The Dubai-based container terminal operator posted a cargo throughput of 47.5 million TEUs at its container terminals in the first nine months of 2016, a 1 percent increase from the […]
In addition, the containership leasing company reported a profit of $20.7 million for the third quarter of 2016, down from $34.8 million a year earlier.
The new GENCO multi-tenant facilities are located in Memphis, Tenn. and Milton, Ontario, comprising 1.1 million square feet and 400,000 square feet, respectively.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics names VP of Northeast sales, while BestTransport.com appoints president.
The Federal Maritime Commission said Friday it concluded its review of the proposed OCEAN Alliance, allowing the new ocean carrier alliance to take effect Monday, although it is not expected […]
PierPass, whose members consist of the 13 container terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, held a workshop last Thursday to evaluate extended gate options.
Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. has confirmed it is looking to buy the now insolvent South Korean shipping company’s 54 percent stake in the Southern California container terminal.
The total bill for bankruptcies and bailouts in South Korea’s ocean freight transportation and shipbuilding sector could also result in redundancies and layoffs of around 10,000 workers, according to a […]
OmniTRAX Logistics Services has agreed to purchase all assets belonging to Terracor Group, including three transload facilities in Texas and Montana, as well as a frac sand mining opportunity in […]
The strong growth was largely due to an increase container trade between the port and Asia, which surged 19 percent year-over-year to 336,791 TEUs.
The Bonn, Germany-based parcel carrier said it will impose a 4.9 percent general average price increase for its U.S. account holders, effective Jan. 2.
APM Terminals (APMT) has ordered 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore cranes and 32 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes to handle containers at the APMT MedPort Tangier facility now under construction at the Tanger-Med […]
The owner and the operator of the Gallia Graeca, a Greek ship that dumped oily bilge into the Pacific Ocean, were found guilty in June 2016 of violating the Act […]
Scheduled to commence in March 2017, the new direct route between its hub at London Heathrow and New Orleans International Airport will be the first of its kind, the global […]
FedEx Express entered into an agreement with Korail Networks to utilize the Korea Train eXpress network to transport time-and temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments.
The Icelandic shipping company said its Blue Line service will drop a call at Hamburg in favor of a call at Bremerhaven, which offers excellent connections via Bremerhaven to Asia, […]
The Netherlands-based third-party logistics provider has appointed Peter Waller chief finance officer and member of its executive board.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL issued freight rate increases.
Over the summer, American Shipper spent two days shadowing the transportation teams of two major shippers in an endeavor to better understand how shippers actually use a transportation management system.
After hitting an all-time low in February, dry bulk shipping rates have more than tripled. The Baltic Dry Index—which reflects estimates for the cost of moving a variety of […]
Consumers often base their purchases of fresh produce on appearance. Unfortunately, those fruits and vegetables with minor bumps, scuffs, bruises, and deformities end up left behind in farmers’ fields […]
In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) found a Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) between two companies was not a maritime […]
No American shipper wants to experience a showdown between unionized dock labor and its employers any time soon. That’s why it’s now more important than ever for shippers […]
Squeezing perishable exporters; The “Amazon Effect” and Operation New Hope
The Federal Maritime Commission said Friday it concluded its review of the proposed OCEAN Alliance, allowing the new ocean carrier alliance to take effect Monday, although it is not expected […]
The Danish liner carrier has resumed service to Iran after a five-year absence and just a year and a half after the Maersk Tigris was fired upon by the Iran […]
Meanwhile, a judge in STX Offshore’s Korean bankruptcy proceedings has ordered the troubled shipbuilder to put its shipyard up for sale along with its profitable cruise ship subsidiary based in […]
The transportation and logistics provider’s net income dropped 41 percent to $18.9 million compared with third quarter 2015 after a similar 43 percent year-over-year decline the previous quarter, according to […]
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index ticked up 2.3 percent from last week, with rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States remaining fairly stagnant.
Concurrent with the deal for Glencore Rail, the Australian subsidiary of short line and regional rail operator Genesee & Wyoming has issued a 49 percent equity stake to funds managed […]
The Federal Highway Administration released $1 million in emergency relief funds to help start road and bridge repairs across South Carolina in the recent aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
Christopher G. Salis, a former global vice president of SAP, along with two associates, were charged in a federal indictment Thursday for their roles in a scheme involving insider trading […]
The Deutsche Post DHL Group subsidiary launched a new 23,600-square-meter automated parcel sorting and processing facility in the Changi Airfreight Centre at Singapore Changi Airport to serve as a 24-hour […]
The Mondovi, Wis.-based temperature-sensitive truckload carrier posted a net income of $8.44 million for the third quarter of 2016 and $25.16 million for the first nine months of the year.
MatchBack Systems appoints commercial account manager for Europe, while Graybar names district VP in Seattle.
Hanjin opposed Ashley Furniture’s motion for a freeze on the amounts it owes the carrier, along with a reduction in the amounts owed, saying in a court filing that if […]
Hanjin opposed Ashley Furniture’s motion for a freeze on the amounts it owes the carrier, along with a reduction in the amounts owed, saying in a court filing that if […]
The U.S. District Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J. will hear from companies today that said Hanjin is not “promptly” informing creditors when ships go off charter.
Are means, motive and opportunity enough for Maersk Line to make a move for South Korean ocean carriers Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine?
Five leading shipowner groups have warned that unrealistic demands for carbon dioxide reductions could result in a shift toward less energy efficient transport modes.
The Omaha, Neb.-based Class I railway experienced year-over-year declines in net income and revenues for the third quarter of 2016, driven down by lower carload volumes and an especially weak […]
VesselsValue Senior Analyst William Bennett found the companies will own 36 percent of the world’s open hatch/gantry fleet by deadweight tonnage and 30 percent by value.
Shipment volumes in September 2016 slipped 0.4 percent from the previous month and 3.1 percent compared with the same 2015 period, the 19th straight month of year-over-year volume declines, according […]
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Landstar System, Inc. posted a net income of $36.3 million on revenues of $788 million for the third quarter of 2016, year-over-year declines of 7.8 percent and 6.4 […]
The Canadian fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has purchased a $155 million stake in Chennai, India-based third-party logistics provider TVS Logistics Services from Goldman Sachs and KKR […]
The Deutsche Bahn AG subsidiary is planning a workforce reduction of 893 positions and other operational downsizing due to what it called “unprecedented challenges” in the rail transportation market caused […]
Integrated logistics provider Agility opened a distribution park near Ghana’s main port, and has plans to build more logistics parks across Africa.
SAL Heavy Lift, a subsidiary of “K” line, has entered a contract with Van Oord to transport foundations for wind turbines to be used at the Walney Offshore Wind Project.
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson has been perfecting the concept of just-in-time logistics for more than 100 years, delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to customers across the United States and […]
Calgary-based Class I railway Canadian Pacific posted a net income of $347 million Canadian (U.S. $266.4 million) in the third quarter of 2016, a 7.4 percent increase from the same […]
The White House said Tuesday that China has ended tax exemptions that had unfairly benefited the country’s domestic manufacture of certain types of aircraft over equivalent imports.
The illegal narcotics were discovered in a container on board the 4,253-TEU Kota Lukis, which was docked at the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico, Singapore-based Pacific International Lines confirmed in a […]
The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 132.7 for the month, down 5.8 percent from August and 0.7 percent compared with September 2015, the first year-over-year decline of 2016, […]
The Icelandic shipping company has acquired 90 percent of the forwarding company Extraco Internationale Expeditie B.V. in the Netherlands.
Maersk Container Industry received a $55 million order to manufacturer 4,000 new reefer containers for Antwerp-based shipping company Seatrade Reefer Chartering.
LEMAN, a Denmark-based third-party logistics services provider that specializes in pharmaceuticals, will open a new branch office in Charlotte, N.C. on Nov. 1.
Volga-Dnepr Group names senior VP of sales and marketing, while Synergy appoints VP of enterprise solutions.
Investments in new projects are slowing, and Neil Davidson, senior analyst in Drewry’s ports and terminals practice, warned that a sudden rebound in demand could be a problem.
An MSC spokesperson told American Shipper the reason it sold its interest in Genoa, Italy-based logistics company Aprile to Savino Del Bene was to exit the freight forwarding business.
The mid-Atlantic port handled 220,000 TEUs of containerized cargo for the month, an increase of 2 percent from September 2015, after a record setting month in August, according to data […]
Mediterranean Shipping Company said it will offer its transpacific “Maple” service on its own instead of together with Maersk.
Truckload pricing dipped another 3.5 percent for the month compared to September 2015, the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
The Swiss-based third-party logistics provider posted net profits of CFH 177 million for the third quarter of 2016 and CHF 533 million for the first nine months of the year.
Although the decline was less severe than the previous 20-month average, intermodal pricing in September 2016 dropped for the 21st straight month compared with the prior year period, according to […]
Kansas City Southern’s net income fell 9.1 percent to $121 million in the third quarter of 2016 on revenues that slipped 4.3 percent compared to the previous year, according to […]
The Lowell, Ark.-based intermodal and trucking provider’s revenues for the third quarter of 2016 rose 7 percent year-over-year to $1.69 billion.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator will invest 200 million euros to expand its airfreight logistics center at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and has signed a 30-year lease agreement with a […]
CMA CGM’s Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) has introduced a new short-sea liner service that connects Rotterdam to the United Kingdom and Norway, called the PENN service.
Japanese liner carrier NYK has entered into a joint venture with Bolloré Transport & Logistics Kenya Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho Corp. to set up Bolloré NYK Auto Logistics Ltd., a […]
Worldwide Flight Services has entered a three-year contract to provide cargo-handling and trucking services for Pakistan International Airlines in the United Kingdom.
Rafi Danieli, chief executive of ZIM, said in an interview with American Shipper that the carrier focuses on specific global trades, where it wants to sail, and where it has […]
The port terminal operator arm of COSCO Shipping has purchased a 40 percent stake in the Vado Ligure port reefer terminal, as well as a container facility expected to open […]
The French ocean carrier has appointed Michel Delville, former CFO of high-tech battery manufacturer Saft Group, to replace outgoing Chief Financial Officer Michel Sirat, according to a statement from the […]
Meanwhile, the Port of Los Angeles signed a partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Center for Global Supply Chain Management to advance the use of technology at […]
The Belgian port plans to add 156 hectares of space, 28 hectares of which in the southwestern corner of the Southern Canal Dock will will be made available for use […]
Marine Guard 100’s anti-rust efficacy was verified during two-and-a-half years of testing on the deck, ballast tank, piping and other metal surfaces on an oceangoing coal carrier owned by NYK […]
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg hires leading export control and economic sanctions attorney, while Greenbrier Leasing Corp’s president announces retirement.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration put an emergency order in place that bans all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation in […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s economic analysis of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes was based on insufficient data and may have overestimated the benefits of DOT’s proposed mandate, according to the […]
