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The VetOpps bill (H.R. 3739) will allow qualified Veterans Administration doctors to perform medical exams required by the Transportation Department to obtain a commercial driver’s licence.
The port’s container freight and liquid bulk volumes rose in the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, but breakbulk volumes dropped due to increasing […]
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Kloosterboer are investing in Rotterdam Cool Port on the City Terminal site, which ceased operations at the beginning of the month.
The Northern European airport handled 39,533 tons of cargo for the month, an increase of 1.6 percent from September 2014.
The multipurpose Gulf Coast port signed a two-year agreement with the Central Ohio River Business Association to strengthen commerce between the two regions.
CEVA Logistics established an agreement with Fintyre, an Italian distributor of replacement tires, who will use the third-party logistics company’s TyreCity in Somaglia Italy to provide warehousing activities for its […]
Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gregory K. Frizzel sentenced former chief executive James Douglas Pielsticker to serve seven and one-half years in prison and pay a fine of $21 million […]
The derailment of a CSX train carrying Bakken crude, which resulted in a fire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, was caused by a defect that was […]
In a response to the ITF recommendations, the International Chamber of Shipping said it prefers a fuel levy, rather than an emissions trading scheme, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from […]
Third-party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel posted a 6.7 percent year-over-year increase in net profits for the first nine months of 2015.
No one was killed in the latest blast at a warehouse that Chinese officials said was in violation of rent laws.
Ocean carrier APL unveiled a new rotation for the ASA service between Asia, the West Coast of Mexico and the West Coast of South America.
The Port of Savannah received its first cold-treated citrus shipment from Peru as part of a United States Department of Agriculture pilot program.
The terminal operator ordered four ship-to-shore gantry cranes and 14 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes for the APM Terminals Vado, scheduled to open Jan. 2018.
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. introduced its “load and roll pallet” (LRP) service for shippers of coiled metal products, as well as those with long and flat metal products.
The air cargo terminal, based at Hong Kong International Airport, established a multi-year cargo handling contract with the Vietnam-based airline Jetstar Pacific.
DB Schenker Rail names new CEO, while Scandinavian Bunkering appoints managing director and Sparrows Point Terminal picks advisor.
Cargo volumes passing through the Central American gateway in the 2015 fiscal year increased 4.3 percent compared to fiscal 2014, according to the Panama Canal Authority.
Industry advisors to the Commerce Department are calling on the government to get involved much sooner when contract talks between dockworkers and terminal operators diminish port productivity.
A group of Republican House lawmakers on Friday exercised a rarely used “discharge petition” to gather enough support to force a vote on the chamber floor to reauthorize the U.S. […]
The legislation (HR 702) also includes a provision to increase funding for the 60 ships in the Maritime Security Program from $3 million to $5 million.
Federal Aviation Administration officials say they plan to back a proposed international ban on shipping potentially dangerous lithium ion batteries on passenger airlines, according to multiple media reports.
It was only after 2009 that Chinese exports to ASEAN countries really began to grow faster than with other countries, according to the maritime consultants, which suggests it takes a […]
The Singapore-based ocean carrier will offer a fortnightly express service between Guam and Yokohama that will connect to services from around the world.
The Icelandic liner carrier dropped a call at Halmstad, Sweden on its Blue Line service, but added a call at the port has to its Gray Line service.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based shipping and logistics provider said the expansion will create earlier guaranteed delivery options for customers that previously had only end-of-day guaranteed delivery options.
Singapore-based real estate firm Global Logistic Properties will lease over 1 million square feet of warehouse space to three “leading retailers” in China, according to a statement from the company.
The forwarder introduced a daily cargo flight between the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, with a stop at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The cargo-dedicated airlines entered into a partnership agreement for code-share cargo flights between Italy and Japan, which is still subject to approval from the relevant aviation authorities.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd issued general rate increases.
Finnair taps new VP of cargo, while Unicon Logistics appoints sales executives for Southern California.
The fund will be held and administered by the Seamen’s Church Institute, North America’s largest mariners’ service agency, following the structure put in place by TOTE.
The entire investigation into the loss of TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico ship will take 12-18 months, but the NTSB will release findings on an “as needed” basis in advance of […]
The national mail carrier of Singapore and aspiring global logistics provider has agreed to purchase a 71.1 percent share in Jagged Peak, Inc. for $15.8 million.
The inability to agree on a long-term highway bill led Congress in July to pass a six-month extension of Transportation Department programs that will expire at the end of the […]
Stock in the hardwood flooring retailer jumped up 16.6 percent after the company announced it had settled a Department of Justice investigation related to foreign timber imports.
Rates from Shanghai to North America, Europe, and Mediterranean fell again this week.
Spot container rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean have steadily dropped since Sept. 4., according to the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.
The AT1 service, jointly operated by ocean carriers Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MSC, and the AT2, jointly operated by Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL, will change their rotations in November.
United States beef export volumes fell 18 percent to 84,167 metric tons, while pork export volumes fell 1 percent to 160,719 metric tons and lamb export volumes fell 27 percent […]
Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature-control systems and a subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand, has acquired Ireland-based Celtrak.
Thirteen technical and community colleges received $2.3 million in truck diver training grants through the FMCSA’s Commercial Motor Vehicle – Operator Safety Training program.
The Portland, Ore.-based logistics services provider expanded its direct less-than-containerload ocean freight service from Asia to the Southwest United States Oct. 5.
The cargo segment of American Airlines will offer a new leasing program for the CSafe Global RKN, effective Nov. 1.
The Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. company will open a new office in Seattle, Wash.
The Danish firm’s acquisition of third-party logistics provider UTi is the latest in a string of international mergers in the 3PL industry this year.
The Israeli ocean carrier recently returned to the black, posting adjusted net profits of $23 million in the second quarter of 2015 compared with a net loss of $50 million […]
With more tonnage to be delivered next year, London-based shipping consultant Drewry says “the overhang of excess capacity [in the ocean freight industry] will be even greater than that experienced […]
Ocean carrier APL will launch a new service between North Asia and the West Coast of the United States Nov. 1 that will feature some of the most competitive transit […]
The less-than-truckload carrier will enter into an alliance with third-party logistics provider Mallory Alexander International Logistics, LLC to enhance its ocean forwarding offering.
The new, 13,300-deadweight ton vessels feature two cranes with a combined lifting capacity of up to 900 metric tons, with delivery to begin in the summer of 2017 and continue […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. port found over 615 pounds of the illegal narcotic hidden in a container that originated in Cartagena, Colombia.
Brightstar Group and Unik Toyz Trading, both based out of Los Angeles, Calif., agreed in federal court to cease their imports of hazardous children’s toys.
U.S. steel exports are down overall in 2015, thanks to an economic slowdown in Canada, which purchases about half of all steel exported from the United States, according to the […]
The Federal Aviation Administration will provide a $27 million grant to help the City of Williston, N.D., buy land for a new airport to replace Sloulin Field International Airport.
The third-party logistics provider entered into four, 10-year contracts, under which it will provide warehousing, store deliveries, e-commerce fulfillment, international distribution and 4PL services to four fashion retailers in the […]
The independent containership owner and manager agreed to purchase KVH Industries’ mini-VSAT Broadband 2.0 maritime communications solution for 18 of its newest vessels.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and consulting firm Maine Pointe name vice presidents.
The U.S. Coast Guard and ship operator TOTE Maritime have scheduled press conferences for this afternoon to announce any new information on last week’s disappearance of the Florida-Puerto Rico cargo […]
Investment bank Stifel Nicolaus upgraded its rating of FedEx Corp.’s stock to “buy” Monday, causing share value on Tuesday to increase over 1 percent from the previous day’s closing price.
The Japanese ocean liner carriers and three executives at the companies allegedly conspired to fixed prices on roll-on/roll-off cargo, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday released $5 million in emergency relief funds to South Carolina to repair storm-damaged roads and bridges.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, who arrived in Cuba on Tuesday, will co-chair a regulatory dialogue with government officials from the long-embargoed Caribbean nation.
Turkon Line’s Med-USA loop will add NileDutch to the Mediterranean portion of the string and add a call at Tangier to the port rotation.
The trucking industry will need to hire 890,000 new drivers, an average of 89,000 per year, in order to keep pace with demand, according to a new report from the […]
The logistics provider launched a new rail connection between Germany and the Netherlands Wednesday.
The less-than-truckload provider added an outbound LTL service from Toronto, Ontario and appointed John Geertsema as General Manager for Canada.
The Cincinnati, Ohio-based transportation and logistics firm opened an office in Daytona Beach, Fla. last week.
Kewill and Polaris Transportation make chief executive changes, while C.H. Robinson appoints Europe, Asia trade route development directors.
Just prior to announcing the board of TNT Express had approved its sale to FedEx, the company issued an investor alert warning shareholders that third quarter 2015 profits would be […]
A massive influx of refugees fleeing the war in Syria has resulted in increased wait times at border crossings and reduced volumes for trucking carriers, according to the International Air […]
Ocean carriers NYK and “K” Line will split their joint MET/Jaseco-5 service into two loops, while NYK will separately terminate its PHX2 string and adjust its PHX1 service.
The inland river port in Northeast Oklahoma established an agreement with Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co., which will place a crane at the port for a limited time while the […]
The cargo segment of American Airlines will implement Envirotainer’s RKN e1 and RAP e2 containers to its lineup of healthcare shipping solutions starting Nov. 1.
ConAgra Foods appoints chief supply chain officer, while heavy-lift ship operator SAL names project department head.
As the U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for survivors, experts say the now-likely loss off the TOTE Maritime cargo ship could be the worst disaster involving a U.S. flag […]
The ECT City Terminal, the oldest container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, closed its doors last week as a result of not being able to handle the increases in […]
Year-over-year throughput of crude oil and other petroleum products dropped 22 percent last week compared to the same period last year, according to the American Association of Railroads.
The portfolio, the first purchase by logistics real estate company IDI Gazeley in the Netherlands, includes over two million square feet of warehousing space.
The United States imported 3.02 million net tons of steel in August and 28.02 million net tons during the first eight months of 2015, year-over-year decreases of 18.5 percent and […]
The terminal operator took delivery of the three ship-to-shore container cranes and two rail-mounted cranes for the APM Terminals’ new TEC2 terminal at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, which is […]
Höegh Autoliners appointed Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics, which has already worked with the Norwegian ocean carrier in Sweden and Norway for several years, as its agent in Finland, effective Dec. […]
Search and rescue efforts are now focused on finding survivors from the 33 crew members who were on board the Jacksonville-Puerto Rico container and roll-on/roll-off vessel operated by TOTE Maritime, […]
No sighting of lifeboat yet as multiple aircraft and ships search the area for TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico ship and crew.
Rep. Stephen Fincher, R-Tenn., introduced a bill that would restore Ex-Im Bank’s operations and include various reforms, but will require a “discharge process” to reach the House floor for a […]
The company’s minority investment in e-commerce specialist Ally Commerce Inc. is more about research than revenues, according to Rimas Kapeskas, head of UPS’s strategic enterprise fund.
European regulators may seek concessions from FedEx such as asset sales as part of its deal to acquire TNT Express, according to multiple media reports.
The six-month stop-gap funding measure, approved by the House and Senate earlier in the week, buys Congress until March 2016 to negotiate a long-term Federal Aviation Administration bill.
The Danish ocean carrier will alter its ME2 and ME3 loops between the Mediterranean and the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent this month.
Costs of stores such as lube oil fell the most, but crew costs were also lower in 2014 compared to previous years, according to a new report from the accounting […]
Ocean carrier CMA CGM’s 18,000-TEU containership, the CMA CGM Bougainville, became the first ship in the world to implement TRAXENS’ technology, which monitors and tracks containers throughout their transport.
The Hamburg-based logistics provider and terminal operator will boost the efficiency and capacity of the Port of Hamburg’s Container Terminal Burchardkai by adding four additional automated storage blocks at the […]
The Icelandic liner carrier will add calls in Denmark, Sweden and Poland to its Gray Line loop, which currently operates between the Faroe Islands and Scotland.
Skylink became the carrier’s ground handler at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Aug. 1.
Due to construction challenges and severe 2014 winter weather, the deck raising will now be completed in late 2017, with entire project to be completed in mid 2019, according to […]
PortMiami and Port Everglades will work together, rather than compete, to market South Florida as a gateway for Asian goods at the upcoming TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen, China.
The builders of the new locks will reinforce the sills in all the locks, even where no leaks observed, and still expect to meet their April 2016 deadline, according to […]
Dry bulk and container shipping sectors are those most likely at risk of damage from the economic slowdown in China, while the tanker industry should prove to be resilient, according […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission said the overall effect of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act on the U.S. economy remains minute, while the effect on beneficiary countries is “small […]
Year-over-year cargo volumes were relatively flat in August, an improvement from the 0.6 percent contraction in July, but volumes are still down 2 percent from the end of 2014, according […]
