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Hanjin told customers on Thursday that it will end its New Trans Atlantic (NTA) service between the U.S. East Coast and North Europe. “This decision comes in light […]
The liner carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine this week launched a webpage dedicated to North American intermodal services. The page allows customers to search for service availability and tariffs. […]
NorthPoint Development announced Wednesday it will lease from Smart Warehousing a distribution center spanning more than 575,000 square feet, Inland Port IV, which is to be built at Logistics […]
The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday announced its so-called “Look South” initiative to help American companies increase their exports to Latin America. The Look South Initiative is specifically […]
UPS Canada announced Monday the opening of a 200,000-square-foot healthcare distribution facility at its Burlington, Ontario, campus. The new addition provides healthcare companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers increased access […]
Gold Star Line (GSL) is ending its Australia China Express Line service known as ACX on Jan. 26 after more than four decades of service. GSL said it […]
APL said it will reorganize along functional instead of geographic lines “to drive its business forward.” “The container shipping industry is undergoing profound changes, characterized by low growth […]
The carrier said Thursday it has received a draft cease and desist order and a draft surcharge order from the Japanese Fair Trade Commission indicating it, as one of several […]
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Inuvik in the Northwest Territories Wednesday to mark the start of construction of the country’s first all-weather highway to the Arctic Ocean. […]
The Suez Canal Authority has announced the names of 14 consortia that have qualified to draw up master plans to develop an industrial and logistics hub for the canal. […]
The new affiliate will have a structure similar to Maersk’s other regional carriers, which include MCC Transport on intra-Asia trades and Seago on intra-Europe routes.
The Port of Oswego Authority in New York has appointed Zelko N. Kirincich to executive director. He replaced Jonathan Daniels, who took over as executive director and […]
Yusen Logistics announced today it will expand operations in Busan, South Korea, to reduce lead time and lower transportation costs for customers located along the coast of the Sea […]
Ownership of the parent company of SSA Marine, which describes itself as the world’s largest independent, privately-held marine terminal operator, has changed hands. Carrix, Inc. and its parent […]
A BBC report over the weekend found that construction on a canal that runs through Nicaragua would probably not begin until next year, but the AP reported Monday reported […]
A.P. Moller-Maersk said it is divesting its shares in a Danish supermarket chain, receiving net proceeds of $3 billion and an accounting gain of about $2.5 billion through the deal.
Union Pacific Railroad announced yesterday a new intermodal service between Laredo, Texas, and Memphis, Tenn., to support growing transportation needs for the automotive manufacturing and intermodal marketplaces.
Pilot Freight Services announced yesterday that its Raleigh station has moved to a new location adjacent to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and minutes from Research Triangle Park. The […]
XPO Logistics has acquired Pacer International for $335 million, taking a large step into the intermodal arena. Pacer is the third largest provider of North American intermodal services […]
Yasumi Kudo, NYK Line’s president, said he has created an executive committee to oversee antitrust law compliance; he called on employees to “redouble our efforts to ensure antitrust law […]
The vessels, which have an average age of four years, will be delivered individually to Euronav over the coming months, once Maersk Tankers has fulfilled all existing contractual commitments.
Reederei NSB, the owner of the containership MSC Monterey, which sought protection in St. Mary’s Bay, Newfoundland, last week after developing a crack in its deck and hull, said […]
CMA CGM said one of its ships, the 5,770-TEU Rossini, lost 14 containers overboard off Ushant at the southern entrance to the western English Channel on the night of […]
Truck gates into the major container terminals of the Port of New York and New Jersey are closed today. Maher Terminals, the port’s largest, said it shut down its truck […]
The Shanghai Container Freight Index was set at 1,176.12 on Friday, Jan. 3, 62.39 points higher than a week earlier. The index is a weighted average of estimated […]
Kirby Corp., the nation’s largest tank barge operator and diesel engine services provider, said David W. Grzebinski has been elected president and chief operating officer, and that it plans […]
The liner carrier said its weekly service to Cuba will begin by using the country’s new shipping terminal in Mariel, instead of Havana. The service will start with the sailing of […]
Malcom Purcell McLean Jr., son of containerization pioneer Malcom McLean Sr., died at his home in Orange Beach, Ala., on Sunday, Dec. 29, after a prolonged illness. He […]
A Florida-based management consultant who previously was a port executive suggested that because Florida ports are receiving more assistance from the state they should “engage in an exchange of […]
SITC announced last week the completion of the second phase of its Vietnam development, a $6 million investment which includes a 44,800-square-meter depot, a 1,200-square-meter modern office building, and […]
COSCO Group said it held a ceremony in Ocean Plaza Dec. 30 for the signing of a shipbuilding contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for four 64,000 DWT dry […]
The first stage of a container terminal in Cuba at the Mariel Special Development Zone west of Havana will be opened this month by President Raul Castro and Dilma […]
Holt Logistics Corp. said it has completed a $2 million renovation to its 60,000 square-foot cold storage facility at Gloucester Terminal in Gloucester City, New Jersey.
Menlo Logistics’ European operations achieved a 16-percent, year-over-year increase in revenue in 2013, as the company added 50,000 square meters of warehouse space, it said recently. “Our growth […]
Owner Reederei NSB said that due to adverse weather conditions in the area, surveyors were unable to go onboard the 4,549-TEU containership MSC Monterey, which developed a crack in […]
A car carrier collided with a chemical tanker off South Korea’s southeast coast on Sunday, causing the tanker to catch fire, but press reports say 91 crew members on […]
The Panama Canal Authority says its expansion program to add a third set of locks is 70.7 percent complete. Several components are finished, while the construction of the new […]
The White House has reinstated Mali’s eligibility to receive trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, meaning that 40 of the 49 potentially eligible countries in sub-Saharan […]
A bulk carrier that had loaded grain in Duluth and went aground in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just days before the St. Lawrence […]
The amount of capacity on idle, unemployed containerships reached reached 718,000 TEU in mid-December, according to Alphaliner, and “is expected to continue to rise until the end of March, […]
The containership chartering company Seaspan Corp. announced Monday it has entered into an agreement to extend and refinance its $1 billion credit facility. “The refinancing provides multiple benefits […]
Canada Coast Guard said that four people were removed by helicopter from MSC Monterey, a containership chartered by Mediterranean Shipping Company, on Sunday after the ship reported hull problems.
The ruling had its origins in a dispute between cargo interests and carriers involving the 2007 theft of four consignments of Canon cameras during road transport under CMR terms from […]
A spokeswoman from Hanjin Shipping said the liner has no plans to reduce its allocation on CKYH alliance services or sell terminals in the United States as a result of […]
The chairman of Hapag-Lloyd has suggested in an interview published in the German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt that his company’s merger talks with the Chilean container shipping company CSAV could […]
Maersk said the Bay Bridge service will call both the Ports America terminal and SSA’s Oakland International Container terminal in Oakland, starting in mid-January, for eastbound and westbound service rotations.
The president of the International Longshoremen’s Association says a joint lawsuit by his union and two employer groups against the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor will continue despite […]
Press outlets have reported the Hyundai Group has announced a major restructuring plan, that will include selling financial assets and support for its shipping company, Hyundai Merchant Marine.
Hanjin Shipping said it will raise 300 billion Korean won (KRW) ($283 million) by spinning off its dedicated bulk business into a joint venture.
“K” Line Next Generation Car Carriers The Japanese shipping company “K” Line said it has decided to double the number of next-generation car carrier vessels it is ordering. […]
The Federal Maritime Commission announced it reached compromise agreements with two Japanese companies for alleged violations of the Shipping Act by their roll-on, roll-off cargo operations. Under separate […]
‘Tis the day after Christmas, but no matter how carefully they hung their stockings, for many port executives funding for dredging and port infrastructure remains just a vision dancing […]
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., said Monday it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American Petroleum Tankers (APT) and State Class Tankers (SCT) from affiliates of The […]
Maersk, in its Dec. 17 “Weekly Highlights” newsletter, has laid out contingency plans in connection with the upcoming Chinese New Year period. “We have endeavored to balance our […]
Canada’s Port of Sept-Îles on the Saint Lawrence Seaway said it set a new record earlier this month when it loaded 302,264 tons of iron ore on a ship, […]
A document on the Korean shipping company’s website said the plan involves repayment of debt; financial aid by shareholders and creditors; and a plan for improvement in operations.
The Danish foundation that controls the A.P. Møller-Maersk conglomerate, A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal, has restructured. A.P. Møller-Maersk said the foundation, which […]
NOL Group has appointed 30-year logistics industry veteran Beat Simon to president of its APL Logistics subsidiary, effective March 1. Simon joins APL Logistics from Agility, where he […]
United Arab Shipping Co., which has nearly doubled U.S. cargo volumes this year, plans to consolidate most jobs, including employees from its U.S. headquarters of United Arab Agencies in […]
The first meeting of the Port of New York/New Jersey’s Port Performance task force is scheduled for today. The port authority earlier this month established the advisory group of […]
Ecu-Line, a non-vessel-operating common carrier based in Antwerp and subsidiary of the Avvashya Group in India, has partnered with FCL Marine Agencies in Rotterdam. FCL Marine is a […]
China has issued a new document to clarify value-added tax measures that went into effect in Aug. 1, which have caused concern in the shipping and logistics industry both […]
A report on large container ship safety, growing out of the loss of the container ship MOL Comfort, which broke in half June 17, has been released, setting visual […]
By Eric Kulisch and Jon Ross Liquefied natural gas seen as viable propulsion fuel for freight sector. Transportation industry interest in liquefied natural gas to power cargo vessels, barges, trucks and […]
The deal will establish a joint U.S.-Libya Council on Trade and Investment, which will address issues including market access, intellectual property, labor, and environmental challenges, the Office of the […]
“Establishing a company-owned chassis fleet gives Schneider complete control of assets used in an intermodal move and makes our service even more efficient for shippers,” stated Bill Matheson, president […]
According to the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index, truckload linehaul rates in November were 1.8 percent higher than in November of last year. Linehaul rates for the first 11 […]
Tiger Cool Express announced Wednesday it has acquired an initial order of 200 refrigerated containers for its start-up operations this spring. “The acquisition of our first 200 refrigerated […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food on Wednesday pledged to improve trade in beef and beef-related products between the two countries.
CEVA Logistics said Wednesday that it will renew its business with Ford Motor Company, specifically at the Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant, and has also secured a contract renewal for […]
Let’s face it, shippers and non-vessel-operating common carriers are wed to their liner carriers, for better or worse. The economics of the container shipping industry are such the […]
In a new analysis, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors has found that “carriers continue to be spooked by the specter of imminent big ship deliveries and so are fighting to […]
This case arose out of a disagreement between Radiant Global Logistics’ Airgroup and fashion apparel shipper Donna Karan over a stolen shipment. The parties did not dispute any […]
Transition to new chassis management model is “painfully slow process.” The transition to a new chassis management model in which a new set of middlemen have taken over from […]
By Eric Kulisch and Jon Ross New portal allows truckers to reserve chassis on day leases. There aren’t any apparent commonalities between fine dining and drayage, but it turns out […]
Express carrier’s “turn data into insight” initiative is topped by ORION rollout. Anyone who has received a parcel delivery from UPS knows its drivers carry small handheld computers that […]
If the liner industry consolidates will that benefit or hurt shippers? Shippers and liner carriers enter 2014 amid potentially great change in container shipping. Last June, Maersk Line, Mediterranean […]
When Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM announced in June their intention to form the P3 Network, many analysts figured it was just a matter of time […]
When I read that two former executives at the state run-Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) were sentenced to death Monday for alleged embezzlement, I was troubled.
Yamaha Motor Europe and Yusen Logistics Benelux have announced a deal that will allow Yusen to take over some of Yamaha’s European warehouse operational activities in January. Yusen […]
Members of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission met with regulators from China and the European Commission on Tuesday as all three review plans by container shipping companies to form […]
Truck rates have increased by at least 1.6 percent since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new hours of service rules went into effect July 1, but the rule […]
Senate Confirms Johnson to lead DHS. By a vote of 78 to 16, the U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm Jeh Johnson as secretary of homeland security. President Obama […]
A job dispute at Portland’s container terminal has been resolved. Work involving plugging in and unplugging refrigerated containers will be assigned to workers represented by the International Longshore and […]
Gulftainer said this week that it seeks to become one of the six largest container terminal operators in the world, establishing 35 terminals handling 18 million TEU by 2020. […]
According to reports, despite a loss of $67 million in the first three quarters of this year, Evergreen “might post a profit for the whole of this year thanks […]
The Federal Maritime Commission will hold its Global Regulatory Summit on shipping Dec. 17. The agency confirmed regulators from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the European […]
The Association of American Railroads reported that total U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 262,765 units last week, up 9.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Five […]
Labor unions representing port workers in New York and New Jersey are seeking to stop the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor from amending its rules for repair and maintenance […]
Peter Keller, the president of Sea Star Line, will become executive vice president of TOTE, Sea Star’s parent company. He will oversee TOTE Shipholdings and the TOTE Maritime Division, […]
Hyundai Merchant Marine has provided details on the port rotations for the services it will offer next year in the Asia to North America West Coast and on the […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has added 36 companies and individuals to the Entity List for “engaging in actions contrary to the national security or […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission said imports of silica bricks and shapes from China do not hurt domestic manufacturing, even though the Commerce Department determined earlier that they are […]
Yusen Logistics will open a 24,000-square-meter warehouse in Pokrov, a suburb of Moscow, in January. The company said that due to the growing demand for consumer goods products, […]
Interbake Foods and Norse Dairy Systems, a division of Interbake, have begun to utilize LeanLogistics’ LeanTMS technology. LeanLogistics is a global solutions provider of transportation management system applications and […]
The Chinese city of Xian, which is in the Shaanxi province, plans to build an inland port that will focus on international logistics, according to a report by China’s […]
Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its logistics operations space in Belgium. On Wednesday, the company finished the second phase of its Geel facility was inaugurated, expanding the development’s […]
The industrial rebirth in the Gulf region, new domestic energy production, and the steady rise in U.S. exports has benefited the Port of New Orleans the past 18 months, and […]
Siim Kallas, the vice president of the European Commission responsible for transport, told a Danish publication that the proposed P3 Alliance between Maersk Line, MSC and CGM CGA is […]
The South Carolina State Ports Authority’s James Newsome said he hoped the P3 would be approved in some form, but said ports that are in close proximity may file […]
