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LogFire, an Atlanta-based cloud-based supply chain services provider, has added a productivity tracker for labor management and a new analytics engine to its dashboard. The additions, Productivity […]
Crowley Maritime Corp. promoted Jose “Pache” Ayala to vice president for Puerto Rico. Ayala will remain in San Juan and report to John Douglass, senior vice president and general manager of Puerto […]
Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. has promoted Mike Liantonio to senior vice president and general manager of its Transportation Division. He previously served as the Secaucus, N.J.-based freight […]
ODW Logistics has appointed Carl W. Neverman to regional vice president of client solutions. In this role, Neverman will identify new commercial opportunities for ODW’s U.S. business, while […]
Maersk Inc. said it has entered an agreement to sell its Direct ChassisLink (DCLI) business to Littlejohn & Co., a Connecticut-based private investment firm. The deal is expected […]
The German transportation and logistics company Dachser said it has opened a new warehouse in Shanghai to support growth of its contract logistics business in China. and be close a […]
Acsis has released the latest line of its Acsis ProducTrak, a set of data collection and task management software that can be integrated with ERP systems from SAP, […]
RedPrairie, an Atlanta-based supply chain and retail technology provider, announced that its Merchandise Management and Direct Commerce applications are now available as on-demand through the cloud. RedPrairie […]
C.H. Robinson said it had a profit $109.2 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 5.9 percent more than the $103.2 million earned in the same 2010 […]
Steven Cernak has been named port director of Port Everglades. The Broward County Board also approved a 30-year lease operating agreement with the Florida East Coast Railway to develop a 42.5-acre intermodal […]
Crowley Maritime Corp. will start a new weekly express less-than-container load (LCL) service from Houston to Puerto Rico on Feb. 8. The line said the service will […]
By Eric Kulisch TRB steps on State of the Union The Transportation Research Board held its week-long annual conference in Washington the last full week of January. I found […]
DB Schenker Logistics has appointed 38-year rail industry veteran Patrick Zilles to head its intermodal activities. Zilles, who is based in Essen, Germany, will be responsible for linking […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co. will make a double call in Norfolk with its Golden Gate service between Asia and the U.S. East Coast, beginning the first week of February, […]
Shippers take collaborative logistics to the next level by partnering on truck capacity. By Eric Kulisch Collaboration among suppliers and customers has long been an aspiration for […]
National trucking company J.B. Hunt said it had profit of $72.6 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $57.9 million in the same 2010 period. Revenue for the […]
Hub Group said it had a profit of $17 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, 36 percent more than the $12.5 million earned in the same 2010 period. […]
Canadian Pacific Railway said it had a profit of 221 million Canadian dollars (U.S. $220.69 million) in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to C$186 million in […]
MIQ Logistics said Wednesday it has opened a new logistics center at De Voorde in Venray, The Netherlands. The facility has 110,000 square feet of warehouse space and […]
Canadian National Railway had a profit of $592 million Canadian dollars ($586 million) in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 18 percent more than the fourth-quarter 2010 net […]
The ability to move larger ships through the Panama Canal will reduce the cost of all-water service between the Far East and the eastern part of the United States, […]
CSX Corp. reported a profit of $457 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 30, a 6 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2010. Revenue for the quarter […]
Union Pacific reported it had a profit of $3.29 billion in 2011, 18 percent more than the $2.78 billion earned in 2010, despite weaker intermodal and agricultural volumes. […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said last week it is raising U.S. export rates to Asia from March 1. The increases are $50 per 20-foot container […]
Truck hours, driver shortages, and chassis availability may delay some goods movement in the United States. By Chris Dupin Trucking and chassis issues are high on the list […]
United Kingdom-based Keswick Enterprises has entered into a new partnership to develop a third-party supply chain management service in Poland. Keswick and Vector Global Logistics Sp. z.o.o., based in […]
Liner shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Co. said on March 1 it will implement a general rate increase for cargo from the United States bound for the Far East. For all […]
The Coca-Cola Co. has awarded DB Schenker Logistics two businesses for its warehousing and transportation operations in Poland. The Atlanta-based soft drinks giant will integrate previously owned and operated […]
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) said the Port of Charleston handled 109,472 TEUs last month, 2.4 percent more than the 106,866 TEUs handled in December 2010. Container […]
The port of Tianjin in northern China saw container volumes climb 13.9 percent in 2011 to a record 11.5 million TEUs, according to reports in China. Tianjin is […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line will begin a new direct consolidation service to Liverpool and Manchester in the United Kingdom. The service will begin on Feb. 11 […]
Schneider Don Schneider, who built Schneider National into the largest privately held truckload carrier in the United States, died Friday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was […]
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is preparing for a protest this month when the first ship is expected to call at the EGT grain terminal in Longview, Wash. […]
Manuel Coral Gables, Fla.-based real estate firm Flagler has appointed Manuel A. Fernandez to executive vice president of logistics operations. In this position, Fernandez will head development of […]
Illinois-based third-party logistics provider Superior Logistics has opened an airside facility at cargo-dedicated Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Superior is leasing 20,000 square feet of office and […]
Amazon.com will invest $270 million to open four fulfillment centers in Virginia and Tennessee this fall, the company announced Dec. 22. The Seattle-based Internet retailer will spend $135 […]
James H. McJunkin, who served as the Port of Long Beach general manager from 1977 to 1988, died Jan. 2. McJunkin, 82, first joined the Port in 1963 […]
Mod43 and Lucas Systems have joined forces to deliver a voice-based solution for Oracle’s warehouse management system customers that allows speech as an input for picking and directing […]
Erie, PA-based GE Transportation, a maker of rail and transportation-related products, said it has completed its acquisition of software provider RMI from The Carlyle Group. The purchase […]
Crowley Maritime said it is adding 500 new 40-foot, high-cube containers to its equipment fleet of more than 45,000 units. The new containers will be used in liner […]
National logistics services provider Saddle Creek Corp. last month said it acquired ProLog Logistics Inc., a warehousing and fulfillment company located in San Diego. Lakeland, Fla.-based Saddle […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will allow Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), which manages about 125,000 chassis for about 20 liner companies, to amend an agreement that allows it to work […]
A new terminal that APM Terminals (APMT) is planning to build in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico will have an initial capacity to handle 1.2 million TEUs per year and be […]
Global Logistic Properties (GLP) of Singapore and China Investment Corp. have entered into a joint venture to acquire 15 distribution centers in Japan from LaSalle Investment Management for 122.6 billion yen […]
Chatham, N.J.-based Preferred Freezer Services (PFS) is expanding in China. The company in November opened a 25,000-square-meter temperature-controlled warehouse at Lingang Park near Yangshan port in Shanghai. […]
Echo Global Logistics, a transportation management company, has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Rochester, N.Y.-based TTS to expand its intermodal services.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a $450,000 grant to EcoRodovias, a privately held Brazilian intermodal logistics and highway concessionaire company. The grant will […]
The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport has issued a directive, effective January, requiring all government-owned cargoes to be transported by the Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Enterprise (ESLE) and only delivered to […]
Brightstar International, the owner of 215 cartons of cell phones, brought suit against Minuteman International, a company that sells equipment used to buff floors. Brightstar said its telephones, […]
Collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Consumer Production Safety Commission has resulted in thousands of unsafe toys being kept from sale to the public. In […]
A new transportation management Website has popped up, promising to help shippers, distribution centers, manufacturers, and other companies get better rates from a list of more than 28,000 available […]
CargoWise, which provides logistics technology platforms, has signed an agreement with Senator International to implement its ediEnterprise application across Senator’s operations. The implementation will cover more than 1,000 individual […]
Wared Logistics, a unit of the Saudi-based Construction Products Holding Co., is nearing completion of the first temperature-controlled warehouse in a series planned for operation in Saudi Arabia by mid-2012. […]
Growers Express, a large U.S. supplier of fresh vegetables, has picked Junction Solutions to increase its warehouse efficiency and visibility. Specifically, Growers will use Junction’s Wireless Warehouse […]
CSX will commence on-dock rail service at the Port of Virginia’s APM Terminal on Jan. 3, the company said Tuesday. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad previously offered limited service […]
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) said it has published its first report ever on maritime cyber security challenges and threats. The report covers key […]
Global enterprise application provider IFS has signed an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares of LatinIFS Tecnologia da Informação S.A. in cash. The acquisition is […]
Four U.S. ports garnered $62 million, or 12 percent, in infrastructure grants out of $511 million awarded to 46 recipients through the Department of Transportation’s TIGER program.
Kale Logistics announced two new information technology offerings for warehousing and distribution, and an end-to-end fleet management system. PYXIS, the warehouse system, monitors each stage in the process, including the […]
Komyo Logistics will use RedPrairie’s On-Demand Warehouse software to facilitate work with small and mid-sized shippers. The platform will allow Komyo to offer logistics services to all customers using […]
Advanced Supply Chain, a 3PL company based in Bradford, United Kingdom, has opened a new warehouse in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, which will create roughly 150 new jobs. The […]
Supermercados Peruanos S.A. (SPSA), one of the largest supermarket chains in Peru, has implemented a Cloud-based warehouse management service (WMS) from LogFire at its new distribution center in the […]
Transmart India has sold its warehousing business to Future Supply Chain Solutions, the logistics and supply chain arm of Future Group. Included in the sale are more than 12 […]
Protesters in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement have begun a long-planned effort to blockade West Coast ports Monday. Reports were trickling in that protests had begun actions in various ports, […]
R. Kenneth Johns, whose 54 year career in the shipping industry includes serving as president and chief operating officer of Sea-Land Service from 1979-1987, was presented with the Containerization […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has opened a new operations and commercial office in Valencia, Spain. Vanguard has offices in Madrid, Barcelona and an exclusive agent, Euroship, […]
Are court decisions making cargo claims more difficult for shippers? By Chris Dupin Attorney David Maloof said a series of court decisions over the past 16 years has made it difficult […]
Here’s a crazy idea from the out-of-the-box desk (or an out-of-the-box idea from the crazy desk): subsidize U.S. export ocean freight rates. I know, we need less government […]
Pearl River Delta terminals bank on intermodal traffic, coastal shipping to fill capacity. By Eric Johnson In 2007, American Shipper examined the container shipping landscape of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it plans to raise eastbound transpacific rates in line with recent recommendations from the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement. The line will […]
Carrier Transicold said it debuted a refrigerated container that uses carbon dioxide as a refrigerant gas on Tuesday at the Intermodal Europe Show in Hamburg, Germany. The company said […]
SoCal ports, local groups team up to prevent cargo diversion. By Eric Kulisch The expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014 and the potential threat that it will draw […]
Global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has won a contract to manage inbound logistics for Bonfiglioli’s new assembly plant in Chennai, India. Bonfiglioli, Bologna, Italy, makes power transmission and […]
O’Malley Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to arrive in India Monday with representatives from 43 companies, educators and state officials on a six-day trade mission to Hyderabad, Mumbai […]
(partial list): Southern California International Gateway – the Port of Los Angeles released its draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the BNSF near-dock intermodal facility in September and will hold […]
In line with growing intermodal volumes, Savannah is to spend $6.5 million on its Garden City Terminal railhead, extending it by 6,000ft. Locomotives will be able to pull through the rail yard, not […]
IAS said it has unveiled extensions to its IAS DispatchManager product that automates the container haulage work order process from creation to proof of delivery. The three new […]
The ABF Freight System has begun offering a less-than-containerload/less-than-trailerload service that combines NVOCC service to shippers importing from manufacturing centers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with inland delivery […]
The Transportation Asset Protection Association has released a new global security standard to protect high-value consumer goods traveling on international. According to the association, cargo crime levels involving […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday he will convene a meeting in Washington to help the Port of Savannah find funds to deepen its harbor. During remarks delivered […]
Sappio Business advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Robert Sappio to managing director. Prior to joining A&M, Sappio spent nearly 30 years with APL, most recently serving […]
Swissport International, a provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has started cargo handling at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, securing its first contract there with Virgin Atlantic Cargo. The […]
The International Transport Workers Federations said it was concerned that an accident similar to the refrigerated container explosions that have killed three workers ashore could occur on a ship. […]
The city and port of Oakland have applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a $40 million grant as part of a negotiated plan with an industrial developer […]
Donjon Marine, a New Jersey-based marine services provider, has named Paul Hankins to vice president of operations for its salvage and engineering division. Hankins, formerly president of Donjon-SMIT, […]
Alexander & Baldwin, the conglomerate parent of Matson Navigation, reported profit for the third quarter ending September 30 of 2011 of $8.7 million, compared to $25.7 million, as earnings […]
After 11 months of negotiations, the Corpus Christi port commissioners on Tuesday approved the sale of part of its Ingleside Facility to Canyon Supply & Logistics. The sales […]
The Indonesian government, in partnership with Deutsche Post DHL and United Nations Development Program, has initiated a disaster preparedness program for the country’s airports. This year’s “Get Airports […]
Hub Group said that its Comtrak Logistics subsidiary had acquired assets of Challenge Transportation, an intermodal drayage carrier headquartered in Newark, NJ. Challenge has 41 drivers and covers the Tri-State […]
U.S. domestic container volume grew 9 percent in the third quarter, its best year-on-year growth of 2011, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & […]
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has launched its CHRWtrucks.com mobile application to allow motor carriers to enter pick up information, check calls, and delivery information within a couple clicks. Information […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport, through an agreement with Renewvia Energy, will power its New York warehouse, International Cargo Terminals, exclusively from a 1.26 megawatt rooftop solar system. […]
A shortage of drivers dented Celadon Group’s earnings potential in the third quarter and is the primary reason why it is hunting for other motor carriers to acquire, company […]
FMC study riles Canadian industry and government leaders. By Chris Dupin A long-expected decision last month by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to begin an investigation into diversion of U.S. […]
A six-fold increase in third quarter profits means that the intermodal carrier is now debt free for the first time in its history as a public company and has cash to […]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board on Thursday approved the preparation for a new cargo operator, BX Solutions, at Toledo Express Airport. Start-up company BX Solutions has received permission […]
Norfolk Southern said it had a profit of $554 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 24 percent more than it earned in the third quarter of 2010. […]
Canada’s two major railroads reported increased revenue rises in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the prior year. Canadian Pacific Railway said it had a profit of […]
A Georgia man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison, a $10,000 fine, and was ordered to forfeit $160,362 in connection with his efforts to illegally export military […]
