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The logistics company C.H. Robinson said it had profit of $114.3 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 11.4 percent more than the $102.6 million in the same […]
The head of the nation’s largest container port suggested Monday that Canada’s investment in its western ports to capture more Asian trade is smart policy and that a U.S. […]
Stolt-Nielsen said Monday that it has agreed to acquire a tank farm in the Port of Moerdijk in The Netherlands from Den Hartogh Holdings. Completion of the acquisition is subject […]
Canadian National Railway and food broker and logistics company Agri-Food Central said Thursday they have reached an agreement to improve the supply chain for specialty grains moving from Western […]
Union Pacific said it had profit of $904 million in the third quarter, 16 percent more than the $778 million earned in the same 2010 period. Revenue at […]
Foye The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board of commissioners on Thursday confirmed Patrick J. Foye, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recommendation to be the executive […]
Hapag-Lloyd said it has created a computer program that shippers can use to calculate the emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM10) […]
Electronic devices on trucks that record the amount of time a vehicle is driven by an individual have gotten a bad wrap for reducing fleet productivity, but an industry […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Ocean World Lines opened a new office in Houston to handle cargoes to and from the region. OWL, a subsidiary of Pacer International, will handle […]
CSX said it had a record third quarter profit of $464 million, 19 percent more than the $414 million earned in the same 2010 period. Revenue was $2.96 […]
Suggestions that the Canadian government is improperly subsidizing expansion of western Canadian ports and related freight infrastructure are unfounded and will harm two-way trade if a U.S. investigation into […]
Non-asset based logistics provider Transplace on Thursday announced it has acquired Chicago-based intermodal marketing company Celtic International to increase its capabilities in the growing intermodal market. Privately held […]
Yusen Logistics’ operation in the Benelux region has opened a new facility for the storage and regional distribution of solar panels for Chinese manufacturer Shandong Linuo Solar Power Holdings […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it will raise rates on shipments from Japan to the United States from Jan. 1. The planned increase is $320 per 20-foot […]
The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) will present the 2011 Connie Award to Robert Kenneth (Ken) Johns, former president of Sea-Land Service, for his significant influence on containerization in […]
CSX Transportation said it has work completed or construction underway at one-third of the clearance projects included in its National Gateway project and noted it was “on track for […]
To strengthen its position in the Dutch market, non-vessel-operating common carrier Ecu Line group has taken ownership of its warehouse facilities in Rotterdam. A 29-year lease has been […]
Automated freight payment pioneer starts new venture to further refine process. By Chris Gillis With today’s available automation, it would appear that paying the right carrier the right amount […]
Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new distribution center in Cartagena. The new facility has 10,000 square meters of warehouse space and 11,000 pallet positions […]
Ace Hardware next year will deconsolidate and ship import cargo to regional distribution centers from a new import distribution facility near the Port of Virginia. The home repair […]
The Norfolk Southern Railway plans to launch a new double-stack container service in mid-October connecting the Port of Virginia with customers in central North Carolina.
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday it will raise U.S. export rates to the Far East beginning Nov. 1. The increases are $100 per 20-foot and […]
The Paris-based consulting and outsourcing company Capgemini has partnered with Oakland-based supply chain software-as-a-service developer GT Nexus, the companies said last week. The agreement calls on the companies […]
ILWU president charged after protest
New York airport capacity study moves forward
Crowley expands logistics services in Caribbean
DHL said Wednesday it has opened an additional facility in China designed to serve the pharmaceutical industry. The logistics company said the life sciences and health care “competence […]
Panama Canal pilots affiliate with ILWU
OOCL and Freightliner said Thursday they have renewed a 10-year strategic partnership to provide OOCL customers with U.K. intermodal services. Under the new contract, OOCL has committed to […]
A federal judge in Tacoma, Wash., on Thursday found the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and two of its locals in contempt of a temporary restraining order it had […]
Washington Notebook By Eric Kulisch Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently pointed in his blog to two construction projects as examples of the type of infrastructure upgrades the United States […]
New UP facility will bring together bulk agriculture grain, empty containers. By Chris Dupin Union Pacific Railroad will give agriculture exporters another way to tap the plentiful supply of […]
NATO’s bombardment of Libyan government facilities in an effort to drive Col. Muammar Qaddafi from power continues. Libya is a small country and the loss of trade opportunities […]
Education key to NVO’s plan to complement Obama’s export call. By Chris Dupin If President Obama wants to double exports in the next five years, he could do worse […]
2010 logistics costs go up despite better inventory management, study says. By Eric Kulisch U.S. logistics costs increased 10.4 percent, or $114 billion, to $1.2 trillion in 2010 because […]
CSX, Ports America put Baltimore on container map despite distance from ocean. By Eric Kulisch The Port of Baltimore, relegated to the lower tier of harbors in the container […]
On Second Thought … Thomas Nightingale Chief Marketing officer, Con-way Inc. board of directors Transport Marketing and Sales Association nightingale.tom@con-way.com The Transportation Worker Identification Credential was launched with the […]
High-tech CSX hub takes intermodal to next level. Companies like CSX are applying new approaches to increase the density and efficiency of new intermodal terminals. These include stacking […]
American Shipper’s International Transportation Management Systems (ITMS) Benchmark Study, published November 2010 (available for free at www.AmericanShipper.com/ITMS), demonstrated that shippers use an average of about four-and-a-half IT systems to […]
APL Logistics rebuilds domestic intermodal business a decade after selling double-stack business to Pacer. By Chris Dupin It’s back to the future at APL Logistics as the company rebuilds […]
Sputtering recovery translates into fewer shipments. By Eric Kulisch Growth has been choppy since the U.S. economy pulled out of recession two years ago, alternating between lukewarm and anemic […]
Houston’s Ellington Air Cargo Facility, a property adjacent to the Ellington Air Field, is ready for development, said Project Director Mark Briggs. “The Ellington Air Cargo Facility is […]
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma said they resumed normal operations on Friday, following a one-day wildcat strike Thursday by workers sympathetic with International Longshore and Warehouse Union demands […]
Pacer International said Friday it has expanded its direct double-stack intermodal rail service to serve customers moving cargo between Chihuahua, Mexico, and key U.S. and Canadian markets. The […]
Wildcat strike shuts down Northwest ports
MarAd Panama Canal, marine highways workshops
Apollo expands perishables handling at LAX
Protesters arrested at Longview terminal
CSAV seeks strategic partner amid cash injection
Huntsville gets FAA approval to handle B747-8s
American expands cold-chain service
COAC meeting shows Bersin’s innovation
Roadrunner, Prime Logistics completes merger
Clothes and cars for K + N in India
Jacobson Cos. buys G-Link Express Logistics
Freight rail feels Irene more than ports
ALAN helps with Hurricane Irene relief
CSX to expand Columbus terminal
Transportation sector girds for Irene
Port Everglades, FEC to develop intermodal yard
Averitt expands facilities in U.S. south
Kerry opens auto center in Hefei
MD Logistics adds Reno DC
UP invests in N.M. intermodal yard
CEVA profit grows, markets 4PL capability
Maersk profit slides, still bests peers
Carriers complain to FMC about N.Y.-N.J. fee
Wincanton sells off European units
Troy joins CargoSphere Network
Saddle Creek expands in Chicago, Jacksonville
Yusen Logistics makes senior appointments
IANA: Domestic container volume rises
CSX invests in Louisville intermodal terminal
DHL expands China warehousing
Port Everglades reports cargo upswing
Greenbrier gets orders for 3,700 railcars
MIQ Logistics acquires U.K. logistics firm
Improved rail benefits Southampton terminal
Old Dominion rolls out 3PL
Hub increases 2nd quarter income 49%
Quillen picked to chair overhauled VPA
Daggett elected ILA president
Norfolk Southern 2nd quarter profit up 42%
Swiss air cargo interest group formed
Longshore labor leaders say they are united
Intermodal buoys CN Q2 performance
C.H. Robinson profit increases
Management cautions ILA on West Coast competition
FedEx Express completes MultiPack buy
Union Pacific reports higher profit
CSX reports 28 percent hike in profits
Matson rebrands units as Matson Logistics
GSA Global assumes management of Africa West
Pacer expands near Seattle, Tacoma
Congress pressed for action on harbor dredging
House GOP proposes scaled-back highway bill
CMA CGM adds 5th Zeebrugge/Duisburg shuttle
Companies keen on relocating to Mexico
