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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 […]
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
