American Shipper

Containers in stack at Centerm contained trichloroisocyanuric acid, according to the terminal operator.

Six state agriculture departments and 21 agribusinesses and organizations will travel to Southeast Asia March 9-13 to expand export opportunities.

Frigoblock will become part of Ingersoll-Rand’s Transport Solutions business, which goes to market as Thermo King.

The logistics provider and freight forwarder doubled EBIT and increased gross profits by more than 600% in 2014.

The port authority saw a 4.9% drop in profits due to higher interest charges and depreciation.

Global trade and logistics software provider said its non-U.S. businesses felt the effect of a strong dollar, but still delivered record profits and revenue.

The Army Corps of Engineers today awarded a $134.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. for the project.

The Singapore facility will include the company’s first fully automated express parcel sorting and processing system in South Asia.

Disney and Dollar General described their strategies to avoid West Coast port congestion mess at the TPM conference.

Transplace appoints head of new consulting practice, while Sunteck names CIO and Locus Traxx hires EMEA market manager.

Top executives described initiatives to improve flow of cargo off docks at the nation’s two largest ports during the TPM conference in Long Beach.

Vote ended a two-month skirmish over Obama immigration policy and spared agencies like CBP from cutbacks.

Environmental advantages of liquid natural gas remain undisputed despite a lack of profitability, according to the commission.

The logistics provider recently implemented a new operating model and launched an independent global Healthcare sector.

A recent Oxford Economics study estimates the overall contribution of the European shipping industry to EU GDP at 147 billion euros for 2013, according to the European Community Shipowners’ Association.

Panama Canal has seen fuller vessels and unscheduled “sweeper” ships moving cargo to the East Coast.

Evergreen Line introduces two new intra-Asia services, Nautilus International/Metro Group breaks ground on its new headquarters in Long Beach, CaroTrans starts LCL service from Shanghai to Atlanta via Port of Savannah.

Capes Shipping hired a new general manager and Walker SCM picked a global business director.

Marine terminal officials agree that future contracts will require ongoing collaboration.

Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou told American Shipper container lines need to adapt to permanent overcapacity, and cited Maersk’s network management as the primary driver of bumper profits in recent years.