American Shipper

Third-party systems and back office arrangements allow intermediaries to focus on core customer-facing functions.

U.S. Labor Secretary Perez announced Friday night the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association reached an agreement on a new five-year contract.

Harley Shaiken, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said an agreement between the ILWU and PMA could be reached in days rather than weeks.

Ships stacking up at anchorages, off coast, and slowly steaming across the Pacific.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the two days of meetings this week in Havana with Cuban government officials “very productive.”

Transit times for less-than-container-load ocean freight shipments will be reduced by seven days, according to the global forwarder.

The North Carolina State Ports Authority is extending its hours at the Port of Wilmington from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., effective Feb. 23.

The Dutch airport group saw cargo volumes increase by 6.7 percent.

Workers on the railway’s Northern Quebec Internal Short Line agreed to a four-year deal.

Furniture retailer IKEA has submitted its final plans to the City of Joliet, Ill. to proceed with building a distribution center there.

West Coast port labor negotiations are now focused on arbitration system.

CMA CGM launches a new logistics platform in Cameroon, Broekman Group becomes Broekman Logistics and Air Canada Cargo adds more capacity in Asia.

NationaLease names a vice president for dedicated services, and ISS appoints new head for marine outsourcing.

The West Coast ports attributed “dramatic” downturn in volumes to congestion and lack of a ILWU labor contract.

Substantial market demand in Portland region exists for exporting and importing goods to and from Asia, says terminal operator.

The logistics and freight brokerage provider also turned in its most profitable quarter in Q4 as acquisitions of Pacer, New Breed and last mile companies, coupled with organic growth paid dividends.

The U.S. and Canadian governments signed an arrangement to proceed with construction of a new publicly-owned bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit.

Rejected agreement would cover breakbulk cargo, automobiles.

The multipurpose shipping subsidiary of Maersk Line increased sailings on its SAFWAF mpc service from every six weeks to monthly.

The Marjorie C, a container roll-on/roll-off ship, will operate between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.