CEVA Logistics has expanded its operations at Los Angeles International Airport, adding a 369,000-square-foot facility. The new building features 50,000 square feet of office space and 170 dock doors in the warehouse. “Our expansion in the Los Angeles market shows our strong momentum here — both with existing customers who are increasing […]
UPS has commenced air and ocean services in Myanmar, trying to capture an up-and-coming market that, according to the International Monetary Fund, could show 8.5-percent growth during the next fiscal year. The integrator will offer direct and consolidated air services, along with full containerload and less-than-containerload offerings. This is the first time UPS […]
The company said the next-day, cross-border service to the Toronto metro area is provided at no additional cost to customers with shipments traveling from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
Inbound containers were 363,394 TEU, down about 2 percent from July 2013; outbound containers were 163,295 TEU, up 4 percent; and empties were 190,719 TEU, up 2 percent.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies are moving forward with efforts to accelerate trade and economic growth through the elimination of costly delays to cross-border trade in the wake of the World Trade Organization’s failure to implement the Agreement on Trade Facilitation reached in Bali, Indonesia, last December. Two thirds of the WTO members are […]
Industry stakeholders, regulators and the general public are encouraged to take part in the forum, which will be held on Sept. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building.
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman earlier this month made the rounds of key exporting states to highlight the importance of exports to small businesses and the regional economy. The trip coincided with a “Made in Rural America” regional forum dedicated to promoting rural exports, which was held at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. […]
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo will commence a new MD-11 freighter routing between Amsterdam and Guatemala City starting Sept. 2. The service will be routed through Miami, and on the return flight, it will also stop in Quito, Ecuador, and Bogota, Colombia.
After the crash, which occurred Sunday morning, a fire erupted from one of the train engines, but the police said it wasn’t threatening the train’s cargo. Area residents had been evacuated, but most returned to their homes at around midday.
A grand jury in San Francisco had handed down an indictment in July for conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances and mis-branded drugs, stemming from FedEx’s alleged practice of illegally shipping Internet pharmacy orders.
Drewry says the number of containerships afloat decreased in the first half of 2014 and could fall on an annual basis this year for the first time in at least 20 years. But because of the growing size of containerships, it says the nominal capacity of the global fleet continues to increase by […]
A Florida port that plans to lease operating control of a new container terminal to a company based in the United Arab Emirates required its partner obtain a U.S. government security clearance as a condition of its contract, and has requested officials conduct a full investigation, rather than a 30-day informal review, to ensure […]
The asset tracking solutions provider Globe Tracker International has begun a partnership with Refrigerated Transport Electronics, a developer and manufacturer of monitoring products for the intermodal refrigerated container industry, the companies said Monday. The joint solution developed by the two companies is aimed at providing wireless tracking, monitoring and remote management of refrigerated […]
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union did not cross a picket line thrown up at the Port of Oakland Sunday evening by several hundred persons protesting Israeli military action in Gaza, the Oakland Tribune reported. The protesters were trying to prevent the Zim Line ship Zim Piraeus from being worked. Zim is […]
Recently formed Chit Chat offers classes in general logistics education, as well as detailed topics such as air export, ships and shipping, customs brokerage, and Incoterms.
Sabahaddin Akman, owner of the Istanbul, Turkey-based firm Ozay Pharmaceuticals, pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling misbranded and adulterated cancer treatment drugs into the United States, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which helped investigate the case. Akman pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in […]
California funds study of hybrid dray trucks powered by overhead wires to achieve cleaner air. The demise of the electric trolley car network that once crisscrossed Los Angeles is an important and controversial chapter in the history of public transportation, even becoming a subplot in the 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Now […]
In mid-August, the International Civil Aviation Organization convened the first meeting of the special task force authorized to study aviation safety in conflict zones, a need that arose after the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 in eastern Ukraine on July 17. In addition to its own experts, ICAO brought together leaders […]
India’s refusal to sign trade facilitation agreement perpetuates feeling trade body is broken. Bali is a popular honeymoon destination. But for the World Trade Organization, Bali represented a watershed moment in the rebuilding of its reputation as a global force for negotiated trade between nations. It was there, in December 2013, WTO members […]
Ask most American high school seniors what they plan to study in college, and you will likely get answers such as accounting, engineering, education and pre-med, to name a few. Supply chain management? Probably not even on their radar. The reason generally is lack of knowledge at that age. Some young people may […]
