The Georgia Ports Authority said it had record cargo volumes in May. The agency said 290,436 TEU moved through Savannah, 11-percent more when compared to May 2013. Breakbulk volumes were 266,734 tons, also an 11-percent gain over May 2013. Automobiles and other ro/ro cargo such as machinery volumes were up 7 percent to […]
The decision by China earlier this week to turn disallow the P3 Network should not be an obstacle to the operation of other vessel-sharing agreements, said Commissioner Richard Lidinsky of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Domestic intermodal traffic jumped to a record 270,243 units during the week ended June 14, a 6.3-percent, year-over-year, rise, according to the Association of American Railroads. Domestic rail traffic rose by 2.2 percent, year-over-year, during the week, finishing the period at 295,132 carloads. Combined, the traffic result showed a 4.4-percent, year-over-year, improvement. […]
The Canadian Trucking Alliance said it is unfair for carriers to shoulder the increase themselves because they don’t own the goods. CTA said that it seems to be easier to “go after” truck drivers than shippers.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Thursday notified air carriers, freight forwarders and shippers that they no longer will be required to report screening levels for air cargo loaded on passenger aircraft, according to The International Air Cargo Association. The decision relieves the private sector of a regulatory burden that cost companies money, it […]
Cassidy Turley cost and operating expense data will be included in LLamasoft’s cloud-based supply chain design reference and benchmark data offering. LLamasoft has struck a number of similar data partnerships in recent months.
The global shipment management solutions provider CargoSmart has released a new version of its free sailing schedules application for Android and iPhone called SSM+. The application allows shippers and logistics services providers to view schedule reliability rankings in the sailing schedule search results screen so that users can quickly compare services and select […]
The National Labor Relations Board has consolidated complaints against Green Fleet Systems that allege labor law violations and the violation of a settlement agreement reached with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Israel’s Minister of Finance has said the country will not give up its so-called “golden share” in Zim. A notice on the ministry’s website said that the decision was made after a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Transport, and Ministry of Justice that heard […]
The Massachusetts Port Authority voted Thursday to approve a business plan and budget for fiscal year 2015 of $623 million, a 5-percent increase, or $31 million more than the previous year. “The plan will fund Massport’s commitment to key areas such as safety and security, supporting neighboring community programming, improving the customer experience […]
Doyle noted the FMC “did not have jurisdiction over the Asia-Europe service route; therefore, the FMC did not issue a decision with respect to that route.”
United Cargo has named Jan Krems, former vice president of the Americas for Air France/KLM/Martinair cargo, as its new president, replacing the recently departed Robbie Anderson, according to a spokeswoman for United Airlines.
The 12-cent hike would offset current transportation spending levels and replenish “all of the buying power the federal gas tax has lost since it was last raised in 1993,” according to a summary of the proposal.
Since May 21, the Greenbrier Companies have accepted 3,500 orders for the firm’s “Tank Car of the Future,” which when combined with the 4,200 other current tank-car orders, brings its order book to a value of $960 million. Greenbrier officials also said that interest in tank retrofits will help its new joint venture […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank voted this week to guarantee a $15 million loan extended by Rabobank International of Utrecht, the Netherlands, to Energyst to facilitate the export of Caterpillar power-generation equipment. “Ex-Im Bank’s financing will support the export of important power-generation equipment made here in America and for potential use in Africa or […]
Almost 200 truck drivers at U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury plan to walk off the job at the Merseyside distribution center for two hours on Friday to protest the company’s changes to its pension plan, the nation’s largest trade union, Unite, said. The union claims that low-wage workers will see significant cuts to their […]
Intersil Corp. of Milpitas, Calif., has agreed to pay a $6 million civil penalty for violating export control laws and spend up to $4 million to institute stronger internal compliance procedures, the U.S. State Department said Thursday. The company allegedly misclassified thousands of radiation-hardened and tolerant integrated circuits, which are defense articles controlled […]
The Port of Los Angeles will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening to receive public comments prior to considering the a request by APM Terminals to raise 14 existing container cranes and extend their reach booms at berths 401-404. APM plans to raise the cranes 32 feet and extend the boom reach […]
Emirates will increase cargo capacity between its Dubai hub and Houston and San Francisco, upgrading the planes flying those routes to A380s starting in December. The routes are currently serviced using Boeing 777-300ERs.
According to Drewry’s recently published 2014 Container Census report, high-cube, 40-foot containers, which it said will represent nearly 50 percent of the fleet, are cutting into the market for traditional 40-foot containers.
