The DOT on Wednesday issued an emergency order immediately requiring all railroads operating unit trains of 35 cars or more containing Bakken crude oil to notify state officials about the operation of these trains through their states.
The trade compliance software provider ARTEMUS Transportation Solutions has signed an agreement with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System (NACCS) that allows ARTEMUS users to integrate with NACCS to meet Japan’s Advanced Filing Rules (AFR). The Japanese government implemented the regulations in March, in which a vessel operator or a non-vessel-operating common […]
LNG container ships are coming to the European short sea trades. The Finnish short sea operator Containerships Ltd Oy, GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg, and ARKON Shipping said Wednesday they have ordered dual-fuel engine-technology container ships that will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) but will also be able to burn conventional marine diesel oil/heavy fuel. […]
FedEx said that effective next year, its FedEx Ground service will apply dimensional weight pricing to all shipments. Currently, FedEx Ground applies dimensional weight pricing only to packages measuring three cubic feet or greater. “Dimensional weight pricing, also known as ‘Dim’ weight is a common industry practice that sets the transportation price […]
A little more than a month after Des Vertannes announced his retirement, there has been no word of his replacement, but IATA Director General Tony Tyler pledged that “we will let the world know soon.”
The European Commission has released the summary of its Jan. 30, 2013, decision that found a proposed takeover by UPS of TNT Express to be “incompatible with the internal market” and was not in the best interest of European consumers.
COSCO Container Lines Co., MOL and Evergreen Line will launch a new weekly, direct service from Asia to West Africa, called the WA1, COSCO announced Wednesday.
Maersk Line said it is making changes in its transatlantic services this month, ending its TA1 and TA5 services. “We will now be operating a consolidated transatlantic service (TA2), offering reliable direct calls to US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports on Maersk Line-operated vessels,” the company said. Maersk said the port […]
Matson said Monday that it had a profit of $3.4 million in the first quarter ending March 31 compared to $9.1 million in the first quarter of 2013. Revenue was $392.5 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $394.7 million in the first quarter of 2013. Matt Cox, Matson’s president […]
The global third-party logistics provider Dachser has implemented the contract and rate management tools of the cloud-based solutions provider CargoSphere. “After a nine-month (request for proposal) process, including a trial with roughly 100 worldwide users, we were particularly impressed with (CargoSphere’s Smart Upload and Diagnostics Solution) and the depth of CargoSphere’s rate management […]
The United States needs a larger U.S.-flag fleet to support national security requirements and boost the economy, and that requires adopting policies to help expand international cargo opportunities for domestic vessel operators, Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen said Tuesday during a symposium at Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington to gather industry input […]
The governors of New York and New Jersey have created a panel to “review the operations and procedures of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging families and businesses to prepare for the 2014 hurricane season — which starts June 1 — ahead of Hurricane Preparedness Week at the end of May. FEMA recommends that individuals and families have a communication plan as well as an emergency kit ready to go. Tips […]
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday reported that the country’s exports of goods and services in March increased to $193.9 billion from $190 billion in February. Record exports in services were led by royalties and license fees and other private services. In March, U.S. businesses boosted exports to Canada, South Korea and the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a change to the regulations for the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program that it says expands the range of projects that can be funded under the program. The TASC program provides funding to U.S. organizations for projects to address trade barriers that prohibit or […]
Calling the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 an “unprecedented tragedy,” Tony Tyler announced that IATA would be putting together a task force to look into the flight’s disappearance.
Condolences and remembrances continued to pour in Monday for former House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar, who died unexpectedly over the weekend. The Minnesota congressman carved out a four-decade career in the House of Representatives as an expert on transportation policy, first as an aide and then as a lawmaker. He was the […]
Three weeks after starting tests at the first of six research sites for unmanned aircraft systems, the Federal Aviation Administration has begun operations at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
AmeraMex International, a Chico, Calif.-based provider of heavy equipment to logistics companies and stevedores, infrastructure construction firms, commercial farmers and mining companies, entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Niger’s Ministry of Transportation to provide trucks for the Vehicle Renewal of Public Transport Project. Under the terms of the agreement, three Ministry […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has started a new direct less-than-containerload service from Los Angeles to San Jose, Costa Rica, in conjunction with WorldWide Alliance partner PCS. This marks Shipco’s seventh direct LCL service from the United States to Central America. With a 16-day transit from Los Angeles to the PCS San […]
