UPS has fired 20 workers in Queens, N.Y., and has notified 230 additional area employees of pending termination for walking off the job to protest due to the firing of a colleague, according to Teamsters Local 804.
US Airways has officially joined the trans-Atlantic joint venture among American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair, marking yet another significant step toward the full integration of American and US Air.
Requirements for U.S. exports to be carried on U.S. flag ships is the subject of legislation moving through Congress. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives unanimously approved The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014.
The Port of Seattle received a Clean Air Excellence award on Wednesday from the Environmental Protection Agency for its multi-layered program to improve air quality. The port’s award was in the “Regulations/Policy Innovations” category for its work in successfully reducing maritime-related emissions through programs that exceed legal requirements. The At-Berth Clean (ABC) […]
Korean Register has released a new mobile app based on KR-CON software, an international database program with all International Maritime Commission conventions, codes, resolutions and circulars.
The Federal Maritime Commission said Wednesday it has concluded its review of the proposed amendment to the G6 Alliance Agreement and will allow the vessel-sharing agreement to expand into trade between the Far East and the U.S. West Coast, and between North Europe and all U.S. coasts. The Commission’s unanimous decision, based on […]
CSX has begun operating a sophisticated, new intermodal terminal in Winter Haven, Fla., about 45 minutes west of Orlando. The facility will serve as an end-of-line rail hub for freight distribution in Orlando, Tampa and South Florida. Winter Haven intermodal terminal The 318-acre facility is surrounded by 930 acres that is planned […]
The Society for Research of Synergies and its company members will place their supply network onto the GT Nexus platform to optimize global transportation costs representing nearly $250 million per year, the trade and supply chain cloud-based software provider said this week. SRS is a global synergy organization representing the interests of 20 […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 46 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from B&F International, Carson, Calif. (Frank Noah, vice chairman); Conrad E. Lim, Hayward, Calif. (Conrad E. Lim, sole proprietor); Dynamic Multimodal System, Torrance, Calif. (John Kamischke, president); Farenco Logistics, […]
Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its less-than-container-load (LCL) service, opening a new hub in Busan, South Korea, as part of its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. Busan is K+N’s fourth largest LCL hub in the region after Shanghai, Singapore and Colombo, and will offer 12 new direct services. Operated by Blue Anchor Line, […]
Officials at DHL are pushing for 8-percent annual earnings growth between now and 2020, spurred on partly by a 3-percent yearly growth goal in its mail business, according to the company’s “Strategy 2020” projections.
Eleven freight-forwarding companies and their Singapore subsidiaries have conspired to fix surcharges for shipments between Japan and Singapore, the Competition Commission of Singapore has found.
The multipurpose, or breakbulk, shipping sector should see better times following a tough 2013, according to the London-based consultant Drewry.
Hamburg Süd said it did well in 2013 “under difficult business conditions,” and “subdued market growth and operational problems in the vastly overstretched ports in Brazil,” but it does not foresee a sustained recovery in 2014.
Drewry Maritime Research says the container shipping industry “remains in an extended down cycle” due to the entry of new and larger vessels across all trades. The consulting firm’s Container Forecaster reported for the first quarter of the year that “some of these trade routes have also not lived up to expectations in […]
A.P. Moller – Maersk Group and China Shipping (Group) have signed an agreement that they said paves the way for new discussions on more collaboration and joint ventures.
The Government of Jamaica said it has signed a “framework agreement” with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight, according to the government’s Jamaica Information Service. The service said the proposed transshipment hub, which is part of the Logistics Hub Initiative, is expected to […]
The Port of Seattle said Monday it will continue to offer incentives to ocean carriers and cruise lines to burn low-sulfur fuel while at berth. The port authority said it has paid out more than $3 million to qualifying ship owners and removed more than 835 tons of pollutants from the Puget Sound […]
The Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center, led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has expanded its size and the scope of its import enforcement mission with the recent addition of three federal agencies. The development marks another step toward President Barack Obama’s administration’s vision of clearing goods and people across the border in a […]
Caterpillar Marine said it has shipped the first five marine gas engines from its Lafayette, Ind., plant, which will power the world’s first liquefied natural gas barge at the Port of Hamburg in Germany. The engines were purchased by Becker Marine Systems, which is developing hybrid-LNG propulsion and energy-supply systems for barges. The Becker […]
