Construction resumed Thursday afternoon on the Panama Canal expansion after a seven-week billing stand-off with the contractor in charge of building new locks on both entrances, both parties said.
Pilots on UPS Flight 1354, an A300 that crashed on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in August, complained of fatigue, according to the cockpit voice recording released Thursday by the NTSB.
The Navios Group is a powerhouse in the bulk shipping world. Recently, it has also taken an interest in the container shipping business. The Piraeus-based Navios Group consists of three New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) -listed companies and one unlisted logistics company: Navios Maritime Holdings L.P. (NYSE: NM) has a fleet of […]
“Based on our experience with the contractor, this is an isolated incident; however, we have initiated a thorough review and set out the following immediate action steps,” a Maersk spokesman said.
Greyhound Package Express will partner with United We Ship, a Los Angeles-based shipping and logistics provider, the company announced Thursday. “We’re pleased to work with United We Ship to offer customers a convenient, hassle-free option to ship packages at affordable rates,” said Dave Phillips, vice president of GPX, in a statement. “We applaud […]
Avoiding a supply chain meltdown if West Coast dock labor negotiations sour. Negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) on a contract that expires July 1 are not expected to begin until mid-May, but some logistics professionals are urging businesses to start thinking about contingency planning in case […]
Dagnese Con-Way Inc. has promoted Joseph M. Dagnese to head its Con-Way Truckload subsidiary, succeeding Saul Gonzalez, the Ann Arbor, Mich., company announced earlier this month. Dagnese, a 31-year veteran of the transportation industry, previously was vice president – international for Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Conway’s logistics services and supply chain management arm based […]
President Barack Obama Wednesday set a Dec. 31, 2016, deadline for more than 40 federal agencies to have their systems ready to regulate import and export transactions through a government-wide, data-transmission pipeline.
In August 2013, FDA published a Federal Register notice asking companies to volunteer for the two-year program. The agency has since pre-qualified 13 companies to participate.
Pritzker U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said Thursday that 21 U.S. companies will join her second trade mission, which will make three stops in the Middle East from March 8-14. The trip is specifically focused on export opportunities for U.S. businesses in the infrastructure sector, such as project management and engineering, renewable […]
Cosco, “K” Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin and Evergreen have confirmed that the five parties have agreed in principle to establish a shipping alliance, but only on the trades between Asia and Europe, including the Mediterranean region.
The freight rate software company Catapult International on Thursday launched a new bid and request for quotation (RFQ) data mapping solution for ocean carriers, airlines and freight forwarders. The product, called Spring Board, is designed to allow forwarders and carriers to processes freight rate bids and RFQs with little up-front effort, algorithms homogenizing […]
The G6 Alliance today announced the 17 port rotations — 12 for the Asia-North America West Coast trade and five in the transatlantic — that it plans to start operating in April.
The Panama Canal Authority said late Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the international consortium building a new set of locks for its expansion project to resume construction Thursday.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to establish the next tier of fuel efficiency and carbon emission-reduction standards for trucks within a year.
APM Terminals said Thursday that it will form a 50-50 joint venture with Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management to operate its terminal in Port Elizabeth, N.J.
NOL, the parent company of the container liner company APL, said it had a loss of $76 million in 2013, smaller than the $412 million loss it experienced in 2012. Revenue was $8.83 billion in 2013, 7-percent less than in 2012.
The letter outlines four initiatives the Port Authority and other stakeholders can pursue to alleviate the backlog and restore productivity to port operations.
Two American security workers were found dead Tuesday in a cabin on the Maersk Alabama, according to numerous news reports. The two men, both 44, worked for Trident Group, a maritime security and training company based in Virginia. In a statement on the company’s website, Trident Group Chief Executive Officer and President […]
Hansa Heavy Lift has opened an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as part of its expansion plans, the company announced Thursday. “Hansa Heavy Lift has the largest fleet in the heavy lift market, with ships that are on average only four years old,” said Gilberto Lima, managing director in Brazil, in a statement. […]
