American Shipper

FreightWaves Staff Thursday, January 23, 2014

ATA: 2013 truck tonnage ends on ‘high note’

   The American Trucking Associations reported a small 0.6-percent increase in its for-hire truck tonnage index for December, after seeing a 4.7-percent increase in November.    “Tonnage ended 2013 on a high note, which fits with many economic indicators as trucking is an excellent reflection of the tangible goods economy,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, January 23, 2014

FedEx, Nissan to test electric car in North America

   FedEx Express and Nissan Motor Co. will begin testing a 100-percent electric car, FedEx announced Wednesday.    The Nissan e-NV200 will be tested in real-world conditions in Washington, D.C. Similar tests have taken place in Singapore, the United Kingdom and Brazil, but FedEx said this will be the first time has been used in […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, January 23, 2014

MOL names new leadership

   MOL America has named Richard Craig executive vice president for sales and operations and Richard Jung vice president of sales.    Craig will continue to report to Tsuyoshi Yoshida, president and chief executive officer.    “Dick’s extensive credentials and proven leadership ability with our operations department has been a tremendous asset to MOL, and […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, January 23, 2014

AAEI to tackle trade challenges at annual conference

   America’s performance as a trading partner and how shippers can approach trade with challenging countries are some of the topics to be discussed at this year’s American Association of Exporters and Importers annual conference and expo June 16-18.    The 93rd annual conference will be held in Minneapolis, Minn., this year, and the group […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, January 23, 2014

Seaboard Marine expands in Florida

   Seabord Marine has signed a 10-year lease renewal for a 267,400-square-foot warehouse at a port in Medley, Fla., adding an expansion for 64,000 square feet.    “Following a long-standing relationship with the landlord, we worked closely with Seaboard Marine and Prologis to strike a deal that would meet Seaboard’s near- and long-term expansion requirements […]

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Chris Dupin Thursday, January 23, 2014

Seago offers service connecting Aarhus and St. Petersburg

   Seago Line will open a direct weekly call from Aarhus, Denmark, to St Petersburg, with the first call scheduled for Jan. 25.    The service will depart on Saturdays and arrive to First Container Terminal, St. Petersburg, on Thursdays.    Seago Line, part of the A.P. Moller Maersk Group, has its own offices in […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Stifel European forwarder index dips in January

   The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index, which measures freight activity and sentiment among European air and ocean freight forwarders and shippers, fell marginally in January, but has stayed above the bellwether 50 mark for 12 consecutive months.    The index is produced in partnership with U.K.-based analyst Transport Intelligence (Ti).    In the air freight […]

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Chris Dupin Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Maersk adds South America to Africa service

   Maersk announced it will add a new direct service from the East Coast of South America to West Africa on Jan. 28.    Maersk’s WAFEX (West Africa Express) will use a fortnightly service operated by Delmas (SAMWAF) that operates with three 1,700-TEU ships.    The port rotation includes Buenos Aires (Argentina), Rio Grande (Brazil), […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, January 22, 2014

COSCO, Eimskip make agreement

   COSCO and Eimskip signed a cooperation last week that focuses on North Atlantic transportation and international refrigerated freight forwarding, Eimskip said in a news release Tuesday.    The Icelandic carrier also said the companies reached an agreement regarding cooperation on potential Arctic sailings.

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