The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon announced Wednesday that it shipped more cargo during the fourth quarter than any other quarter in the port’s 37-year history. Between October and December of last year, the port shipped 1.59 million tons — more than the total annual volume in each of the port’s first five years of […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday easily passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that formalizes last month’s bipartisan budget agreement to keep the government running for the remainder of the fiscal year. H.R. 3547, which must still be approved by the Senate, provides modest help for federal port and inland waterway […]
The Port of Dunkirk announced Wednesday that Del Monte France will import its bananas from Cameroon via the Port of Dunkirk, using CMA CGM’s PC Hebdo line. Del Monte’s agreement with CMA CGM, which recently announced the reorganization of its PC Hebdo service, has positioned the Port of Dunkirk as the leading European […]
The Federal Maritime Commission wants more information on the proposed expansion of the G6 vessel-sharing agreement (VSA). Commissioners voted to ask for additional information from the G6 container carriers — APL, Hapag Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, NYK and OOCL — who want to expand their six-way cooperation into the Asia-U.S. West Coast […]
Pacific International Lines (PIL) will begin calling the Port of Seattle next month. Singapore-based PIL’s new Asia Pacific Northwest Service (ANW) will call Terminal 30 in partnership with China Shipping Container Lines’ (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) existing joint service. The service will have a port rotation of Nansha/ Hong […]
Railroad shippers anticipate an average base rate increase of 4.1 percent over the next six to 12 months, according to Cowen and Company’s 4Q13 Rail Shipper Survey. “This result is above the 3.6 percent expected in our 3Q13 survey, representing the second consecutive quarterly improvement and the first time since 1Q12 that pricing […]
Catapult International announced Monday the release of the newest addition to its suite of online rate-visibility software products. As an extension to Catapult’s rate and quotation management system, Catapult QMS, Catapult stated its QMS LiteTM will provide a clean, simple user interface to retrieve rates, check transit times and book shipping confirmations. “Multinational […]
MOL is planning to sell a 49-percent interest in its TraPac terminal subsidiary to a Canadian company, Brookfield Asset Management.
Evergreen has taken delivery of an additional 8,508-TEU containership built at CSBC Corp.’s shipyard in Kaohsiung. The ship, Ever Lucid, will join one of the Taiwanese carrier’s Far East – Europe strings.
INTTRA said the Chilean container shipping company CSAV will make INTTRA a preferred e-shipping platform for its shippers and freight forwarders. “By making INTTRA’s e-commerce capabilities and network available to our customers, we are accelerating execution on our top priority — to deliver the highest level of service by using the best technologies […]
Governments should wait to adopt further rules about the submission of advance data for air cargo security until ongoing pilot tests can be completed and harmonized global standards are agreed upon, TIACA’s Douglas Brittin said.
A bill that seeks to halt shipping fees charged by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been passed by New Jersey’s Assembly and Senate. New Jersey Sen. Bob Gordon and Sen. Nicholas P. Scutari say the bill is needed to protect the competitiveness of the port. The bill […]
The hiring comes seven months after Christopher Lytle left the top job at the Port of Long Beach and took over as executive director with a mandate to restore the credibility of the city’s port department.
Clean Energy, the T. Boone Pickens company with plans to develop a nationwide natural gas fueling network, has opened its first liquefied natural gas station in Florida. The facility is located in Jacksonville and will primarily serve heavy-duty trucks. UPS and Raven Transport are the first two trucking companies that have committed to […]
The Maritime Administration kicked off a three-day “National Maritime Strategy Symposium” in Washington on Tuesday with calls to expand the U.S. flag fleet serving international trade. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx told those attending the symposium that the country needs a policy that “keeps America’s sealift capability, protects our long term economic interests, […]
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has chosen 10 industry executives to serve three-year terms on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Management Advisory Council. The new appointees will join three existing members in the group, which was formed out of 1996’s Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act. The council meets once every quarter to discuss safety and air […]
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ModusLink Global Solutions Inc. today announced a new cloud-based contact center solution will significantly upgrade its information technology infrastructure. The around-the-clock global platform will provide a single gateway for all inbound communication for more than 15 current client programs. “Moving contact center support to the cloud allows us to vastly improve the amount […]
The manufacturing sector gained strength in the fourth quarter of 2013, with retail demand remaining sluggish, according to the investment banking firm Stifel Nicolaus. In a report issued Tuesday, the company highlighted its findings for the quarter, and concluded that energy-related, automotive and construction-related freight remains strong. It also found that grain traffic […]
“The recent series of explosions and accidents involving oil trains demands an investigation and review of our current safety practices and regulations,” Senators John Rockefeller and Ron Wyden said.
