American Shipper

   UPS Canada announced Monday the opening of a 200,000-square-foot healthcare distribution facility at its Burlington, Ontario, campus.    The new addition provides healthcare companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers increased access to a total 600,000 square-feet worth of temperature- and humidity-controlled environments to keep optimal storage conditions.     The Burlington warehouse is one of several North […]

   Leaders of the American Trucking Association called on lawmakers and policymakers in Washington Wednesday to take steps to improve domestic trade and make U.S. highways safer.    “This time of year is a good one for self-reflection and analysis,” said ATA President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Graves. “We hope our leaders in Washington […]

   Boeing and AirBridgeCargo (ABC) announced today the delivery of the airline’s fifth 747-8 freighter.    The new aircraft will be used on ABC’s existing route network linking Europe, Asia and the United States via the airline’s hub in Moscow. AirBridgeCargo’s fleet consists of 12 Boeing 747s, five Boeing 747-400ERFs, three Boeing 747-400 freighters and […]

   TNT Express has won an 18-month contract to provide express delivery services to Gibson in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.    Under the contract, TNT Express will manage the delivery of all Gibson Brand products to 300 dealers, using its road networks in Europe, the Middle East and South Africa, according to a […]

   Gold Star Line (GSL) is ending its Australia China Express Line service known as ACX on Jan. 26 after more than four decades of service.    GSL said it will continue to serve and specialize in Africa and intra-Asia trades.    “GSL will continue to offer the best services in the intra-Asia trade routes […]

   Gary LaGrange, Port of New Orleans’ president and chief executive officer, presented a unique challenge to Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani Wednesday, three days ahead of the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks NFC Divisional Playoff game.    The Port of New Orleans, along with Louisiana Seafood, is betting Louisiana seafood with the […]

Glitches with a new computer system used by the Central American country’s customs to process trade and confusion surrounding new vehicle and cargo X-ray machines deployed at land border checkpoints is causing delays in imports and exports.

   APL said it will reorganize along functional instead of geographic lines “to drive its business forward.”    “The container shipping industry is undergoing profound changes, characterized by low growth and intense competition. We recognize there is a need for APL to respond more quickly to the market and to our customers. We are pushing […]

The carrier said Thursday it has received a draft cease and desist order and a draft surcharge order from the Japanese Fair Trade Commission indicating it, as one of several companies in the ro/ro industry, has been involved in unfair trade practices.

   Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Inuvik in the Northwest Territories Wednesday to mark the start of construction of the country’s first all-weather highway to the Arctic Ocean.    The Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway will effectively extend the Dempster Highway in the Yukon and Northwest Territories through to the Arctic coast.    “I […]

   The Suez Canal Authority has announced the names of 14 consortia that have qualified to draw up master plans to develop an industrial and logistics hub for the canal. Each group was to include one or more foreign and one or more Egyptian consultant.    The Suez Canal Regional Development Project “is deemed as […]

   Jack Levis is director of process management at UPS. His surname was misspelled in the January issue of American Shipper in the story, “20-year drive to optimization,” pages 34-36.

   Jay Conrad, of Lakeland, Tenn., pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to illegally importing narwhal tusks and related crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.    A plea agreement was also unsealed Tuesday in which Eddie Dunn, of Eads, Tenn., pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally traffic narwhal tusks.    A […]

   The Panama Canal Authority said it would advance the consortium responsible for the $3.2 billion lock project an additional $100 million to keep the project moving. The group responded with a counter offer for more money. 

   The new affiliate will have a structure similar to Maersk’s other regional carriers, which include MCC Transport on intra-Asia trades and Seago on intra-Europe routes.

   According to a note by Cowen and Company, domestic airlines have cancelled about 20,000 flights since last Thursday due to inclement weather at a cost of between $50 million and $100 million.

   Volume increased by 2.9 percent from 2012, with the PSA Singapore Terminals contributing 32.24 million TEU and PSA terminals outside Singapore handling 29.57 million TEU. 

   CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has agreed to a cooperation with MOLAX LINE, an independent NVO in South Korea, it announced Wednesday.    The partnership “will create a stronger, more robust LCL service network in the transpacific trade,” according to a release. “The CaroTrans-MOLAX alliance will offer secure, local […]

   FreightWatch reported yesterday that an increased presence of armed self-defense groups in the area of La Tierra Caliente has provoked civilian protests in the streets. As a result of the protests, the main highway stretch from Cuatro Caminos to Apatzinan has been plagued by blockades.     With roads being blocked and protests in the […]

   The Port of Oswego Authority in New York has appointed Zelko N. Kirincich to executive director.       He replaced Jonathan Daniels, who took over as executive director and chief executive officer of Mississippi’s Port of Gulfport in June 2013.    Kirincich comes from the Port Authority of Tampa, where he worked from 1996 […]