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   China notified the World Trade Organization Secretariat on Dec. 3 of a request for consultations with the United States regarding the use of certain methodologies in anti-dumping investigations involving Chinese products.    In its request for consultations, China alleges that the U.S. Commerce Department uses certain anti-dumping methodologies that are inconsistent with the U.S. […]

   Reportedly a stolen shipment of radioactive Cobalt 60 was recovered Wednesday in Mexico, but thieves who took the material probably exposed themselves to a lethal dose of radiation when they removed it from a protective case.    The Washington Post said the cargo was found near the town of Hueypoxla, about 25 miles from […]

   Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV said they “are currently maintaining discussions if a possible business combination or any other form of association would be of mutual interest.”    The German and Chilean container shipping companies said “to date, these discussions have not resulted in any binding or non-binding agreement between the parties.”    They added in […]

   In a recent study of the National Mediation Board, which resolves labor disputes and oversees union elections in the railroad and airline industries, the Government Accountability Office recommended tasking a federal agency with oversight of the board and noted that the board’s update of its strategic plan, which is required by law, is not […]

   A truck carrying radioactive waste from a hospital in Tijuana, Mexico, to a waste storage center has been stolen, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The truck was stolen in Tepojaco, near Mexico City.

   Use of social media by the U.S. transportation industry is pretty prevalent, according to a recent study by Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI), a developer of information technology systems for freight carriers.    The study determined that 68 of the top 100 freight haulers have a social media presence, while 63 percent of transportation software […]

   The Port of Jacksonville said $12.4 million has been spent over the past 18 months improving the heavy lift cargo berth at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The project more than doubled the capability of JAXPORT’s Berth 31.

   Logistics industry veteran Dick Metzler has joined uShip as chief marketing officer. He will be responsible for the freight exchange’s brand development, online search, business development and corporate communications.    uShip is an online marketplace connecting shippers, including brokers, with transportation service providers that are rated by customers in fixed price, spot market and […]

   Descartes Systems Group said it had a profit of $2.2 million in the third quarter, but said net income was negatively impacted by $600,000 by the integration of KSD Software Norway, a company it acquired in 2012.

   The president of the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) fired back at the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor with a statement saying that the NYSA board of directors met Tuesday and “again unanimously affirmed its support of the complaint filed last week against the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.”    John Nardi, […]

   Hapag-Lloyd said it will revise and enhance its Gulf Caribbean Service (GCS).    It said the rotation of the current GCS is extended to provide Eastbound and Westbound calls for Santo Tomas De Castilla, Puerto Cortes, Puerto Limon, Manzanillo (PA) and Cartagena. The revised port rotation will be: Houston – Altamira – Veracruz – Santo Tomas […]

   The plant will produce about 180 metric tons per year, which will be packaged into large sacks and loaded on to trucks (25 truck trips annually) for shipment to customers, according to the port.

   APC Postal Logistics has opened a sales and warehousing facility in Bell, Calif., near the Los Angeles International Airport to serve as the base of its West Coast operations.    “This expansion will allow us to provide more efficient and faster uplift to our customers west of the Rockies and will improve our ability […]

   The Port of Antwerp Authority said it will invite expressions of interest for new opportunities to expand cargo handling capacity at its Deurganck dock, a request prompted by the desire of MSC, the second-largest container shipping company and a member of the P3 alliance with Maersk and CMA CGM, to expand its activities in […]

   Panalpina expects to go paperless on 80 percent of all cargo flights by 2015.    The company inaugurated what it says is the first roundtrip general air cargo flight using entirely paperless technology last month. The route between Luxembourg and Huntsville, Ala., was flown on a 747-8 freighter.    “The company is confident that […]

   Officials raised tonnage-per-day expectations due to significant growth in October and November. The carrier said it will likely see year-over-year growth of between 9.5 percent and 10 percent in the fourth quarter.

   The Federal Maritime Commission said Monday it planned to host on Dec. 17 a global regulatory summit “in light of the increased networking among ocean common carriers.” Regulators from China and the European Union will be in attendance.

   Maersk said it will launch a new  new weekly intra-America service, MesoAmerica Express (MAE), that will connect the United States and Puerto Rico with Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.    The MAE rotation will be Houston — Altamira — Veracruz — Santo Tomas — Puerto Cortes — Puerto Limon — Manzanillo […]

   The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday urged House and Senate negotiators to resolve the differences between the Senate and House-passed versions of the Water Resources Development Act and favorably report a joint bill as soon as possible.    In a letter to conference committee members, the largest U.S. business federation said the two […]

   “That is classic Jeff Bezos. He’s playing his magic tricks again,” Michael Zakkour, a principle with Tompkins International Consulting. “I can give 100 reasons why he’ll never do home drone delivery.”