The six containership companies that belong to the G6 Alliance are planning to expand their cooperation to the Asia-U.S. West Coast and transatlantic trade lanes. The new services are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2014, pending regulatory approval. The G6 Alliance, which already cooperates in the Asia-Europe and Asia-U.S. East […]
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations has linked up with the International Air Transport Association to press governments to ratify Montreal Convention 1999, which would pave the way for wider implementation of e-freight. According to the organizations, 88 states have still not ratified MC99, and these governments were urged to explore passing […]
U.S. steel imports in October increased 8.4 percent compared to September based on preliminary data reported by the government and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel. “Steel imports jumped in October, as pricing for semi-finished steel products, used by the domestic industry to augment their raw steel capacity, strengthened this fall,” […]
According to Amazon’s website, officials expect to have the shipping option in place by 2015, pending rules and regulations regarding the use of commercial drones being considered by the Federal Aviation Administration.
In a letter to the FMC, ILA President Harold Daggett wrote, “Such a drastic consolidation of capacity naturally leads to questions as to the long-term impact of such an agreement upon the industry as a whole.”
During the third quarter, Zim, the Israel-based container shipping company, had a net loss of $44 million, down from a $97 million loss in the second quarter of this year. A year earlier, the company banked a $16 million profit.
Union Pacific has launched an intermodal service between Monterrey, Mexico, and Chicago. UP trains will interchange at Eagle Pass, Texas, and Ferromex will carry the goods, which UP suspects will consist mostly of consumer and manufactured cargo, in Mexico to Monterrey. UP and Ferromex officials said they had made “significant” investments in […]
MTC Logistics, a subsidiary of Hoffberger Holdings, Inc., will expand its Port of Baltimore temperature-controlled distribution center located at the Chesapeake Commerce Center. “The strategic position immediately adjacent to the Seagirt Marine Terminal has allowed us to continue to expand our international service offerings,” said MTC Logistics’ president, F. Brooks Royster, III, in […]
The European Shippers’ Council and the Asian Shippers’ Meeting said they have “agreed to take their cooperation to the next level,” according to a statement after a meeting last week in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Shipper groups are expressing reservations over the plan by the three largest container carriers — Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM — to form a P3 alliance to operate on the major east-west trade lanes. “As an alliance, it is too big. With 255 vessels totaling 2.5 million TEU, the P3 will be dominant […]
C.R. England, the largest refrigerated motor carrier in North America, last month began using patented TrailerTail technology from ATDynamics on its latest order of new trailers to help improve aerodynamics and fuel economy. The Salt Lake City company previously utilized side skirts to improve fuel efficiency of its diesel trucks by 5 percent. […]
Cargolux will expand its reach into Africa to 13 destination when it adds Boeing 747 service from Luxembourg to Bamako, Mali, on Dec. 5. Officials expect the weekly flights to be loaded with freight from the healthcare, telecommunications and natural resources sector. They also expect a fair amount of perishable traffic, but are […]
The Port of Oakland Truckers Association said that as many as 800 drivers may not be able to work at the port after Jan. 1 because of California clean air regulations that will require trucks to have 2008 or newer engines.
The ruling by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York means the carriers can go ahead and merge despite the presence of a private antitrust lawsuit. Carrier officials have said the merger will be implemented Dec. 9.
A dedicated, refrigerated shuttle-train service that was supposed to start transporting perishable products directly between the Port of Tampa and an inland port in Indiana as of October has still not gotten off the ground. The Green Express is a start-up transportation wholesaler that is developing the service to move produce and other […]
A CSX railcar carrying styrene monomer, a chemical used in plastics manufacture, has derailed near Willard, Ohio, and had been leaking, causing residents to evacuate from around the crash site. In a statement, CSX said it had worked with first responders to stop the leak, which was caused by a derailment at the […]
Holt Logistics Corp. said Tuesday that Bermuda Container Line (BCL) will move its U.S. port of call from Elizabeth, N.J., to Holt’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in Philadelphia in the first quarter of next year. BCL offers weekly service between the U.S. and Bermuda, and has been in operation since 1979. Its ship, […]
DHL Global Forwarding has signed a three-year renewal contract with CSafe Global, a producer of actively controlled mobile refrigeration units, for use as part of the DHL Thermonet offering. The integrator launched DHL Thermonet, an air cargo offering targeted at the healthcare industry, in June. The service allows users to track the temperature […]
LATAM Airlines Group is predicting a rise in profitability and a rise in operating margin of between 6 percent and 8 percent in 2014. The airline expects cargo capacity to stay relatively the same compared to 2013, predicting growth of between -2 percent and 0 percent after growth this year of between 0 […]
Mesher, who has led Descartes through a financial renaissance since taking charge in 2004, is leaving due to “health and personal issues,” the company said. He will be replaced by Ed Ryan, the company’s current chief operating officer.
