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CBP deploys latest ACE functionality.   U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it successfully deployed on Saturday its first batch of functionality developed using the Agile software development methodology for the Automated Commercial Environment. The agency was forced to postpone the rollout for a month because of the temporary government shutdown.    ACE is Customs’ new enterprise […]

   NYK and its Nippon Container Terminals subsidiary are acquiring a 12.5-percent stake in Yang Ming’s Kao Ming Container Terminal Corp. (KMCT).    KMCT was established as a build-operate-transfer project under the Port of Kaohsiung’s Intercontinental Container Terminal BOT Project with the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau, which is overseen by Taiwan International Ports Corporation Ltd. The […]

   Old Dominion Freight Line has relocated its Albuquerque facility, expanding its space by 40 percent to a 41-door development.    The 43 employees in the facility will handle a variety of cargo related to the energy and technology fields, according to an Old Dominion press release.    “We’re extremely proud of our state-of-the-art facility, […]

   Damco has opened a new warehouse in Semarang, Central Java. The warehouse is Damco’s fourth container freight station (CFS) facility in Indonesia and the second in Semarang. The company’s expansion is to support the strong growth of the footwear and apparel industry in Central Java.    Damco Indonesia is partnering with Monang Sianipar Abadi […]

   The U.S. government has raised its import regulations regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy to international standards. Officials say this will allow the government to press for trade to nations that don’t accept U.S. beef.

   Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi met Friday with Tom Horton, American Airlines’ president, to talk about the proposed merger between American and US Airways. Bondi supports the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit.

   European Union and U.S. officials will meet in Brussels from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15 for the second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks, which had to be delayed due to the government shutdown.    The second round was originally scheduled for the middle of October.    Topics for the November discussions […]

   Drewry said the P3 carriers are projected to maintain or improve headhaul vessel speeds, and the firm expects competitors “to follow P3’s speed improvement on headhaul routes in 2Q 14 whether these carriers can afford it or not.”

   The Port of Jacksonville and long-time tenant Trailer Bridge, Inc., have signed a new 10-year lease contract, which includes two additional five-year options. The agreement continues the company’s operations on approximately 32 acres at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.    Jacksonville-based Trailer Bridge has operated at JAXPORT since the company’s founding in 1991. The […]

   The Ontario Ministry of Environment has proposed a rule that would require trucks to run on diesel blend that included 2-percent biodiesel starting April 1. In 2016, the mandate would increase to a 4 percent blend of fuel made from algae, canola, yellow grease and other sources.    Aviation fuel is not covered by […]

   By Chris Dupin and Eric Kulisch    Officials held a ceremony Friday to publicize the California Green Trade Corridor, a container-on-barge service that operates between the ports of Stockton and Oakland.    The service initially started with trips between Stockton and the Ports America terminal in Oakland, but now two barges are making weekly […]

   The Shanghai Container Freight Index spiked upward on Friday, reflecting general rate increases being implemented by many carriers. Container spot rates increased for the sixth time in the past two years, according to Jefferies.

   Employees offering cargo-handling services are among the lowest paid workers at domestic airports, and for the past two years, these workers have experienced below-average wage growth.    In “Course Correction: Reversing Wage Erosion to Restore Good Jobs at American Airports,” published by researchers at UC-Berkeley, the authors found that these wages fell by 14 […]

   Rickmers Holding GmbH & Cie. KG, parent of the Rickmers Group of shipping companies, has increased a corporate bond placed in June 2013 by 50 million euros ($67 million) to 225 million euros in a private placement to institutional investors. Rickmers Holding intends to use the net proceeds from the second tranche to finance […]

American Shipper, in partnership with the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), surveyed more than 350 shippers and third party logistics providers about their global transportation management technology, global footprint, and data quality. Key themes include: What constitutes visibility in global transportation management Whether shippers are seeing ROI from visibility The extent to which shippers and […]

   The Port of Long Beach is ready to meet California’s mandate for at least half of all container ships to run on shore-side electricity at berth beginning Jan. 1, 2014.    The port said work is getting done ahead of the state’s deadline and under budget.    “With three months to go, we’ve completed […]

   Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) said it had profit of 966.3 million Hong Kong Dollars ($124.6 million) in the third quarter ending September 30, about 2 percent less than the profit earned in the same 2012 period.    Revenue in the same period was 3.36 billion Hong Kong dollars, up 1 percent.    Hutchison said […]

   The Maryland Port Administration and the French Port of Calais have signed a Memorandum of Understanding formally committing both port authorities to cooperate on potential business opportunities.    The port authorities said the agreement could lead to joint marketing efforts, data sharing on future trade flows, and the exchange of information on training programs.     Cargo […]

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services announced customers will be able to book their cargo to worldwide destinations from India on the NVO’s bill of lading and have 24-hour access to the status of their cargo as it moves through its global network.    “We listened to our customers’ needs and have now structured […]

   “The timing of these increases is important, as prevailing spot market rates have a very strong influence on contract rates, for which negotiations are presently getting underway for 2014 calendar year,” the firm said.