The express carrier broke ground on an 88,000-square-foot temperature-controlled facility at its world hub. The building is expected to open by the fall of 2014 and will also serve as a heavy-weight pick-up and delivery operation.
“Its diverse range of products, the number of countries sourced from and exported to, as well as its significant international shipping volumes, all make GE’s global trade requirements some of the most complex,” Amber Road said.
Swissport International will acquire a 10 percent stake in each of Scandinavian Airlines Systems’ three ground-handling companies on Nov. 1. The deal, for which no financial details were released, is the result of a letter of intent signed earlier this year dealing with Swissport’s complete takeover of all SAS’ ground-handling services in Scandinavia. […]
CEVA Logistics has signed a three-year agreement to manage Michelin’s 25,000-square-meter tire warehouse in Valladolid, Spain. The firm will provide picking and loading services, inventory management, and other warehouse duties. “We are proud that Michelin has chosen CEVA as a strategic partner for their logistics,” CEVA’s Oscar Martinez said in a statement. […]
Freight railroad CSX could begin double-stack intermodal service between the Port of Virginia and the Midwest by the end of 2015 under some scenarios for the second phase of its National Gateway infrastructure overhaul, Chip Dobson, director of strategic transactions, told American Shipper. Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX last month announced first-phase completion of its $850 million […]
Comdata has released the second version of its real-time purchasing software, FleetAdvance. The new version adds a tool that graphically shows users where they can save money on fuel and other areas. Customers can customize the tool by driver, merchant and geography. “FleetAdvance demonstrates our commitment to payment innovation in the fleet […]
The companies have joined forces to establish Global Reefers NV, which they say will offer “the most efficient service on specialized reefers and container lines from Chile, Peru and Colombia to the world.”
When Emirates announced earlier this year that it was changing the way it calculates surcharges, essentially raising the prices for customers, shippers worldwide expressed distaste at what could soon become a trend in the industry.
MOL has announced changes on New World Alliance services in the transpacific. Sailing days and transit times are being changed on the PCX service and PNW/PS1 services are being combined into a single loop.
UPS has expanded its offerings to Mexico, launching a guaranteed ground package delivery service between the United States and Mexico, and growing its expedited LCL service from Asia. The integrator’s ground service offers door-to-door delivery between four and eight days, including customs clearance, end-to-end visibility and a money-back guarantee for deliveries that […]
Logistics property investor and developer Verdion has entered into an agreement with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) to fund and develop logistics parks in Europe valued at over 1 billion euros over the next five years.
Two large trucking industry organizations have come out against a planned protest by truck drivers this weekend on the D.C. beltway. Truckers plan to travel on three lanes of Interstate 495 at 55 mph for the entire weekend, shutting down the flow of goods in the area. While FreightWatch International warned of […]
Unifeeder, a major European feeder and short-sea operator, will consolidate its short-sea transport operations through the Eurogate terminal in the Waltershof section of Hamburg, Germany. “Many of Unifeeder’s customers, including automotive manufacturers and suppliers, depend on seamless transport and supply chains to support their manufacturing processes,” said Eurogate in a press release. “One of […]
UPS on Tuesday said it planned to invest about $50 million to build nine more liquefied natural gas fueling stations for its heavy-duty trucks, in addition to four facilities announced in April that are expected to be operational by the end of 2014. Atlanta-based UPS in April also said it would buy 700 natural gas […]
Johnson & Johnson Medical China has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract to manage the warehouse for its medical devices in China. Kuehne + Nagel said the warehouse is close to the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai and includes management systems and temperature-controlled areas. “The cooperation with Kuehne + Nagel goes beyond the […]
Peter Rose has worked at Expeditors since 1981 and served as CEO for 25 years. He will keep his position as board chairman until the summer of 2015 to help the new CEO transition into the position.
Carrier Transicold said Tuesday it’s making commercially available a refrigeration unit for ocean containers it calls NaturaLINE, which uses carbon dioxide (CO2) as a refrigerant instead of fluorocarbons. “Throughout all of its sea trials, NaturaLINE demonstrated itself to be an outstanding performer,” said David Appel, president of Carrier Transicold. “Through the use of CO2 as a […]
Liner carrier members of the alliance have announced the withdrawal of eight Asia-Europe sailings from late October 2013 to February 2014 in response to expected low demand over the winter season.
Truck drivers are planning to protest various grievances this weekend by traveling around three lanes of the Capitol Beltway at 55 mph from Friday to Sunday, according to FreightWatch Internaional.
Knight Transportation has dropped its earnings-per-share guidance due to lower-than-expected earnings during the third quarter. The carrier saw lower miles-per-tractor during the period when compared with the same period in 2012 despite a 3.6 percent fleet reduction. Revenue per mile was also below expectations, and the carrier had to pay out increased driver […]
