The time is now for American shippers, especially those bringing significant volumes of goods in containers through West Coast ports from Asia, to consider contingency plans if the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and their employers represented by the Pacific Maritime Association should fail to negotiate a new labor contract before the existing one’s […]
By Jerry Cook International components and inputs are key links in the supply chain for U.S. manufacturers, and effective trade facilitation will increase a U.S. operation’s manufacturing activities, as well as its ability to export, import and invest…
Aboiler, manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox for the Indonesian sugar refiner Jawamanis Rafinasi, was shipped by railcar to Coastal Cargo Co. in New Orleans where the plan was to load it on a vessel owned by Rickmers-Linie for transport to Indonesia. The court noted Coastal was hired to serve two specific roles: Retained […]
In your Aug. 5 AS Daily article, “European IPR seizures dropped in 2012,” about intellectual property rights-related seizure data from EU law enforcement in 2012 you stated “The vast majority of the cargo was being transported in postal and courier packages.” The official EU press release on this matter (IP/13/761, Aug. 5), however, talked […]
New programs, services, and infrastructure embody South Atlantic port’s growth strategy. A new system for managing drayage moves to crosstown rail facilities has contributed to a 27 percent increase in intermodal volume at the Port of Charleston for the calendar year 2012 compared to 2011, Jim Newsome, president and chief executive officer of the South […]
Oscar Hasbún, CEO of the liner carrier, said he was satisfied with the results of the capitalization and noted “it provides strong support for the company from its shareholders and the market, and is also a sign of confidence.”
Drewry said its study, Reefer Shipping Market Review and Forecast 2013/14, found the containership mode is forecast to provide in excess of 94 percent of overall reefer tonnage within the next few years.
If the carrier fully complies with the agreement, no charges will be brought against it. The trucking company will also cooperate with future illegal cigarette investigations and make a $140,000 donation to charity.
More than 200 cargo thefts occurred in the United States this summer, a 5 percent increase compared to the previous quarter, according to FreightWatch International’s most recent theft report. The average value loss topped $166,000, which is a 9 percent increase from the previous three months. In the three-month summer period, FreightWatch […]
Penske Logistics said it’s expanding in Mexico and has appointed Michael Casidy to the newly created position of managing director of Mexico. Penske Logistics has been operating in Mexico for 17 years and currently employs more than 1,000 people in the country serving a variety of manufacturers in the automotive sector. “Over […]
The annual Trade Symposium hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Washington is one month away and the agency is reminding trade practitioners interested in hearing first hand from top leadership about the agency’s progress modernizing its commercial operations that there will not be a second West Coast version of the event this […]
Kuehne + Nagel has unveiled an end-to-end air cargo solution geared toward the transportation of airplane engines. KN EngineChain brings together employees who have undergone special training programs with a network of dedicated regional competence centers. The program offers complete visibility throughout the supply chain along with engine-handling processes that have been certified […]
As the International Civil Aviation Organization began the final approach to its 38th assembly, which began Tuesday in Montreal, Sen. John Thune sent a letter to ICAO’s ambassador to the U.S. mission, among others, asking him to make sure the European Union’s emissions-trading scheme is not implemented again and expressing his support for a […]
A fully owned subsidiary of DHL Freight, Professional Parcel Logistics, has opened a 24.7-million-euro ($33.4 million) parcel hub in the Czech Republic. The 50,000-square-meter development will allow PPL to increase its hourly capacity by 10,000 parcels. “The need for a bigger and better parcel hub was driven by a continuous growth […]
Managing big data is becoming an increasing concern for transportation and logistics practitioners, a reality driven home by two polls conducted by American Shipper during its webinar Sept. 24 with CargoSmart on turning big data into useful visibility. What exactly are the pain points when it comes to managing and using the huge […]
The IT giant this week said it will provide users with new capabilities to improve companies’ demand management and business planning processes, focusing on tools with a real-time view of market information.
Norfolk Southern has set a coal-loading record at Pier 6 at Lamberts Point in Virginia, placing 168,977 net tons of corking coal onto the vessel Negonego. The ship will transport the load — which Norfolk Southern officials say is a record not just for the pier, but for the entire United States — to steel producers […]
The liner carrier “K” Line said this week is has unveiled a new schedule search tool accessible by desktop computers and mobile devices. The tool, called GRIP, allows users to find routes and up-to-date schedules, searchable by four parameters. The route planner parameter searches schedules based on locations pairs, while the other three […]
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has offered an industry-based compromise between the U.S. and Chinese solar industries, which it said could serve as the centerpiece for “a fair, negotiated settlement of outstanding issues, benefit end users, and encourage the proliferation of solar energy in the United States and globally.” “It would actually lower […]
The United States and Mongolia on Tuesday signed an agreement to improve transparency on mutual issues concerning trade and investment at a ceremony in New York. The U.S.-Mongolia Transparency Agreement includes joint commitments to provide opportunities for public comment on proposed laws and regulations and to publish final laws and regulations. This publication commitment includes […]
