American Shipper

Global shippers need to understand these regulatory changes stay compliant, avoid costly delays and mitigate supply chain disruptions. To help keep pace with these complex demands, our expert panelists will highlight today’s best practices in global trade management. Key discussion points will include: Overview on CBP’s Centers of Excellence strategy. Update on ISF enforcement and […]

   IAG Cargo will launch a thrice-weekly Airbus 340-600 route between Quito and Iberia’s Madrid hub on Oct. 26.    The carrier already flies a Madrid-Quito-Guayaquil-Madrid routing, but a new facility in Madrid that recently opened will allow it to fly the large A340 into the airport. The current routing will switch from seven times a week […]

Germany helps U.S. Customs stop illegal pharma shipment.   U.S. and German customs authorities recently teamed up to stop a large shipment of smuggled prescription drugs from entering the United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.    Acting on a tip from the German Customs Investigation Bureau, Zollkriminalamt, CBP officers at San Francisco International Airport’s mail […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sent a price-fixing lawsuit against four Class 1 railroads back to the lower court, vacating its class-action status due, in part, to a recent Supreme Court ruling.

The multimodal transportation and compliance software provider Kewill said over the weekend it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Four Soft, a software company based in Hyderabad, India.

   Precision Conversions will convert four, 15-position Boeing 757-200PCFs for Air China Cargo to be used for express package transportation in the country.    Work on the first plane began in late July, and officials will start on the second plane in November. The last two conversions are set for 2014.    “We are honored to […]

   The Fairview Container Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia is adding a fourth container crane, even as a member of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission questioned whether growth in U.S.-bound cargo moving through the facility might be flattening.    A new container handling gantry crane arrived at the Port of Prince […]

   China’s first merchant ship to sail from Asia to Europe via the Arctic Sea departed Dalian last week.    The Website SinoShip News reports COSCO’s multi-purpose ship Yong Sheng, is scheduled to arrive in Rotterdam port on Sept. 11.    The wire service AFP reported that according to Rosatomflot, a Russian operator of icebreakers, […]

   DAT has unveiled a program that shows carriers’ shipper-paid market rates and spot rates throughout the United States and Canada.    DAT RateView will also suggest backhauls and tri-hauls to carriers based on lanes on which they will receive the highest rate.    “Instead of cheap freight, backhauls become important revenue generating opportunities that also […]

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program, a $19 million project to encourage the purchase of energy-efficient Class 3 to Class 8 trucks operating within the state’s biggest city.

The London-based consultancy reported even though some cargo booked from Asia to Europe was rolled at the beginning of July “some ships still sailed light due to last-minute booking cancellations.”

The Miami-based logistics and transportation provider said its dedicated contract carriage, transportation management, fleet leasing and rental services are well-suited to meet the energy sector’s requirements.

   By October, China’s net oil imports will surpass the United States’ own imports on a monthly basis, and next year, the Asian country become the world’s top oil importer on a yearly basis, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook.    EIA officials attribute increased Chinese imports to an uptick in U.S. oil production […]

   Maersk Line has taken delivery of Majestic Maersk, the second of 20 18,270-TEU containerships being built for it by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.    Mikkel Elbek Linnet, a spokesman for Maersk, said the ship should start rotation today, Aug. 12, but was unable to confirm a report that the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, […]

   Chainalytics, a provider of supply chain consulting, analytics, and intelligence, said last week it has acquired ROCE Partners, a European supply chain management consultancy.    Chainalytics said the acquisition will increase its geographic coverage and deepen its experience and capabilities in the areas of sales and operations planning (S&OP) and demand-supply planning. Janne Salmi, […]

Voluntary self-disclosures of violations are given “great weight” by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security relative to other mitigating factors in determining what administrative actions, if any, to seek.

   Kerry Logistics has purchased a majority stake in Mexico-based freight forwarder Cargo Master’s Group (CMG) for an undisclosed amount.    CMG, which has six offices in the country, is Kerry’s second investment in Latin America this year. Through the purchase, Kerry officials will strive to strengthen trade ties between Mexico and Asia.    “With […]

   Due to severe cuts in services and worker pay, the U.S. Postal Service achieved a net loss of $740 million in the third quarter of its fiscal year, a sharp drop compared to the $5.19 billion loss experienced in the same period last year.    In the first nine months of the fiscal year, […]

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans will offer a new direct, weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) and full containerload (FCL) export service from Houston to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.    The first sailing from Houston is Aug. 20 with arrival in Rio de Janeiro Sept. 14, a 25-day transit. This new offering compliments the NVO’s existing direct Houston-to-Santos […]

   MOL said it has completed measures to reinforce the hulls of three sister ships of the MOL Comfort, the 2008-built containership that suffered a hull fracture in the Indian Ocean in mid-June and eventually sank    Work strengthening the MOL Celebration, MOL Courage, and MOL Creation was recently completed, and the ships began to return […]