The customs brokers A.N. Deringer last week entered into an agreement with the logistics software developer Kewill to transition to the Kewill Customs platform. Deringer has partnered with Kewill for the past eight years, and will now use Kewill’s most up-to-date solution. “The platform’s modern design is easy to use, resulting […]
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders said Friday they will try to finalize and vote on a Water Resources Development Act renewal when Congress returns from a five-week vacation in September. The plan to advance a bill has the support of Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, they said. WRDA […]
The county has been promoting development of the Jasper Ocean Terminal for many years on the north bank of the river, on land that was used by the Georgia Ports Authority for disposal of dredge materials.
The order, which results in enforcement actions if railroads fail to comply, specifies that cars transporting hazardous materials can’t be left alone on mainline tracks. The agencies also issued rules regarding hand brakes on cars.
“As ocean carriers’ financial results are not expected to improve significantly before 2016, leasing will continue to grow, thereby creating opportunities for new financiers to enter the market,” the London-based consultancy said.
Horizon Lines said it had a loss from continuing operations of about $853,000 in the second quarter ending June 23 compared to a loss of $31.1 in the same 2012 period. Operating income was $16 million in the second quarter compared to $1 million in the second quarter of last year. Revenue […]
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has found that the railroad industry’s cost of capital in 2012 stood at 11.11 percent, a decrease from 2011’s total of 11.57 percent. The cost of capital had been rising in recent years, inching up from 10.43 percent in 2009 and 11.03 percent in 2010. The agency […]
International Shipholding Group said it had profit of $1.9 million in the second quarter compared to $704,000 in the same 2012 period. (The company noted its results were swung by yen denominated loans. In the second quarter this year it had a non-operating gain of $1.8 million from its yen denominated loan; in […]
MASkargo, the cargo arm of Malyasian Airlines, has launched a priority service for destinations in the airline’s network, according to reports. MASlift, which began at the end of July, carries a 100-percent refund if shipments are offloaded from a booked flight. The new service is indicative of MASkargo’s movement toward more niche […]
The third party logistics services provider SEKO Logistics is developing a smartphone proof of delivery app in the coming weeks, according to a report in Transport Intelligence’s latest Logistics Briefing newsletter. “According to SEKO Logistics’ CIO, Tom Madzy, the app manages the driver’s activities, including the ability to download deliveries, capture barcodes via […]
A dispute settlement panel agreed with the United States, finding that China violated numerous WTO obligations in conducting its investigations and imposing antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. chicken imports.
European Union Customs authorities stopped almost 40 million products worth nearly 1 billion euro ($1.32 billion) last year due to suspected intellectual property rights (IPR) violations, according to a European Commission report. Officials this year saw a sharp decrease in the number of articles detained, but only a slight drop in the amount […]
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency and George Washington University signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a partnership to develop the Global Procurement Initiative: Understanding Best Value. The Initiative is designed to share best practices in procurement with officials from emerging economies to “foster fair and transparent procurement systems that use best-value determination […]
Emirates SkyCargo will start calculating fuel and security surcharges based on chargeable weight instead of actual weight on Sept. 1, according to the airline’s Edward Chism. There are no changes to the surcharges themselves, which were last updated in late July. The fuel surcharge is currently at $0.95 per kilogram, with the security […]
Senate confirmation was reached Friday on three key U.S. Commerce Department posts. Ellen Herbst was confirmed as Commerce assistant secretary for administration and chief financial officer. She has served in the department since 2005, starting as director of the National Technical Information Service and then senior advisor to the deputy secretary of Commerce beginning […]
Old Dominion, which recently doubled the size of its Amarillo, Texas service center, has opened a new facility in Rapid City, Wyo., and expanded its current gateway to Washington-area facility in Manassas, Va. The Rapid City development, located along Interstate 90, has seven doors, and the addition will help increase Old Dominion’s network in […]
Two Democratic Capitol Hill lawmakers from New York, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, introduced legislation Thursday that they said will “update federal law to ensure that ports can enact and enforce Clean Truck programs.”
A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld most of the FMCSA’s hours of service rule change, striking down the 30-minute break provision for short-haul carriers.
Rail activity in the United States rose during the last full week of July, with carloads growing 2.5 percent, year over year, to 295,532 units, according to the Association of American Railroads. Intermodal activity grew by 2.4 percent, year over year, to 256,379 units. Total traffic rose by 2.5 percent. Carload activity grew […]
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday proposed eliminating a burdensome paperwork requirement for truck drivers related to vehicle maintenance that could save the trucking industry $1.7 billion per year. Truckers are required to conduct pre-and post-trip inspections of their tractors and trailers and file reports with the employing motor carrier after each tour of duty, whether or not an […]
