With the ABF National Master Freight Agreement still not completely adopted, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and ABF have reached another contract extension through Aug. 31. Union members have to vote on six supplemental agreements to the contract. A majority of Teamsters ratified the ABF National Freight Agreement in June. “We remain […]
The truck brokerage and third party logistics company XPO Logistics on Wednesday reported a net loss of $17.4 million in the second quarter, despite revenue rising 151.4 percent to $137.1 million. The company said the loss reflected “the positive impact of acquisitions from prior periods and significant organic growth, offset by planned strategic […]
The liner carrier Zim said Wednesday it has joined the Clean Cargo Working Group, a coalition of ocean carriers, shippers, and intermediaries that’s aiming to set industry standards and guidelines for environmental performance. “CCWG tools represent the industry standard for measuring and reporting ocean carriers’ environmental performance on carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions,” Zim said […]
Cargolux has operated the first Boeing 747-8 freighter flight into Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. The all-cargo airline expects the weekly freighter flight to benefit Vietnam’s growing fashion industry. With this new flight, all of the carrier’s destinations in Asia-Pacific are certified for the 747-8 freighter. Cargloux began flying 787-8s […]
Premier Transportation, a Forest Park, Ga.-based trucking company, has installed a solar array system at its Grove City, Ohio location that will generate more than 70,000 kilowatt hours annually, the equivalent of burning almost 4,000 fewer gallons of gas per year. The company hired Renewvia Energy to design and build the solar array. […]
President Obama’s offer Tuesday to break the fiscal gridlock over debt and budget issues by agreeing to corporate tax reform in exchange for a one-time injection of money for infrastructure improvements received a chilly reception from Republican leaders in Congress. Speaking at an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Obama laid out his […]
The cloud-based transportation management solutions provider BestTransport has appointed former Kewill executive Mike Dolan as president and chief executive officer. Dolan served as chief operating officer at Kewill, where he realigned and brought the Americas operation to consistent profitability and delivered significant growth in the enterprise shipping market. Prior to that, he was senior […]
Qatar Airlines removed one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners from service Friday, according to reports, after smoke was seen near an electrical panel, and while carrier officials are calling the reason a minor technical issue, this latest disruption follows a rocky timeline for the Dreamliner. Boeing has directed all comments to Qatar Airlines. […]
The vessel owner did not provide details on the number of ships, their size, shipyard or the prospective charterer other than to say it “expects to sign a long-term charters with one of the liner majors shortly.”
The German liner carrier, in step with Danish competitor, said Monday it plans to raise eastbound transpacific rates by $400 per 40-foot container to the U.S. West Coast and $600 per FEU to the East Coast starting Sept. 1.
Chinese solar panel suppliers on Saturday agreed to a voluntary price undertaking where they commit to stop dumping their products on the European market and keep prices above a certain floor, thus avoiding EU antidumping duties.
Global air cargo demand rose by 1.2 percent in June, year over year, showing steady improvement from a 0.9 percent rise in May, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity rose 2.7 percent, year over year. So far this year, cargo demand has expanded 0.1 percent, but capacity has ticked up […]
Maine exporters and importers will benefit from a Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership and Japan’s recent inclusion in the pact, Michael Froman, U.S. trade representative, said during a visit to a New Balance factory in Norridgewock. “Japan’s entry into TPP, in particular, gives New Balance a real opportunity to penetrate an attractive market,” Froman said […]
Old Dominion Freight Line has opened a relocated 32-door service center in Amarillo, Texas, giving the company a larger marketshare in the state’s panhandle. The new facility, one of 18 the company operates in Texas, features 20 more doors than its predecessor and is equipped with a larger loading dock. The center employs 15 […]
Itasca, Ill.-based freight forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics has expanded its presence in the Midwest by adding a new office in Omaha, Neb. The Omaha office includes two dozen employees and has a general purpose foreign trade zone warehouse. It adds a full service third-party logistics operation, a U.S. bonded facility and a Customs […]
GT Nexus said it will connect the Hewlett-Packard network of logistics providers and suppliers across four continents to a single source of supply chain information about orders, inventory, shipments and documents.
The document imaging pilot program for shippers and customs brokers that file entry summaries through the Automated Commercial Environment has entered a second phase with expanded eligibility for participants and an increased number of forms that can be transmitted to other U.S. government agencies. In a July 23 Federal Register notice and other information […]
DHL Global Forwarding said Monday it has created a mobile app to allow customers to track their sea and air freight shipments. DGF Cargo Mobile Tracking shows users their shipping history and the status of their current shipments. The free app is available for iPhone and iPad, Android and Blackberry smartphones. “The […]
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority has made a number of recommendations stemming from the cargo fire that lead to the Sept. 3, 2010 crash of a UPS Boeing 747-400 freighter in Dubai.
The former Horizon Lines executive was offered the job in June, but some members of the port authority’s board had asked whether there might be any conflict of interest in hiring Taylor because he was receiving a severance package from Horizon.
