A former Customs and Border Protection officer, his girlfriend, a nephew and two of their associates were sentenced Thursday in federal court for participating in bribery and alien smuggling activities along the U.S./Mexico border spanning about two years, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Juan Carlos Guerrero, a former CBP officer from Mission, […]
The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority said it handled 2,519,967 metric tons of cargo in the first six months of this year, or a 13.62 percent increase over the same period in 2012. If current cargo trends continue through the remainder of the year, 2013 will be the fourth straight year of double-digit cargo […]
Compagnie Maritime Belge generated 168.11 million in revenue during the second quarter, a rise of more than $20 million over the first quarter. However, the Antwerp-based company’s first-half revenue totals 315.96 million, a small decline from the first half of last year. The company’s financial result for the period came to $11.72 […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Gwinnett Shipping & Receiving, Norcross, Ga. (Won A. An, manager); King Solomon Logistics, South Richmond Hill, N.Y. (Bernard Hollingsworth, president); KY Logistics, Jamaica, N.Y. (Yau Fung Ling, president); Master Logistics, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from BeavEx, Nashville, Tenn. (David W. Hofer Jr., vice president); BFB North America, Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Cenovia Huanaquiri, president); Eurybia Logistics, Monterey Park, Calif. (Zhang Yi, president); Global Relocation, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
FMC reviews 27 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
Officials from the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Canadian Ministry of Transport have released the North American Fatigue Management Program. The Website will include training and information about truck driver fatigue management, with the aim of reducing fatigue-related crashes. The site will provide information about sleep disorders, anti-fatigue scheduling, and […]
Kansas City Southern ended the second quarter with revenues of $579 million, a 6 percent increase from the same period in 2012, propped up on a 3 percent uptick in carloads. Operating income for the railroad increased 12 percent, and the operating ratio rose 1.5 points. By sector, energy revenues increased by […]
DHL Global Forwarding said Friday it has started two new less-than-containerload (LCL) services from India to China. The services connect Nhava Sheva and Chennai, India’s two largest container ports, with Shanghai, the world’s busiest port. “The new direct services offer substantial saving in transit time; from Nhava Sheva to Shanghai in 17 days […]
A 1,740-TEU German-owned container vessel caught fire en route from Singapore to Durban Wednesday and is still ablaze 200 miles off the coast of Mauritius. The Liberian-flagged Hansa Brandenburg was built in 2003.
Trucking spot market rates declined across the board from the first week of July even as fuel prices rose 1 percent. Flatbed spot rates fell by 3.1 percent and reefer rates were down 2.2 percent during the week of July 7-13.
Nearly 70 percent of the truck drivers employed by the New Jersey division of Toll Group have voted to form a union and affiliate themselves with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The final vote, which united 112 drivers under the union, took place on July 17. According to a release by the […]
The labor union representing 2,600 UPS airline pilots has gained membership in the International Transport Workers’ Federation, a global alliance of more than 700 unions representing transportation workers. Membership gives the International Pilots Association access to unions representing UPS workers around the world, the IPA said in a statement. The UPS pilots […]
Officials have broken ground on a 700,000-square-meter cargo terminal for Emirates SkyCargo at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport. The development becomes operational in May 2014.
The talks are aimed at reducing tariffs on technology products as negotiators have sought for months to update the ITA, which was written in 1996. China is one of 20 members on the negotiation panel.
Union Pacific generated a net income of $1.1 billion during the second quarter — $100-million rise over 2012’s second-quarter results — which helped the railroad achieve its best ever quarter results on record. At $5.5 billion, operating revenues increased 5 percent, year over year, and operating income of $1.9 billion was up 9 percent. […]
As American Airlines continues to prepare for its merger with US Airways, AA Cargo finished the second quarter with $167 million in revenue, a 4.3-percent decline from the same period in 2012. Consolidated and mainline passenger revenue hit $5.6 billion and $4.9 billion, respectively, cementing a new second-quarter record for the carrier. These […]
Hansa Heavy Lift has purchased two additional F-class vessels from another shipping company, increasing its fleet size to 22 ships. The two vessels will sail under the names HHL Elbe and HHL Tyne. “We are pleased with the purchase of two further F-types to extend our fleet and to react to increasing […]
