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FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications

     The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Ever Reach Logistics, City of Industry, Calif. (Xiuji Zhang, president); Evergreen Cargo, Cincinnati (Willy M. Lukanga, member); N.G.K. Corp., Miami (Gladys E. Fisboin, president); and World Wide Express, Miami […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Global Logistic Solution Center, Irvine, Calif. (Mamdouh S. Mokhtar, member); ILE Global, Valley Stream, N.Y. (Victor Pezzelato, vice president); Morgan USA Logistics, Syosset, N.Y. (Kit Hui, president); and Speedway USA, […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Sea Crest Logistics San Gabriel, Calif. (Veronica Knycha, president).    The agency received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from Alpha-Raleigh USA, Newark, N.J. (Hakeem K. Bisiolu, member); APECS Logistics, […]

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   Campbell Transportation will christen two newly built towboats and a drydock on June 25, marking the first new vessel construction in Pittsburgh in 30 years.    The drydock was partially built with a small shipyard grant from the U.S Maritime Administration and constructed at the Campbell Transportation shipyard in Congo, W.Va. The construction of […]

   Private equity companies have shown increased interest in the shipping industry, and investor Wilbur Ross, who has invested in both tanker and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, predicts their investment in shipping could double by 2014 unless the public equity markets “open up.”    He said he plans further investments by his firm.    The entry […]

U.S. businesses spent $43 billion more on logistics services last year, but the cost of freight transportation and warehousing remained stable considering the 2.5 percent growth in the U.S. economy.

Christopher J. Connor, currently deputy CEO and chief commercial officer, will be located at the company’s headquarters in Lysaker, Norway. He has 32 years of experience in the logistics industry.

The firm completed the first stage of an acquisition by signing agreements to buy logistics services provider Supaswift (Pty) Ltd. in five countries in Southern Africa, including South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia.

The Tampa Port Authority board of commissioners approved a 25-year agreement to allow four of the port’s major oil and gas customers to share operation, maintenance and repair of the new petroleum unloading facility.

   MD Logistics has become one of only a few pharmaceutical third party logistics companies in the Indianapolis area to achieve Foreign Trade Zone status with the U.S. government.    Having FTZ status means that when a shipper’s imported product arrives at a U.S. port, it can be moved immediately to MD Logistics facilities without […]

   Yusen Logistics will now offer a weekly less-than-containerload service from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Los Angeles.    The service features weekly sailings from Ho Chi Minh, departing on Thursday and arriving in Los Angeles 18 days later.    “Over the past 12 months we have opened 51 new direct LCL services, including […]

   C.H. Robinson Europe has opened a new office in Istanbul, Turkey.    The logistics services provider’s Turkey office will offer international road freight services including both full and less-than-truckload transport. “With access to one of the largest contract carrier networks in Europe the team in Istanbul will look to expand that network by offering a […]

The funding follows $1 million in quick release emergency relief from the department provided the day after the collapse. The Washington State Department of Transportation will use the funds to build a new replacement span.

   A new test in the Pacific Northwest by U.S. Customs authorities to see how effectively and efficiently southbound trucks from Canada can be pre-cleared before crossing the border is limited to participants in the voluntary FAST security program, but will be open to all truck drivers when the pilot program switches after six months to […]

“Every day is different in the construction field, thus companies need the flexibility to deliver contract when the customer needs it,” said Chandler Concrete Co.’s Jeffrey Dean Hinkle in response to the new federal hours of service rules.

The intemodal operator said the purchase of ERS supports its strategy of developing businesses in rail markets beyond its base market in the United Kingdom. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.