The seven new facilities will be located in parts of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and will all be open by the end of the year. The company has already completed a 17,000-square-foot facility in Cimanggis, Indonesia.
Japanese airline ANA resumed flights over the weekend with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time since problems with the plane’s lithium batteries led the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation authorities to ground the model from commercial service earlier this year, Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for commercial airplanes […]
U.S. steel imports increased 4.2 percent in April compared to March, according to preliminary government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “Imports increased in April primarily due to an increase in arrivals of semi-finished slab imports for further processing by the domestic integrated industry, suggesting a anticipation of improved […]
SIA Cargo’s president, Tan Kai Ping, blamed the decision on the current weakness in the air cargo market resulting from over-capacity and the high price of fuel. He also left the door open for future freighter adjustments.
Luxair Cargo has opened the 4-million-euro ($5.12 million), 3,000-square-meter Healthcare and Pharma Center expansion at Luxembourg Airport on the strength of increased pharmaceutical business with Panalpina. Built within the company’s existing facility, the new development includes both a “controlled-room temperature” area and a space where the temperature is kept between 2 and 8 […]
During a meeting on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that ended Friday, attendees worked through e-commerce, rules of origin and other technical and legal barriers to trade. The next round of talks is scheduled for July 15 in Malaysia. U.S. officials and leaders of 10 additional countries also spent the 17th round of […]
President Obama’s plans to overhaul food aid by allowing more regional and local purchase of food may be revised because of congressional opposition. An article appearing in on the Website of the Roll Call newspaper on Friday said there is concern by members of Congress from both parties that the planned changes would […]
Horizon Lines will start a “marine highway” service between Houston and Jacksonville, Fla., and restore capacity on the Jacksonville-Puerto Rico lane next month. Horizon Lines said its ship Horizon Producer, which today operates in a 14-day loop between Houston and San Juan, will now make an intermediary stop in Jacksonville on the eastbound leg of […]
The Caribbean Shipowners Association announced a general rate increase that will go into effect June 16. The increase is applicable to all contract and tariff rates, northbound and southbound, to and from all Caribbean basin service destinations. The increase is $75 for 20-foot containers, $150 for 40-foot containers and $169 for 45-foot containers. […]
“The drop in productivity has reached some 70 percent and is causing a serious port congestion in Sokhna with vessels not able to load and discharge containers according to their planned schedule,” the liner carrier said.
The first phase of Delta Air Lines’ Terminal 4, part of a $1.4 billion redevelopment, has opened at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new development includes nine additional international gates, seven gates that have been renovated, and a host of passenger terminal upgrades. The 346,000-square-foot expansion now makes the […]
APM Terminals said Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf dedicated a new 600-meter wharf at the Freeport of Monrovia on May 22. Under a 25-year agreement signed in 2010, APM Terminals Liberia operates the Freeport at Monrovia. In addition to handling containerized shipments, it is also a multipurpose facility that handles rice, cement, latex, unitized or […]
U.S. country of origin labeling has “led to the disintegration of the North American supply chain, created unpredictability in the market and imposed additional costs for producers on both sides of the border,” Canadian officials said.
According to the Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline, union negotiators are asking for a full or partial repayment of the money saved with any concessions in the instance that Cargolux turns a profit during the next year.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has signed an agreement with the Netherlands to coordinate airspace between the United States and Dutch-controlled Caribbean islands. The agency will also install FAA air navigation services and facilities in the area, share safety information and other data, and provide technical assistance on an as-needed basis. The FAA […]
The Port of Oakland pulled off a major coup Thursday with the announcement that Chris Lytle, who heads the Port of Long Beach, will move up the coast to become its executive director in late July. The news came as a surprise to many in the maritime industry because Lytle held the prestigious position […]
An accident last year that occurred when the Foss ship Delta Mariner struck the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge in Kentucky was caused by the reliance of the vessel’s bridge team on the independent contract pilot who provided incorrect navigational direction, said a report released earlier this month by the National Transportation Safety Administration. NTSB said […]
Three people were pulled from the river with minor injuries. Chief John Batiste of the Washington State Patrol said early indications were that a truck struck the overhead of the I-5 bridge, north of Seattle, causing the collapse.
Starting June 1, the container chassis provider Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) will contribute all of its chassis in the South Atlantic region to the Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) pool, known as the South Atlantic Consolidated Chassis Pool (SACP). CCM said the addition of more than 7,000 former Maersk-owned chassis will increase the pool […]
Total domestic rail activity ticked up 2.6 percent last week compared to the same week last year, reaching 535,835 carloads and intermodal units, according to the Association of American Railroads. Carloads were up 1.9 percent, and intermodal activity saw a 3.5-percent increase. Total domestic traffic of 10.32 million units so far in […]
