First Solar counts on carriers, 3PLs to deliver materials safely to project sites. By Chris Dupin While clouds have been hanging over the solar energy industry in recent years due to weakening government support in Europe and the United States, executives at Tempe, Ariz.-based photovoltaic panel manufacturer First Solar gave a sunnier forecast for the […]
‘The transition continues and there is no turning back.’ By Chris Dupin Container carriers are continuing the push to reduce the size of their U.S. chassis fleets, but their efforts to thoroughly disengage from this business will take time. In 2009, shipping lines owned about 51 percent of ocean container chassis, while leasing […]
Thanks for bringing the important topic of the Trendset freight payment matter to the shipper community’s attention. In my 30-plus years in the business, I have never quite understood why anyone would want to make payment arrangements like these via a third party if it is not a bank. For example, we don’t […]
A leading U.S.-flag shipowners’ group said a proposal by the Obama administration to allow more purchasing of food abroad and eliminating requirements that it be carried on U.S. merchant ships would “dismantle an effective tool of American diplomacy.”
Evergreen said it will launch a new weekly direct service next month linking central China with the U.S. West Coast. The China-Pacific South West Service (CPS2) will employ five 4,000-TEU ships, with an inaugural sailing from Ningbo on May 14. The port rotation will be Ningbo, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Oakland and Ningbo. […]
DOT officials insist the workforce reductions will not compromise safety because controllers are spacing planes further apart so they can manage traffic with fewer on-duty personnel.
The $743.3 million contract was issued to a joint venture of Skanska Koch and Kiewit Infrastructure Co. as part of a $1.29 billion project to raise the bridge so bigger ships can reach New Jersey and Staten Island terminals.
The merger between cloud-based computing supply chain technology companies GT Nexus and TradeCard was finalized Thursday, with the combined company to be called GT Nexus. The combined entity manages more than $100 billion in goods for a customer list that includes the Adidas Group, Caterpillar, Coach, DHL, Electrolux, HP, Levi Strauss & Co., […]
Trucking industry’s attraction to future drivers lacks incentives. By Jon Ross Thirty years ago, when the transportation industry was booming right along with the economy, truck drivers earned a decent wage relative to other industries. Since the late 1980s, however, the gap between driver pay and the earnings of workers in other industries has widened. […]
There is $474 million available for this round, with applications due by June 3. Decisions are expected by late summer or early fall and priority will be given to projects that are ready to proceed quickly.
Cathay Pacific Airways, Thai Airways International and MASKargo have been fined a combined $9.6 million by the High Court of New Zealand for engaging in cargo price fixing activities. The three carriers pleaded guilty to various violations occurring from February 2000 to February 2006. Cathay paid the largest fine, $4.3 million, for […]
Ocean carriers are reaping big savings through slow steaming and using larger vessels, but a Germanischer Lloyd official said significant additional benefits can be realized through adopting improved technology.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security said Computerlinks FZCO of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has agreed to pay a $2.8 million civil penalty following allegations that it committed three violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The violations are related to the transfer to Syria of devices designed to […]
FedEx this week released a new service aimed at the e-commerce market that allows consumers to schedule the date, location, and time of their package delivery. The service, FedEx Delivery Manager, is offered through the company FedEx Services subsidiary. “Customers can receive notification of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground packages en route […]
The Obama administration said it’s looking forward to stronger trade relations with Vietnam through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on Wednesday completed a three-day visit to Hanoi, where he discussed outstanding issues with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh, and ministers […]
It’s become an article of faith for some in the transportation industry that ocean shipping’s move to larger ships will be a boon to the environment. But speaking at a conference sponsored by the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade, Jason Mathers, senior manager of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), said it’s […]
The Obama administration Wednesday notified Congress of its intent to include Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations. This notification follows an announcement on April 12 that the United States and Japan had completed bilateral TPP consultations, as well as an announcement by TPP countries on April 21 that they welcome Japan […]
Pivotal LNG announced it will supply liquefied natural gas to fueling stations being built for UPS Freight’s heavy-duty tractor fleet at its Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn., terminals. Earlier this week UPS said it will buy 700 LNG Class 8 trucks to replace diesel tractors and build four refueling stations by the end of 2014 […]
The definition of “carrier” is pretty straightforward: an entity that transports freight. Carriers are in the transportation business, plain and simple. Actually, it’s not so simple. Carriers are also in the credit business. Unintentionally, to be sure, but they are. When carriers set payment terms of 45 days, they are essentially extending credit to […]
The global terminal operator DP World on Wednesday said first quarter container volumes at its global facilities fell 7 percent year-on-year to 12.8 million TEUs. The operator noted that due to divestments in its portfolio over the last year, the adjusted drop in volume was 3.5 percent. DP World said it divested stakes in […]
