Major players in the Dutch supply chain, including Schiphol Cargo, KLM Cargo and Air Cargo Netherlands, have signed onto the Neutral Logistics Information Platform, an information-sharing agreement between business and government to strengthen the supply chain. The non-profit program will allow partners to input supply chain information into the system and share it […]
Ambassador Peter Westmacott said during a briefing at the National Foreign Trade Council April 18 that his nation is hopeful for a quick commencement and conclusion of trade negotiations between the United States and European Union.
Mobile, Ala.-based ASF Logistics has expanded into the Australian market, opening an operation in Melbourne and affiliate offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth and Sydney. Stephen Chard, ASF’s president, said the company has been involved in the Australian market for a long time, so the move into Australia just made sense. Chard will […]
While the new containerships will result in a big infusion of capacity in the Asia-Europe trade, “we will put them in over a prolonged period and we will take out a number of vessels in other categories,” Maersk CEO Nils Andersen said.
A report released this month estimates the cost of Somalia Piracy was around $5.7 billion-$6.1 billion in 2012, despite notable gains achieved by private armed security guards and aggressive naval activity.
According to officials, connecting the Southwest and AirTran cargo networks means that customers in Atlanta will now see 90 new cargo flights. New services will be offered in other major Southwest markets as well.
Air Cargo Germany has temporarily suspended its operations as of Thursday, giving no sign as to the ultimate cause of the interruption or when services may be reinstated. According to a letter sent to customers by the carrier’s chief executive officer, Michael Schaecher, the shutdown was sudden. He did point out, however, that shareholders are […]
The liner carrier CMA CGM on Friday took delivery of the second of the series of what is currently the largest containership in the world. The 16,000-TEU U.K.-flagged CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt will be deployed on the French carrier’s flagship FAL1 service between Asia and Europe. The third vessel in the […]
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett visited the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Thursday to welcome Horizon Lines to the Port of Philadelphia. PA Governor Tom Corbett welcomes Horizon Lines to the Port of Philadelphia. The company began offering weekly service between Philadelphia and Puerto Rico on April 11. Corbett estimated […]
The liner carrier MOL this week said that in the first quarter of 2013 it failed to meet its internal 90-percent target for intermodal transit on-time performance for 18 origin-destination pairs between Asia and the United States. The closest pairs to the target were Cai Mep-to-Memphis, Yantian-to-Memphis, and Shanghai-to-Dallas, which were on-time 87 […]
DSV Road Ltd. will launch a daily groupage service from its German hub in early May. The program will cover 32 European countries and operate in addition to any existing routes, increasing frequency and improving transit times. The new service will include daily pickups and departures, on-time deliveries and online bookings. DSV […]
Vietnam Airlines will stop transporting monkeys destined for research, starting May 1. The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection said the carrier is one of the last passenger airlines that transports animals for research purposes. A spokesman from the carrier said while transporting monkeys for such a purpose doesn’t violate any […]
Home furnishings retailer IKEA this week switched on a large solar energy system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Md. The 768,972-square-foot photovoltaic (PV) array consists of a 2,674.9-kilowatt system, built with 18,576 panels, and is the state’s largest rooftop array. The IKEA distribution center will produce about 3,397,178 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, the […]
Retail giant Walmart said it plans to procure about 7 billion kilowatts of electricity from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power, or 600 percent over its current use of these energy types by Dec. 31, 2020, according to an announcement made this week by Mike Duke, the company’s president and chief executive officer. […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank renewed a 90-percent guarantee of a $100 million supply-chain facility for Citibank to purchase invoices that are generated via the sales of goods and services by eligible U.S. suppliers to agriculture and construction equipment manufacturer CNH America (CNH). The authorization, which is Ex-Im’s second renewal of the facility, will […]
The International Air Cargo Association and the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. standard-setting body for international regulation of the aviation industry, on Thursday cemented their burgeoning relationship by agreeing to regularly consult on security and other issues to advance the air cargo industry. Officials for the two organizations signed a Declaration of Intent […]
The centers include Chicago for base metals; Buffalo, N.Y., for industrial and manufacturing materials; and Laredo, Texas, for machinery, giving those industries smoother customs processing of imports and uniform enforcement.
Metairie, La.-based Tuleu Consulting Co. (TCC) has been awarded a contract by the government of Chad to sell 500 John Deere agricultural tractors to the African country’s “Programme National de Sécurité Alimentaire” (PNSA or National Food Security Program). The sale represents a $22.5 million deal for TCC, $11.5 million of which is U.S. […]
In the introduction to the Air Logistics Handbook, a university-level guide to the air cargo industry due out next month, Virgin Group head Richard Branson wrote an introduction aimed at convincing people to pursue air freight logistics as a career. The “outshining” industry, he said, is an important part of world commerce that is […]
The U.S. Transportation Department has set aside $8.9 million to repair roads and bridges on federal and tribal land in Arkansas, Minnesota and New Jersey that have been damaged by natural disasters. The money comes from the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads program. The Army Corps of Engineers will […]
