As part of its expansion toward the western United States, Syracuse, N.Y.-based Mohawk Global Logistics has purchased OEC Freight Chicago for an undisclosed amount. OEC will be absorbed into the Mohawk brand, but OEC’s employees will all remain in place. OEC’s owner is retiring. Mohawk has established a strong base in the New […]
The customs broker Total Customs Services has begun using Descartes Systems Group’s cloud-based Canadian Customs Brokerage solution to improve shipment management, customs filing, security compliance, accounting, and customer service operations. The solution also enables Total Customs to electronically transmit its customers’ advance importer data, as required by the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) […]
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) this week launched a new interactive online mapping application, PhillyFreightFinder. The application is aimed at highlighting the region’s freight network, denoting major freight routes, such as highways, rivers and rail lines, and key hubs of employment and goods movement, including ports and freight centers. The application […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has started a joint venture with its long-time partner and agent MTM Freight in South Korea. Shipco Korea will take over all activities currently handled by MTM in Seoul, and will be staffed with the current MTM personnel already in place. “Existing MTM customers in Korea can expect […]
At the end of October, IAG Cargo will offer an additional 108 tons of cargo capacity on British Airways flights between London and Seattle. The three new flights, which will use Boeing 777-200 equipment, mean IAG will offer 10 frequencies on the route each week. According to IAG officials, Seattle is a […]
OnTrac has moved into a new facility in Commerce, Calif., that is six-times larger than its previous home, and recently hired 50 more workers. This expansion, according to a press release, is due in part to rapid growth of the company’s overnight services. Aside from being bigger, the new facility allows OnTrac […]
Polar Air Cargo will begin non-stop Boeing 747-400 service between Cincinnati and Tokyo by the end of April. The carrier is also planning to add two more days onto its freighter connection to Australia on two new B767-300ERF planes. “We are very pleased to provide critical uplift connecting Japan and the Midwestern […]
Warren Jones, who has served as aviation development manager at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport since 2004, has been appointed head of Cargo Network Services. CNS will hold its annual conference in Phoenix next month. CNS, a subsidiary of the International Air Transport Association, focuses on air cargo logistics, safety and the transformation […]
Japan last month signaled its willingness to join the TPP and would become the 12th nation in the talks once approved by the current partners. As the world’s third largest economy, it’s participation would make the trade bloc extremely powerful.
Member economies are on track to meet their target of a 10 percent improvement in the region’s supply chain performance by 2015, in terms of time, cost and uncertainty, according to an internal assessment released Sunday.
To increase their cargo presence, officials at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have their sights set on attracting Latin American carriers, perhaps even convincing some to leave their standard hub, Miami International Airport.
The vote by employers followed approval of both the local contract in New York and master contract covering 14 container ports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts by ILA rank-and-file members earlier in the week.
News reports said Tuesday’s negotiations between dockworkers and their employer would be the third round of talks mediated by the Hong Kong’s Labor Department in the past 20 days of the strike.
Increases in container volumes and air freight activity lead Kuehne+Nagel to increased its first-quarter turnover by 5.4 percent, turning in revenue of CHF 5.09 billion ($5.5 billion). Profit at the Swiss freight forwarder rose by 2.3 percent, year over year, and net earnings also increased. Container volumes rose by 2.3 percent, year […]
The Philadelphia-based logistics company BDP International has taken an equity position in Interflex, based in Cartagena, Colombia. The resulting joint venture will operate as BDP International Colombia under its current management team led by Enrico Benedetti. “Our decision to bolster our presence in Colombia is based on a number of factors, not the least […]
The Global Shippers’ Forum said it has begun a campaign to enhance safety in the maritime transport supply chain. “While the vast majority of shippers comply with the rules, it is a regrettable fact that instances of mis-declaration and poor standards of loading and securing take place. Much of this is down to a […]
Bahri said it had a net profit in the three months ending March 31 of 144.5 million SAR-Saudi Arabian Riyal ($38.5 million), a decrease of 9.7 percent from the same period in 2012. Saleh N. Al-Jasser, the company’s chief executive officer, said the main reason for the decrease was lower average time charter […]
A trade agreement between the United States and European Union will be a “shot in the arm” for exporters in the Europe, wrote EU Minister Richard Bruton in an editorial for Dublin’s The Daily Business Post. The Irish politician, who oversees jobs, enterprise and innovation, will chair an informal meeting of EU trade ministers in […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it plans to hike rates from the U.S. West Coast to the Oceania region on June 1. The increase is $200 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container.
Liner carrier Evergreen said it will join forces with COSCO and Zim to operate a new service between the Far East – South America Service (ESA). Evergreen said the new loop will link China, Singapore and South America’s east coast from May 11. A total of 10 ships of 8,500-TEU capacities will be deployed […]
