Lawmakers yesterday blasted plans by the Obama administration to modify food aid programs to allow more local and regional purchasing of food, citing negative effects on both farmers and the U.S. merchant marine.
The U.S. Commerce and State departments have proposed a number of amendments to two export control guidelines to redefine the export of aircraft, associated munitions items, and gas turbine engines.
The Federal Aviation Administration needs to address weaknesses in its aircraft data collection to ensure the continued safety of the U.S. aviation market, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office. More reliable data should be collected about runway overruns at the nation’s airports, airborne losses of separation, annual flight hours […]
Jerry A. Bridges, former head of the Virginia Port Authority, and Bernard Groseclose, who resigned as CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority in 2009, lead the list of eight candidates for the top job at the Jacksonville Port Authority.
Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all freight transport modes.
Since October U.S. Customs has seized more than a dozen imported Land Rover Defender off-road utility vehicles for violating federal road safety standards, including two early last month at the Port of Norfolk in Virginia. The agency said it is aware of vehicles with altered vehicle identification numbers to make them appear at least […]
The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA’s ability to oversee imported food.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended its agreement to help the Federal Aviation Administration develop aviation biofuels for another five years. The two agencies initially linked up in October 2010 to look into deriving aviation fuel from green feedstocks like forest and crop residues. USDA, FAA and other supporting members hope to […]
“Efforts to increase eastbound freight rates by ocean carriers operating between Asia and West Coast North America (WCNA) remain ineffectual with new services planned rather than laying up unwanted vessel capacity,” the firm said.
APL is planning to take four of its U.S.-flag ships out service – the President Adams, President Jackson, President Polk and President Truman — citing reduced need for transport by the U.S. military and the economic slowdown. “The market place has been under extreme pressure with the wind down of both Iraq and Afghanistan. In […]
Information technology is still predominantly conducted outside of the cloud in Australia, according to research by the global analyst firm Ovum. A recent survey of 63 chief information officers in Australia found that three-quarters of IT activities were provided by in-house IT departments. “It is always difficult to assess the true rate of […]
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.
