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FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from F.M. Air, Medley, Fla. (Uilson Nascimento Jr., vice president).    The agency also received a NVO/ocean freight forwarder license application from Amerasia Shipping Logistics U.S., Westminster, Calif. […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five license applications for review.    The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Iris International USA, Haworth, N.J. (Chang Gil Kim, member).    The agency also received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from Ashimiyu Alowanle, Rockford, Minn. (Ashimiyu Alowonle, sole proprietor); Direct Express Intermodal, […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   CEVA Logistics has signed a five-year e-commerce contract with fashion apparel company Liu-Jo, providing the firm with online sales solutions like returns management and overseeing transportation activities across Europe.    The contract is based out of CEVA’s warehouse in Cortemaggiore, Italy.    Giuseppe Chiellino, head of CEVA’s Italian operations, sees huge potential in the more […]

   RedLine Solutions, a provider of inventory and supply chain traceability systems, has released a new white paper, “Beyond Traceability: The Benefits of the PTI” about the supply chain impacts of the Produce Traceability Initiative.    Written by one of the primary architects of the PTI, Gary Fleming, the white paper details crucial supply chain […]

   U.S. steel exports declined 3.8 percent in February 2013 compared to January, according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).    “Weakness in NAFTA markets showed up powerfully in the February data, with the decline to our NAFTA partners more than the total decline for the month. Increases in […]

   Less than five months after it declared bankruptcy, charter aircraft operator Southern Air has emerged from bankruptcy as a restructured company.    According to Chief Executive Officer Daniel McHugh, the process has allowed Southern Air to shed debt, improve operations and become financially flexible.    “Today, we are well-positioned both financially and operationally to continue to build […]

March container volume at the Port of Los Angeles plummeted 22.6 percent year-on-year, including a 28.8 percent drop in inbound cargo, while Long Beach’s volume rose 5.4 percent, despite a 0.5 percent drop in loaded imports.

   Kuehne + Nagel has opened an office in Mobile, Ala., to focus on aerospace, oil and gas, and marine providers, further cementing the logistics firm’s expansion in the southern United States.    Alabama is home to more than 400 aerospace companies, a strong base for K+N’s “Supply the Sky” program, according to officials. The program, […]

   U.S.-flag Great Lakes vessels carried 2.2 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in March, a decrease of 7 percent compared to 2012.    However, the fleet’s March float was marginally ahead of the month’s 5-year average, the Lake Carriers’ Association reported.    Iron ore shipments for the fleet rose slightly – 25,000 tons – compared […]

   DB Schenker has acquired 100 percent of the shares of long-term partner Euro-Line Panamericana in Panama.    The German logistics firm will operate the business under Schenker (Panama), S.A. Euro-Line is one of the top freight forwarders for ocean imports in Central America.    The new Schenker subsidiary will have its head office in […]

Lawmakers worry whether the Transportation Security Administration will be able to efficiently handle the renewal of large numbers of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) expiring this year.

   Cathay Pacific Airways experienced a 5.3-percent, year-over-year drop in cargo tonnage last month, but saw an increase in passenger traffic.    Cargo traffic for Cathay and Dragonair finished the month at 136,504 tons with a 66.4 percent load factor, which represents a 1.9-point drop from March 2012. Revenue tonnage declined as well, falling by […]

   Communications company Parallel Infrastructure is looking to widen its focus after signing 21 new short-line and regional railroad agreements in the past year.    New development efforts may confront different types of infrastructure and future agreements could focus primarily on the properties of public sector entities.    “We continue to expand our footprint nationwide, […]

   The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the American Trucking Associations’ ongoing challenge to the Port of Los Angeles to impose a comprehensive licensing scheme on trucks hauling freight in and out of the port.    A transcript of the argument can be read here.    “We believe it is clear that in 1980 […]

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 […]