The agency has begun authorizing overtime again for officers in the field and is postponing plans to furlough employees after last week’s enactment of a six-month budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.
Thomas Winkowski is now listed as the acting commissioner – technically the “deputy commissioner performing the duties of the commissioner” – and Kevin McAleenan is the acting deputy commissioner.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today said it’s withdrawing approval of the import and sale of up to 74,000 gas-powered on-and off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles from China. EPA issued the vehicle certificates from 2006 to 2012 to two companies which operate as Snyder Technology and Snyder Computer Systems (doing business as Wildfire […]
Worldwide Information Network has integrated its WIN 3.0 system with CHAMP Cargosystems’ Traxon cargoHUB platform, allowing for direct connectivity between WIN’s freight forwarders and more than 100 airlines. The new capabilities will launch in June. Forwarders using WIN previously had the capability to connect electronically between agents, and between agents and ocean carriers. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today announced recent results of the agency’s efforts to support exports of U.S. agricultural products, and they’re expected help increase exports of U.S. cattle, poultry products, and pears by over $85 million a year. APHIS noted the opening of export markets to […]
DHL will break ground this month in Tokyo on the 44,000-square-meter Sagamihara Logistics Center, a development that will spur $50 million in investment over the next 10 years, according to the express carrier. The facility, which will increase DHL Supply Chain’s warehouse space in Japan by 20 percent, will be ready by March 2014. DHL […]
On April 15, IAG will commence Boeing 777 passenger flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka, restarting its service to the country after a 15-year absence. The thrice-weekly service will be routed through the Maldives. IAG is the two-year-old amalgamation of British Airways and Iberia. IAG Cargo officials expect plane belly loads of […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration, has developed a program to certify processed eggs and egg products for export, providing new opportunities for U.S. food exporters. “Today’s announcement will open new markets for U.S. egg products, generating additional economic benefits and more jobs across rural America,” […]
The cloud-based logistics software supplier Trade Tech said Wednesday it will co-host a series of seminars on Japan’s Advance Filing Rules with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System (NACCS), the Japanese government entity responsible for import/export and Customs clearance. The seminars are designed to help non-vessel-operating common carriers, freight forwarders and beneficial […]
February continued the trend of a weak air cargo recovery. Tony Tyler, IATA’s chief executive officer, noted the Eurozone crisis is still “far from over” and continued economic uncertainty will have an impact on air cargo growth.
Along with previous funding, Georgia has allocated $231.1 million toward the state’s portion of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, which will deepen the harbor from 42 to 47 feet to accommodate the biggest box ships.
The non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans said Tuesday it will add two Shanghai-to-U.S. less-than-containerload (LCL) services to its transpacific services. The services include a new connection between Shanghai and Atlanta, scheduled to start April 7, while the other is a service from Shanghai to New York, beginning May 5. The weekly Shanghai-Atlanta service […]
Delta’s cargo ton miles inched up by 0.8-percent, year over year, in March, ending the month at 207,974 tons. For the first three months of the year, Delta’s cargo tonnage of 561,796 was good for a 1.3-percent year-over-year increase. Unit revenues for March increased by 2 percent, year over year, propelled by transatlantic […]
On Friday, the state Senate voted to increase the state’s gas tax by up to 20 cents by mid-2016 to raise an estimated $4.4 billion over six years. Motorists are expected to get a 4-cent per gallon tax increase by July.
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to sell a 35 percent stake in its terminals business, Terminal Investment Ltd. (TIL), to the New York-based private equity group Global Infrastructure Partners for more than $1.9 billion. The price, MSC added, includes certain payments contingent on TIL’s future performance. Closing […]
Scott Florida Gov. Rick Scott chided President Obama for advancing a proposal for $21 billion in transportation infrastructure investments during a visit to the Port of Miami on Friday while not providing necessary federal funding for port facilities in the state. At the Port of Miami, Obama urged Congress to pass an infrastructure package […]
The carrier now has major gateways in five U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York, Washington, and Chicago. Houston services will start with four frequencies a week and expand to six flights per week.
Atlas Air has added its eighth Boeing 747-8 freighter, which will enter into ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance – wet lease) service during the second quarter for an undisclosed customer. Atlas still has one more 747-8 on order and is expected to take possession of the aircraft in the second quarter, completing […]
The Web-based global trade management solutions provider QuestaWeb said Tuesday it has entered into an alliance partnership with AduanaSoft, a Chihuahua, Mexico–based provider of IT solutions that automate Mexican Customs clearance. Under the terms of the alliance, QuestaWeb and AduanaSoft have integrated their software to offer a seamless solution for U.S. companies manufacturing […]
The agency announced Saturday that Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. has resigned as chairman and Commissioner Mario Cordero of Long Beach, Calif., who joined the FMC in June 2011, will take his place, starting April 1.
