The U.S. Export-Import Bank has entered a new marketing partnership with the state of Illinois to help the Midwest state’s businesses boost export sales and jobs. The so-called Ex-Im Bank’s City/State Partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) gives thousands of exporters, especially small businesses, access to information about […]
Bill Deluce has been appointed interim president and chief executive officer of Vitran. Deluce, who has been on the company’s board since 2004, will steer Vitran’s ongoing operations and strive to improve financial results until a permanent president is found, a search that is ongoing. Deluce replaced Rick Gaetz, who recently resigned from Vitran. […]
Brian Conrad, TSA executive director, doesn’t expect the westbound transpacifc trade in terms of rates and volumes to change significantly because of the merger. The market “is still going to be driven by basic market fundamentals,” he said.
Peter Ulber will become the new chief executive officer of Panalpina June 1, replacing Monika Ribar, who will focus on non-executive managerial roles, according to the Swiss freight forwarder.
The liner carrier OOCL said Monday it will no longer provide chassis for import and export shipments to and from facilities in Houston and Savannah from July 1. The decision to stop providing chassis in Houston also applies to facilities in McAllen and Pharr, Texas. “All motor carriers, either working as suppliers […]
A dockworkers strike at a Hutchison Port Holdings-operated terminal in the Port of Hong Kong has stretched into a second week, according to local reports. Dockworkers at the port who are managed by a subcontractor of Hutchison are protesting what they consider an insufficient pay increase, with several hundred camped out on a […]
Evergreen Marine Corp. said it had a profit of 128.5 million New Taiwan dollars (NT) ($4.3 million) compared to a loss of 3.1 billion NT in 2011. The world’s fifth largest container carrier said in an income statement provided to the Taiwan Stock Exchange that it had operating income last year of 16.2 […]
The liner carrier Maersk Line said this week it plans to hike Europe export rates to Asia on May 1. The increase, $100 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot container, is applicable to shipments from Northern Europe to the Far East.
The North American revenue-earning railcar fleet increased by 1 percent in 2012, according to the 2013 North American Freight Railcar Review, published by Railinc. The revenue-earning fleet is a subset of the total fleet consisting mostly of freight cars. The 1-percent increase in 2012 was good news for those in the freight […]
Winnipeg-based Bison Transport has begun running trucks fueled by liquid natural gas out of Calgary, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Shell Canada, a partner in the project, has opened fueling stations in Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton. According to the alliance, Bison officials expect to spend 30 percent less money on […]
The freight payment and audit services provider Trendset has alerted its clients to an internal fraud and embezzlement issue which could affect payments the provider was supposed to make on behalf of its shipper customers to their transportation carriers. Trendset Chief Executive Officer Gary Selvaggio said in a letter to customers last week, which […]
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 […]
