The liner carrier MOL said Tuesday it improved on five internal North America operations metrics from January to February. Out of 13 regional key performance indicators (KPIs) the carrier tracks monthly, four worsened slightly, and the remaining four stayed steady. The metrics that improved in February were in-terminal truck turn times in […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has recently amended its regulations to allow the import of fresh bananas from the Philippines to the U.S. mainland. The agency said these bananas must be produced with a “systems approach” that includes requirements for importation of commercial consignments, monitoring of fruit […]
Data2Logistics, a supply chain information technology solutions provider, has launched its Shipper-Industry Benchmarking Program, providing a consultative review of a company’s freight shipping costs, comparing findings with industry benchmarks identified by Data2Logistics, to determine areas for cost reduction. The initial consultation is currently a complementary service for companies managing shipping payment in-house, through […]
Liner carriers Zim and Hapag-Lloyd both announced today that they were postponing or canceling containership orders. Zim said it had reached an agreement to immediately cancel orders for five vessels and postpone delivery of an unspecified number of others to 2016. The Israeli carrier also said it had an option to cancel […]
The American Society of Civil Engineers has given the nation’s overall infrastructure a “D+,” with roads and airports receiving low scores, and estimated the necessary infrastructure investment will reach $3.6 trillion by 2020.
U.S. Customs seeks to prevent C-TPAT disclosures. U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to exempt from disclosure under the Privacy Act certain information it collects and maintains about companies that participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, a voluntary supply chain security program. In a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register […]
The U.S. Census Bureau has finalized and published 138 changes and corrections to a proposed rule regarding its foreign trade data reporting requirements and Electronic Export Information, effective Jan. 8, 2014.
Members of the CKYH – Green Alliance of container liner companies (COSCON, “K” Line, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping) said Tuesday they will restructure their current Asia-U.S. East Coast loops, effective mid-April.
Hapag-Lloyd said it had a net loss of 128 million euros ($166 million) in 2012 compared to a net loss of 28.8 million euros in 2011. The German carrier also had revenue of 6.8 billion euros last year.
Liner carrier Zim will participate in three G6 services to U.S. East Coast. Zim, which has been jointly operating the SCE service with the Grand Alliance between Asia and the U.S. East Coast, said Tuesday it will continue that relationship with the G6 Alliance. The change will be made in May, subject to U.S. […]
The Business Development and Economic Relations Working Group of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission on Monday reached agreement on an Action Plan for 2013-2014. The plan will serve as a framework to guide bilateral economic cooperation between the countries in the coming year. “Russia’s accession to the WTO creates significant opportunities for […]
Chandra Brown has joined the U.S. Commerce Department as deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing. In this role, she will be responsible for identifying factors affecting competitiveness and barriers to exports for more than 21 U.S. industry sectors. As president of United Streetcars, Brown was responsible for securing federal funding to manufacture the […]
French liner carrier CMA CGM said it had a net profit of $361 million in 2012 compared to a loss of $5 million in 2011. Consolidated revenue rose was $15.9 billion, 7 percent higher than the $14.9 billion in 2011. The company said it carried 10.6 million TEUs, 6 percent more than the […]
After just a month and a half on an eight-week rotation, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has once again increased the speed of its weekly FM3 service between Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, decreasing roundtrip voyage time on the service from 56 days to 49 days. American Shipper reported April 12, 2012 that the FM3 […]
After two and a half months on a 10-week rotation, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has removed one of the two vessels added to its weekly Asia-to-South Africa Safari 1 service in December 2012. Roundtrip voyage time on the service has decreased from 70 days to 63 days, and transit times eastbound from […]
Express carrier UPS has acquired the 49 percent interest that VN Post Express had in a joint venture, giving the company 100-percent control of its operations in Vietnam. “With UPS now wholly-owned in Vietnam, our customers in this growing market are better connected to the world through the UPS global network,” said Brendan […]
Echo Global Logistics, a Chicago-based provider of transportation and supply chain management services, has acquired Open Mile, a truckload brokerage headquartered in Boston. “Open Mile has developed leading edge, cloud-based technology that successfully automates many of the manual tasks of transportation management,” said Douglas R. Waggoner, Echo Global’s chief executive officer, in a […]
Hiab, part of Cargotec corporation, has received 1.4 million euros ($1.8 million) in funding from the European Union for a three-year research project with three universities in Poland and Sweden to develop sustainable load-handling equipment. Specifically, the project will focus on a new approach to control systems to improve operational safety and the […]
The American Trucking Associations argued Friday in front of a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that the FMCSA’s hours of service rule changes should not be implemented.
Descartes has integrated its messaging services with the e-desk application at the Antwerp Port Community System, a network that connects port participants and facilitates data exchange. Now port members can send paper-based processes in the cloud and the port can transmit standardized wireless messages using Descartes’ global logistics network. The community system’s […]
