Worldwide Express, a Dallas-based package shipping firm and one of the largest UPS express service resellers, has launched an enhanced version of its shipping technology platforms, SpeedShip 2.0 and SpeedFreight 2.0. “Historically, most shipping companies have set up their UPS customers on SpeedShip 1.0,” said David R. Kiger, chief executive officer, who founded […]
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s board on Thursday elected Marc Krantz as chairman. Chris Ronayne was also named vice chairman, while Diane Downing was picked to be secretary. They will each serve one-year terms. Krantz is managing partner of the Cleveland law firm Kohrman Jackson & Krantz. He has served on the […]
Kenneth Bargteil, well respected within customs compliance circles for his deep knowledge of the industry and regulatory affairs in Washington, has been honored with the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s 2013 Centurion Award. Bargteil, a tireless advocate for the customs brokerage industry and interlocutor with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is […]
Inchcape Shipping Services is warning that if ships arriving from Asia are infested with Asian gypsy moths or do not have required documentation, there can be significant delays in cargo loading or discharging activities. The company has published an alert on the subject, advising of Asian gypsy moth regulations for vessels arriving at […]
RIDEMAKERZ, a toy car company, has begun distributing products to its Anaheim store from Regal Logistics’s new Los Angeles distribution center. The 1.6-million-square-foot DC will allow flexible options for distributing the toys, which are imported from China. Regal is also providing RIDEMAKERZ with warehousing and other value-added services. “We moved all our warehousing and fulfillment […]
In one of his last acts before departing the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative this Friday, Ron Kirk said the United States has requested the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to examine Indonesia’s trade measures applied to horticultural products, animals, and animal products. Indonesia has “created a complex […]
Departing U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Thursday that his deputy, Demetrios Marantis, will assume the role of acting U.S. trade representative. Kirk departs his position Friday after four years of service in President Obama’s cabinet. Marantis Marantis, confirmed by the U.S. Senate as deputy U.S. trade representative in May 2009, has been responsible […]
The International Longshoremen’s Association has set Tuesday, April 9, as the date it will hold a ratification vote on a new six-year master contract with employers. The ILA and employers in the Port of New York and New Jersey, the port where about 3,250 of the 14,500 union workers covered by the master […]
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the turnover rate for drivers at large truckload carriers hit 90 percent, a 14-point drop from the previous quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Activity Report.
“Outsourcing our logistics division will help to reduce costs throughout our logistics operations while allowing us to focus on core competencies,” said Torsten Pilz, senior vice president of supply chain at Henkel Consumer Goods.
As part of the Obama administration’s “Joining Forces” initiative, UPS will hire 25,000 veterans over the next five years. The company has also pledged to serve more than 25,000 hours volunteering for veterans service organizations. According to a press release, veterans and members of reserve and National Guard units currently make up 7.5 […]
London-based Diageo, the world’s largest distributor of liquor, has refocused its supply and procurement operation, aiming to save 60 million pounds annually by 2016. Restructuring costs are pegged at 100 million pounds. While the exact nature of the reorganization isn’t yet apparent, the company will focus on reducing regional structures and strengthening […]
The Department of Energy is currently reviewing 16 proposals for LNG export facilities. If they are all approved, they could export 45 percent of the natural gas produced in the United States, according to environmental groups.
The United Shippers Alliance has released a new version of iRate RMS, a software that provides access to the organization’s database of global ocean container rates. The alliance developed iRate with the help of (ampl)EGO. The cloud-based software also lets shippers manage their ocean contracts and quotes across all of their trade […]
“Having introduced our round-the-world Pearl String service with an eastbound rotation 10 years ago, we are convinced that the time to start up a similar concept in the other direction has now come,” said Rickmers CEO Ulrich Ulrichs.
The transportation industry carried 1.2 percent more freight in January than in December, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. January marked the third consecutive month of growth for the freight industry. These shipments were up year-over-year by 1.3 percent. January’s total was 18 percent higher than the low point of freight […]
Several container carriers will combine two services operating between Southeast Asia and Australia next month into a single string employing larger ships. The new service will be operated by Hapag-Lloyd, China Shipping, Hanjin, RCL, and United Arab Shipping Co., with ANL, Hyundai Merchant Marine and OOCL buying slots. Five vessels with capacities […]
The federal mediator said the agreement will be submitted to the membership of each group for ratification and “paves the way for six years of stable labor-management relations covering all the Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports.”
Participants in the latest installment of American Shipper‘s quarterly survey on developments in the transpacific container trade, TP Pulse, expect freight rates to increase or remain stable in the coming year. During the past week, 120 readers took part in the seven-question online survey, including 61 shippers and 37 third-party logistics services providers. About 43 percent […]
The European Commission on Tuesday agreed on a draft mandate for negotiators who expected this summer to engage with U.S. officials on forming a transatlantic trade and investment agreement.
