Toyota said Tuesday it will begin exporting U.S.-assembled Venza autos to Russia and the Ukraine via the Port of Brunswick, Ga. Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick handled a record 612,489 auto and machinery units in 2012, up from 497,404 units in the previous year. Toyota is a new client for the […]
The logistics software company Descartes Systems Group said Tuesday that Great Lakes Wine & Spirits, a leading distributor of wines, spirits and beer in Michigan, is using Descartes Mobile for Android to improve delivery performance across its fleet. Descartes Mobile is a cloud-based solution within Descartes’ integrated Routing, Mobile and Telematics offering, part […]
Tex Gunning was named CEO, with interim CEO Bernard Bot stepping down to assume the role of chief financial officer. Gunning, who has extensive business experience, will assume his position at the company on June 1.
“By looking at, then rejecting tolls in favor of more efficient revenue sources, Virginia lawmakers have provided a solid example for states looking to finance needed transportation infrastructure,” ATA President Bill Graves said.
After a nearly 1-percent gain in December, the Chemical Production Regional Index rose by 0.7 percent in January, according to the American Chemistry Council. Chemical production increased across all major producing regions, as year-over-year chemical production rose by 0.9 percent, the ACC added. Bulk transportation trucking companies see this increase as an opportunity to […]
NewAge Software & Solutions, a provider of enterprise applications for freight forwarding and logistics companies, has moved into the North American market, led by industry veterans Michael Sinclair and Charles Chute. New Age was established in 2003 and currently has users in 36 countries, including forwarders, non-vessel-operating common carriers, consolidators, 3PLs, warehouse operators, […]
U.S. wineries set a record for exports last year with $1.43 billion in revenues, up 2.6 percent on a yearly basis, and the third consecutive year that the value of wine exports has increased, according to the San Francisco-based Wine Institute. Ninety percent of those exports were from California. The volume of wine shipments […]
Transit times eastbound from the Mediterranean to South Korea and China have improved by about seven days, as vessels will no longer slow steam one week on the return leg between Hong Kong and Busan.
The British Columbia port said increasing the number of trucks with GPS transponder units “will provide an even more accurate, real-time base of data enabling greater insight to routing, operational and congestion information.”
Lars Jensen, chief executive officer of the Danish maritime research firm SeaIntel, said his firm expects 48 super-post-Panamax vessels to enter Asia-Europe trade in 2013, and for some existing vessels in that trade to cascade into the transpacific. SeaIntel’s most recent Sunday Spotlight newsletter takes a look at those deliveries on a detailed […]
OIA Global has launched a new day-definite, less-than-truckload service for shipments across the United States. OIA Day Definite will cover deliveries within one to six business days. “We are very excited about this new service because it allows shippers a dependable and competitively priced option to move shipments to virtually any point across […]
As part of its Operation Freedom program, Werner Enterprises has pledged to hire at least 1,000 veterans in 2013 and more than 5,000 veterans in the next five years. According to the trucking company, veterans already account for 20 percent of its driver force. To bring attention to the program, Werner has […]
The Port of Hamburg noted Monday that its volume to and from Russia has grown in the wake of Russia’s accession last year to the World Trade Organization. Russia is the German port’s second-largest trading partner, with 675,000 TEUs of volume handled between Hamburg and Russian ports in 2012, a 13.3 percent increase. […]
“Canada’s economy and future prosperity is our government’s top priority. That prosperity depends on increasing our exports in fast-growing and dynamic markets around the world,” said Ed Fast, the country’s Asia-Pacific trade minister.
Members of European Parliament want to move forward aggressively with a trade deal between Europe and the United States, but see hard bargaining and tough choices ahead. While parliament members on the International Trade Committee said they were happy to be starting a dialogue, many of them pointed out significant differences in viewpoint […]
January’s bump in the air cargo market came simply because of the ramp up to the Chinese New Year, and those in the air cargo industry should expect a much more muted 2013, participants learned during the 28th annual BB&T transportation services conference in Coral Gables, Fla. The conference, held from February 12-14, […]
The Singapore-based carrier said it had a net loss of $98 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to a loss of $320 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Revenue in the quarter was $2.5 billion in 2012.
Assisted by improved results from its container shipping subsidiary Maersk Line, the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group reported improved profit in the fourth quarter and for the whole year 2012 when compared to 2011. Reporting results in U.S. dollars, the Danish conglomerate said it had a profit of $965 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $273 million […]
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission this week voted to start the California environmental impact process on a proposed berth-improvement project by Yusen Terminals, Inc. (YTI) at the Port of Los Angeles. YTI, a subsidiary of the NYK Group, plans to deepen and improve its terminal facilities to accommodate next-generation vessels and increase cargo […]
The Port of Charleston handled 121,286 TEUs in January, 7.7 percent more than the same month in 2012. It was another good month for the port, which handled 892,387 TEUs in the first seven months of its current fiscal year, 11 percent more than the same period a year earlier. South Carolina Ports Authority […]
