The internal length of the box allows it to accommodate an additional four Euro-pallets or two ISO pallets per tier. The door opening width allows fork-lift trucks to load pallets two or three at a time.
A five-day strike by Iberia workers could have a detrimental impact on crew logistics services at Spanish ports, according to Inchcape Shipping Services. The group anticipates that 40 percent of scheduled flights and 10 percent of international flights out of Spain will be grounded until Feb. 22. International Airlines Group, the amalgamation […]
On Feb. 16, 30 armed men forced their way into a warehouse in the Sao Paulo-based industrial park Centro Logistico Brasil, stealing an unknown number of tablet computers and smartphones, according to FreightWatch International.
“These proposed changes are necessary to relieve certain restrictions, update existing provisions, and to make the regulations easier to understand and implement,” said Rebecca Bech, a deputy administrator at APHIS.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing for the worst with the blunt tool of across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration, which is scheduled to kick in March 1 unless Congress acts to replace it with a more measured deficit-reduction package. In testimony last Thursday before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Homeland Security […]
Container handling volumes are growing at their slowest rates since 2009, based on throughput data at the 25 largest ports, collected by the information service Alphaliner. In its most recent newsletter, Alphaliner said weak demand in Europe and the United States resulted in volumes growing by 4 percent in 2012 compared to 8.7 percent […]
In a notice posted on the Website of the Oslo Stock Exchange, Philadelphia Shipyard ASA said its subsidiary Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and an undisclosed potential buyer have signed a non-binding term sheet regarding the construction and sale of two to four product tankers with expected delivery in 2015 and 2016. The transactions contemplated […]
The European Commission has decided to not renew its antitrust guidelines as they apply to maritime transport services, allowing the redundant guidelines to expire on Sept. 26. The decision by the European Commission is in line with the recent phasing out of antitrust rules that apply to specific industries. The rules, which were […]
As part of a continued expansion into Africa, Cargolux will add direct Boeing 747 freighter service to Port Harcourt, Nigeria, starting March 5. Officials expect strong oil and gas traffic from the new destination. Many of these goods will be oversized items loaded on the B747 through the nose. A range of consumer […]
The truck brokerage and global logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide has released a mobile app to extend the reach of its new Navisphere transportation management platform to allow users to access critical shipment information with Apple or AndroidTM mobile devices. C.H. Robinson unveiled Navisphere in November. App users can view detailed shipment information […]
The California-based technology developer Cargo Data Corp. said Monday it has developed two radio frequency solutions designed to automate in-transit temperature-monitoring programs. The solutions are aimed at the many perishable-receiving operations that rely on conventional digital temperature recorders, which must be connected to a computer running proprietary software to view and print a temperature […]
Washington state’s legislature has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday morning on a proposed law that would require large ports in the state to “employ drayage truck operators to load, unload, and transport containerized cargo, other than agricultural products, at or through the port.” Under the proposed law, the port district may enter into contracts […]
FedEx has launched its Integration Manager, a tool that allows shippers to process shipments from multiple stores in one online platform. The tool is geared to small businesses, allowing them to enter information for stores ranging from Amazon, Etsy and eBay, making a multiple store function one. “As any business owner who manages […]
Airbus is scrapping its plans to run its brand-new A350 XWB on lithium ion batteries and opting for nickel cadmium. In a statement, Airbus said it’s confident in its lithium ion technology, but made the battery switch to keep the A350 development moving forward without any hiccups. Airbus’ A350 XWB is scheduled to […]
Air cargo rates for transpacific shipments continued to fall in January, continuing a trend that began after a spike in November, according to Drewry’s new East-West Airfreight Price Index. Last month, the average price per kilo of air cargo routing out of the United States stood at $3.25, nearly 40 cents below last year’s […]
Port commissioners last week voted to give up to $3.7 million in rent rebates ($308,333 per month) to ICTSI Oregon, the manager of its main container facility, because of reduced productivity linked to an ongoing labor dispute.
Fourth-quarter results presented further disappointment for the express carrier, showing a 0.5-percent, year-over-year, decline in revenue to 1.86 billion euros, coupled with an operating income loss of 71 million euros.
The NIT League, World Shipping Council, and Maritime Law Association of the United States are calling on the State Department to review and approve the international maritime cargo liability convention.
Several liner carriers said they’re increasing their transatlantic rates. Hapag-Lloyd on April 1 will increase its eastbound transatlantic rates for all cargo and container types in the trade from Canada, the United States and Mexico to North Europe and the Mediterranean by $150 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot container. In the westbound transatlantic direction […]
The Danish liner carrier said alternative arrangements for the loaded boxes on the ship were made whereby sensitive cargo was put on board vessels in its existing network shortly after the incident.
