The Asia Pacific region’s logistics industry continues to develop at a fast rate despite the economic weakness of its two largest trade partners, Europe and the United States, according to a report by the U.K.-based consultancy Transport Intelligence (Ti). The report, Asia Pacific Transport & Logistics 2013, suggests that shifting trade lanes, the […]
The terminal operating systems (TOS) developer Tideworks Technology has won a contract to supply a TOS to the to-be-developed greenfield Barranquilla Container Terminal in Colombia. Barranquilla Container Terminal is a joint venture between terminal operator SSA International and Sociedad Portuaria del Norte (SNP). The new facility will be managed by Santa Marta International […]
The 3PL experienced a 15.7-percent year-over-year increase in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2012, ending the period at $2.97 billion.
The logistics services provider UTi has enlisted Blue Tree Systems, a provider of trailer tracking, refrigeration monitoring and in-cab fleet management solutions, to provide a fleet management system for its distribution group. Blue Tree’s R:COM Fleet Management system is designed to tackle fuel and performance monitoring, hours of service management, in-cab communication and […]
The North Carolina Council of State Tuesday voted to approve a lease that gives the go-ahead to a public-private partnership seeking to construct a cold storage facility at the Port of Wilmington. The partnership between the North Carolina State Ports Authority and USA Investco is expected to create a state-of-the-art cold storage facility […]
The Port of Tampa said it has been selected as the port of entry for shipments of wing and fuselage assemblies destined for Embraer’s jet assembly plant in Melbourne, Fla. Assemblies were delivered from Santos, Brazil to Tampa by the Pluto Leader, a roll-on/roll-off ship operated by NYK on Tuesday. That ship operates […]
Expanding its portfolio of trucking companies, Eberhart Capital has acquired Omaha-based Poling Transportation for an undisclosed amount. The temperature-controlled trucking company’s current management will remain intact. Eberhart purchased Los Angeles-based Golden Drop Trucking in July and Twin Express of Rogers, Minn., in October. With the latest acquisition, Eberhart now has a fleet […]
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based logistics services provider Kenco has signed a contract for turnkey management of appliance group Haier America’s three hubs in Keasbey, N.J.; Savannah. Ga.; and Fontana, Calif. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Kenco will manage and handle every aspect of these distribution centers through a single management system, networking the […]
The National Industrial Transportation League, the nation’s largest shipper organization, urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to “closely examine the ramifications and impacts” of a plan by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) to include the U.S.-to-Asia as well as Asia-to-U.S. trade. TSA currently makes up about 90 percent of the available carrier capacity operating […]
Container throughput at the French port of Marseilles Fos rose 13 percent in 2012 – led by a 16 percent surge in deepsea volumes at Fos – for a record 1,062,408 TEUs. The port said it benefited from the first full year of national port reforms. Meanwhile, cruise and ferry passenger volumes topped 2.4 […]
Legislation in both the House and Senate would require the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to spend the amount of tax it takes in each year explicitly on dredging needs.
The International Chamber of Shipping said it will support the concept regulating carbon dioxide emissions from ships. Meeting in London on Tuesday, the ICS board reviewed recent developments with respect to the international regulation of CO2 emissions from ships. This included proposals by the United States and the European Commission, and others, concerning […]
The liner carrier MOL said Tuesday that its on-time arrival performance in the fourth quarter of 2012 fell on the transpacific and rose on Asia-Europe relative to third quarter. The percentage of on-time arrivals for Asia-U.S. West Coast services was 81 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to 87 percent in the second […]
Officials from European ports are urging the government to safeguard the 31.7 billion euros ($42.9 billion) allocated for transportation projects under the Connecting Europe Facility when the government meets later this week to come up with an overall European budget for the next six years. The 31.7 billion euros in infrastructure projects will benefit all […]
Pangea LNG (North America) Holdings, LLC, the Woodland’s, Texas-based subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Pangea LNG B.V, said Monday the Energy Department has granted it permission to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) nations from Corpus Christi Bay. Pangea said it was granted “long-term, multi-contract authorization” to export up to […]
All 28 speakers at a public hearing Monday evening in Norfolk urged the Virginia Port Authority board of commissioners to reject proposals by APM Terminals and a consortium led by the infrastructure investment arm of JPMorgan to take control of the Port of Virginia, highlighting the almost unanimous opposition that has arisen among industry and […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is asking the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) for additional information about its plan to expand its scope to include not only the inland container trade from Asia, but also outbound trade from the United States to Asia. TSA is a discussion agreement of 15 container carriers that move more than […]
UPS has expanded its healthcare facilities in Atlanta; Louisville; Reno; Mira Loma, Calif.; and Burlington, Ontario, adding 800,000 square feet to the company’s healthcare portfolio. UPS now has 37 dedicated healthcare distribution facilities that span nearly 6 million square feet. In the United States, UPS added a new 225,000-square-foot facility in Kentucky; a […]
The U.S. Commerce Department has proposed an agreement to drop antidumping duties on imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. The department believes the draft agreement meets the requirements of U.S. antidumping law and provides an effective remedy for the U.S. domestic industry. “The agreement establishes important mechanisms for increased coverage of Mexican tomato […]
As part of a test to lower fuel consumption by 1 percent and lower operating costs, Lufthansa Technik officials have placed small patches that mimic shark skin near the fuselage and the edge of the wings on two A340-300s. The project revolves around material that mimics shark skin because a shark’s natural skin features […]
