U-Freight Singapore has launched ArtSafe at its logistics center at Singapore Changi Airport, gearing a portion of the facility toward the secure, climate-controlled storage of fine art, with the aim of launching a worldwide art-handling service. Eventually, the ArtSafe program will evolve into a global team of art logistics experts, offering specialized packaging, […]
The liner carrier OOCL said Monday that its smartphone platform OOCL Lite now enables users to access shipment details in a secure environment. Using a username and password, users can look up shipment details by bill of lading, booking, container, and customers’ own reference numbers as submitted to OOCL. The application also allows […]
The logistics software company Descartes Systems Group said Tuesday it is extending its cloud-based Air Messaging services across all Descartes OneView (formerly IES Enterprise Forwarder Solution) customers. The move is intended to allow freight forwarders and customs brokers to improve air cargo management by connecting and exchanging shipment data and documents with air […]
FFE Transportation Services has launched a less-than-truckload guaranteed service, promising that time-sensitive, temperature-controlled shipments will arrive on the day promised or the customer won’t be charged. According to FFE officials, customers have been asking for such a service. “We feel the reliability in our transit schedules are the best in the marketplace, and it […]
Crowley Maritime Corp. and Customized Brokers, the company’s customs broker, have opened a new cold storage warehouse facility, Crowley Fresh, located in Miami. A joint offering from Crowley and Customized Brokers, Crowley Fresh offers multiple humidity and temperature-controlled coolers and is open daily to store and handle perishables arriving from Latin and South […]
The supply chain executive software developer Accellos said Tuesday it has partnered with business and technology consultancy West Monroe Partners to add West Monroe’s proprietary FLEXdls labor management software solution to Accellos’ existing suite of supply chain and workforce management tools. West Monroe’s FLEXdls solution is aimed at enhancing operations management, decreasing costs, […]
Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has announced a general rate increase covering exports from Canada, the United States and Mexico to North Europe (including Scandinavia and the Baltic region) and West Mediterranean (including Israel), effective March 15. MSC advised its customers that the GRI was needed “to preserve the existing comprehensive range of services between North America and Europe/Mediterranean and to […]
The Global Air Cargo Advisory Council, an amalgamation of various air cargo organizations covering airlines, shippers and freight forwarders, has said the International Civil Aviaiton Organization should be the focal point for any global air cargo strategy. New standards and global regulations should be issued by the international organization to improve harmonization and […]
Sarah Thorn, senior director of federal government relations at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will serve as chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council’s World Trade Organization Working Group. Thorn currently manages international policy issues, including trade negotiations, that impact the company’s worldwide sourcing and retail distribution rights. Trade rules currently being debated in […]
Increases amount to 5 percent on tankers and 2 percent for containerships and car carriers, and 3 percent for other types of ships. Tolls vary based on type of vessel transiting, how large it is, and whether it’s laden.
Maersk spokesman Michael Storgaard said divers examined the ship on Sunday while discharging containers at the Suez Canal Container Terminal and found the flooding was caused by damage to one of the stern thrusters.
The 30-year deal will see ICTSI build and operate a 1.8-million-TEU container terminal in the Central American country, with 1,100 meters of berth for container operations and 400 meters for general cargo.
The liner carriers Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Zim said Monday they will start a new service linking ports in Northern Europe with the Mediterranean. The service will have a rotation of Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Ashdod, Alexandria, Haifa, Ashdod, Valencia, and Felixstowe. The lines will operate the service with five vessels of […]
The Port of West Sacramento in Northern California has released a request for interest (RFI) to identify potential business partners to lease or operate the port’s cargo facilities and to lease, purchase or develop port-owned real estate. The inland port is located in one of the richest agricultural regions in the world. The […]
The North Carolina State Ports Authority on Friday named Jeff Miles as acting executive director. Miles has served in senior management positions in the port and maritime transportation industry for 20 years. He spent a decade as the general manager of container operations at the South Carolina State Ports Authority. In addition to […]
After nine months on a seven-week rotation, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has further slowed its FM3 service between Asia and the Indian Subcontinent in order to skip a sailing position from India in March. American Shipper reported April 12, 2012 that the FM3 had slowed to a seven-week roundtrip voyage time and […]
Under the bill, drafted by the nation’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, armed guards on board Japanese-flagged vessels would be permitted to fire warning shots to deter pirates.
DSV Air & Sea Ltd. has started DSV Xpress, a flexible-priced courier and express service aimed at same-day or next-day delivery. The program groups multimodal capabilities together under one roof. The service is currently only offered in Sweden, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. Services include online booking, track […]
George H. Cohen, director of the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said “local negotiations are ongoing and will continue without interruption to any port operation.”
Unit revenues at Delta Air Lines increased 5.5 percent, year over year, in January based on shrinking capacity and increased activity on transatlantic routes. While most of this gain came from increases in the passenger market, Delta’s cargo activity did well in January, showing a modest improvement over results from January 2012. Cargo […]
