Hapag-Lloyd said it will launch a new service between Germany and Poland. The Poland Express Service (PEX) provides a second dedicated and direct service for cargo to and from Poland, connecting with Hapag-Lloyd’s global liner services at the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven. The service offers fixed-day sailings with a Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Gdynia, and Bremerhaven rotation. […]
Exports of goods and services over the past 12 months totaled $2.2 trillion, 38.7 percent higher than the level of exports in 2009, with exports growing an average of 11.9 percent annually in that time, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Among major export markets, the top […]
PSA International handled 60.06 million TEUs at its terminals in 2012, 5.2 percent more than in 2011. Volumes were up 6.4 percent to 31.26 million TEUs at the flagship PSA Singapore Terminals and up 3.9 percent to 28.8 million TEUs outside Singapore. PSA is one of the largest global port groups. With […]
Freight forwarder China Logistics Group has linked up with a Chinese trucking company, leasing a small fleet of trucks to begin a domestic operation based in Shanghai. The company’s goal is to serve forwarding customers. While starting in strategic points around the region, the company will expand to ports along the Chinese […]
The Italy-based classification society RINA Group has been chosen as the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) partner to support the development of Tasneef, a new classification society for the United Arab Emirates. Tasneef has been established in Abu Dhabi and plans to expand with future worldwide offices. Working in partnership with RINA, […]
Sources have confirmed to American Shipper reports that the so-called “G6 Alliance” of liner carriers will extend its cooperation beyond the Asia-to-Europe trades to the Asia-to-East Coast of the United States.
A number of factors ranging from the impending U.S. hours of service requirements to a lack of drivers on the road will lead to a tightening of trucking capacity this year, taking more market share from air freight carriers.
Port Logistics Group has acquired the Washington-based warehousing and transportation provider Pacific Distribution, adding more than 600,000 square feet of warehouse space to its 4 million-square-foot portfolio. The new company also brings with it several national retail clients in the apparel, footwear and coffee sectors. PDS will keep its own team in place and […]
The global terminal operator PSA International saw throughput handled at its terminals in 2012 rise 5.2 percent year-on-year to 60.1 million TEUs. Volume at PSA’s flagship terminals in Singapore grew 6.4 percent to 31.3 million TEUs, while at terminals outside of Singapore, volume grew 3.9 percent to 28.8 million TEUs. “2012 was […]
CBP last month published notice of its intent to increase by $500 the limit for which merchandise may qualify for an informal entry, thereby eliminating the need for a surety bond, expediting customs clearance and reducing the MPF amount.
Domestic energy production, expanding trade opportunities, and regulatory,immigration and budget reforms, are key areas Washington should focus on this year to speed up U.S. economic growth, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donahue said Thursday in his annual “State of American Business” address. The nation’s largest business federation is forecasting the U.S. economy will […]
The global enterprise resource planning (ERP) giant on Thursday unveiled a new database option for its system that allows for the capture and analysis of transactional data on a real-time basis.
The Port of New Orleans and other Louisiana ports are operating business as usual, having avoided the problems related to shallow water levels in the upper Mississippi. “We do not anticipate any interruptions to deep-draft shipping or cruise operations within the Port of New Orleans as a result of the low river stages,” […]
Airports Council International, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association have established the Young Aviation Professionals Program, which will allow young aviation professionals to work at each of the organizations for four months. Applicants will work in the safety, security, environmental and regulatory fields. “The global aviation business […]
The United States has asked the World Trade Organization for consultations with Indonesia under the dispute settlement provisions concerning restrictive trade measures applied to imports of horticultural products, animals, and animal products. According to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Indonesia has created a “complex web of import licensing requirements that have […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has authorized a $15.7 million direct loan to the state government of Lagos, Nigeria, to underwrite the purchase of 32 American fire trucks made by W.S. Darley & Co. of Itasca, Ill. The loan, which is in line with the Obama administration’s “Doing Business in Africa Campaign,” will support […]
The Canadian Trucking Alliance has expressed support for a proposed six-month extension to Maritime province exemptions from the biodiesel requirement in Canada’s new renewable fuels regulations. The law was to impose a 2 percent biodiesel blend in all diesel fuel in Canada, but the organization said the supply and distribution challenges would be […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission has initiated the first of two investigations into the role of digital trade in the U.S. and global economies. The investigations were requested by the Senate Finance Committee in a Dec. 14 letter. The first report, Digital Trade in the U.S. and Global Economies, Part I, will: […]
Marine terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year hope to develop some simple solutions to reduce delays at their gates caused by truckers due to miscommunication.
Albacor, which primarily deals with project cargo on the surface-transport side of the equation, will give BNSF an entre into Europe and Russia, while EP-Team will strengthen the company’s express air freight activity.
