The Port of Virginia handled 198,720 TEUs of containerized cargo in November, the second best month ever for the port. Several carriers rerouted container cargo through Norfolk after Hurricane Sandy closed the Port of New York and New Jersey. But the uptick in cargo in Virginia is part of a longer term […]
With the U.S. government’s recent order to impose duties of Chinese solar panels, a group representing U.S. manufacturers of this equipment warned importers that tariffs may climb. Federal orders were issued on Dec. 7 to activate final anti-subsidy and antidumping duty rates ranging from 24 percent to 255 percent on imports of Chinese […]
Entercoms, a Dallas-based provider of aftermarket supply chain services, has named Michael Smith chief commercial officer. He will be responsible for commercial strategy and development in marketing, sales, product development and customer service as the company seeks to drive business growth and expand market share. Previously, Smith was vice president and general […]
Fednav Group’s ship, Federal Satsuki, is discharging cargo at Federal Marine Terminals in Cleveland this week, one of a series of new “green” vessels being built by the Montreal-based company by the Oshima shipyard in Japan. The ship will discharge steel for the coal mining, automotive, and cosmetic industries and machinery for the […]
The Port of Jacksonville said a grant will allow it to reduce pollution from equipment at its Talleyrand and Blount Island marine terminals. Awarded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, a grant funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow Jaxport to pay for diesel oxidation catalysts to be installed on […]
Ryder System said Tuesday it launched a mobile application of its onboard telematics system RydeSmart 3.0 for the iPhone and iPad devices. With the application, existing RydeSmart customers will be able to track their vehicles and access real-time data on their fleets from their mobile devices at any location, any time of the […]
Cavotec said it had won multiple orders for alternative maritime power (AMP) shore-to-ship electrical power systems at the Port of Los Angeles. These projects follow several orders for similar systems throughout California. The units allow ships to “cold iron” and use shore-generated electricity when docked. “These orders are the latest in […]
Life got easier last week for importers of low-value consignments when U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a rulemaking increasing the threshold for informal entries to $2,500 from $2,000, effective Jan. 7.
Swiss WorldCargo has signed up as the first member of the International Air Transport Association’s multilateral e-air waybill agreement, an initiative that promotes using a multilateral agreement where several bilateral EDI agreements between forwarders and carriers once stood. This new approach to the e-air waybill is still in the trial stages, but the […]
The port is taking steps to be more transparent in the wake of a scandal involving improper travel expense reimbursements, which led to the retirement of former executive director Omar Benjamin in November.
There may be a need for further improvements to the Panama Canal even after the waterway completes its current expansion in 2015, said Alberto Alemán Zubieta, former administrator of the Panama Canal Authority.
Nine global logistics networks have banded together as the founding members of ELITE, a global freight forwarding association comprising more than 3,550 companies with revenues in excess of $60 billion. The founding networks include the Global Logistics Network, Lognet Global, the WCA Family of Logistics Networks and the WCA Projects Network, the Worldwide […]
DB Schenker has announced its expanded lead logistics service, a fourth party logistics program in which DB officials will manage and integrate service providers among a customer’s supply chain. “We have noticed that demand for this special service is increasing across Europe,” DB Schenker’s Karl Nutzinger said in a statement. “We offer efficient cost controls […]
Delta has acquired a 49-percent stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways for $360 million, forming a joint venture focused on North America-U.K. routings. DOT and the European Commission are expected to approve the deal in early 2013.
About 200 ILA wage scale delegates, meeting this week in Delray Beach, Fla., with employer representatives from the U.S. Marine Alliance (USMX), voted unanimously to grant union president Harold Daggett the ability to call a strike.
The Singapore-based electronics manufacturing services provider Flextronics and Google-owned Motorola Mobility said Monday that they have signed a definitive agreement designed to streamline supply chain operations between the two entities. The agreement will see Flextronics acquire Motorola’s manufacturing operations in Tianjin, China, as well as assume the management and operation of its Jaguariuna, […]
The New Jersey-based transportation software developer Aljex Software said Monday it has introduced a new service that enables carriers to fax documents directly into a broker’s or third partly logistics services provider’s hosted Aljex system. Integrated Inbound Faxing (IIF) allows a broker using Aljex’s system to receive faxed proofs of delivery (PODs) or […]
CMA CGM said Tuesday it has taken a stake in the Pier J container terminal in the Port of Long Beach, joining an already existing terminal operations consortium between SSA Marine and COSCO. The parent company of the French container line will join via its American subsidiary, CMA Terminals California (CTC). The existing […]
Light-weight pallet maker Airdex International has promoted Randall “Randy” Boeller to vice president of global logistics. His responsibilities will be focused primarily on growth of Airdex’s products in the high-tech, medical products, and pharmaceuticals markets in all global regions, the Henderson, Nev.-based company said. Boeller previously worked in the computer industry and […]
CBP solidifies ties with Israel Customs. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is laying the ground work for an agreement to mutually recognize the Israeli Tax Authority’s Authorized Economic Operator program. The agency said Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar, who has headed the organization the past 11 months, met with Israeli Customs Director General Doron Arbely […]
