Next year, the U.S. airline industry will achieve a “rational industry construct” with four major airlines competing in the domestic and international air space, Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta, said.
A federal mediator said after contract talks on Tuesday and Wednesday the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers and ILWU Locals 4, 8, 19 and 23 “have agreed they require additional time to review their options.”
Three days of negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and their employers ended on Wednesday without a labor agreement to replace the one that expires on Dec. 29.
The logistics software developer Trade Tech on Wednesday released an update to its Trade Rates Pricing Suite, with the new version aimed at accelerating the quote response time for non-vessel-operating common carriers. Trade Tech said the updated platform generates rate quotes in 90 seconds or less. “Both experienced sales people and first-time […]
FMC Chairman Richard Lidinsky noted that foreign NVOs have wanted to be able to offer Negotiated Rate Arrangements since the commission approved allowing domestic NVOs to offer them.
Canada is evaluating simpler eligibility requirements for highway carriers to participate in the Free and Secure Trade program to expedite the movement of cargo across the northern border for trusted shippers.
The ocean carriers Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) of Japan and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd have added a fourth vessel to their joint weekly MAREXN service between the U.S. West Coast, Mexico and Central America, increasing roundtrip voyage time from 21 days to 28 days. Transit times in both directions have been increased by a few days, now taking […]
CMA CGM’s decision to purchase a stake in the Port of Long Beach’s Pier J container terminal will increase port throughput by 2.6 million TEUs and increase revenues by about $70 million during the next five years, the port authority said Wednesday. The Port of Long Beach’s gain comes at the expense of the […]
Canada and Israel have signed a Customs Mutual Assistance agreement, the Canada Border Services Agency said. The agreement provides the legal framework for Canada and Israel to share customs data to prevent, investigate and prosecute customs violations. The signing in Ottawa followed a visit by Doron Arbely, director general of the Israel Tax […]
The container leasing company Seaco on Wednesday appointed Jeremy Matthew to group chief executive officer and Paul Merritt as group chief operating officer. The appointments follow the retirement of former CEO Dave Amble. Matthew, the group’s current chief financial officer, will take over as CEO with immediate effect and will be supported by Merritt, […]
Craig Perciavalle was promoted to president of Austal USA, the subsidiary of Australian shipbuilding company, Austal Ltd. He most recently served as senior vice president of operations. Perciavalle joined Austal USA in 2007, serving in a number of senior management positions while overseeing the company’s transition from a small commercial shipyard to a […]
The influx of trucking assets to meet demand will exacerbate a tight market and lead to a national shortage of trucks, especially for flatbed, dry van and refuse haulers, warned Noël Perry, senior consultant for FTR Associates.
According to a Transportation Department docket published today in the Federal Register, cargo-only operations aren’t required to abide by the new flight, duty and rest requirements for pilots, but may choose to opt in if desired.
Two barge industry groups said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has named two contractors to remove rock pinacles in the Mississippi at Thebes, Ill., and that the agency could begin blasting next week. But the American Waterways Operators and Waterways Council, Inc. warned in a joint statement that water releases from the Missouri […]
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its sea-air product to eight new destinations in Africa, further strengthening the Asia-Africa trade lane. DHL now boasts 26 air-sea destinations in Africa that can link up with more than 40 Asian destinations. These Asia-Africa shipments will be sent by ocean to Dubai and flown on pre-booked air […]
