Liner carrier Yang Ming will introduce a new service between Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asia through a slot exchange with Japan’s Interasia Lines. Yang Ming said it will start its IF1 service on Dec. 11. The service will call Osaka, Yokohama, Keelung, Singapore, Port Kelang, and Taichung. Roundtrip voyages will take 21 days.
A strike by members of the 600 members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63, Office Clerical Unit (OCU) enters its second week today. Meanwhile, American Shipper has attempted to answer a number of questions.
The Ontario, Canada-based logistics software company Descartes Systems Group said last week it has signed an agreement with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System (NACCS Center) to electronically file documents to Japan Customs in compliance with the newly enacted Advance Filing Rules in that country. On March 30, a bill to amend […]
Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines has started weekly domestic full-containerload and less-than-containerload ocean services, linking ports in Manila and Cebu to key points in the region. The forwarder is starting by offering roll-on/roll-off and container services, but plans to add conventional capacity services in the future. Customers have expressed strong demand for these new services, said Marina […]
Rickmers Holding unveils plans to invest in eight to 16 containerships, in the 5,000- to 7,500-TEU range, with Los Angeles-based investment firm Oaktree, aiming to charter the vessels to efficiency-seeking liner carriers
German container line hooks into electrical power in Oakland, signalling key step in efforts to comply with 2014 California mandate that certain percentage of ship calls use so-called “cold ironing” to reduce emissions
As the Christmas shopping season kicks into high gear, the heads of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and U.S. Customs appeared on the Today Show and at a New Jersey warehouse for a press briefing on Thursday to draw attention to ways the public can help the government combat the import of unsafe toys […]
Hawaii attorney and former state senator files class action suit in attempt to overturn Jones Act, saying it creates duopoly of service that increases cost of goods for Hawaii residents and businesses by 30 percent
Senate passes bill intended to hamper Iran’s energy, port, shipping, and ship-building sectors, but legislation is likely to face ax due to Obama Administration concerns that it conflicts with existing sanctions
The European Commission has set its sights on developing a low-carbon maritime transportation network for the Adriatic and Ionian seas. A healthier marine environment and a safe maritime space are two of the goals that the European Commission has wrapped up in its new strategy to transform the area. The commissioners want […]
The supply chain software developer LOG-NET on Monday released an update to its international supply chain management and global trade management platform. LOG-NET Version 7.0 provides intuitive drag and drop dashboards, pre-configured business intelligence components, integrated social messaging, new six sigma ready statistical trade lane assessment, new compliance capability and enhanced visibility milestones […]
The Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers (PNGH), an association of export grain terminals, said Thursday they have extended a deadline for acceptance of its contract offer to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) until Dec. 8. The companies had asked for a union decision of what they said was their “last, best and […]
Shippers are asking the White House for help in ending the strike by longshoremen in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s largest.
The credit rating company Standard & Poor’s said this week that container ship operator CMA CGM S.A.’s liquidity has rebounded over the past few months due to the company’s improved operating performance. It said it expects the French carrier’s “liquidity should improve further over the coming months thanks to the likely closing of […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport is expanding its presence in South America by offering an air freight consolidation service to Chile. “Rapid growth in the Chilean air freight market has resulted in a large consumer demand,” said Carlos Aybar, Shipco’s general manager for the Chile office. “With increasing opportunity in the market, the […]
Dubai-based global container terminal operator DP World has launched a major shipper-awareness and confidence-raising campaign in the UK ahead of the October 2013 opening of a new deepwater London Gateway terminal, located in the River Thames 25 miles from the center of London. Following shipper and other cargo-interest events in Manchester and London, it […]
UPS and TNT have submitted potential concessions to the European Commission to aid progress on their proposed merger, with a focus on selling assets and granting air access to outside companies to ease competition concerns
A briefing published by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors this month is cautioning logistics managers about buying short-term freight contracts next year as a way of saving money. “As global container supply keeps increasing fast and box traffic slows down (or goes into decline), these logistics managers believe that the supply-demand balance and rates […]
