Clerical workers representated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit went on strike at APM Terminals (APMT) Pier 400 facility in the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday. While Local 63 OCU employees do clerical work for shipping agencies and terminals, other ILWU longshoremen who work at the terminal […]
Port of Corpus Christi commissioners have appointed Frank Brogan, former deputy port director for engineering, finance and administration services, to managing director. In this role, Brogan will be responsible for the daily port operations, including business development, engineering, finance, information technology, human resources and communications. He will report to the Executive Director John […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank signed a credit agreement with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), Kazakhstan’s state-owned national railway company, and KTZ’s subsidiary Joint Stock Company Lokomotiv for $425 million to support the sale of about 200 General Electric locomotives and kits to KTZ. “This transaction was initially held up because of outdated systems and […]
The Manatee County Port Authority has appointed Carol Whitmore to chairman for 2013. Port authority members serve four-year staggered terms with annual election of officers. The authority sets policy and approves major expenditures for Port Manatee. It is comprised of the seven members of the elected Manatee County Commission, but with distinctively separate […]
MIQ Logistics, an Overland Park, Kan.-based logistics services provider, has reached a new, multi-year service agreement with Atlas Tubular, a provider of oil industry tubular goods in North America. MIQ will provide North American supply chain services for Atlas Tubular’s products at its Robstown and Houston, Texas facilities. The services will give Atlas Tubular […]
Rafi Danieli, the chief executive officer of Zim, told American Shipper “the basic factors in the industry remain unchanged. The economy is under pressure, the fuel is in the sky, and the overcapacity is here.”
The company has provided the service for an electronics manufacturer that’s been sending container trains for two years now from Chongqing through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland to Germany.
George Hearn was most recently vice president of Eastern region and Gulf sales at US Lines. Previously, he held positions at APL, including vice president and managing director of various U.S. regions.
The ocean carrier Orient Overseas Container Line has added an additional vessel to its joint weekly CIX3/RKI service between Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, increasing roundtrip voyage time from 35 days to 42 days. Its vessel-providing partners on the loop are Regional Container Lines and Hamburg-Süd. Transit times in both directions on the service […]
The Airport Authority Hong Kong saw its cargo volume, which ended the period at 2 million tons, grew by 2.1 percent when compared to the first six months of 2011.
fastjet, a low-cost African carrier built in the mode of easyjet, has signed an agreement with Swissport for ground-handling services throughout its burgeoning network. The carrier is to commence operations Thursday from its base in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, using three Airbus A319 aircraft, flying to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza. The agreement calls […]
MNX, a same-day shipping specialist, has launched a real-time GPS tracking offering geared toward time- and temperature-sensitive shipments in the life sciences industry. Built by GTX Corp., the device has been approved for use on AirNet and Cargolux planes. “The GTX tracking system gives us the ability to better identify and resolve […]
SEKO, a logistics services provider, has opened offices in Uganda and Ethiopia. The company said this expansion is driven by the strong energy, mining and technology industries in Africa. The new SEKO offices in East Africa offer air and ocean forwarding, project cargo, ground transportation, warehousing, fulfillment and customized IT solutions. SEKO […]
US Trailer Holdings said Tuesday it will use I.D. Systems to track and trace its trailer fleet. The deal will see US Trailer expand its use of I.D. Sytems’ VeriWise Track and Trace asset management system. US Trailer Holdings was formed by Wood Creek Capital Management in June 2012 to acquire certain trailer […]
Air Menzies International has reorganized its regional U.K. operation, adding service providers and opening new facilities to improve processing times for shipments. This new streamlined system will allow for later close-outs and an uptick in next-day shipments departing from London Heathrow, according to a company press release. To ramp up operations in […]
Walmart disclosed earlier this month that a lengthy internal investigation into bribery at its Mexico subsidiary had widened to include operations in Brazil, China and India. Bribery of foreign officials to gain preferential business treatment is against the law under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The New York Times reported earlier this year […]
Lufthansa Cargo said this week it will begin using a new freight movement management system developed by India supply chain IT provider IBS. The German airline will use IBS’ iCargo product, ending an 18-month search for a system to replace its nearly three-decades-old legacy system, Unisys’s MOSAIK platform. Lufthansa will host the […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a $37.6 million direct loan to support exports by McDermott International Inc. and five American suppliers of natural gas compression equipment and technology for a U.K. energy project off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. The bank’s financing will support about 350 jobs in Texas, California, and Louisiana, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
