“If there are disruptions in freight moving through the West Coast ports over the next month, that could lead shippers to increase air freight usage to get goods to market,” wrote Dave Ross of Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research.
A strike by longshoremen crippled the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday, spreading from one to 10 terminals in the two ports. Phillip Sanfield, a spokesman for the Port of Los Angeles, said the Maritime Exchange of Southern California reported there were 23 vessels in the port, including 17 at berth […]
Descartes Systems Group on Thursday posted a 15 percent year-on-year increase in third quarter net income and revenue. The Ontario, Canada-based logistics software company had net income of $3.1 million, up from $2.7 million in the same quarter of 2011. Revenue rose to $32.7 million. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and […]
U.S. companies that have been certified as operating secure supply chains could soon achieve faster processing of their international cargo by taking advantage of three new measures unveiled this week by CBP.
Requiring active fire suppression systems, improving early detection of fires and developing better fire-resistant cargo containers are three recommendations the federal agency has issued to reduce in-flight cargo fires.
“This group has been established to provide senior-level policy decisions on issues relating to the full range of activities ICAO is pursuing in its efforts to mitigate aviation’s impact on the environment,” an organization spokesman said.
Canada’s Pre Load Air Cargo Targeting pilot, one of the first steps toward an integrated security agreement between the United States and Canada, is seeking volunteers. Transport Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are running the project from the National Targeting Center in Ottawa. (Volunteers can sign up at PACT-CFAPC@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.) Interested parties […]
The National Retail Federation has urged President Obama “to use all means necessary” to restart stalled contract negotiations between management and striking union workers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit has placed pickets outside a majority of terminals at the […]
Matson said it will raise its rates for service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii service by $175 per westbound container and $85 per eastbound container, effective Jan. 1. The increase will be filed with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which regulates domestic liner shipping companies. In addition, Matson will raise its […]
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Frederick Birnbaum to vice president of U.S. sales and ocean development. In this role, he will work closely with all levels of the company and have responsibility of the U.S. corporate sales team. He will also develop and expand existing opportunities throughout the Hellmann network with a primary […]
Swissport International has reorganized its upper management, promoting Joe Phelan to executive vice president and welcoming him to the company’s executive board. Phelan, who had been in charge of the North American ground handling and cargo departments, will now add the Asian region to his duties. Juan Jose Andres Alvez has been […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has proposed a rule on the control of military electronic equipment and related items the president determines no longer warrant control under the U.S. Munitions List, but rather under the Commerce Control List. The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls published a related […]
USA*Engage, in a letter Wednesday, urged Senate lawmakers to oppose any effort to add sanction-related measures to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 3254) legislation. “Regarding Iran, events in the Middle East continue to underscore the necessity for thoughtful diplomacy and continued common purpose with U.S. allies,” wrote Richard N. Sawaya, USA*Engage’s […]
Oakbrook Terrance, Ill.-based truck leasing company NationaLease has appointed Jeffrey Spence to vice president of national accounts. He comes to NationaLease from Idealease Inc., where he served as director of lease development. He earlier served as general manager for PacLease in Chicago and began his career in transportation with Ryder Transportation and Logistics, […]
Shushter Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., who was selected Wednesday to be the next House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, announced the appointment of key senior staff to lead the committee. Christopher Bertram will become the committee’s chief of staff. This will be Bertram’s third tour on Capitol Hill. He was the staff director of […]
A study commissioned by the Alliance for Global Food Security, a coalition of 14 private voluntary organizations and cooperatives engaged in international food aid, found that “monetization” generates multiple benefits in the recipient country and by selling the commodity for a fair market value, as called for in the House Farm Bill, it is […]
A strike by longshoremen in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now spread to about 10 terminals in the ports. The strike began Tuesday at noon when clerical workers representated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit set up pickets at a single facility, the […]
“Since they operate their business on a roundtrip basis, it only makes sense to view the two segments as an integrated whole from an agreement perspective as well,” said TSA Executive Director Brian Conrad.
Trade groups representing the nation’s waterways transport industry have asked the White House and Federal Emergency Management Agency for a declaration of emergency to help alleviate worsening water level conditions on the Mississippi River. The request, which was initiated by American Waterways Operators, National Waterways Conference, Waterways Council, Inc., and 15 other national […]
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez is leading a trade mission this week, Nov. 26-30, in Zambia and South Africa. Some of the 14 companies that sent representatives on the trade mission are Case New Holland, Dow Chemical, Electro-Motive Diesel, and General Electric. The delegation arrived in Lusaka, Zambia, […]
