Welcome to the 11th installment of American Shipper’s yearlong countdown of the top 12 non-vessel-operating common carriers for U.S. inbound containerized cargo. Using data provided to American Shipper by the trade intelligence firm Zepol Corp., we’ll take a closer look at each of these companies in terms of where their cargo originates, where […]
After nearly six months on a five-week rotation, ocean carrier Maersk Line has increased the speed of its weekly west coast North America-to-Central America WCCA service, while dropping a call at Puerto Caldera, Cost Rica. Roundtrip voyage time on the WCCA has decreased from 35 days to 28 days, and transit times southbound from […]
Due to disappointing profit results for the third quarter of 2012, CEVA has announced plans to reduce costs and realign contracts in an effort to save 100 million euros ($129 million). “This was a disappointing quarter in terms of our profit performance,” CEVA Chief Executive Officer Marvin O. Schlanger said in a statement. Schlanger […]
Kirby Corp. said it has agreed to acquire Penn Maritime and Maritime Investments, an operator of tank barges and tugboats that primarily transport black oil products along the U.S. coast for $295 million. The purchase price includes cash, Kirby common stock and the retirement of Penn’s debt. Penn operates a fleet of […]
In a poll of 1,136 executives conducted by SCM World, 58 percent said they admired Amazon most overall for the way it operates its supply chain, compared with 37 percent who picked Apple.
Chapman Freeborn has set up a new location in the Buenos Aires offices of Air World Travel, further expanding the air charter company’s presence in the region. Company officials have already handled two charter shipments from the area on Boeing 747 freighters. The first job involved 75 tons of printing calibration equipment from multiple origin […]
Toys “R” Us Canada has partnered with Canadian third party logistics services provider SCI Logistics to open a new distribution center in Delta, British Columbia, to serve the western Canadian market. The 180,000-square-foot facility is designed to receive goods from overseas and domestic manufacturers to ship directly to British Columbia for distribution to local […]
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 […]
