In a survey by Transportation Intelligence and Kewill, 80 percent of respondents reported slight business expansion over the past two years, with more than 75 percent expecting this growth to continue next year.
The Port of Los Angeles saw loaded container volume drop 3.2 percent year-on-year in October, with exports falling more than 7 percent. The port’s total volume actually rose 0.8 percent during the month to 718,406 TEUs, but that was primarily due to a 15.7 percent increase in empties. Inbound volume fell 1.1 percent […]
UPS will probably have to shed a couple of TNT pieces, “but ultimately I think it will get done,” said Ben Gordon, founder and managing director of BG Strategic Advisors, at the NIT League and IANA conference.
It’s particularly important off the coast of Alaska where the OCS is twice the size of California and “some of the richest resources in the world are there –literally trillions of dollars,” said a U.S. Coast Guard official.
The threat of a port strike along the U.S. East and Gulf coast ports from Oct. 1 may have induced some importers to move volume up earlier in the year to avoid potential disruptions.
Third-party logistics services provider Dachser has opened a branch office in Port Elizabeth, which is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is Dachser’s fourth South African branch office, adding to locations in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. According to Detlev Duve, managing director of Dachser South Africa, the […]
The U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commision on Wednesday released a long-awaited guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regulation that makes it illegal for certain individuals to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business. The 130-page guidance was unveiled a day before the […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department on Wednesday said a settlement has been reached with two former importers of highway motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and small spark ignition engines. The defendants, Yuan Cheng International Group, Inc. (YCIG) and NST, Inc. (NST), located in Montclair, Calif., allegedly imported and sold vehicles and […]
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The Waterways Council, Inc., at its board meeting in Houston Tuesday, unanimously endorsed the American Waterworks Act, which was proposed in late October by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to modernize America’s inland waterways and ports. The new waterways funding plan would: Remove the requirement that Olmsted Lock and Dam […]
“Imposing this tax over the entire flight, the bulk of which may be in another nation’s airspace or over international waters, clearly violates international law and U.S. sovereignty,” said Rep. John L. Mica, House T&I Committee chairman.
The Exentra acquisition brings thousands of U.K. routing-centric customers to Descartes’ Logistics Technology Platform, where more than 35,000 trading partners connect and collaborate to improve logistics operations.
A study released by the Government Accountability Office on Tuesday says there should be more coordination between the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department of Transportation to improve marine transportation system (MTS) infrastucture. The Corps of Engineers is the lead federal agency responsible for maintaining and improving navigable waterways, and the report […]
UPS on Tuesday released a cloud-based order management platform to boost its global ocean and air freight forwarding product, UPS Supplier Management. The new product, UPS Order WatchSM, aims at allowing customers to more efficiently collaborate with international suppliers and better manage their inbound supply chains. The intended enhancements include more accurate and […]
OIA said the acquisition will expand its footprint in the Ohio region and allow for enhanced opportunities for import and export forwarding services, and warehousing and distribution services for its customers.
Atlas World Group, Inc. has hired Matt Van der Linde to serve as vice president and general manager of its AWG Logistics, which will provide customers with a broader suite of logistic services. The Evansville, Ind.-based firm said Van der Linde will also oversee the Atlas Specialized Transport Group, an asset-based, less-than-truckload carrier […]
Anderson A. Paul Anderson, chief executive officer of the Jacksonville Port Authority, is leaving the agency to become the next port director and CEO of the Port of Tampa. Anderson, a former member of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, will succeed Richard Wainio, who had served as head of the Port of Tampa since […]
The portal-based ocean shipping network INTTRA said Tuesday it has established an alliance with the Security Cargo Network (SCN), a global alliance of independent freight forwarders. SCN’s network of more than 400 member offices will have access to INTTRA’s ocean shipping solutions, including the ability to plan, execute, and track ocean shipments through […]
Import cargo volume at the nation’s 12 major retail container ports is expected to total 1.37 million TEUs in November, 5.9 percent more than in same month last year, according to the Global Port Tracker report.
The global shipping and logistics software developer CargoSmart said Wednesday it has launched a monthly, complimentary e-newsletter designed to provide shippers, logistics service providers, and ocean carriers intelligent insights about cargo delays around the globe. The newsletter, Innovating, will allow subscribers to receive an aggregated view of shipment exceptions around the globe, reasons […]
