3PLs, shippers seek new crop of supply chain leaders, make HR priority. By Eric Kulisch There are not enough highly qualified logistics specialists with management skills entering the supply chain profession, or being groomed by companies, to meet demand as global productivity and trade continue to grow, industry executives and academics say. In […]
American Shipper associate editor Chris Dupin recently reported that the U.S. Transportation Department is scrapping obsolete ships in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in California at a faster than anticipated pace. In 2010, the Maritime Administration said it would remove 28 ships from the fleet by Sept. 30, 2012. To date, 36 ships […]
Risk mitigation, supply chain reliability and disaster recovery were some of the main themes at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ big annual rodeo in Atlanta, Oct. 1-3. So it was ironic when word leaked that the reason everyone’s program and promotional materials at registration came in a plain plastic bag was […]
While the focus of the container shipping industry has understandably been trained on U.S. East and Gulf coast ports this year, political squabbles at several U.S. West Coast ports are slowly bubbling over. In Long Beach, a rift has emerged among the port’s harbor commission over accusations that two commissioners and some former […]
FMCS director George H. Cohen on Wednesday said in a statement that negotiators for the dockworkers’ union and their employers have completed two days of talks and “discussed a number of major issues.”
The liner carrier had an operating profit of $55 million in the third quarter, reversing the $88 million lost during the same period in 2011. Yet, year to date, APL’s performance in the period was worse than the corresponding 2011 period.
Before joining Pacer, Svindland served as managing director at AlixPartners, a business-advisory firm, where he co-led the Global Transportation and Logistics Practice, working with carriers and shippers.
A two-week strike at the Egyptian Port of Sokhna has ended, according to local media reports. The strike reportedly began after eight workers at the DP World-operated port were let go, leading other dockworkers to walk off the job. Sokhna lies on the Red Sea, near the mouth of the Suez Canal, and […]
FedEx Freight, FedEx Corp.’s less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary, said Thursday it has expanded its services in Canada and Mexico, including one to help shoppers comply with Canada Border Services Agency’s new eManifest requirement on Nov. 1. The company said it has expanded its FedEx Freight Priority next-day service between 13 U.S. markets and Canada […]
UPS said it is expanding its global healthcare distribution network in the Asia-Pacific region by opening three facilities in China’s Hangzhou and Shanghai, and Sydney, Australia. The new facilities bring the total number of UPS dedicated healthcare facilities to 36 worldwide, encompassing more than 500,000 square meters of space. They are part of […]
Giove Michael F. Giove has been appointed chief operating officer of Nautilus International Holding Corp., parent of the stevedoring company Metro Ports, effective Oct. 29. Reporting directly to Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James R. Callahan, Giove will be responsible for all operational and customer-interfacing functions of Metro Ports, Metro Cruise Servicesm and Metro […]
Freight forwarder and customs broker Coppersmith Global Logistics has promoted Bobby Shaida to national sales manager. Shaida, a 22-year industry veteran, has served as business development manager at Coppersmith since the acquisition of NIK and Associates in 2009.
CBP said other express carriers, passenger airlines, forwarders, and all-cargo carriers beyond those originally selected for the air cargo advance screening program are now eligible to apply for ACAS as part of its expansion.
Canadian Pacific Railway said it had a profit of $224 million, an 20 percent increase over the $187 million earned in the third-quarter of 2011. Total revenues were $1.5 billion, an increase of $110 million, or 8 percent. E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer, said the company has “implemented new […]
Bahri, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, will take over ownership of the fleet of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., now operated by the oil company’s subsidiary Vela in a deal said to be worth $1.3 billion. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding in June to combine their fleets and the boards of […]
Farrell The logistics software provider Kewill said this week it has appointed Robert “Bob” Farrell as chief executive officer. Farrell comes to Kewill after holding the same position with EDGAR Online, a global provider of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) software, services and data where he managed the sale of the company to […]
Pacer International said it had a profit of $1.1 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, compared to $6.6 million in the same 2011 period. Revenues were also down – $348.9 million in the the third quarter of 2012, compared to $375.8 million in the third quarter of 2011. The company noted […]
Third party logistics services firm Regal Logistics acquired a new distribution center in Los Angeles. With 120,000 square feet of warehouse space, Regal’s new facility, which includes 14 dock doors, is designed for high-volumes and quick-turnarounds. Regal’s new facility opens January 2013 and is close to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, […]
Pacer International said it has entered into a multi-year agreement to arrange, manage and provide intermodal freight transportation services for both automotive parts and freight-all-kinds shipments between the United States, Mexico and Canada for Union Pacific Railroad. Pacer will also act as UP’s network logistics manager for cross-border shipments and provide rail container […]
New Course, a consulting and integration services company focused on SAP supply chain software projects, has formed a partnership with MWPVL International. MWPVL is a global supply chain and logistics consulting firm that provides services in logistics network optimization, distribution center design, material handling systems, and supply chain software. The partnership will provide complementary […]
