The Panama Canal Authority said it has awarded a contract to Vinci Construction Grands Projets of France to build a new bridge on the Atlantic side of the canal. Vinci’s bid of about $366 million was the lowest of three submitted. The authority said the bridge design is inspired by similar ones in Spain, Korea, […]
The portal-based ocean transportation technology provider INTTRA said Tuesday it has expanded an existing partnership with Chinese logistics services provider Sinotrans Ltd. The new agreement will see Sinotrans and its shipping agents throughout north and central China reduce manual processing by automating ocean freight transactions for their customers through the INTTRA network. “INTTRA […]
A new logistics center is slated to open in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday. The Website M Live reports that Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, will join officials from the Capital Region International Airport in officially opening the $6 million Port Lansing Global Logistics Center today. It will include a […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and extensive flooding in the New York area, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued a press release at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning notifying users that all the port authority’s maritime facilities are closed until further notice. The Maryland Port Administration said its public marine […]
Welcome to the 10th 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 […]
Ship classification society ABS has opened a technology center in Busan, South Korea. Researchers at the ABS Korea Energy Technology Center (KETC) will work independently and in partnership with local industry, universities and government to develop technology for the offshore and energy industries in Korea. Research areas will include offshore surface and […]
Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Inc., a subsidiary of Kapsch TrafficCom AG, has appointed John Freund to senior vice president for sales and business development in North America. He joins Kapsch as a 12-year veteran in the intelligent transportation business and electronic tolling industries. Freund has held senior management positions at Sirit, Federal Signal and 3M.
A new report from the National Research Council says that due to insufficient funding, many portions of the Army Corps of Engineers’ water infrastructure program are not being maintained at acceptable levels of performance and efficiency.
Ports from Virginia to New York have closed facilities Monday in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy’s landfall. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closed its facilities at midnight Sunday. The agency said the decision was made because of the “expected gravity of potential flooding in and around the port” and “anticipation […]
“Warehouse robberies typically are the largest value incidents due to the high volume of product stored in a single location. Brazil has recorded several multi-million dollar losses this year due to warehouse invasions,” the security firm said.
The integrated parcel delivery company said Monday its third quarter operating income rose 43.8 percent year-on-year to 46 million euros ($59 million). Revenue in the quarter rose 2.1 percent to 1.8 billion euros.
Former TNT Express Chief Executive Officer Marie-Christine Lombard has been named CEO of Geodis, the forwarding arm of France’s state-owned railway SNCF. She left TNT in September ahead of a proposed UPS takeover.
Deutsche Post DHL said it will build the largest parcel center in Germany in the Hessen city of Obertshausen, near Frankfurt. The facility will have a sorting capacity of 50,000 items per hour. Uwe Brinks, chief production officer, said DHL has submitted the building application to the Obertshausen municipality and wants to […]
The liner carrier said this week it is implementing a new $300 surcharge on all refrigerated containers originating in the Pacific Northwest market destined for Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East.
Echo Global Logistics said Thursday it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Sharp Freight Systems, an intermodal and truckload brokerage firm based in Yorba Linda, Calif., and with an office in Houston.
XPO Logistics has acquired the operating assets of Turbo Logistics, the freight brokerage division of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL). The cash purchase price was $50 million, excluding any working capital adjustments.
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) named Deborah A. “Deb” Hadden, deputy port director of properties and transportation, as acting port director. She will oversee all aspects of Massport’s maritime department.
The liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said Thursday it will delete a call at the Port of Baltimore from its GMX transatlantic service from early December. The revised rotation, as of the Dec. 8 sailing, will be Thamesport, Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Le Havre, Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, New Orleans, Charleston, and Thamesport. The service is operated with […]
The Singapore-based ocean carriers Orient Overseas Container Line and Pacific International Line, along with vessel partner Mitsui O.S.K. Line of Japan, have added a new port call at Fremantle, and an additional vessel to their joint weekly AAA1/AAB service between Southeast Asia and Australia. Roundtrip voyage time on the AAA1/AAB has increased from […]
German airline Lufthansa Cargo will boost its flights this winter to 300 destinations in 97 countries. Of these flights, 49 destinations will be served by the carrier’s freighters. The most recent addition to its schedule is the new service to Tel Aviv, which will connect the Israeli city to the carrier’s global […]
