SynchroNet Intermodal Services has started a new door-to-door service, DoorLogistics, which provides standard ISO boxes (20-foot, 40-foot, and 45-foot containers) door-to-door pricing and operations support. The new service offers access to a range of ISO container capacity in many inland and coastal origins to destinations across the United States and Canada. The company said […]
Third party logistics company CEVA Logistics has appointed Cindy Cochovity to executive vice president of business development for the Americas region. She has been with CEVA or acquired firms for more than 17 years. Most recently, Cochovity was senior vice president of industrial sector business development for the Americas, where she worked […]
Old Dominion Freight Line said Thursday it’s expanding its service into Canada with the relocation and expansion of its Detroit service center. The less-than-truckload carrier, which has been in the Detroit suburb of Troy for 11 years, said it has moved into a larger facility located on a 16-acre site in Troy near […]
At least a dozen law firms have announced they have launched investigations into or filed lawsuits against Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) in the wake of a plunge in OSG’s shares following an announcement on Monday by the tanker company that its financial statements for the past three and a half years “should no longer be […]
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said Daina Shipping Co., the owner of the containership Rena which went aground off the coast of Tauranga last October, pleaded guilty on a charge related to discharge of harmful substances and was fined $300,000 New Zealand dollars ($246,798) on Friday in Tauranga District Court. Daina is a subsidiary […]
Rogers, Ark.-based Don’s Cold Storage, which provides temperature-controlled warehouse and transportation services to a variety of industries, will build a new cold storage and distribution center in Joplin, Mo. The 150,000-square-foot warehouse will cost $14 million and is expected to create 52 jobs.
If you ask senior managers in the third party logistics services profession in the United States how they got into the industry, the answer you’ll often get is “I fell into the business.” When these executives finished their educations 15 to 20, or even more, years ago, they weren’t thinking about pursuing a […]
By Julie Gibbs director, BPE Global There are several reasons why executives throw caution to the wind and ignore compliance regulations. To name a few we have ignorance, greed, and intentional disregard…
In April 2003, Toshiba American Information Systems contracted with CEVA for door-to-door delivery of its products. The two firms agreed their transportation agreement would be “governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding California’s conflict of law provisions that direct application of another jurisdiction’s laws.” They expressly […]
Various estimates on the width of human hairs range from .017 to .25 millimeters. An even smaller width figured in a steel duty dispute. (See: Arcelormittal Stainless Belgium v. United States and Allegheny Ludlum Corp. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. No. 11-1578. Sept. 7) In 1998, Allegheny Ludlum and others petitioned the Commerce Department […]
Postal Service could save switching mail from truck to intermodal rail. By Chris Dupin The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General’s Risk Analysis Research Center in a white paper released in July said “in the short term, shifting a portion of mail volume to intermodal rail could yield cost savings […]
By Randy Mullett vice president of government relations and public affairs, Con-way Inc. During the past 20 years, the concept of a national freight network in the United States has been the subject of much discussion and debate…
Maersk shakes up reefer world with plans to hike rates 30 percent in early 2013. By Eric Johnson Maersk Line has started to make autumn its “big news” season. A year ago, the largest container line in the world launched a product that guaranteed delivery times for shipments from key origin ports […]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the chance to highlight the results of our annual Who’s Making Money report on container line profitability to a variety of audiences. One of the themes as we talk about this industry is that container shipping is often misunderstood, even by those intimately involved in it. […]
It’s time to plan for a New Year’s Eve party if you’re a shipper. Not in the mood for celebrating? Why’s that?
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood came to Atlanta for The International Air Cargo Association’s biennial forum with a message of support for the air freight industry. “We are committed to your industry because what’s good for air cargo is good for the U.S. economy,” he said Oct. 2. Air cargo constitutes 31 […]
Airlines say cargo business is weak and the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association validate their bearish state of mind.
Industry experts have warned for years about a looming shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. freight transportation industry. Less publicized is the potential for airlines to not have enough pilots to fly their planes. William Flynn, chief executive officer and president of Atlas Air Worldwide, said fewer new pilots going through […]
Logistics services firm C.H. Robinson paid a premium to win a bidding war in late September for Chicago-based freight forwarder Phoenix International.
When critical engine parts break down on a carrier’s vessel or aircraft, a mad rush ensues to find a replacement and get the engine serviced as soon as possible.
