Liberty Maritime says proposed changes keep U.S.-owned firms out of MSP. By Chris Dupin A New York shipowner says proposed changes in the Maritime Security Program (MSP) would lock in the current participants of the program through 2025, limiting the military and making it more difficult for companies, including his, to compete for contracts […]
The union’s Local 19, which filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court Wednesday challenging the decision to build the sports arena, alleges Seattle and King County violated the State Environmental Policy Act.
“Onshoring is still in its infancy and largely limited to anecdotes. However, the scales are beginning to rebalance for some industries as global conditions evolve,” wrote Michael Dolega, TD Bank’s economist.
Old Dominion Freight Line, re-opened its expanded service center in Morristown, Tenn., this week, finishing over a year-long project. The Morristown facility is one the largest among the company’s 219-terminal network. Old Dominion said it “invested millions to expand the facility to 347 doors and hired dozens of new employees in recent […]
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said Friday they have committed to enhanced cooperation in air cargo transportation.
RedPrairie Corp., a supply chain and retail technology provider, appointed Gary Conway to executive vice president and chief marketing officer. He will be responsible for RedPrairie’s global marketing strategy, including brand management, customer engagement, product strategy and marketing, and demand. Conway, a 35-year industry veteran, most recently served as executive vice president […]
The World Trade Organization Appellate Body on Thursday found in favor of the United States in a dispute challenging China’s imposition of duties on U.S exports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (GOES). A WTO panel agreed with the United States that China had acted inconsistently with its WTO obligations in imposing the […]
European freight forwarder confidence continues to be weak, according to the latest Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index (LCI). October marked the sixth consecutive month of sequential decline in the index, which the investment bank produces with the U.K. research firm Transport Intelligence. The monthly survey of international shippers and forwarders measures freight […]
The new PC assembly line is currently under construction and slated to open early next year, the company said. It will reside within Lenovo’s recently expanded 240,000-square foot distribution center in Whitsett, N.C.
When wind energy company Iberdrola Renewable completes construction of a North American wind farm, Red Arrow Logistics comes up behind to pick up unused supplies and materials and transports them to the next build site.
The two liner carriers said they’re considering further capacity reduction on the joint service depending on market demand and supply situation. More details are to be announced when finalized.
Americold, a provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, has introduced Xpedite, a 24-hour service offering fast delivery of both less-than-truckload and truckload shipments. Xpedite helps food shippers locate truck capacity for routine and urgent deliveries, the company said. “There are many expedited service companies in the marketplace. What […]
The World Shipping Council (WSC) said Wednesday it has hired Damian Viccars as its new Brussels representative. Viccars joins WSC from the International Road Transport Union, where he worked for the last seven years on EU transport policy and with UN bodies involved in transportation policy. “The World Shipping Council and the […]
The terminal will initially load 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day into railcars – the equivalent of more than 50 tank cars worth – starting in the second quarter of 2013. It will have the potential to handle unit trains of 100 tank cars.
Foxconn Technology Group said it uncovered underage workers as young as 14 working in violation of Chinese law and its own policies at a factory in the eastern city of Yantai, according to international media reports and the official Xinhua News Agency. Foxconn is the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, with clients such as […]
RedLine Solutions, a provider of produce tracking solutions, and Junction Solutions, which offers market-specific and on-demand software to the food and beverage and multi-channel retail sectors, are partnering to eliminate the manual link between field labeling and a company’s mainline ERP system. The firms said this will make for an easier and more […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it will provide a landbridge service from Philadelphia to New York to connect cargo carried from Oceania on a Maersk Line/Hamburg Sud joint service on which MSC takes slots. The 10-ship Oceania Express service has a rotation of Philadelphia, Charleston, Cartagena, Balboa, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, […]
Craig Jondell has returned to Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Americas after two years as director of business development at the Port of Los Angeles, company spokeswoman Inna Getselis confirmed. Jondell’s new title is vice president of sales for the West Coast. He spent nine years at the integrated auto and heavy-equipment transporter, including as vice […]
Union Pacific Corp. said it had a profit of $1 billion in the third quarter, compared to $904 million in the third quarter 2011. Operating revenue for the Class I railroad was $5.3 billion in the third quarter, 5 percent more than $5.1 billion in the third quarter 2011. “Despite a 12 […]
U.S. Bank, a large volume freight payment provider, plans for continued growth of its transportation business by hiring two new managers. Keith Stopyra joins the bank’s Corporate Payments Systems business as Northeast regional sales manager for transportation payment solutions. Formerly with liner carrier “K” Line, Stopyra brings more than 15 years of experience […]
