Crowley Maritime Corp. has promoted Danny Hall, formerly vice president of former subsidiary Jarvis Freight International, to vice president of strategic business development for Crowley’s logistics team. David Higgs, formerly director of Crowley’s product logistics team, was also promoted to vice president of project logistics and global freight management. The project logistics […]
Next Generation Logistics, a developer of transportation management software and supply chain consulting services, and Data Masons Software, a provider of EDI and XML solutions, entered a technology partnership. Next Generation selected Data Masons’ Vantage Point EDI (electronic-data-interchange) solution to complement the capabilities of its FreightMaster TMS and Dynamics TMS software. “When […]
The global logistics services company Dachser has established a joint venture operation in Ho Chi Minh City, the company said Monday. “The Vietnamese market is projected to strengthen, and as Dachser continues to enter new markets our American shippers’ network capabilities will continue to strengthen as well,” said Frank Guenzerodt, president and chief executive […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission has started an investigation into the global competitiveness of the U.S. commercial olive oil industry. The investigation, “Olive Oil: Conditions of Competition between U.S. and Major Foreign Supplier Industries,” was requested by the House Ways and Means Committee in a letter received by the ITC on Sept. 12. […]
Schenker Ltd., the U.K. arm of DB Schenker Logistics, on Monday opened a new headquarters building at London Heathrow. The 9,900-square-meter facility will also be the main air freight hub for the United Kingdom. “The facility is perfectly located for access to all areas of the airport and our 15 year lease, […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank is scheduled to hold a series of trade finance seminars in cities throughout Vietnam, one of the bank’s nine key markets, from Oct. 10-16 as part of a “roadshow” designed to boost U.S. exports to the region. The half-day seminars, organized in conjunction with the American Chambers of Commerce […]
IBM has introduced a new version of its inventory optimization solution – ILOG Inventory and Product Flow Analyst (IPFA). The latest version of this product, part of IBM’s Smarter Commerce initiative, includes a new simulation capability, enabling companies to more efficiently analyze safety stock levels to ensure forecasted inventory levels will meet customer […]
APL Logistics (APLL) said Monday it has signed an agreement to buy out the interests of two other companies – Legend Holdings Co., Ltd. and Beijing Willway Information Technology Co., Ltd. – in the Chinese joint venture the three owned together called the APLL-Zhiqin Group. APL Logistics said it expects the transaction to […]
The joint venture, called Saudi Global Ports (SGP), will construct the second terminal at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, the largest Persian Gulf port in Saudi Arabia and a key gateway port in the Arabian Gulf.
Jeroen Seyger will do the job previously held by Bernard Bot, who was appointed the express carrier’s interim chief executive officer on Sept. 24 following the abrupt resignation of CEO Marie-Christine Lombard.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has acquired a 60 percent stake in the Dutch firm Abnormal Load Services (ALS) Holding B.V, a specialist in “out-of-gauge” cargo, including construction and agricultural machinery.
Dockworkers in Portugal have been protesting since Sept. 17 over a government plan to reduce port costs in an effort to induce more exports from the country, but labor unions see the plan as a way to cut their workforce in half.
The liner carrier Maersk Line said Monday it has extended its delivery time guaranteed product from Asia to Northern Europe to two additional ports in Asia – Jakarta and Laem Chabang. The two ports will be added to the four existing origin ports (Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, and Tanjung Pelepas) in the Daily Maersk product. […]
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) said the first of four new Trillium-class self-unloading vessels is on its way from a Chinese shipyard to the Great Lakes. The Baie St. Paul is expected to arrive in Montreal in 50 to 60 days, CSL said. The new ship is part of CSL’s fleet renewal program. […]
Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services has entered a partnership with offshore logistics and freight forwarding specialist Palumbo S.P.A. to form ISS Palumbo S.r.l. The partnership combines ISS’ worldwide network with Palumbo’s capabilities in providing offshore project logistics and forwarding and enables ISS Palumbo S.r.l. to offer a combination of agency, project logistics […]
East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Corp. has opened an expanded non-intrusive (NII) inspection facility located in Elizabeth, N.J. at its comprehensive examination station. The 14-acre facility is located adacent to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s terminals in Port Elizabeth and Port Newark, and will be operated through a division known […]
The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa’s CEO said the plan by Maersk and sister company Safmarine to raise reefer rates $1,500 per 40-foot container is “overzealous” and “flawed.”
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and Western Growers have created a collaboration that will initially focus the two organizations’ resources on fresh produce food safety. Per a partnership agreement, the two groups will work together on “a joint mission of protecting public health and the industry, by ensuring food safety standards are effectively […]
The water levels on the Great Lakes have begun their seasonal decline, so the impacts of the dredging crisis will become even more pronounced in the fourth quarter, warned the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force.
