The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it is amending the bunker surcharge it assesses on shipments from the Far East to the United States. From Nov. 1, the bunker surcharge levels will be $412 per 20-foot container and $516 per 40-foot container to U.S. West Coast ports, and $754 per […]
AirAsia X, an affiliate of AirAsia, a Malaysia-based low-cost carrier and one of Asia’s fastest growing airlines, has become the first customer of CHEP Aerospace Solutions in Asia to convert to an all-lightweight container fleet. The move to lightweight containers is an increasing trend among many airlines, driven by the need to reduce fuel […]
Carl Fowler has been promoted to senior director of sales and field solutions at Menlo Worldwide Logistics, company officials announced at a customer dinner hosted in Atlanta in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ conference. Fowler previously was in charge of sales for Menlo’s automotive and heavy machinery group. He now will lead […]
The Commerce Department said Chinese manufactured stainless steel sinks are being dumped on the U.S. market. Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than fair value. The petitioner for the Commerce investigation is Elkay Manufacturing Co. in Illinois. Commerce preliminarily determined on Sept. 28 that […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank authorized a $118 million direct loan to the Vietnamese government for the export of a Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. telecommunications satellite and additional goods and services. The loan, which represents Ex-Im Bank’s first satellite transaction with Vietnam, supported about 525 American jobs, according to Lockheed Martin estimates, and […]
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed Capt. Cliff Brand as its new chief executive, effective Oct. 24. A former head of the Gibraltar Maritime Administration, Brand’s 27 year career in the shipping industry has encompassed a range of roles including 12 years at sea with the U.K. Merchant Navy, accident investigator and […]
The ocean carrier MOL said Monday that it has revised down its profitability expectations for the first half of its current fiscal year. The Japanese carrier, which operates liner, bulk, and car carrier divisions, said it expects to lose 3.5 billion yen ($44.8 million) from operations in the period from April through September. […]
LM Wind Power, a large manufacturer of blades for giant wind turbines, will build a new production facility in Brazil’s port of Suape, near Recife. The factory, employing up to 300 people, will be constructed with LM Wind Power’s joint venture partner Eólice and will deliver blades to wind farms in Brazil and […]
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has formed a new division which will provide logistics services to chemical manufacturers and distributors globally. ChemSolutions offers chemical bulk shipping, safety and sustainability, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, vendor and supplier compliance, global trade management, and multi-modal transportation to chemical shippers. “Chemical logistics is a perfect fit for us as […]
The U.S. cargo airline said it filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws, citing “economic challenges and extreme industry changes that have impacted the international freight market.”
FedEx Express will significantly expand its Priority Alert and Priority Alert Plus inbound and outbound services by introducing them to more than 70 countries. These contract-only services, which had been exclusive to the United States, will also be offered domestically in Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, India and Canada. “Wrapped with […]
The 3PL will obtain full ownership of Swift Freight in the UAE, China and India and initially a 33 percent share of ownership of the operation in Africa. DSV will assume full ownership of the African entities over time.
DB Schenker Logistics has expanded its European land transport service to Russia via Berlin, Krakow, Riga and Helsinki. These new gateways are linked with the rest of DB Schenker’s European network and its hubs and allow additional transport to St. Petersburg and Moscow. “Our 22 locations, our own national distribution network with […]
Precision Software has added a new data warehousing, reporting, and analytics service that will be integrated across its Precision Transportation Management (TMS) and Precision Exception Management (PEM) software. Precision, which focuses on transportation and trade management solutions, said its new service will help its single-platform approach to TMS by streamlining day-to-day activities around […]
Spireon has launched the next generation of its FleetLocate Trailer Asset and Intelligence Solution to give companies better tools to track and monitor their fleets and assets. The FleetLocate Trailer Tracking solution now includes new hardware, software, services, and an easy-to-use Web-portal. Spireon’s service gains some of its new capabilities through integrations […]
UPS said its annual “Change in the (Supply) Chain” survey of executives in the U.S. high-tech and electronics industry are more confident about the future of global trade and U.S. exports than two years ago. “Citing legislative changes and rising labor rates abroad as factors, 85 percent of U.S. high-tech executives believe the Obama […]
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, has launched its new CarbonNet carbon management service. CarbonNet gives Menlo’s systems the ability to capture, calculate, and manage emissions activity across a supply chain. The company is employing the service first through its own supply chain before rolling it out to others. […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s MSC Beatrice became the largest container vessel ever to berth at a North American port when it arrived at the Port of Long Beach with a load of cargo on Sunday. Early this year vessels in the 12,500-TEU range began calling Long Beach, but the MSC Beatrice has a capacity of […]
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Club’s risk management director, said “further delay in this modest legal change is frustrating, particularly since there was substantial consensus concerning acceptable ways to ensure that weight declarations are accurate.”
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said will enhance pilot safety in San Francisco Bay and its river system as well as Monterey Bay. PMSA said Senate Bill 1408 “requires enhanced safety and accountability in the state’s oversight of its licensed bar pilots…. Among other basic […]
