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.
Three global shippers, representing more than 350 million tons of ocean freight annually, have agreed to limit their ocean charters to only the high-end of fuel-efficient ships. A new agreement between the food giant Cargill, chemical developer Huntsman Corp., and the U.K. oil company UNIPEC shows a resolute approach to reducing carbon emissions […]
Stakeholders opposed to the privatization of the Port of Virginia turned out in large numbers Thursday at a public hearing in Norfolk, telling the Virginia Port Authority’s board of commissioners that the state’s existing operating company is already doing a good job growing cargo business and expressing concern that one of the bidders could steer […]
The Connecticut Deep Water Port Strategy Study, prepared by Moffatt & Nichol, said “despite its rich maritime history, the Connecticut ports and related maritime industries have not fared well in recent decades.”
Apple has moved away from its Google Maps partnership and launched its own Apple Maps, which has been such a problem that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook apologized, and has recommended users try services from its competitors instead.
UK Club is warning of increasing numbers of main engine failure related incidents and accidents following blackouts and says some may be caused by ships switching to low-sulfur fuel as they enter Emission Control Areas. The protection and indemnity insurer said “a significant number of these claims for third party property damage, many of which […]
Navigation and logistics software maker ALK Technologies has released the latest version of its PC*MILER|Rail software which includes better routing, mileage, and mapping software as well as 20 new carriers in North America. The PC*MILER|Rail 19 release also includes new updates to monitor and track rail changes and additions on a quarterly basis. […]
The shipping company MOL has reinstated its weekly NKX Asia-Indian Subcontinent service after splitting it into two loops called NCX and KPX in May 2011. The NCX and KPX services have been discontinued. The Singapore-based NKX will restart on Oct. 6 with the vessel MOL Direction departing Singapore. Both Samudera and OOCL who […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, took action this week against more than 4,100 Internet pharmacies that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved drugs to consumers. The actions taken include civil and criminal charges, seizure of illegal products, and removal of the Websites. This […]
The shipping lines of the G6 Alliance said they will begin offering a feeder service from German ports to Gothenburg. They said this will allow them to offer coverage during temporary winter suspension of their Loop 3 service. The Gothenburg Express service will have a rotation of Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Gothenburg and Bremerhaven. It […]
“Now at an all-time high for the United States, exports have become an increasingly important driver of activity at domestic ports and their surrounding real estate markets,” Jones Lang LaSalle said.
