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     The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Advance Container Line, New York (Chris X. Chou, president); Cheryl G. Wilson, Des Moines, Wash. (Cheryl G. Wilson, sole proprietor); H.A.B. International, Miami (Harold A. Beharry, […]

FMC reviews 25 OTI license applications

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The agency has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Maersk Line Chief Executive Officer Soren Skou said Tuesday at a refrigerated logistics conference in Antwerp that his company plans to hike reefer rates by roughly 30 percent on a global basis from Jan 1, 2013.

The Minneapolis-based third-party logistics provider will pay $635 million for Phoenix, 90 percent of which will come from cash and the remainder from a revolving credit facility to be established with a bank.

Steve Dolan, a 27-year industry veteran with APL, was being held by Dubai authorities over a shipment of knock-off guns from Turkey to Djibouti last fall.

The 15 shipping lines that are members of the TSA have adopted guideline rate and ancillary charge adjustments that they intend to apply to all new and renewed service contracts for cargo moving from Asia to the United States.

   Informatics service provider Savi Technology has been acquired by affiliates of LaSalle Capital of Los Angeles.    The company said its purchase reflects the strong market for logistics informatics on an international scale and it will allow Savi to enhance its focus on global products and services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.    Charles […]

   A new Canadian startup, Contrast Logistics Software, is diving into the market with transport pricing software aimed solely at small and midsized trucking companies.    Contrast is targeting those companies it feels make prices and bids with their gut instead of market knowledge because of time constraints and knowledge bottlenecks. The company wants to […]

   If you’re looking for a peak season container shipping trend over the last decade, the first thing you need to do is split the decade in half.    There was the half of growth and then there is the half of stagnation.    Looking at peak season volume figures for U.S. inbound containerized cargo, […]

   At next month’s Logistics Link North 2012, Access Delta will launch the latest version of its warehouse performance system, adding in pick-and-pack, voice-handling, courier management and key performance indicator features.    The warehouse management system (WMS) will also have new software rules and picking options that it hopes will “unlock warehouse business process improvements that measurably […]

   PeopleNet and TMW Systems have announced a series of integrations and enhancements as they further their relationship and dual-offerings this week.    PeopleNet, which develops integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems, made the announcements at the TMW Systems TransForum 2012 User Conference and Exhibition held in Orlando, Fla., this week.    The first […]

   Maersk Line said Tuesday it plans to increase rates on shipments from Asia to Central America and the Caribbean.    From Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Panama, the increase is $560 per 20-foot container and $800 […]

   The Office of the United States Trade Representative on Monday submitted notification to the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body detailing the United States’ compliance with the WTO’s recommendations in the large civil aircraft dispute with the European Union related to U.S. government subsidies to Boeing.    The United States’ deadline to comply with […]

   Aqua Gulf Transport and Hawaii Intermodal Tank Transport said they have formed an alliance to provide transportation with specialized temperature-controlled ISO tank containers in the Puerto Rico and Caribbean markets.    The alliance will combine Aqua Gulf’s logistics and shipping network with Hawaii Intermodal Tank’s fleet of refrigerated and super-insulated ISO tanks that have […]

   The Port of Cleveland has completed construction of a new rail loop.    Slightly more than a mile long, the loop is the port’s largest construction project in a decade.    The Ohio Department of Development provided about $3 million for the $4.5 million project.    Cleveland Commercial Railroad Co., which operates 23 miles […]

   The U.S. government on Monday removed Israel from the Special 301 Priority Watch List for improving its intellectual property rights (IPR) protections.    “Israel’s action reflects the commitment of both the United States and Israel to providing transparent, efficient and effective patent systems for innovative and generic medicine producers,” said U.S. Trade Representative Ron […]

   Welcome to the ninth installment of American Shipper’s yearlong countdown of the top 12 non-vessel-operating common carriers for U.S. inbound containerized cargo.    Using data provided to American Shipper by the trade intelligence firm Zepol Corp., we’ll take a closer look at each of these companies in terms of where their cargo originates, where […]