Lakeland, Fla.-based Saddle Creek Logistics Services has named Joe Maggio as vice president for business development. In this role, he will help Saddle Creek sustain and build customer relationships and expand existing accounts. He will be based at Saddle Creek’s facility in Buena Park, Calif. Prior to joining Saddle Creek, Maggio served […]
North American transportation service provider U.S. Xpress Enterprises has expanded its Web presence to include a new industry education service to help shippers resolve issues and answer common questions. Called “Ask the Experts,” the Web service is aimed at being a forum and resource for shippers and drivers to ask questions about their […]
“Based on publicly available documents, ‘export bases’ made at least $1 billion in subsidies available to auto and auto-parts exporters in China during the years 2009 through 2011,” the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.
Earlier this month, the Obama administration published a joint U.S. and European Union request for public feedback on how to promote greater transatlantic regulatory compatibility. The goal is to eliminate unnecessary burdens to trade that hinder economic growth and job creation, without degrading protections for health, safety, welfare and the environment. Any progress […]
Navigil has unveiled a versatile white-label wireless tracking device that it says can be programmed for a variety of track-and-trace uses including personal safety, on-board diagnostics, fleet management, vehicle black boxes, and insurance-related telematics. The company, which is a manufacturer of programmable GNSS tracking devices, said its new Navigil TD230 device is small and […]
A group of U.S. apparel, textile, and footwear importers has called on TPP negotiators to eliminate out-of-date apparel trade rules to promote and sustain apparel value chains that employ millions of American workers.
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) opened its annual meeting on Monday in San Diego with speakers cautioning the industry continues to face difficult times and warning insurance rates may rise. “Looking around us, the marine insurance industry is facing a pretty bleak ‘present’ with some old and well established – and […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers against eating mangoes from Agricola Daniella, a supplier with multiple plantations and a single packing house located in Sinaloa, Mexico. Testing by the FDA has found Salmonella in mangoes from this producer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported an outbreak […]
Leading industry experts offer insights into what shippers should know as the ILA contract deadline looms.
This one-hour interactive Webinar broadcast will cover the latest results from American Shipper’s annual Export Operations and Compliance Benchmark Study. Expert panelists will put the study findings into actionable guidance for U.S. exporters. Key discussion points will include: Trends in enforcement. Making operations and compliance activities strategic to revenue growth. Improving internal company awareness to […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has rolled out to several ports of entry a new process designed to significantly speed up the amount of time it takes for someone to obtain a license to become a customs broker. The move should benefit companies that manage for clients the preparation and submission of documents and […]
Descartes Systems Group has worked with the International Air Transport Association to develop a technology bridge to help air cargo messaging companies and their customers move from existing services to new ones that meet Cargo-XML standards. The Descartes solution provides bidirectional translation and message control between legacy Cargo Interchange Message Procedures (Cargo IMP) and the […]
Two of the world’s top liner executives have in the past week acknowledged demand for liner carrier services on the major east-west trades may never return to the glory days of the mid-2000s.
Long Beach’s total volume for August was 543,445 TEUs, while Los Angeles handled 706,669 TEUs over the same month.
The liner carrier Hamburg Süd said Friday it plans to assess a rate increase on exports from the west coast of North America to the Mediterranean. The increase, effective Oct. 15, is $320 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container from all U.S. and Canadian west coast ports.
Mobile resource management company Spireon has announced plans to integrate its real-time trailer location data with a load enterprise system from McLeod. McLeod, a transportation management software provider, will see its LoadMaster Enterprise system infused with mobile trailer tracking and management options from Spireon’s FleetLocate service. The companies said this will provide customers […]
Portus Stevedoring, a private company that operates a 25-acre marine terminal at the Port of Jacksonville, said Thursday it’s expanding to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where it will invest more than $1 million in new technology and cargo-handling equipment. Holding company Portus Services LLC recently acquired St. Johns shipping, a longtime stevedore […]
Intelligrated has relocated its Midwest operations to a new facility in Woodridge, Ill., doubling its previous capacity. In addition, the North American automated material handling services provider has increased employee headcount in the region. The company also noted it has expanded southward with new offices in Mexico City, Mexico and São Paulo, Brazil.
Hamburg Süd said it will implement a revised policy on chassis provision in Portland, Ore., and Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., effective Nov. 1. The company currently sources chassis from the SSAT Pool (soon to be Trac Chassis Pool) for both merchant’s haulage as well as carrier conducted intermodal moves. Starting Nov. 1, Hamburg Süd will no […]
The global logistics company Kuehne + Nagel said Friday it has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. government to pay $28 million in a class action price-fixing lawsuit over surcharges assessed for freight forwarding services. The settlement is related to civil damages for conduct previously investigated by the U.S. Justice Department. K+N […]
