Paul R. Bergent, who recently retired as president of intermodal and chief marketing officer for J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, was named the winner of the Intermodal Association of North America’s Silver Kingpin Award. He will be presented the award on Nov. 12 during IANA’s Intermodal Expo in Anaheim, Calif. The award honors life-time […]
The liner carrier CMA CGM will charter 10 9,200-TEU vessels from China International Marine Containers (CIMC), a noteworthy move since CIMC’s primary business is manufacturing boxes, not owning ships.
The deal is a major expansion for King Ocean, which has been operating eight ships in services to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire and to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela.
CKYH – the Green Alliance is set to shelve one of its transpacific services for the winter as of Sept. 28. The member lines – COSCO Container Lines, “K” Line, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping – will suspend their AWE-6 all-water service from Asia. The service has a rotation of Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, […]
A working group reached a compromise and recommended that the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention be amended to require that loaded container weights be verified, but was “derailed” by some IMO members
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it is increasing rates from the Far East to several Latin American and Caribbean areas from April 15. The increase, $560 per 20-foot container and $800 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container, is applicable to destinations in the Caribbean, Panama, east coast of Central America, Cartagena, […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it plans to raise rates from the Far East to Mexico and the west coasts of South and Central America from Oct. 6. The increase is $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container.
Maersk Line seems ready to lose market share in the refrigerated container market if that’s what’s required to drag rate levels higher. The carrier’s Chief Executive Officer Soren Skou on Tuesday announced the line will raise rates by an average of 30 percent on reefer shipments from Jan. 1. The news, delivered […]
Port Freeport in Texas has issued a request for proposal for development of an 85-acre container terminal alongside the port’s upper turning basin. “It is the port’s intent to enter into a long-term agreement (10-20+ years) with a carrier, terminal operator and/or carrier-terminal group, partners or others to develop and operate the new Port Freeport-Velasco Terminal,” […]
Sen. Charles Schumer requested the Transportation Department investigate GPS systems used by trucking companies and consider developing a federal standard for truck-routing systems.
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) has reached a deal with Diamond Pet Foods to have the pet company use its plastic pallet and communication platform on all new shipments. iGPS operates a pallet rental system that features lightweight, 100 percent recyclable plastic pallets with embedded radio frequency identification devise (RFID) tags. Diamond said it will now […]
Once again the hyper-partisan Congress has failed to act on important legislation. The issue this time is Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Russia, which would help spur U.S. exports to the seventh largest economy in the world. U.S. businesses are big-time frustrated that Congress didn’t vote on giving most-favored nation trading status […]
L-3 Security & Detection Systems (SDS) said three new X-ray systems for screening breakbulk freight and skids have been added to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s Air Cargo Qualified Product List (QPL). SDS said the new systems are the PX 10.10-MV, PX 15.17-MV 200, and PX 18.18-MV 200, and they will enable the company […]
On-time performance in August fell for each of the world’s biggest 20 liner carriers, according to the latest research by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. Overall performance fell from 83 percent in July to 77 percent in August, SeaIntel said, with none of the top 20 improving month-on-month “This decline was also seen for […]
Countering U.S. claims, a review of U.S. efforts to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling on illegal subsidies in the so-called “Boeing case” by the European Union found the United States has not lived up to its obligations, the European Commission said Tuesday. The commission has therefore decided to challenge the alleged U.S. non-compliance […]
TruckingUnlimited.com, one of the oldest recruitment Websites for finding truck driving jobs, has acquired NationalOwnerOperatorJobs.com to better connect drivers with Class A jobs. The new Website, currently being revamped, will include a community forum board designed for all truckers and owner-operators to discuss their job experiences. The new site is expected to be […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line has entered a new partnership with International Forwarding S.L. (IFS) of Spain. After establishing a direct service to Spain seven years ago, Troy will now broaden its presence in this European market through its partnership with Spain’s top consolidator. In addition to improved local representation and […]
The liner carrier MOL on Tuesday released its latest North American key performance metrics through August. Among 13 metrics MOL publishes, the carrier improved on six from July to August, worsened on three and held steady on the others. Improvements came on in-terminal truck turn times at its Jacksonville and Oakland container terminals, […]
Union Pacific has appointed Joe Santamaria to vice president of engineering, where he will lead track, infrastructure and signal systems design, construction and maintenance. The appointment takes effect Oct. 1. Santamaria currently serves as the railroad’s vice president of transportation. He previously held roles as regional vice president and chief mechanical officer. […]
Kenco, a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based logistics services provider, has entered an agreement to handle U.S. distribution and warehousing for Advantage Consumer Healthcare. “Kenco understands the requirements to effectively manage supply chain services for our marketing channels which include mass retailers, drug chains, and direct-to-consumer,” said Greg Bradley, Advantage’s president and chief executive officer, in […]
