American Shipper

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 […]

   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set an increase in the biodiesel required under the Renewable Fuels Standard from 1 billion gallons in 2012 to 1.28 billion gallons next year.    Bio-based diesel products are derived from a variety of sources that includes grains, vegetable oils and wastes oils.    “This action, which […]

   Specialized all-cargo carrier Coyne Airways has increased its presence in North America through a partnership with general sales and service agent Airline Network Services (ANS).    The agreement gives Coyne coast-to-coast coverage of the world’s largest air cargo market. It also opens new opportunities for the carrier, as well as the possibility of using […]

   Canadian Pacific said it has launched new, faster intermodal train services connecting Vancouver to Toronto or Chicago.    CP said the new schedules shave a day from the 2,600-mile Toronto-to-Vancouver transcontinental trains and two days from the 2,200-mile Vancouver- to-Chicago train service.    “With lower dwell times in our terminals, more efficient transit times, […]

   Freight forwarding and logistics company Uniserve has acquired finance and management consultant Portall Solutions.    Uniserve said the acquisition will refine its supply chain management services and increase the company’s position in providing global trade management (GTM) services to shippers.    “To accelerate the growth of GTM, the 100-percent acquisition of Portall gives us a number of unique […]

   Union Pacific Railroad has asked hunters to resist hunting on railroad property this season.    Wildlife will migrate and feed along the edges of freshly harvested fields, making these areas prime hunting spots. “With many fields adjacent to Union Pacific tracks, hunters find it very tempting to hunt on or near the tracks,” the […]

   Wednesday’s newswire story about port-congestion surcharges drawn up by ANL/U.S. Lines in the event of a U.S. labor disruption that impacts cargo flows incorrectly identified U.S. Lines as a non-vessel operating common carrier. U.S. Lines, based in Santa Ana, Calif., is a ship operator with seven services to the U.S. East and West coasts.

The U.S. Commerce Department said 2011 merchandise exports from 367 U.S. metropolitan areas reached $1.31 trillion, with the same types of exports from non-metropolitan or rural areas totaling an additional $174.9 billion.

India granted permission to foreign multi-brand retailers to own up to a 51 percent stake in ventures in India, a move that could allow major global retailers like Walmart and Carrefour to open stores in the booming South Asian economy.

   The U.S. government on Friday entered a memorandum of understanding with Brazil’s Micro and Small Business Support Service, the U.S. Association of Small Business Development Centers, and the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development to promote greater cooperation among small businesses in the two countries.    In specific, the MOU […]

   Hong Kong’s Environment Protection Department will start a new program later this month to reward carriers that use cleaner fuel while at berth.    From Sept. 26, vessels will be eligible for a 50 percent reduction in port facility and light dues if they switch to cleaner fuel while berthing in Hong Kong waters, […]

   An ship formerly used by NASA to recover solid rocket boosters from the Space Shuttle will become the new training ship at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Maritime Administrator David Matsuda toured the Liberty Star on Friday as the ship was displayed to academy […]

   A news report in today’s AS Daily incorrectly presented the vessel rotation for Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s Asia-U.S. East Coast service that now includes Haifa. The service rotation is Ningbo, Shanghai, Chiwan, Yantian, Singapore, Haifa, New York, Norfolk, Baltimore, Savannah, Charleston, Freeport, Norfolk, Haifa, Colombo, Singapore, Chiwan, Hong Kong, and Ningbo.

The Port of Virginia gained bragging rights over its southeastern rivals, namely Charleston and Savannah, for August container business with a 24 percent jump in volume to 188,658 TEUs compared to the prior year.