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   Numerex Corp. has launched its supply chain management portfolio that allows large customers to optimize their inventory management.    The platform provides real-time information about product sell-through, usage, and availability, which Numerex said can be leveraged into a variety of business intelligence and inventory systems to improve efficiency.    The company specializes in interactive […]

   Joseph Debose, a resident of North Carolina and a former staff sergeant in a U.S. Special Forces National Guard unit, pled guilty Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to violating the Arms Export Control Act.    According to court documents, Debose, 30, provided multiple shipments of firearms to […]

The transaction will finance the construction of the first nuclear power plant on the Arabian peninsula, which upon completion will number among the largest nuclear-generating facilities in the world.

The suspension at Puerto Caldera comes in the wake of a massive earthquake in Costa Rica last week that has caused congestion due to the partial closure of most of the port’s berthing positions

The world’s third largest liner carrier said Monday it had first-half operating profits of $104 million, aided by a $392 million operating profit in the second quarter. The line also saw large increases in revenue and volume.

   Third party logistics services provider UTi Worldwide has appointed Richard G. Rodick to executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1.    Rodick succeeds Lawrence R. Samuels, who will assist him during the transition.    Since 2007, Rodick has served as senior vice president of finance for Broadridge Financial Solutions, […]

   Ceres has released an online questionnaire to help companies assess supply chain sustainability.    The “Supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ): Building the Foundation for Sustainable Supply Chains” was originally designed for the industrial goods sector, but Ceres said its recommendations around strengthening supply chain engagement can be applied to most other industries.    The goal […]

   R.R. Donnelley & Sons has broadened its growing logistics services through the acquisition of outbound mailing service provider Express Postal Options International.    Express Postal currently provides outbound services to pharmaceutical, e-commerce, financial services, information technology, catalog, direct mail, and other business industries.    Thomas J. Quinlan III, R.R. Donnelley’s president and chief executive […]

   APM Terminals said it’s acquiring 37.5 percent of the public company Global Ports for $862.5 million, thereby entering the Russian market in a strategic partnership with the leading Russian transportation group, N-Trans.    By buying the stake in Global Ports, APMT becomes an equal controlling partner in the leading operator of container terminals in Russia. […]

   DB Schenker Logistics has launched a new set of online offerings for tracking air and ocean cargo.    The company’s customers can now access a quick search feature, special filters and references that customize information, and create an automatic notification service. Those using its DB SCHENKERsmartbox service also get access to ocean freight container […]

   The Grand Alliance and Zim will cut capacity on the transpacific lane to the U.S. East Coast from early October by merging two existing loops they jointly operate.    The carriers will merge their SCE and SCE2 loops into one service from Oct. 8, with the combined loop to have a rotation of Busan, […]

   C.H. Robinson, a tier-one global logistics provider based in Eden Prairie, Minn., said Thursday it has reached agreement to buy Polish freight forwarder Apreo Logistics.    Apreo of Warsaw provides a wide variety of trucking services, warehousing and air and ocean service. The five-year-old company serves more than 2,000 customers with more than 300 employees […]

American Shipper has reported on many of the surcharges by liner carriers in the last few days. A side-by-side comparison can be found in a useful chart that lists all the surcharges by carrier, equipment and start date.

An antitrust investigation of five car carriers that started in Japan Thursday has been expanded to include requests for information by government authorities in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Former long-time APL executive Robert Sappio has been named president and CEO of Rickmers Americas. He joins the Germany-based carrier from Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting in San Francisco. 

   Financial services firm Hancock Holding Co. has appointed Deborah Conrad to vice president.    Conrad, who spent most of her 35 years in international banking with the U.S. Export-Import Bank, will provide Hancock’s Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank financial guidance for businesses looking to access federal export finance assistance.    She joined Whitney and […]

The Georgia port handled a record 2.98 million TEUs in the fiscal year which ended June 30, but faces increased competition from nearby Charleston. Savannah plans to hold the lead by deepening its harbor channel for bigger ships. 

   Navis, which provides software to about a quarter of the world’s container terminals, sees the future of its service space and operations heavily invested in the cloud.    “We’ve been looking at the cloud for quite a long time. It’s just a matter of when the industry and our customers are ready, and on that […]

   Tata Communications has been selected to deliver WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity to more than 150 Cargotec sites in 50 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.    Tata owns and operates one of the largest subsea fiber optic cable networks which connects to countries representing 99.7% of the world’s GDP.    […]

   To skip sailing positions from Asia in October, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has added an additional vessel to two of its three weekly services between Asia and West Africa, increasing roundtrip voyage time by one week on each loop.     The carrier added a 13th vessel to its FEW2 loop, further increasing roundtrip voyage time from […]