The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday that the Port of Antwerp has been hit by an unscheduled rail strike by Belgian train drivers. The strike, which began Thursday afternoon, has “seriously affected” rail traffic to and from the port, which serves as MSC’s hub in Northern Europe. “For today and […]
Gulf port reopens for business today after minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac earlier this week, with New Orleans port director lauding Army Corps of Engineers, pilots, and Coast Guard for their efforts
Clerks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to discuss a new contract with employers, partially alleviating concerns earlier this week that they could picket and induce a wider ILWU work stoppage
DB SCHENKERmarineparts, a special air freight service for global parts supply to ships, is now offering a direct integration between a client’s procurement system and MyMPS, DB Schenker’s online inventory management system for parts supply. The new service will allow customers’ information to be automatically uploaded into MyMPS on an order-line level when the […]
CSafe LLC and IAG Cargo have signed an agreement to expand the IAG Cargo Constant Climate service to pharmaceutical companies with temperature control requirements on their transport moves. IAG Cargo, a joint venture between British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, will lease active temperature-controlled containers to freight forwarders, providing them a streamlined […]
The logistics technology provider CargoWise said Friday it has deepened its reach into mainland China with the successful adoption of its ediEnterprise software platform by Hong Kong-based freight forwarder S-Cargo Group Co. CargoWise, which specializes in technology solutions for logistics service providers (LSPs), said the integration and adoption project began in March by installing […]
Transportation and brokerage software provider TransCore DAT has integrated PC*MILLER as its primary mileage, routing, and mapping solution for its load boards, truckload rate index, and other services, the companies said. The integration of ALK Technologies’ PC*MILLER has gone live and is already available to DAT customers. David Schrader, senior vice president of […]
The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners announced Thursday evening that Jerry Bridges, who has headed the state agency since 2007, will step down as port director at the end of October. In January 2011, Bridges received a six-year contract extension. “In so many different ways Jerry has done a lot of […]
Kirk U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will visit Vietnam on Sept. 2 -3 for meetings with senior Vietnamese government officials. Kirk’s trip is expected to help strengthen bilateral economic relations between the two countries. Since the United States and Vietnam re-established diplomatic ties 17 years ago, two-way trade between the countries has […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that the country’s food and agricultural exports will reach $143.5 billion in fiscal 2013, well above the record set in 2011. At the same time, the USDA revised its fiscal 2012 forecast upward to a near-record $136.5 billion. Since 2009, U.S. agricultural exports have made gains of 50 […]
Yoshitani A debate has broken out over the Port of Seattle Chief Executive Officer Tay Yoshitani’s role on the board of Seattle-based freight forwarder Expeditors International. On Aug. 24, a group of 13 Washington state legislators wrote a letter to Seattle’s port commissioners that they were concerned the post on Expeditors’ board was […]
New Orleans port officials said they hope to resume normal operations by the weekend. The port only received some minor wind damage, and there are nine general cargo ships awaiting entry to its marine terminals.
China’s two major container lines – COSCO Container Lines and China Shipping – lost a combined $387 million in the first half of 2011, with both carriers performing worse this year than last during the period.
The largest organization in the country representing shippers is seeking the assistance of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to get contract talks restarted between dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts and their employers.
The provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is not widely favored by industry because of the perceived difficulty of tracking minerals through opaque supply chains.
The liner carrier members of the G6 Alliance between Asia and Europe said Wednesday they will skip four sailings during China’s Golden Week holidays in October. The skipped sailings are intended to rationalize capacity during a down period in the world’s biggest exporting nation. The move follows a similar one by Maersk Line, […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it plans to increase westbound transatlantic rates from Northern Europe from Oct. 1. The increases are: $300 per 20-foot container and $350 per 40-foot container to Boston, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Norfolk. $200 per 20-foot container and $250 per 40-foot container to […]
Expedited freight transport provider Priority Freight has expanded its operations with the purchase of London Heathrow Airport-based specialist air cargo forwarder AWLI Group. Priority’s acquisition of the Heathrow forwarding arm of AWLI Group is part of the company’s goal to become a lead provider of time-critical and expedited freight services from the region. The […]
The marine logistics division of Geodis Wilson is placing its bets on Hamburg by setting up a new base that follows an increase in its cruise and cargo vessel supply business there. Geodis Wilson marine logistics’ “control tower” in Hamburg was initially installed to facilitate the management of two projects for Crystal Cruises in May and June. The […]
Effective immediately, ChemLogix parent Leaman Logistics has changed its name to CLX Logistics LLC for greater integration with its subsidiary companies. CLX, which said the name change also represents an expansion in its operations and logistics services, is the parent company of ChemLogix Global, a provider of international logistics services, and VistaLogix Global, an […]
