The port and city of Oakland are organizing the $1 billion project, which will include an intermodal yard to serve marine terminals operated by Ports America and the logistics park. The first phase of construction is estimated to cost nearly $500 million.
Trimble Navigation has agreed to buy the privately-held logistics software provider TMW Systems for $335 million in cash. TMW develops enterprise software for transportation and logistics companies that use its platform as a control tower.
McLane Logistics Technology (MLT) has entered an agreement to resell AYATA’s analytics software. MLT is a global logistics, information technology, and training services company that is prominent in the distribution, government, and defense industries. AYATA has developed a Prescriptive Analytics software package, part of its overall Big Data Analytics platform, that gives customers access to […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans has appointed Lueder Bitter to national import operations manager and John Lourmas as national commercial manager of imports. Bitter is a 30-year veteran of the NVO industry in Rotterdam, Hamburg and Los Angeles. He was previously CaroTrans’ Los Angeles branch manager for 12 years. Lourmas joined CaroTrans in […]
The U.S. Transportation Department will give a $17.8 million grant to reconstruct two major taxiways at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant will allow for the rehabilitation of 5,000 feet of Taxiway E, which runs parallel to and between the airport’s north-south runways. It […]
By Chris Gillis Maybe it’s a sign of the times, but today’s American shippers appear to be much better informed and prepared to work around potential breakdowns in their supply chains — even those created by labor disruptions. This is certainly the case with the potential for a dockworkers’ strike on the […]
By Tom Nightingale, president of sales and marketing, ModusLink Global Solutions This month many of you will travel to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ annual global conference in Atlanta to network, explore new supply chain technologies and take advantage of the insight and knowledge of industry experts from around the world…
Greenpack of Puerto Rico appealed a U.S. District Court’s dismissal of its claim for damages resulting from a delayed delivery of perishable food items from Puerto Limón, Costa Rica to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The District Court in Puerto Rico last year dismissed the complaint as time-barred by the statute of limitations in […]
LTL operator’s focus on expansion and profitability stems from a simple ethos. By Eric Johnson In the less-than-truckload market, Old Dominion Freight Line has become a darling of analysts. There’s good reason — the company has grown responsibly and profitability in the past decade and is able to squeeze more value from […]
Do derivatives have the potential to change the way the ocean freight market functions? By Eric Johnson Late June in San Francisco, and the scene was a bit strange, as if a hodgepodge of exporters from around the United States had accidentally stumbled into a time warp and ended up at a financial […]
India’s aviation industry has the potential to be a major force for economic growth in the country, but is currently shackled by government regulatory and economic policies, Tony Tyler, director general of the International Air Transport Association, said in a July 25 speech to industry officials in New Delhi.
The president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association, three international trade companies and seven other individuals, are facing federal charges following a probe targeting a multimillion-dollar customs fraud scheme in Southern California.
Information technology, especially in the supply chain, is one of those areas that we notice more often than not when it isn’t working.
Tradition and much risk go into shipping that morning cup of coffee. By Chris Dupin Whether to fill shelves with supermarket mainstays like Folgers and Maxwell House or supply high-end cafes, the need for beans to satisfy that craving for a cup of coffee has been good news for importers like American […]
To meet tight schedules and control costs, managers charter ships, use trains and trucks. By Chris Dupin The 2013 America’s Cup race may be the most spectator-friendly in history. Both the selection of the challenger and the defense of the Cup by Larry Ellison’s Team Oracle will be sailed over a course in California’s San […]
Atlantic Container Line has long had a reputation for going its own way, one that looks to be enhanced with its order last month of five new combination container-roll-on/roll-off ships, or “con-ros.” The company’s current con-ros, built in 1984, are the world’s largest. They have a capacity to carry 1,850 TEUs, 1,000 cars […]
Claitor’s Publishing has recently issued a second edition of Daniel W. Raab’s Transportation Terms and Conditions. A Miami-based attorney who specializes in transportation issues, Raab told us his aim was to create a book that will be useful not only for lawyers, but for men and women who work in the logistics departments […]
FedEx is already known by shippers for its finely tuned express package service, but now the express giant seeks the same customer recognition for its burgeoning air and ocean freight consolidation operations.
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals will be 50 years old next year, a time for the group to “ponder where we have come from and where we are going,” said the group’s President and Chief Executive Officer Rick D. Blasgen, in a recent interview.
Exactly 100 years ago, the celebrated American painter George Bellows produced one of his most iconic works, Men of the Docks.
