A check of what’s happening at various U.S. ports of entry controlled by Customs and Border Protection led to these tidbits of interest to cargo owners and transportation providers. Officers at the rail checkpoint in Portal, N.D., intercepted five Canadian citizens a week ago who were riding concealed aboard a locomotive. The stowaways were picked […]
Saia Inc., a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, has acquired Robart Transportation Inc. and its subsidiary RL Services Group. The Robart Cos., based in Duluth, Ga., provides truckload brokerage and logistics services.
The Southern California port on Monday announced two incentive programs aimed at inducing big ships and discretionary intermodal cargo to call at its marine terminals. If formerly approved, the programs will take effect Aug. 1.
CA Technologies has expanded its sustainability-focused ecoSoftware suite with the release of ecoGovernance 3.0, a platform that aims to help companies with energy and sustainability management. In the ecoGovernance 3.0 software, which the company said can integrate with many existing enterprise software systems used for transportation, warehouse, supply chain, and trade management, businesses […]
According to a new study from Frost & Sullivan, found here, the trailer telematics market is not only ripe for the picking, but it’s also the place to look to when observing what fleets will adopt as new optimization processes. Frost & Sullivan said that telematics vendors have a large opportunity in Europe […]
The Obama administration on Monday announced the outcome of its 2011 Annual Review of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a 36-year-old trade preference program under which the United States provides duty-free treatment to many imports from developing countries. Based on the administration’s review of various issues and petitions related to eligibility of […]
The U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) said Tuesday it’s urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to deny Ecuador access to benefits of the Andean Trade Preference Act. “With Peru and Colombia now moving up to full Free Trade Agreement partner status, Ecuador is the sole potential recipient of ATPA preferences […]
The recent successful implementation of significant rate restoration initiatives by carriers in the core east-west trade lanes means that most are now operating above break-even, according to London-based consultancy Drewry. “Carriers took sufficient capacity out in the winter months to ensure that recently reactivated services have not caused too much damage to the […]
Epec Biofuels Holdings, which has developed an ethanol industry integration platform, has completed its first supply chain partner agreement with BioDimensions Delta BioRenewables (BDBR) of Memphis, Tenn., to help push its Ethanol 2.0 standard toward further adoption. BDBR produces industrial sugar feedstocks that Epec views as a cornerstone to the future of ethanol. […]
FedEx Corp. said Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of Tatex, a French business-to-business express transportation company. The company said the purchase “represents the latest step in the company’s strategy to sustainably grow in Europe.” It said the acquisition will give FedEx access to a nationwide domestic ground network which carries 19 […]
“Shippers, manufacturers and transportation companies must remain aware of the increased security risks during the upcoming holiday weekend,” said Dan Burges of FreightWatch International.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne, honorary chairman of forwarder Kuehne+Nagel and the largest investor in the container carrier Hapag-Lloyd, believes the other leading German container carrier, Hamburg Süd, would be an ideal merger partner for Hapag-Lloyd. Kuehne floated the idea of a combination of the two carriers in an interview with Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche magazine. Kuehne said […]
Phil Cowan has returned to shipping accountant and consultant Moore Stephens as head of corporate finance. He was most recently group chief financial officer of V.Group Ltd. and chairman of V.Ships Capital. He was responsible for a number of V.Ships’ acquisitions and led the V.Ships’ team that managed the sale of V.Group to […]
R2 Logistics, a third-party logistics services provider, has opened a new branch in Dallas, its fourth location in the United States. The branch is currently headed up by the company’s vice president of sales, Ben Jordan, and manager Zach Nadaud. The company will bring in at least six employees to the location this year. […]
Evergreen has finalized a long-mooted order for 10 13,800-TEU ships. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and delivered from the second half of 2013 through the second half of 2014.
Alabama scored a major economic coup when Europe’s Airbus announced Monday that it plans to erect a $600 million plant outside Mobile and hire 1,000 workers to build narrow-body planes from the A320 family. The Toulouse, France aerospace company said it entered the home turf of its rival, Boeing, to get closer to its customers. […]
ChemLogix, a provider of chemical industry transportation management, technology, and supply chain consulting services, has promoted Ed Hildebrandt to senior vice president of business development. “Ed has been with ChemLogix since our beginning and his contributions have helped make us into the successful company we are today. His contributions will be key in […]
Inchcape Shipping Services has set up a new regional team for its Europe and North Africa operations. ISS recently reduced its world operation from eight regions to four, including a separate office for Japan. The Europe and North Africa operations team is the first of the four regional teams to be announced. […]
Horizon Lines, a U.S. domestic ocean shipping company, was recognized by the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) for its safety record, as well as for the rescue earlier this year of three stranded sailors by the Horizon Reliance. CSA recently presented six Horizon Lines vessels and their crews with the 2011 Jones F. […]
The legislation’s passage comes after Republican and Democratic negotiators used creative accounting within the federal budget to shore up a projected gap of several billion dollars in the Highway Trust Fund.
