Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises has appointed Paul Bowman to senior vice president of sales for its dedicated services business. This is a new position in the company. Bowman will report to Bill Farris, senior vice president and general manager of dedicated services. In this role, Bowman will lead new business development, client expansion, […]
Zebra Technologies Corp., a global provider of services that extend visibility into operations and give a digital presence to physical assets, announced the renewal of its partnership with Navis to be its exclusive provider of terminal automation to the maritime industry in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas regions. Zebra’s marine solutions include its WhereNet portfolio that […]
The Port of Pittsburgh Commission has taken steps to develop its “Wireless Waterway” project, which will provide a network connection to ships transiting the city’s locks and dams. The port awarded a $1.3 million contract to CONXX, a Maryland-based company that builds networks and services for government and public sector projects. In specific, CONXX will build, manage, market, […]
Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group said Tuesday Industrial Investors Group and Summa Group have signed a sale-purchase agreement (SPA), under which Summa will take a controlling interest in Far Eastern Shipping PLC.
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport will start a direct less-than-containerload service from Atlanta to Gothenburg, Sweden. Shipco said the service, which uses liner carrier OOCL, will improve transit times from South Atlantic, U.S. Gulf and Los Angeles origins. The biggest transit time improvements will be from Atlanta, now 21 days transit, and Houston with 22 days transit. Transit […]
An array of maritime industry organizations, labor and governments are asking the International Maritime Organization to require loaded containers be weighed to determine their actual weight. The proposal was submitted by Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States, and industry groups including BIMCO, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the International Chamber of […]
The Port of Marseilles-Fos said its container volume has grown 14 percent year-on-year through the first five months of 2012. The French port handled 431,718 TEUs during the period. Meanwhile, port officials said they hope to grow volume from China by taking advantage of the extra sailing times generated by liner carriers’ […]
With Mexico joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, it’s expected to significantly expand the potential scope of the far-ranging agreement between nations in North America, South America, Asia, and Oceania.
Friday’s announcement that Michigan has approved a deal with Canada to construct and operate a new international bridge two miles from the existing Ambassador Bridge in Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is good news for the border economy and both nations. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder deserves credit for understanding the desire of businesses for a […]
Logimax, a subsidiary of Friedman Corp. and an information systems provider to manufacturers and third party logistics providers, said its warehouse management system (WMS) is now available as a cloud deployment thanks to a Software-as-a-Service backbone powered by Meridian IT. The WMS Foundation software is available with all of its existing systems modules, and […]
The agency urges the country’s food distributors, retailers, and food service operators to remove from sale or service all fresh, frozen, canned, and processed oysters, clams, mussels, and whole and roe-on scallops imported from South Korea.
The World Trade Organization on Friday ruled in favor of the United States in a dispute involving China’s imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on grain-oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (GOES) from the United States.
I draw your attention on a couple of points in your article under caption (AS Daily June 15), mostly related to the second paragraph, which reads: “…it had no access to French trade with West Africa, nor Delmas’ Indian Ocean trades, both significant elements of the French colonial empire prior to the 1960s. CMA […]
The liner carrier MOL said Friday that it has continued to meet most of its regional key performance indicator goals in May for operations, customer service, and electronic data interchange. The company saw slight slippage in its two newest KPIs – export rail connections and documentation accuracy, both of which fell outside of […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans has opened a new branch in Le Havre, France, with container freight stations in Paris and Lyon. “This new hub office in Europe creates the foundation for future growth and supports CaroTrans’ overall network of global operations,” the company said. “Le Havre is an important European gateway for CaroTrans’ full […]
Over the next five years, the logistics arm of Hanjin Shipping said it plans to expand its network aggressively in other regions, such as Central Asia, Africa and South America.
A shipping line is expressing concern about the proposal from APM Terminals to operate the facilities of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) in Hampton Roads. “By allowing this concession to be held by one single, private, foreign entity we believe that you will be causing irreparable harm to the future of the Port of Virginia,” […]
DHL Supply Chain has opened a new distribution center for life sciences and healthcare products in Mumbai, India. The facility is located within a 600,000-square-feet multi-customer distribution center, that uses “green” technology such as LED lighting and wind-assisted ventilation. DHL said it will offer services such as postponement services, clinical trials logistics and […]
After years of planning and negotiation, the Canadian government and the state of Michigan on Friday announced they had agreed to collaborate on the construction of a new $950 million, six-lane bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit.
As more companies begin to push the cloud and other software-as-a-service platforms to their customers, it becomes difficult to stay away from the hype about what the cloud could mean and see what the offer truly is. While touted as the next revolution in computing, there are four key concepts present in both […]
