American Shipper

   The U.S. ocean transportation regulatory system should be harmonized with that of Canada “to the extent practicable,” said Rebecca Dye, a commissioner with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, in a speech last week to the Canadian American Business Council.    She noted the FMC has undertaken an investigation of U.S. containerized cargo moving via Canadian and Mexican […]

   JustEnough Software, a provider of demand management solutions for retailers, has formed an alliance with enVista, an enterprise and supply chain consulting firm, to extend their end-to-end offerings.    The pair will combine efforts to help customers using Microsoft Dynamics AX to add in end-to-end planning functionality to their ERP platforms, addressing functionality like […]

   Maersk Line chief financial officer Peter Rønnest Andersen will leave the A.P. Molller-Maersk Group on June 19, part of a restructuring of the liner carrier’s management board, the company said Tuesday.    Andersen will be replaced by Jakob Stausholm, currently chief of strategy and transformation in Maersk Line, who will handle both functions.   […]

Effective July 1, the fee will be increased from $60 to $61.50 per 20-foot container and from $120 to $123 per 40-foot container, said the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement (WCMTOA).

   The G6 Alliance of carriers will switch a call at the Port of Le Havre from one of their Asia-Europe services to another, according to a note Tuesday from G6 member Hapag-Lloyd.    The lines will switch the call at the French port from their existing Loop 4 service to the Loop 3 service […]

The ocean carrier NYK, along with partners Hanjin Shipping and Evergreen Line, have raised capacity on their weekly Asia-Indian subcontinent WIN loop by increasing the size of the vessels.

     Third-party logistics provider Performance Team will open a container transloading facility at the Port of Charleston to shuttle cargo from ocean containers to truck trailers for distribution throughout the Southeast.    Performance Team will operate from the Wando Welch Terminal’s container freight station and handle both import and export cargo.    Performance Team said transloading cargo onsite […]

The third-party logistics provider officially opened its new container transloading facility at the South Carolina port to shuttle cargo from ocean containers to truck trailers for distribution throughout the Southeast.

   QAD Inc., a provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, has acquired Strasbourg, France-based DynaSys S.A. that develops supply chain planning software for 6 million euros ($7.5 million).    DynaSys generated roughly 5 million euros in revenues last year and has about 40 employees.    QAD said its main plan is to expand […]

American Shipper, in partnership with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), surveyed roughly 275 transportation buyers and sellers on procurement practices, processes, technologies and results. Key issues addressed in this study include: Transportation spend and contract rates Length of negotiations and timeframe to implementation Assessing bids […]

U.S. exports in April were down 0.8 percent from March to $182.9 billion, while year-to-date through the first four months of 2012 they were up 6 percent or $41.4 billion from the same period of 2011 to reach $725.8 billion.

The San Gabriel, Calif., accident on Saturday is being investigated as a felony hit-and-run. There were no serious injuries in either accident, but individuals in both cars complained of pain. Bryson was not injured.

Using container status message data from SeaIntel’s new partner INTTRA, the maritime consultancy found that 64.7 percent of containers are delivered on time year-to-date, as measured against the date stated on the booking acceptance.

   Choice Logistics, a provider of logistics services around critical service parts, has formerly launched its own transportation management system (TMS).      The new offering, called the Choice Transportation Management Services (CTMS), is already being used by some customers and early adopters, according to Choice.    CTMS is built on the foundation of Choice’s efforts in […]

“These ARMGs will be the high performance workhorses of the terminal – capable of supporting the scale of container stack activity associated with multiple large containerships in port,” said Frank Tazelaar, managing director of APMT’s Maasvlakte II.

   The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added a new port call at Conakry, Guinea, and two additional vessels to its weekly WAF13 service between hub ports in the West Mediterranean and West Africa.      Roundtrip voyage time on the WAF13 has increased from 14 days to 28 days, and transit times northbound have been increased by […]

   Matson Navigation Co. has entered into a series of debt financing agreements undertaken as part of the previously announced plan to separate the transportation and land-based businesses of Alexander & Baldwin into two publicly traded companies.    Subject to final approval by the Alexander & Baldwin Holdings board, companies said the separation remains on […]

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans said Monday it’s starting two new direct less-than-container load (LCL) export services from New York and Houston to Cartagena, Colombia.    The services are designed to tap into an expected expansion of trade with Colombia, spurred by the the U.S.–Colombia Free Trade Agreement signed in mid-May.    As part of the […]

   Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., the parent company of liner carrier OOCL, said Monday it has released its first annual sustainability report.    “This strategy has now become an integral part of our corporate decision-making process by taking into account key sustainability areas including environmental, social, corporate governance, safety, security, and health issues,” OOIL said. […]

   Logistics services provider Al Madina Logistics Services, based in Oman, has announced plans to establish a network of distribution centers in cities across Oman, which the company believes will solidify it as one of the biggest supply chain management firms in the Persian Gulf country.    Local media reports that DCs are planned for Sohar, Nizwa, […]