American Shipper

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, […]

   FedEx Freight will increase shipping rates by 6.9 percent, effective July 9.    The rate hike applies to FedEx Freight shipments within the contiguous United States, between the United States and Canada, and within Canada. The rate for cross-border FedEx Freight shipments between the United States and Mexico will also increase 6.9 percent for only the U.S. […]

   XPO Logistics, Inc., a third-party transportation logistics company, will transfer the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).    The company will retain its XPO stock ticker. It’s expected to start trading this Thursday, June 14, when Bradley Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer, will ring the opening bell […]

   The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said log exports to China will resume from both South Carolina and Virginia under a six month pilot program.    The Virginia Port Authority had announced last month that the exports would be allowed to restart.    Concerns about nematodes found in pine log shipments […]

   Keypoint Software has integrated DAT CarrierWatch into its transportation management software in hopes of hastening the onboarding process for freight brokers and third-party logistics companies.    CarrierWatch helps companies examine carrier safety, authority, and insurance information when considering to hire truckers. The service also monitors this regulatory information, which is publically available, for updates. […]

Richard Wainio, director of the Port of Tampa since 2005, said he will resign in September. “My decision is purely personal based on family considerations and certain future issues,” he said.

The $196 million redevelopment project, scheduled to begin in late 2012, will maximize use of the property at the port’s second largest terminal by allowing APL to handle nearly 58 percent more ship calls.

The board affirmed on Thursday a decision by its executive director not to pursue a possible lease with a new container terminal operator at Blount Island until the port has completed a long-term strategic plan.

   The ocean carrier Maersk Line has speeded up its weekly Europe-to-West Africa WAF8 service, decreasing roundtrip voyage time from 28 days to 21 days.     Transit times have improved by a few days in both directions, now taking five days from the last hub call out of Algeciras to Nouakchott, Mauritania, and seven days from […]

   The domestic container shipping company Horizon Lines said yesterday that it had named Sam A. Woodward as president, chief executive officer, and a director of the company.    Woodward, who assumes the job immediately, was a managing director of Bengur Bryan & Co., a Baltimore-based middle market investment bank, where since 2008 he headed the firm’s transportation and […]