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 […]
Maritime authorities in 43 countries will place extra emphasis on fire prevention and extinction standards during upcoming inspections of commercial vessels in their ports, according to the organization that coordinates enforcement of international maritime safety, environmental and security standards. The inspection campaign will last from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, the body that […]
Actiw Oy has signed a contract for the supply of 14 automated container loading systems to Tecnimont SpA, an engineering, procurement and construction subsidiary of Italy’s Maire Tecnimont Group, for delivery to an end customer in the petrochemical industry in the United Arab Emirates. The Finnish company said the system is the first […]
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed two bills on Thursday that he said will facilitate economic development by prioritizing state investment in transportation projects, including improvements to Florida’s 14 deepwater seaports. Funds available for the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program have been increased to $15 million from $8 million. That program is managed […]
The credit rating company Standard & Poor’s said Thursday that it had downgraded the French container shipping line CMA CGM’s long-term corporate credit rating to CCC+ from B-, saying its liquidity position deteriorated in the first quarter of 2012. “We expect that it will remain under strain over the coming months in the […]
Port of LA sees record volume for May, primarily due to rise in empties associated with container repositioning back to Asia, while Long Beach volume drops 7 percent as it waits for new services to boost throughput
Maersk’s terminal operating arm takes 25 percent stake in three berths at one of China’s fastest growing ports, one of four ports in Asia Maersk Line uses for as a hub for its Daily Maersk product
This commentary is brought to you by: Register for the free weekly BlueWater Reporting ServiceTracker here. Not for nothing is Marseilles-based CMA CGM known as “The French Line”. This privately-controlled liner shipping operator, with a worldwide network of routes based on historical French trades, runs third in size behind Maersk Line of Denmark and […]
The Port of Oakland has initiated “impasse actions” in an effort to negotiate a new contract with Service Employees International Local 1021, which represents 250 employees in janitorial, maintenance and security areas. The agreement between the union and port expired nearly a year ago, on June 30, 2011. The port and SEIU […]
Maersk, Hamburg Sud, and four other container lines to expand capacity on Asia-WCSA trade by adding vessels, rotating in larger ships, with the rotations of three different services affected by the moves
U.S. business spending on purchased freight transportation and logistics services increased 6.6 percent, or $79 billion, in 2011 to $1.28 trillion as companies held more inventory and paid higher rates for trucking and rail transportation, according to the 23rd annual “State of Logistics Report.” Logistics costs are still well below the peak of […]
Parent of ABF Freight System purchases expedited logistics specialist Panther in a deal that’s dubbed “an excellent strategic fit,” with Panther to remain a wholly-owned subsidiary and sister company to ABF
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has adjusted two of its three weekly Asia to West Africa services, slowing one and adding capacity to the other. The carrier added an additional vessel to its weekly Asia to West Africa FEW1 service, as well as new port calls at Port Kelang, Onne, and a fortnightly […]
APM Terminals drafts in the head of its key Rotterdam terminals to oversee European region, which accounts for 36 percent of the operator’s global volume and 25 percent of its global revenue
