The liner carrier MOL (America) said Thursday it has added another metric to its list of monthly key performance indicators. The line will report on a new category called “missed vessel connection due to rail error ratio.” On a monthly basis, MOL will release the results, which measure the percentage of containers that […]
Swiss WorldCargo, a division of Swiss International Air Lines, has started a new weekly non-stop flight between Zurich and Tampa, Fla. The service is operated in partnership with Edelweiss Air using Airbus A330 planes. The air carrier also has U.S.-bound flights to New York (JFK and Newark, N.J.), Boston, Chicago, Miami, Los […]
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has appointed Christopher O’Brien to senior vice president of transportation. He joined the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based third party logistics services provider in 1993. Since then, he has held numerous positions including sales and account management; on-site account manager at a major grocery retailer; manager of the Raleigh, N.C. office; general […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line has launched a new interactive Website, www.TroyLines.com, focused on easing the use of its tools by freight forwarding customers. Troy initiated the new site because customers are already turning to the Web for bookings and it needed to present a clean, easy-to-use offering that wouldn’t frustrate them. […]
Orange Business Services has secured a deal to provide liner carrier Zim with a single global network for its MPLS-based communications. MPLS is a scalable data-carrying telecommunications network. In specific, Orange will provide Zim with a system that provides back-up and information support, and a single communications and cloud-based platform for its vessels. […]
RedTail Solutions, a provider of managed cloud services to mid-market suppliers and manufacturers, has released two new tools around warehouse management and third party logistics services. RedTail EDI handles business-to-business e-commerce between suppliers and partners, and the company said it’s expanding the volume of transactions that can be supported. Synching this with the RedTail Warehouse […]
Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands has taken over the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn. The acquisition includes the full continuation of the repair yard and personnel. “The takeover of Oskarshamnsvarvet fits right into our strategy to increase Damen’s network of ship repair yards in Europe,” said René […]
The Virginia Port Authority said China has agreed to allow log hardwood and softwood exports from the state to resume for a six month pilot program. The Virginia Forestry Association said in 2011 Chinese officials found nematodes in pine log shipments that they identified as coming from Virginia and South Carolina, and banned […]
Too many random security inspections of ocean containers fall on trusted shippers who are supposed to receive fewer exams for making investments to ensure their international shipments aren’t compromised by criminals or terrorists en route to the United States, a U.S. Customs official conceded last month. Companies certified for following high security standards throughout their […]
Confidence in European-based ocean and air cargo markets has fallen in May, according to the latest results from the Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index. The investment services company created the index with U.K.-based research company Transport Intelligence in March to better understand trends in the global ocean and air markets, The index surveys international […]
Chinese national Qiang Hu was arrested in Massachusetts for illegally supplying U.S.-origin parts to end-users in China in violation of U.S. Export Administration Regulations and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Sometimes buying a new warehouse management system doesn’t cut it, so after the problems it had last year the U.K.-based fashion retailing chain SuperGroup has decided to become a third-party logistics company. SuperGroup entered a two-year contract with logistics firm Wincanton, which will help with the development of its supply chain from a […]
Rena The captain and second officer of the containership Rena, which went aground on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga, New Zealand last October, were sentenced Friday to up to seven months in prison. The two men pleaded guilty to all charges laid against them by Maritime New Zealand, the government agency responsible for maritime safety, security […]
The American-Romanian Business Council was officially launched over the weekend as a non-profit organization to promote commercial relations between the United States and Romania. “I welcome the establishment of the American-Romanian Business Council and believe that it will stimulate U.S. investment in Romania and promote the Romanian business and political environment across the […]
U.S. Customs is studying the possibility of merging the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and the Importer Self-Assessment into a single trusted trader program with enhanced benefits to attract greater voluntary participation from companies, Acting Commissioner David Aguilar told a House panel last week. Both industry partnership programs have been plagued by low turnout, although C-TPAT […]
Customs last fall established integration centers to centralize the entry summary process for certified shippers in the pharmaceutical/healthcare and consumer electronics/information technology industries.
U.S. Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old man for attempting to smuggle illegal aliens across the border near Niland, Calif., using a replica UPS delivery van, Customs and Border Patrol announced. Agents spotted the UPS van attempting to avoid a checkpoint on Highway 111 and stopped the vehicle, which had 13 undocumented […]
The terminal subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group said Wednesday it has made an offer to operate the Virginia Port Authority’s facilities in Hampton Roads as well as at inland locations.
The Jacksonville Port Authority and Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday entered an agreement for the Mile Point project, which will improve the navigation on the St. Johns River for larger ships.
The new 211,000-square-foot office and logistics facility will be located in the Camp Creek Business Center, about three miles from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
