According to a notice on carrier’s German Website, cargo can now reach its Cristobal hub (on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal) direct via its Europe-WCSA service, and can reach Puerto Limon via transshipment over Freeport, Bahamas.
APS Stevedoring LLC, an auto and general/breakbulk cargo stevedoring company based in Long Beach, Calif., recently added to its operations with Hyundai Motor’s Portland, Ore., Terminal 6 – Berth 601 auto terminal. Earlier this month the terminal discharged 976 imported Hyundai units and loaded back 179 Ford exports onto Eukor Car Carriers’ Ryujin. The two biggest car […]
U.S. becomes viable production option for some merchandise. Rising international labor and transportation rates have created optimism in the United States that
Global cost structures have manufacturers reevaluating outsourcing phenomenon. By Eric Kulisch Low labor and overhead costs were primary drivers for outsourcing much of U.S. manufacturing to China during the past 25 years, a development that accelerated with China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001. But changes in global economics and new, sophisticated business […]
American Shipper and BPE Global designed this year’s study to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the trends and issues impacting U.S. import operations and compliance managers. In March 2012, 336 qualified respondents participated in a 35- question benchmarking survey covering organizational structure, training, responsibilities, operations processes, costs, technology and other areas […]
IKEA has updated figures it provided on the number of global stores for a story (“IKEA’s knock on wood,” April 2012) about how the company has weaned itself off wood pallets for shipping boxes. The retailer now says it has more than 300 stores around the world, not 287. The story also should […]
For years we’ve been hearing about a looming driver shortage in the domestic trucking industry. The only saving grace has been a dour economy — a bitter irony that pain in the rest of the equation is the only thing that eases the potential of a shortfall in truck drivers. Yet the […]
PSA said the agreement “forms the basis for both companies to seek further collaboration and expansion.” The two entities already collaborate on port projects in China.
The carrier said its performance in the first quarter was affected by Asian port congestion, particularly in Hong Kong, Yantian, Singapore, and Shanghai, and bad weather in Europe (as well as fog in Shanghai).
Jens Nöldner was named chief executive officer of DB Schenker Rail Automotive GmbH, which handles Deutsche Bahn’s rail freight activities for the automotive industry. Nöldner, 48, will succeed Axel Marschall, who was appointed to the management board of DB Schenker Rail at the beginning of the year where he is responsible for German […]
A congressman from Southern California who chairs the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has requested documents and information from the Federal Maritime Commission saying the committee has learned agency staffers “may have faced retaliation for testifying in opposition to the employee-driver mandate” that the Port of Los Angeles unsuccessfully tried to impose […]
The Oakland City Council has confirmed Earl Hamlin as the newest commissioner at the Port of Oakland, the port said Friday. Hamlin will serve a term through July 2013, replacing a seat previously held by Michael Lighty. Hamlin has more than 30 years of experience in finance and economic development. He chaired […]
The agency is inviting technology, equipment, and services vendors to its headquarters next week for a briefing on the changing operational environment and strategy as it moves beyond its traditional mission.
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has extended its weekly Southeast Asia to South and West Africa service FEW3 beyond Southeast Asia to China and added a 12th vessel, increasing roundtrip voyage time from 77 days to 84 days. Maersk has added calls at Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, and Nansha, China as well as a […]
The carrier has switched from calling Mombasa in favor of a new call at Dar es Salaam and slowed down its Mombasa Express service between the Middle East and East Africa, increasing roundtrip voyage time from 28 days to 35 days.
You know you’re a legend when they start making cartoons about you. A brief animated cartoon about Malcom McLean and the invention of containerization has been posted on the Website of TED, a conference company owned by the non-profit Sapling Foundation. It’s the kind of thing you might want to share with […]
Press reports say executives from Vietnam’s shipping line have been detained Friday for alleged wrongdoing. Both Agence France-Presse and Associated Press are carrying reports about the arrests, citing Vietnamese press reports. AFP reported Vietnamese government inspectors saying Vinalines, which operates tankers, containerships and other vessels, defaulted on debts totaling more than $1.1 billion. It said the company […]
The International Maritime Organization said a working group in its Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will develop interim guidance for private guards working on ships to protect them from pirate attacks. The working group has been asked to develop the guidance for security companies following an intense debate on arms on board ships during a […]
This marks the second year of double-digit growth for the SCM software market and was driven by an increasing number of supply chain investments.
The ocean carrier Zim Line continues to cut ties with the Grand Alliance partners in the Asia-Europe trade as the carriers have ended mutual slot agreements on two loops between Asia and the Mediterranean. Zim will no longer purchase slots on the joint Grand Alliance and New World Alliance Asia-to-West Mediterranean service EUM, while […]
