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   LeanLogistics, a Michigan-based provider of transportation management system (TMS) applications and supply chain services, has partnered with cloud-based ERP and financial software provider NetSuite to build a new on-demand offering that integrates both of their existing services.    The on-demand TMS SuiteApp will be integrated with NetSuite’s existing SuiteCloud computing platform and will provide […]

   The South Carolina Ports Authority said the Port of Charleston handled 123,439 TEUs in April, 7.7 percent more than in April 2011.    The agency also said breakbulk tonnage at the port was up 57 percent.    At a meeting of the SCPA board, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Newsome said he was pleased with […]

   The Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission on Monday approved a staff recommendation to begin contract talks with a joint venture team for the replacement of the obsolete Gerald Desmond Bridge.     The board voted the design-build proposal from Shimmick Construction Co. Inc. of Oakland, Spain’s FCC Construction S.A. and Italian firm Impregilo S.p.A. as […]

   Amerijet International, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 20 will start once-weekly direct all-cargo freighter service linking the United States and southern Caribbean to southern Brazil.    The service ultimately arrives at Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) in Brazil, and its agent Cargoworks operates a facility at the airport daily.    “We believe […]

   Chris Davies has been appointed chief financial officer of GCT Global Container Terminals.    Global is a subsidiary of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which operates two container terminals in the Port of Vancouver, Canada, and two in the Port of New York and New Jersey.    Davies was most recently CFO of Ainsworth Lumber […]

   The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a $628,000 grant to Premier Mercantile Services (PMS), a private sector port and freight logistics operator in Pakistan, to help facilitate the acquisition and operation of a fleet of locomotives on the existing Karachi-Lahore Railway.    This initiative is central to improving the capacity of one of […]

Drewry reported Wednesday that global schedule reliability improved 2.9 percent to 72.3 percent during the month. But SeaIntel said global reliability fell from 79 percent to 78 percent in the month.

The Senate voted 78-20 to pass the Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act to renew the Ex-Im Bank’s charter for another three years and raise its lending cap from $100 billion to $140 billion.

   The Port of Los Angeles set a container volume record for April, according to statistics released by the port Tuesday.    The port, the biggest in the Western Hemisphere, had volume of 707,182 TEUs in the month, a 14.5 percent year-on-year increase. Import volume rose 16.7 percent to 364,555 TEUs, while exports rose 11.6 percent […]

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   With the implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Embassy of Colombia in Washington launched an updated version of its Website to highlight the country’s history, culture, and past business and alliances with the United States.    Colombian Amb. Gabriel Silva said the goal was to make information more accessible, including a focus on U.S.-Colombia relations and […]

   EasyTracGPS, a Stickney, Ill.-based company that develops GPS tracking and fleet management systems, has released its ComTracNVG “Pro” fleet management tracking system.    The company said it developed the new service to facilitate communication with drivers and include that in vehicle management.    The service offers live five- or 10-second GPS tracking position updates, reports and […]

   Maersk Line had operating losses of $571 million in the first quarter, a more than $1 billion slide from the $451 million the line made in the corresponding quarter in 2011, the line’s parent company said Wednesday.    Liner revenue rose 7.4 percent to $6.3 billion, while container volume rose 22 percent to 4.4 […]

   For the European Union, all public sector buyers will be required to do their procurement electronically by 2016, according to a new deadline.    The European Commission set the 2016 deadline because it believes that some 100 billion euros of the current 2 trillion euros spent annually on procurement can be saved in the European Union by […]

NYK Line (North America) Inc. said it has begun the process of no longer providing chassis in certain markets, and said on July 1 the policy will be extended to the Tacoma, Seattle, and Portland markets.

   The Kuwait-based logistics provider said it had a profit of 7.1 million Kuwait dinar ($25.4 million) for the first quarter of 2012, 8 percent less than what it earned in the same 2011 period.    Revenue was 321.8 million Kuwait dinar, a 1 percent increase from the same 2011 period.    “2011 was the first year […]

Ulrich Davis, 50, a Dutch citizen from The Netherlands, was sentenced to six months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by facilitating the illegal export of goods to Iran.

   Stamford, Conn.-based Daymon Worldwide has launched its new Daymon Global Logistics division to offer transportation management and logistics support for its retail and supplier partners.    To start the logistics arm, Daymon developed a partnership with Echo Global Logistics, a provider of transportation and supply chain management services based in Chicago. Echo supplies proprietary technology, sourcing […]

   Overseers of the St. Lawrence Seaway’s operations said steel and construction industries, with their increased demand for North American commodities such as iron ore, stone and cement, has ensured a “solid start” for the 2012 shipping season.    The St. Lawrence Seaway reported that year-to-date total cargo shipments for the period March 22 to […]

   The Port of Virginia said Tuesday its container volume rose 5.2 percent year-on-year in April to 169,644 TEUs.    It’s the third consecutive month of year-on-year growth for the port. Year-to-date volume has grown 2.1 percent in 2012 to 647,713 TEUs.    The port said its rail volume rose 19.8 percent in April to […]