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 […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has condensed its recommendations for securing the federal IT supply chain, deciding to focus on core elements around secure and reliable information and the communication systems used to transmit it. The institute found that government, like many private businesses, increasingly relies on off-the-shelf hardware and […]
The ocean carrier APL has ended its slot charter agreement with Maersk Line on the latter’s weekly Canadian feeder service from North Europe, TA4. The last sailing departed Rotterdam April 23 on the Maersk Penang. The service operates with four Maersk vessels with an average capacity of 2,890 TEUs, and the rotation […]
Ocean carrier Maersk Line said it’s raising rates on some South America routes. From Houston and New Orleans as well as Veracruz and Altamira, Mexico to Santos and Sao Paulo, Brazil will be $100 for 20-foot, 40-foot and 45-foot containers. Maersk said from Brazil to the United States, Canada, Central America, and the West […]
Crowley Maritime on May 31 will start offering less-than-containerload (LCL) service by both ocean and air to St. Kitts and Nevis. Crowley said it will offer the service from several points in the United States to its Caribbean gateway and distribution center in Miami. The company said the service will enhance supply chain options for those […]
Source Consulting, which cut its teeth on in-house transportation cost management services, is now offering cloud-based transportation management systems, called Intelliship and HALO. Both will be deployed as software-as-a-service (SaaS) models designed to streamline different transportation processes with a focus on reduced costs and improved efficiency. Luke Kupersmith, president of Source Consulting, […]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is set to open a new air cargo handling operation at the Stockholm Arlanda Airport on June 1, the company announced this week. WFS, one of the world’s largest air cargo handling businesses, has signed a long-term agreement with airport operator Swedavia for a 3,000-square-meter airside warehouse described as […]
