American Shipper

   Enterprise resource planning and business intelligence provider Pronto Software will partner with local data synchronization specialist Leadtec on a new supply chain application for Australian and New Zealand businesses.    Leadtec has provided electronic-data-interchange (EDI) services, synchronized catalogues, and logistics applications for Australian businesses for more than 20 years.    The deal will integrate Pronto services with Leadtec’s […]

   Amware Logistics Services said Tuesday it has acquired Parcel Port, a small non-asset based warehousing, distribution and fulfillment company based in Arizona that has a strong focus on managing e-commerce parcel delivery.    Amware, headquartered in Eagle, Colo., is an Eastern provider of warehousing and transportation services that bought Parcel Port to expand to […]

“This is, to say the least, both exciting and important for Virginia. A first-in is of great benefit to our large import customers because they’ll be getting their goods to their shelves quicker,” said Jerry Bridges, VPA executive director.

   Maritime industry and civic leaders attended a ceremony Monday at the Port of Long Beach to mark the official start of the $1.2 billion Middle Harbor redevelopment project.    The event was highlighted by driving a commemorative “golden pile” into the base for a new wharf being built, according to a port news release.   […]

   The liner carrier Hanjin Shipping said Tuesday that it will impose rate increases on the Asia-Europe trade from June 1.    The increases, $350 per TEU and $700 per FEU, is applicable to origin ports in Japan, as well as dry and reefer cargo.

   Schenker Khimji’s LLC, a joint venture that DB Schenker Logistics has established with long-time partner Khimji Ramdas Group in Oman, has started operations.    The new company provides services for air and ocean freight, land transport, contract logistics, supply chain management as well as event logistics.    “We see a big potential in Oman […]

This week Associate Editor Eric Kulisch explains how a newly formed caucus wants President Obama to get serious on ports; a Hercules may be needed to get a substantive transport bill passed; and properly spelling LaGrange.

The Coast Guard is monitoring salvage efforts on the containership MSC Idil after an explosion that occurred onboard Friday. The ship was about 60 miles north of Puerto Rico, in transit to Barcelona.

AIT Worldwide Logistics’ co-founders Dan Lisowski and Steve Leturno have sold majority ownership of the company in a management buyout to the newly created board of directors headed by Vaughn Moore, president and CEO.

The analysis finds capacity could vary by more than 20,000 TEUs per week across the next 12 weeks. “This is the equivalent to the rapid phase-in/phase-out of two super-post-Panamax strings.”

SC Line has begun a new service catering to shippers of new and used vehicles, boats and heavy equipment from Port Everglades, Fla., to Colombia, Panama and the Dominican Republic.

The 18,000 TEU “Triple E” containerships will measure 400 meters in length and 59 meters in width. It will be 16 percent larger and carry 2,500 more containers than Maersk’s largest ships today, the Emma Maersk series.

   The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. will implement a peak season surcharge on westbound Asia-Northern Europe shipments from June 1, the line said last week.    The surcharge, $350 per TEU, is applicable from destination ports in Asia from Japan through Bangladesh.    The line also said it will seek to raise rates on […]

   The Ports of Indiana has appointed Anthony Kuk as director of its Burns Harbor operation located in Portage.    Prior to this appointment, Kuk (pronounced “Cook”) was general manager for Nexeo Solutions’ Midwest operations, based in Chicago. Nexeo was formed in April 2011 from the distribution division of Ashland Inc. Kuk replaces Peter Laman […]

   The United States on Friday asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to decide U.S. claims regarding India’s restrictions on imports of various U.S. agricultural products, including poultry meat and eggs.    While India asserts that its measures are aimed at preventing entry of avian influenza, the United States claims […]

   DB Schenker Logistics has opened an office in Namibia.    For the past five years, the third-party logistics provider relied on partner Desert Logistics to oversee its services in this market. DB Schenker decided to acquire 100 percent ownership of Desert Logistics. The acquisition was approved by the Namibia Competitions Commission.    Schenker Namibia […]

   Global air and ocean freight transportation management software and portal provider Acuitive Solutions has launched a new air cargo spot quote tool called Acuitive SpotManager.    SpotManager is an auction site where freight forwarders must be invited by an Acuitive customer on a shipment-by-shipment basis. When a customer selects carriers they wish to participate in […]

Cambon    Jean-Louis Cambon, the influential chairman of the European Shippers’ Council’s Maritime Transport Council, and a major advocate for global shippers, died at age 59, the council announced last week.    Cambon, who was also head of the ocean management committee for tire manufacturer Michelin, had cancer.    “Jean-Louis was major figure in the liner shipping arena, […]

   ABS, a provider of classification services to the marine and offshore industry, has launched a new product suite aimed at improving transmission of its vessel classification data.    The ABS Connect system originally includes a new app and mobile Website, and hopes to add more in-depth information.    In London this morning, ABS Chief Technology […]

Records were seen in U.S. exports of both services ($54.1 billion) and goods ($132.7 billion), with record levels of exports of industrial supplies ($44.3 billion) and capital goods ($44.4 billion).