Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based NationaLease has appointed Dean Vicha to president. Most recently, Vicha served as vice president of national accounts. Earlier, he served as vice president of member services and as a national account executive. Before coming to NationaLease in 2005, Vicha was director of business development for Ryder System, as well as […]
The law requires importers to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service details such as the genus, species and country of harvest for products that include wood materials.
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has launched a new capabilities mapping tool that will allow it to geographically target companies with the potential to provide resources during disasters. The project is funded by grants from The UPS Foundation and the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program, Project on Supply Chain Resilience. The […]
Ryder System, a third-party logistics services provider, has expanded its food packaging and distribution capability through enhancements at its facility in Beaver Dam, Wis. The Beaver Dam Logistics Center (BDLC) serves food manufacturers with frozen and refrigerated requirements. BDLC was recently expanded with a 15,000-square-foot, temperature-controlled addition Ryder will use to target […]
The chief negotiator for U.S. East Coast and Gulf terminal operators and ocean carriers in ongoing contracts discussion with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said Tuesday he didn’t think unionized dockworkers at U.S. West…
FIATA wants the EU to consider validation programs from third-party countries on a mutual recognition basis or ensure a sufficient number of independent and trained third-party auditors are available.
The liner carrier APL lost $246 million from continuing operations in the first quarter, a massive drop from the $8 million it lost in the corresponding period in 2011, Singapore-based parent company NOL said Wednesday. APL saw revenue drop 4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to $2 billion, while container volume increased […]
The CKYH Alliance said Wednesday it will add a transpacific all-water loop from May 18 as part of adjustments to its Asia-U.S. East Coast service network. It will be the fifth loop on the trade offered by the four carriers, COSCO Container Lines, Hanjin Shipping, Yang Ming, and “K” Line. The lines have […]
Livingston said the acquisition strengthens its forwarding business globally and its brokerage business in the United States. Not included in the transaction is MBLX, the barge freight-handling and transport affiliate of M.G. Maher.
Liner carrier members will seek a $600-per-FEU peak season surcharge from June 10. The surcharge comes amid signs that the U.S. economy, and resultant containerized cargo demand, is incrementally improving, TSA says.
Domestic intermodal volumes continued their upward climb in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures from the Intermodal Association of North America. Domestic volumes soared 14.9 percent in the quarter, to nearly 1.3 million containers. IANA attributed the rise to market share growth from trucking, “as trucking capacity was tight […]
The ocean carrier Maersk Line, along with its intra-Europe affiliate Seago Lines, has added a new port call at Limassol, Cyprus, and a fifth vessel to their weekly “North Sea” service between North Europe and the East Mediterranean. Roundtrip voyage time on the North Sea has increased from 28 days to 35 days, and transit […]
The ocean carrier Evergreen Line will begin a slot charter agreement with Maersk Line on the latter’s weekly West Coast North America to Central America service WCCA. The first sailing will depart Manzanillo, Mexico May 19 on the Helene S. The full rotation of the WCCA remains Los Angeles, Manzanillo (Mexico), Lazaro […]
Widdows Rickmers Holding Chief Executive and former NOL President and Chief Executive Officer Ron Widdows said shipping lines need to look squarely at ordering ships with better fuel efficiency in a recent interview with Singapore’s Business Times. Widdows, who left Singapore-based NOL last year, downplayed the idea that liner carriers have ordered too […]
Emirates Shipping Line said Tuesday it plans to hike rates on trades from Asia to the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, and Africa from May 15. The increases are $250 per TEU from the Far East and Southeast Asia to East Africa, and $300 per TEU from the Far East and Southeast Asia to […]
NYK Line said Tuesday it will start a new service between Thailand, Vietnam, and China with Thailand-based intra-Asia-carrier Regional Container Lines (RCL) and drop an existing joint service with Vietnam state-owned carrier Vinalines. The new service, which NYK will call TVC, will have a rotation of Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Haiphong, Shekou, Hong Kong, […]
Gartner’s latest chief executive officer survey found that about 85 percent of CEOs believe their enterprises will be impacted by the economic downturn, but by a two-to-one ratio these same executives still expect to increase IT investments this year. The CEOs said their companies need to adopt newer technologies, like mobile offerings, cloud, and Web-based standards, if they want their businesses to grow. […]
Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, has implemented of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet in Southern California for Sunny Delight Beverages Co. The fleet, deployed by Glacier Transportation, will lower emissions and fuel costs for the beverage shipper. The five-year deal covers product delivery to Sunny Delight’s customers in the […]
Deutsche Post DHL said Tuesday that it had earnings before interest and taxes of 691 million euros ($894 million) in the first quarter ended March 31, 9.9 percent more than the 629-million-euro EBIT recorded in the first quarter of 2011. Revenue in the quarter was 13.4 billion euros, 4.3 percent more than the […]
Getloaded, a Midlothian, Va.-based provider of logistics freight matching services, has introduced a mobile app for Android phones that offers access to its trucking industry load board and its Website functionality. In specific, Getloaded’s free Android app provides a simplified interface that allows the user to access features like: Browsing of available loads […]
