Infor, a provider of business application software, said that Russia’s Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant JSC has automated its plant operations using the company’s Infor10 ERP Enterprise. The Infor10 system is designed to support industrial engineering and manufacturing (IE&M) supply chains in the areas of production, marketing, purchasing, visibility, stock control, logistics, and […]
Data2Logistics, a freight bill processor, auditor and advisor, has launched its new Claims & Audit Review System (CARS) to improve and speed up the flow of information for shipping clients. CARS speeds up the company’s existing freight bill auditing ability, giving faster audit cycles, the company said. The system aims to do this […]
Japan’s big three ocean carriers saw their container lines slump to a collective $1.4 billion loss in their fiscal year 2011, adding more red ink to the beleaguered liner industry. All three lines saw sizable profits in 2010 turn to sizable losses in 2011, while all three also saw revenue levels erode. The […]
Being the last destination point is desirable for ports because they can capture business from exporters in a broader region who may delay booking cargo at their local port to avoid the extra transit time while vessels make other stops along the seaboard.
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added a new port call at Cape Town and an 11th vessel to its weekly Southeast Asia/West Africa service FEW3. Interestingly, vessels on the FEW3 will call at Cape Town both inbound from Asia en route to West Africa, as well as outbound from West Africa on […]
The ABS Group of Cos. board has elected David Weinstein to president and chief executive officer. Weinstein, currently ABS vice president of strategic development, replaces Tony Nassif, who was recently elected executive vice president and chief operating officer of ABS. He joined the classification society in October 2010 after more than 25 […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security on Thursday said Ping Cheng and Prime Technology Corp., both of New York state, agreed to $125,000 fines and two-year denial of export privileges for each to settle allegations that they conspired to violate Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The two-year denial period will be […]
The Food Shippers of America Association has joined ALAN as an association partner, and will “bring valuable transportation assets and knowledgeable people with food-specific expertise to disaster response,” ALAN President Jock Menzies said.
The practice has been set up to advise the $380 billion international maritime industry as it tries to “find its bearings following the perfect storm of the financial crisis, the Great Recession and skyrocketing fuel costs,” the firm said.
U.S. citizens applying to become customs brokers should be able to obtain their licenses in a quarter of the time it now takes once U.S. Customs completes a nationwide rollout of a new system for processing their applications. Licenses are being approved in less than three months compared to the normal nine to 12 […]
Pregis Corp., which develops protective packaging to minimize environmental impact, has launched a new “On Point” iPad app to help logistics personnel make protective packaging decisions around individual product requirements. The app also allows customers to contact Pregis’ staff and distribution partners for assistance in acquiring needed materials. The assessment checklist service collects data around packaging categories […]
Intelleflex and DeltaTRAK have announced a partnership to broaden the use of Intelleflex’s RFID-based readers and data services as well as DeltaTRAK’s line of environmental monitoring products. Intelleflex, whose on-demand data visibility services are largely used to monitor the freshness of perishable foods and pharmaceuticals, said the partnership will expand DeltaTRAK’s cold chain […]
Two Taiwanese nationals were charged Wednesday with allegedly seeking to export sensitive U.S. military technology to China, including drone aircraft, spy planes and stealth technology related to F-22 fighter planes.
“The service has been suspended and we have been in talks with investors to continue. But unfortunately, these talks have died and AFL has therefore taken the decision to cease trading,” said CEO Tobias Koenig.
This preseason forecast calls for 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes, a milder outcome than in recent years.
The liner shipping companies APL, Hyundai, MOL (New World Alliance) and Evergreen have all left CMA CGM’s French Asia Line 1, which covers Europe-Middle East-Asia. All four liner companies pulled out of the FAL 1 in late March and will complete their final voyage in early May with the CMA CGM Thalassa. For […]
UPS pilots on Tuesday filed a petitioner’s brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s exclusion of cargo operations from new rules governing pilot duty and rest requirements. “The FAA acted contrary to Congress’ mandate when the agency published new pilot duty and rest rules […]
The U.S. Air Force has spent roughly $1 billion over seven years for a logistics management system which has gone belly up, according to recent statements from officials. The Air Force is now trying to parse out systems that can be salvaged and develop a lesson plan for future investments to prevent repeat […]
Southern Air Holdings today has taken ownership of its fourth B777 freight at Boeing’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. Southern Air is the only ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) operator to fly the B777 freighter, enabling it to serve customers with fewer stops, shorter cargo delivery times and lower handling costs. These freighters […]
UPS said it had a profit of $970 million in the first quarter, 6 percent more than in the first quarter of 2011. First quarter revenue was $13.1 billion, 4.4 percent more than in the same 2011 period. Domestic package revenue was up 6.1 percent to $8 billion, international package revenue was up 2.3 […]
