Navajo Express, a Denver-based trucking company, said it will expand its dry van division, Digby Truck Lines. Don Digby Jr., the company’s president, said he expects to see a lot of dedicated heavy-haul opportunities along the U.S. West Coast and intermountain region. As part of its Digby Truck expansion, Navajo opened a new terminal in Auburn, Wash., on April […]
Dutch logistics services provider IJS Global has appointed Matthew Deer to head of ocean freight for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Deer joins IJS after holding various positions at global shipping lines as well as senior positions in the logistics business. Based at the company’s London-Heathrow office, he will report to […]
Hapag-Lloyd said Wednesday the service it operates with MOL and Zim will split into two services from May. The service, which Hapag-Lloyd calls WAX, will effectively become a long-line service with a complementary feeder.
The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has seized more than $896,000 in proceeds from the distribution of counterfeit sports apparel and jerseys sold online and seized seven domain names engaged in the sale of fake goods. The investigation of the fraudulent sales is part of Operation In Our Sites, led by the […]
After only one month back at full-speed, ocean carrier Maersk Line has again slowed its FM3 service between Asia and the Indian Subcontinent and added a call at Shanghai. American Shipper reported Feb 28 that the FM3 had resumed a six-week roundtrip voyage time after having slowed to seven weeks (reported by American […]
The liner carrier CMA CGM said Wednesday it plans to increase rates on the westbound Asia-Europe trade from May 1. It’s the third time the French line has raised rates in recent months as it and other container lines seek to bring rates on the trade back to higher levels. The increase is […]
After a one-month slow-down, ocean carrier Maersk Line has resumed an 11-week roundtrip voyage time on its FEW2 service between Asia and West Africa. American Shipper reported Feb 28 that the loop had slowed to 12 weeks, with transit times eastbound to Southeast Asia, China and South Korea on the FEW2 increasing by […]
After a two-month slowdown, ocean carrier Maersk Line has resumed a six-week roundtrip voyage time on its MESA service between the Middle East and South Africa and added new calls at Indian Ocean ports.
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has opened a new sales office in Osaka to better serve freight forwarders in the Western area of Japan. In addition to Osaka, the office will include sales to forwarders in Kobe, Hakata and Moji. Takaaki Onishi, general manager of Shipco Tokyo, will oversee the staff in Osaka. “Almost all of our […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has promoted Collin Rozario to general manager of air freight in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. Based in Sydney, Rozario will be responsible for developing the NVO’s air freight operations and sales in Southeast Asia by leveraging Vanguard’s own and agency air freight networks, particularly in Singapore, […]
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project study concluded that deepening the harbor from its current depth of 42 feet to 47 feet is “economically viable, environmentally sustainable, and in the best interests of the United States.”
Leschaco has opened a logistics center in Laredo, Texas. “The opening of the Leschaco Logistics Center is an important expansion of our services to complement our product offering for our chemical and FAK (freight all kinds) customers”, said Mark Malambri, the company’s president and chief executive officer of Leschaco. The company said the facility will offer a […]
Air Methods Corp., a global provider of air medical transportation, said it’s consolidating its management to improve operations efficiency. The company has eliminated its chief operating officer position, held by Paul Tate. The responsibilities are being distributed among senior staff and Tate is transitioning to a consultant role in the company. Air Methods is one of […]
GreenLine Systems, a provider of services for cross-border management, has appointed Scott Suhy to chief executive officer. Noah Rosenkrantz, co-founder and previous CEO, has transitioned to chairman.
Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), a healthcare technology and services company, is expanding its supply chain services by acquiring TriSolve Ltd. in Bradford, United Kingdom, coming at the heels of its French acquisition of the Beep-N-Track solution from Implanet. TriSolve currently provides consulting and support with systems integration and management to National Health Service (NHS) […]
The Sweetener Users Association has continued its campaign to get the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase the country’s tariff-rate quota for raw and refined sugar imports. “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates sharply illustrate the need for a substantial and immediate increase in the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for raw and refined sugar, […]
The United States and Brazil this week entered a public-private partnership to enhance bilateral aviation cooperation in areas such as airport expansion, airspace management, safety and security. “These programs will support Brazil’s aviation infrastructure development priorities, while connecting U.S. companies to the growing business opportunities in the sector,” said the U.S. Trade and […]
Attorney joins law firm’s International Trade Practice Group after a decade at Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Trade Representative office working on customs, trade policy formulation and trade negotiations
Swisslog, a provider of integrated logistics solutions, has signed a deal with the UK supermarket chain Asda to deliver an automated goods-to-man materials handling solution called AutoStore. AutoStore is a storage and retrieval system for single items and small parts. Goods are stored in bins stacked directly on top of each other, with […]
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.2 percent in April compared with the same month last year, and year-over-year gains should continue through the end of summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. […]
