Hapag-Lloyd said Thursday it is starting two new regional services in Europe in May. The first, dubbed ADX, will link the Adriatic Sea with two Egyptian ports, including a rotation of Damietta, Port Said, Koper, Rijeka, Venice, Ancona, and Damietta. The second service, called REX, will connect Germany with Russia, Finland, and Poland, and […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it plans to hike rates from Australia and New Zealand to several destination regions from May 1. The increases are: $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container to Europe and the Middle East. $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot to the Indian Subcontinent. $200 per […]
American Airlines Cargo is restarting its daily non-stop service from Dublin, Ireland to Chicago from April 4. The flight will be operated on one of the carrier’s Boeing 767-300 wide-bodied passenger planes and will depart the Irish capital at 10 a.m. (local time) every day, arriving in Chicago at 12:20 p.m. “The morning departure is […]
ECS Group, a general sales and service agency based in Paris, has taken a controlling interest in Niger Air Cargo, a new cargo airline in West Africa. The airline, started in association with a private investor in Niger, will operate a weekly MD-11 or DC-10 freighter service from Liège to Niamey, the capital and largest […]
The U.S. Postal Service wants more warehouse business and it’s turning to technology service partners, such as DYMO Endicia, to help broaden its base. DYMO Endicia, a technology partner to USPS since 2000, is expanding its existing services for printing postage from a shipping station in tandem with the Postal Service’s effort to cover more smaller markets. […]
The French container line CMA CGM Group has appointed Jacques Delort to vice president of information systems and deputy general manager of CMA Systems, a new entity set up under a partnership with IBM. Delort was previously at Crédit Agricole where he served as managing director of GIE EXA information systems and then the […]
FORTE, a consulting firm for supply chain and distribution, has hired Eric E. Clark as its new chief information officer. Clark will be responsible for technology strategy, services, and sales support of FORTE’s Smart Warehouse Suite of warehouse management software. He will also play a role in the development of new products and […]
Customs and Border Protection has agreed to continue inspections at the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn through Jan. 8, 2017. Customs has recently consolidated its examinations in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Yesterday’s announcement means cargo will not have to be trucked to sites in New Jersey or […]
INTTRA, the large multi-carrier e-commerce network for ocean freight, has created an alliance with the WCA Family of Logistics Networks to deliver critical ocean planning, management and optimization capabilities to WCA Family members. The pact will give WCA members access to INTTRA’s network of more than 30 ocean carriers and NVOCCs via its […]
The use of social media by business-to-business suppliers and vendors for their customer relationship management (CRM) is not widespread, but those who have developed a social media CRM aspect are seeing better customer experiences and benefits according to a new study by Kemp Goldberg Partners and IDG Research Services. The researchers surveyed 150 […]
Power Freight Systems of Newark, Calif., has rolled out a new global corporate identity: Javelin Logistics. Power Freight was initially developed as an air freight service for the high-tech and consumer electronics industries but has now moved to more of a transportation and warehouse management service provider. The company said it is rebranding […]
RedStone Logistics, an Overland Park, Kan.-based third-party logistics company that focuses on management of logistics networks, is now offering a new diagnostic transportation assessment service called StoneBench. The new service, currently free though the company plans to start charging down the road, provides companies with an evaluation of their transportation processes and operational […]
Avnet, Inc., has launched a new company that will provide a portfolio of aftermarket services to the technology supply chain. Called Avnet Integrated Resources, the new company will focus on delivering end-to-end services for electronics manufacturers, service providers, and corporations to manage the lifecycle of their technology investments. Avnet built up its services […]
Naviera Master Line de Venezuela has begun a new fortnightly liner service between Port Everglades and Venezuela and Colombia. It will operate a combination container roll-on, roll-off ship capable of moving heavy equipment and machinery/rolling stock. The next regular sailing is on April 11. Juan Carlos Esquivel, president of Naviera Master Line said the […]
Brian Sondey, chairman, chief executive officer and president of TAL International Group, Inc., has been elected chairman of the Institute of International Container Lessors for 2012, He succeeds Peter Younger of Cronos, Ltd. Organized in 1971, the IICL is a trade association, representing lessors of maritime containers and intermodal chassis. Its member companies, Beacon, CAI, […]
Acoustic buoys listening for right whale calls are linked to a display on a vessel’s bridge so that mariners know if a collision risk exists. The endangered animals are directly contributing to their own conservation.
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has charged the owner of the containership Rena, following the ship’s grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5. The grounding resulted in spills of fuel oil and containers and an expensive salvage effort that is ongoing. Maritime New Zealand said Thursday that Daina Shipping Co has been charged under […]
TNT Post Parcels, part of PostNL Parcels, has upgraded its IT ecosystem through the introduction of 230 handheld terminals in Belgium, providing customers real-time track and trace options and full visibility an ytime of the day. The service has a unified platform in Belgium and the Netherlands allowing the company to expands its […]
The liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said it is adding eastbound calls at Shanghai and Los Angeles to the transpacific leg of the PAX service it operates on behalf of the Grand Alliance, while also deleting calls at Hong Kong and Shekou. The Shanghai call is new, while the Los Angeles eastbound call will the […]
The liner carrier Maersk Line said it will raise U.S. and Canadian export rates to Asia in mid-May, part of a huge drive to increase revenue on a number of global trades. The rates on the westbound transpacific will be hiked $160 per 20-foot container, $200 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container, and […]
