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. […]
Westbound Asia-Europe volume rose 15.6 percent year-on-year in February, to 2.8 million TEUs, according to the latest figures from Container Trade Statistics. Eastbound, volume rose 8.8 percent to Asia in February, to 1.8 million TEUs. The large increases are due in part to the timing of the Lunar New Year this year […]
Cargo tonnage at the Port of Redwood City, Calif., for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended March 31 was 965,033 metric tons, an increase of 390,165 metric tons, or more than 68 percent higher than the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year, the port announced. Imports of sand […]
IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software developer, has released a new shipping and distribution management module, Shipping Manager, to provide better information and order integration. IQMS said its Shipping Manager product allows customers to send real-time data to and from common freight and parcel carrier systems, such as FedEx and UPS, from within EnterpriseIQ. […]
Horizon Lines said Tuesday that it had large losses in 2011, but turned a proft in the fourth quarter. The line said the profitable last quarter reflects its decision to shed its transpacific container service and logistics business. The domestic container carrier, which serves Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, announced its 2011 […]
NYK Line, MOL, and “K” Line to combine two existing loops on the trade into one and start a new feeder for ports dropped as a result of the merging, while NYK will start a new three-ship Asia-Honoulu dedicated service
FedEx said this week it it has added another “green” element to its FedEx Express Envelope: carbon-neutral shipping. By adding the feature to its envelope, which is already made from 100 percent recycled content and is 100 percent recyclable, FedEx said it will offer carbon-neutral shipping at no extra cost. That could […]
A legislator in Guam introduced a resolution Res.(371-31) last week requesting Guam’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce legislation to exempt Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska as well as Guam from the U.S.-build provision of the Jones Act. The resolution notes that ships serving Guam are already exempt from the […]
On Monday, the United States sent a letter to Brazil stating that it will recognize Cachaça as a distinctive product of Brazil, while Brazil said in a letter it will designate Bourbon Whiskey and Tennessee Whiskey as distinctive products of the U.S.
IES, which provides a suite of import and export services, announced that its entire Ocean AMS customer base will be moved from the Automated Commercial System (ACS) to the new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), a commercial trade processing system developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ACE is an attempt to create a single window […]
Horizon Lines said Tuesday morning it has reached a deal with Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) to return five ships of 2,824 TEUs that it had under charter and are currently laid up in the Philippines.
The adjustments, scheduled for May 15, will raise dry commodity rate levels by $50 per FEU from Pacific Southwest ports, and by $100 per FEU for all other cargo from inland U.S. points and from the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.
The Hong Kong-based liner carrier OOCL said Tuesday that Andy Tung will become the company’s new chief executive officer from July 1, replacing current CEO Philip Chow, who is retiring.
COSCO Container Lines said Tuesday it plans to hike rates on the trade from Northern Europe to the east coast of South America from May 6. The increase, 200 euros per TEU and 400 euros per FEU, is applicable on the line’s ESE service. COSCO takes slots on Maersk Line and Safmarine’s Samba […]
