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 […]
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has tapped Accenture Federal Services to enhance the Integrated Logistics Management System (ILMS) that provides materials and services to the DOS’ global workforce. Accenture will be tasked with enhancing the ILMS for the purpose of diplomatic mail services, DOS procurement inventory services, warehouse management, and asset management […]
Southern Air Holdings, Inc. on Tuesday said it will take delivery of two Boeing 777Fs this month to be used on DHL Express new round-the-world service from Hong Kong to Los Angeles to Leipzig, Germany, and back to Hong Kong. The aircraft will be third and fourth 777Fs in Southern’s fleet. Southern […]
Rail Logistics-Cold Train will use a dedicated fleet of trucks from Interstate Distributor Co. for short-haul drayage service to and from the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal in central Washington. In early 2010, Rail Logistics launched its Cold Train reefer service between the Pacific Northwest and the Chicago area in partnership with Burlington […]
Foster City, Calif.-based E2open, which provides cloud-based collaboration systems, has launched its the E2open Business Network V 8.0. The new release include the developer’s new E2 Collaboration Center and Supply Dashboard, which provides cross-network, real-time visibility of orders, inventory, logistics, and system-made forecasts across multiple tiers in a network, the company said. E2open […]
Thirteen regional representatives urge government to approve $14.5 million grant to speed freight rail movement from NY/NJ ports to New York City and east of the Hudson River, saying service will cut out detour of 300 miles
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday publicly released its strategic plan for securing air cargo by screening advanced data from carriers and forwarders. A pilot program quickly initiated by the agency in conjunction with express carriers following the October 2010 Yemen printer-bomb plot, has pre-cleared 14 million transactions using shipment-related data to […]
Railroads partner to allow container traffic from Vancouver and Prince Rupert to interchange in Chicago by rail, rather than truck, allowing faster access to Ohio Valley markets
Chainalytics, a provider of freight market intelligence and analytics services, said that its new Integrated Freight Market Intelligence (iFMI) service offering has gone live. The iFMI service allows members of Chainalytics’ Freight Market Intelligence Consortium to build in predictive analytics on freight markets and rate behaviors in off-the-shelf and internally-developed transportation management and enterprise planning […]
