The new, merged service dubbed ISE operates with eight vessels averaging 5,136 TEUs. Five vessels are operated by MSC and three are operated by partner Shipping Corp. of India.
Walmart Canada DC is model for energy conservation. By Eric Kulisch In November 2010, Walmart Canada opened a 400,000-square foot fresh food distribution center in Balzac, Alberta, that sets industry standards for sustainability. The company says the $115 million facility, which services all 104 Walmart stores in Western Canada, is 60-percent […]
Buried within the archives of the World Trade Organization’s Website is a hefty list of case numbers documenting the trade disputes between member countries. The list is organized by country and the longest subset belongs to the United States, which is no accident. The United States is the most vigorous pursuer of WTO rules […]
The liner carrier CSAV said this week its container volume in February was the lowest of any month since September 2009. CSAV handled 161,300 TEUs in February, a 40.8 percent year-on-year drop. In the last four-plus years, only the first nine months of 2009 saw lower volume than in February. The line […]
The addition of Rickmers-Linie and TOTE Inc. boosts the council’s membership to 29 companies. However, these newest members are somewhat unusual as the council’s roster is dominated by international container shipping companies.
Maersk Line has continued its focus on the backhaul of the Asia-Europe trade with another measure aimed at improving revenue on European exports. The line said Thursday it will assess a $300-per-TEU rate increase on shipments from Northern Europe (including Russia and Scandinavia) to Asia (including Japan) from May 1. In the […]
ShipmentOptimizer allows shippers to account for variables in complex supply chains. By Eric Johnson In mid-February, Singapore-based APL Logistics unveiled a new product aimed at revamping the way large shippers handle their overall supply chain planning. The product, which APL Logistics dubs ShipmentOptimizer, is notable not just for what it does, but […]
Sustainability efforts benefit bottom line, community. By Eric Kulisch Minimizing the environmental impact of operations and products involves reducing waste — and waste reduction is the core principle behind Walmart’s low cost and low-price strategy. Cutting waste saves money and protects the planet, Walmart officials like to say. In 2011, Walmart continued […]
Last year saw a number of small containership lines drop out of the transpacific trade amid flat demand growth and intense competition. The drop-off was notably sharp in the second half, with American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data estimating a 15-percent withdrawal of eastbound transpacific capacity was withdrawn from July. In late February, American Shipper spoke to Brian Conrad, executive […]
Mitigating freight rate volatility. By Eric Johnson Up, down, up, down. That’s been the theme on the transpacific in recent years, and those swings don’t just apply to annual periods, but rather quarters, or even months. In response to the swings that have frankly been a feature of liner shipping […]
“This is the first time a settlement addresses Clean Air Act violations in the marine engine manufacturing and ship building industries,” said Ignacia S. Moreno of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Exports to Asia are healthy, but they’re not enough for carriers to structure service networks around the westbound transpacific trade. By Eric Johnson Westbound transpacific trade grew a robust 10 percent in 2011, while eastbound transpacific trade actually receded by 1 percent. What’s more, over the past four years, U.S. export […]
Fuel savings help support retailer’s everyday low prices. By Eric Kulisch Walmart is well on its way toward its goal of doubling the efficiency of its truck fleet by 2015, but reaching that milestone involves more than boosting the miles per gallon of its vehicles. It takes a network-centric approach, says […]
As more customs agencies begin to communicate and cooperate with one another, the cloud is often viewed as the vehicle to share information. “The dialog that’s going on today is around data management and what information needs to remain on-premise in a government data center and what data can reside off premise on a […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson promoted partnerships between U.S. and Indian businesses as he discussed the U.S.-India trade relationship with Indian government officials during a five-day trade mission to India.
DDN, one of the largest providers of outsourced business services to the life sciences industry, will now offer DDN Urgent Access, a service for manufacturers of life-saving products that have time-sensitive delivery requirements. The service promises to get these products to patients in eight hours or less anywhere in the continental United States, every day […]
The $225 million in air freight price-fixing fines handed out Wednesday by the European Commission to 14 air forwarders has dwarfed previous penalties or settlements for related cases in other jurisdictions. The European Union antitrust division’s case for the penalties – including more than $140 million against Kuehne + Nagel, Panalpina, and UPS alone […]
LOT Polish Airlines will begin two new services connecting Chicago and Poland. Chief Executive Officer Marcin Pirog said Wednesday the company will operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Chicago-Warsaw route beginning in January 2013. He noted LOT also began an all-cargo flight last month between Chicago and Katowice, Poland. “Chicago was selected for the […]
Menzies Distribution, a newspaper distribution specialist, has produced a mobile application designed to allow retail staff to manage stock claims directly from the retail floor level. The i-Menzies app – available on the iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices – was downloaded by more than 500 retailers during a three-month trial and is now […]
TBS International, which operates a fleet of about 40 multipurpose tweendeckers and handy-size/handy-max bulk carriers, said Wednesday the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed its reorganization plan. The company said this approval “paves way for expedited emergence from Chapter 11.” TBS said pursuant to the plan that ownership of […]
