Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) said Tuesday it has taken delivery of four super-post-Panamax quay cranes for its new container terminal at Muelle Prat, doubling the number of these cranes at the facility. Hutchison Port Holdings-managed TERCAT, due to open in mid-2012, has also received 15 automatic stacking cranes and 11 shuttle carriers (used to move […]
The goal of the tool is to help make overall and repeat transactions more efficient and predictable as well as reduce risk and exposure through tracking, reporting, and managing imports and exports.
Webgistix Corp., a provider of electronic order fulfillment services based in Las Vegas, has unveiled its SmartFreight platform offering midsized eCommerce retailers a way to manage international and domestic freight moves. SmartFreight monitors freight moves from manufacturers, distributors and warehouses to Webgistix fulfillment centers located in the United States, Europe, and Asia with plans […]
Amazon.com will spend $775 million in cash for Kiva Systems, a material handling technology company that’s known for its automated warehouse fulfillment systems. The acquisition is part of Amazon’s continued spending on facilities and operations to enhance its growing business. This is Amazon’s second largest acquisition behind its $896.4 million purchase of Zappos.com in 2009. […]
Hanjin Shipping said Tuesday it will be an operator of vessels on two new transpacific services to be introduced between late April and early May. Both the services offer relatively unique rotations for the trade, with one a pure Japan-Long Beach express service, and the other a Middle East-South Asia-Southeast Asia-North Asia-to-U.S. West […]
A leading ship manager on Monday sounded the alarm over efforts to ban ransom payments to pirates, saying it could further endanger seafarers and make traversing some shipping routes impractical.
The ocean carrier has converted its FEW1 Asia-to-West Africa service into a West Africa feeder based on its Southeast Asian hubs at Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia.
The total capacity of cargo vessels delivered in 2011 was double that of 2007, according to the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics’ analysis of IHS Fairplay data. In terms of deadweight tons, the global fleet saw 164.5 million metric tons of capacity, up from 146.5 million metric tons in 2011 and 82.5 million […]
The Maritime Administration will provide nearly $10 million in grants to 15 small U.S. shipyards to pay for modernizations intended to increase productivity and help these operations compete in the global market. The largest grants went to shipyards in Charleston, S.C.; Ameila, La.; Tampa, Fla.; Cleveland; and Seattle. MarAd received 141 grant applications requesting $123 […]
COSCO Container Lines said Tuesday it plans to hike rates from Asia to South America from April 15. The increase is $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container and applies to both dry and refrigerated cargoes.
The Georgia Ports Authority board on Monday approved renovations to the Colonel’s Island terminal in Brunswick that will accommodate growth in the heavy construction equipment and machinery trade.
Sally Brice-O’Hara, U.S. Coast Guard vice commandant, said the agency would like to see the International Maritime Organization’s Polar Code be adopted which is a an international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters.
Intelligrated has relocated its Dallas-based southwest regional operations to larger facilities in Coppell, Texas. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Intelligrated makes and installs material handling automation systems such as conveyor and sorting systems, palletizers and robotics, order fulfillment systems, warehouse control software and advanced machine controls. The company said the facility move was due to […]
Most of the top U.S. ports had positive import volume growth from 2010 to 2011, according to the trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. In its newly release 2011 U.S. Port Report, Zepol said 18 of the top 20 ports grew their import throughput last year. The report details port activity for the top […]
Accellos, a provider of supply chain management software, will offer more of its software applications to customers via cloud-based technology. The company said its cloud-based AccellosOne Warehouse Management System contains tools to better manage inbound order-processing, inventory, and outbound orders. Customers can also add other modules from the Accellos platform, such as third-party logistics service provider billing, document management, and other supply chain […]
xMatters and Fusion Risk Management have partnered to streamline and integrate their risk-to-response process for large firms’ supply chain operations. “Globally, thousands of companies struggle to identify risks and ensure an appropriate response to crisis events,” said David Nolan, chief executive officer of Illinois-based Fusion. “Countless millions of dollars and untold hours are annually invested in various […]
Alastair Evitt, president of ship management industry group InterManager and managing director of Meridian Marine Management Ltd., was appointed chairman of the Save Our Seafarers (SOS). SOS is an international martime industry campaign focused on raising awareness of the human and economic cost of Somali piracy and calling for greater political will for antipiracy actions. Evitt, previously SOS vice chairman, succeeds Giles Heimann who is […]
APM Terminals said a new container terminal which it plans to open in the Maasvlakte II area of the Port of Rotterdam in November 2014 will feature a new type of automated equipment.
The largest containership ever to call North America arrived on Friday, when the 12,500-TEU MSC Fabiola docked at Long Beach, Calif., the second busiest container port in the United States.
Cargotec said its Navis subsidiary has been picked to supply a terminal operating system for DP World’s London Gateway port. The decision follows London Gateway’s announcement late last year to have Cargotec supply 40 Kalmar automatic stacking cranes with related technology and 28 Kalmar shuttle carriers for the new facility. The project is the first joint […]
