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   Descartes Systems Group, a Waterloo, Canada-based company that provides cloud-based software for logistics businesses, has deployed its cloud MobileLink application to eliminate paperwork on Ferguson Enterprises’ systems.    Virginia-based Ferguson, which says it is largest wholesale distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies in the United States, said it has automated its proof-of-delivery process and now […]

   Marken, a global clinical supply chain service provider with a presence in more than 150 countries, has started a new shipping system designed specifically for biological samples and clinical trials.    Marken’s BioSystem is the latest addition to its biological-related logistics services and focuses on long-term temperature control as well as standardized box dimensions for freight […]

A new study by research firm RAND Corp. argues that traditional revenue sources are not sufficient to address the United States’ infrastructure shortcomings and their effects on U.S. supply chains.

The new service, which Hanjin dubs GME, will have a rotation of Busan, Shanghai (Waigaoqiao), Ningbo, Xiamen, Yantian, Colon, Houston, and Busan. It will be operated with eight vessels in the 4,000-TEU range, with COSCO providing six and Hanjin two.

   According to local media and Reuters, Argentina’s grains-hauling truck drivers, under direction of their union FETRA, have called an indefinite strike to demand higher pay rates as the country begins its important soybean harvest season.    According to the FETRA, the government has failed to make good on an October promise for a minimum […]

By Eric Kulisch    The presidential election will be very close because the economy is improving too slowly to provide a decisive boost to President Obama, but Democrats likely will pick up five to 15 seats in the House of Representatives, political analyst Charlie Cook told a gathering of port officials Monday.    Democrats would […]

   A Commerce Department investigation on Tuesday determined China subsidizes its exports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, and said U.S. imports of these products should be subject to countervailing duties.    The countervailable subsidies in China range from 2.9 to 4.73 percent. According to Commerce, Wuxi Suntech Power Co. received a preliminary subsidy rate of 2.9 percent, […]

   Asia-Europe trade has soaked up the majority of new boxship capacity over the past two years, according to international shipbroker Braemar Seascope, which reported that 56 percent of new boxship capacity delivered was deployed on the Asia-Northern Europe and Asia-Mediterranean trades.    Over the past two years, 2.6 million TEUs of fully cellular newbuilding […]

Bryson    U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson will lead a trade mission of 16 companies to India on March 25-30, making stops New Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai.    During the mission, Bryson will meet with senior Indian government officials to advocate for U.S. export opportunities in India’s rapidly expanding infrastructure sector, and promote investment opportunities […]

   The Red Hook Container Terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey has begun using a terminal operating system from Seattle-based Tideworks Technology.    In February, Red Hook deployed Tideworks’ integrated suite of TOS solutions, including the Mainsail Terminal Management System, Spinnaker Planning Management System, and Forecast by Tideworks.    TOS is sold as […]

   Virgin Atlantic Cargo said Tuesday it will resume service between London and Mumbai from October.    The service will provide air freight space via an Airbus A330 passenger route.    “New Delhi, served by daily flights, has been one of Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s top performing routes over the last 12 years, while India is […]

   3PL Global has signed a lease for 270,764-square-feet in the ProLogis South Bay Distribution Center in Carson, Calif.    The ProLogis building is located about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, with close proximity to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.    3PL Global, based in Irvine, Calif., plans to relocate its corporate operations […]

   DSV Air & Sea Ltd. said Tuesday it has started a new daily air cargo service from the Hong Kong and South China to the United Kingdom.    The service, dubbed DSV Everyday, offers three service levels – priority, classic and economy. Priority offers a fixed transit time of two days from Hong Kong to […]

   The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor released a report Tuesday on what it says are unfair employment practices in the bi-state port.    The report comes as the negotiations on a new master contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and employers are slated to begin later this month in Tampa on an agreement […]

A U.S. District Court Judge in New Jersey has granted a motion by the International Longshoremen’s Association to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the New York Shipping Association, sending the case to an arbitrator.

   Maersk Line has announced a temporary cease in bookings for the eastbound trade from North Europe to Asia.    In its Weekly Highlights newsletter the company said “as a result of a large number of consecutive vessel cancellations following Chinese New Year, a significant cargo backlog has been created in North Europe.”    “This has reached […]

DCLI owns or leases about 66,000 chassis and rents them to drayage companies and liner carriers in the United States. It has a network of 129 sites located on or near key ports and other intermodal hubs around the country.

   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 […]