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 […]
Spyros M. Polemis, chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, sounded the alarm over what he calls “aspirational” environmental legislation which sets standards that cannot be met, and has called for uniform global regulation of the shipping industry.
Judge Jerry A. Funk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville approved the plan four months to the day after the company sought protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.
The Coast Guard announced Friday publication in the Federal Register of a final rule on standards for living organisms in ship ballast discharged into waters of the United States. The Coast Guard specifically seeks to establish a standard for the allowable concentration of living organisms in ballast water discharges. The agency is also amending its regulations to […]
The International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) has entered a partnership with Critical Gap! (CG), appointing CG as its “authorized knowledge provider” for Singapore. ISCEA develops certification programs for supply chain managers, analysts, and “lean” and RFID masters. ISCEA said its 61,000 members hold mid- to senior-level supply chain management positions.
TNT Express, a major global express delivery company, has agreed to an all-cash offer from rival UPS to buy the company for 5.2 billion euros ($6.77 billion) one month after rejecting an unsolicited acquisition bid of $6.4 billion, the companies announced Monday morning. The move would give UPS much greater access to […]
Union Pacific has appointed Eric L. Butler to executive vice president for marketing and sales. Butler succeeds Jack Koraleski, who was recently appointed acting president and chief executive officer while Chairman Jim Young is on medical leave. He has nearly 26 years of experience with the railroad, most recently serving as vice president and […]
