Gene Scoggins, president of truck leasing firm NationaLease, will retire this month. A 37-year transportation industry veteran, Scoggins joined NationaLease in 1999 to build its national accounts program. He worked for NationaLease at the start of his career, becoming vice president of sales, and then left for management roles at Gelco Leasing and PacLease. […]
The liner carrier Hamburg Süd and subsidiary line Aliança will amend their service network between Northern Europe and the east coast of South America from mid-April. The changes affect the lines’ River Plate Express service, which will see calls added and larger vessels deployed. The revised rotation will be Rotterdam, Tilbury, Hamburg, […]
Emirates Shipping Line said Monday it’s raising rates from the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East to East Africa. The increase, $200 per TEU, is effective April 1.
Shippers using U.S. East Coast ports build contingencies for potential ILA strike. By Chris Dupin Talks to negotiate a new master contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the employers of its members were not slated to begin until late March in Tampa, Fla., but already some shippers are beginning to make contingency […]
Following the mass suspension of Safmarine and Maersk’s 12-loop West African feeder fleet from calls at Tangiers in October (reported by American Shipper Nov 4), most of the network has now resumed calling there. The three loops WAF1, WAF3, and WAF11 returned in February (reported by American Shipper Feb 9) and now nine out of a total 11 West […]
Patrick Foye, executive director for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, speaks out over “low-show” jobs at shipping terminals in the region and whether enough members of minority groups are working on the docks.
Liner carrier schedule reliability improved marginally in February, according to the latest report from SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. Reliability increased from 58 percent in January to 60 percent in February, the first increase in four months, according to the analyst. SeaIntel considers a call on-time if it happens on the same calendar day or […]
The liner carrier MOL (America) on Thursday released its first set of regional key performance indicators for operations, customer service, and electronic data interchange. The company said last week it would publish such indicators on a monthly basis. For February, the line met its goals for each indicator: In-terminal truck turn time […]
The express carrier plans to submit a new offer to Netherlands authorities within the required 12 weeks from its initial offer on Feb. 17.
In a filing with U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the American Trucking Associations said several aspects of the new hours of service (HOS) rule issued by the FMSCA are “arbitrary and capricious” and should be overturned.
The cost of construction materials leaped up in February, adding urgency for Congress to pass a surface transportation spending bill and get infrastructure projects started before inflation reduces the government’s buying power, according to transportation advocates. Prices for many types of construction inputs rose sharply last month, according to the Associated General Contractors of […]
Canadian Pacific Railway said it has reached a multi-year agreement with Unimin Corp. of New Canaan, Conn., for the movement of fracking sand from Unimin’s new facility in Tunnel City, Wis., to North Dakota, Texas, Colorado and elsewhere. CP will become the exclusive railroad at the facility which is slated to open in 2013 […]
The U.S. Commerce Department has approved the Port of San Francisco’s request to reorganize its Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #3 under the Alternative Site Framework (ASF) program, a process that requires less paperwork and modernizes the process for businesses to apply for the zone. The ASF is part of a new rule that allows […]
As of March 15, South Korea dropped almost 80 percent of tariffs on U.S. industrial goods exports. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, most of these exports were previously subject to an average tariff of 7 percent.
Third party logistics services provider OHL has expanded its network with a new 400,000-square-foot facility in Plainfield, Ind., and a 200,000 square-foot expansion in St. Louis to fill orders for on-line retailers. The company offers warehousing and transportation management services for electronic retailers, including five out of the top 25 so-called e-tailers, said Bob […]
LogFire, a cloud-based supply chain services provider based in Atlanta, has expanded its existing warehouse management software (WMS) to include a new transload and deconsolidation function for third-party logistics providers. The LogFire WMS Trans Load and Deconsolidation capabilities will help 3PLs move freight from ocean containers to outbound trailerloads based on destination, purchase […]
TSA said carriers should hike eastbound freight rates an additional $400 per 40-foot container (FEU) on April 15. The recommended increase comes on the back of a $300-per-FEU general rate increase which was supposed to take effect March 15.
The liner carrier CMA CGM said Thursday it plans to increase rates on a number of trades between March 1 and April 1. The increases from March 1 are: From India and the Middle East Gulf to East Africa (Mombasa and Dar Es Salam), $250 per TEU. From India and Pakistan to […]
CMA CGM said this week it plans to raise rates on a number of trades from April. The proposed increases are: From India and Pakistan to North Europe, Mediterranean, Baltic, Black Sea and North Africa ports, $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container for dry or refrigerated cargo from April 2. […]
Hanjin Logistics said Wednesday it has opened new offices in Tokyo, Xiamen, and Amsterdam. The Xiamen office is a joint venture with Honesty, a local third-party logistics company, while the Amsterdam office is specifically aimed at enhancing Hanjin’s air freight business. The company, a sister to liner carrier Hanjin Shipping, has opened 10 […]
