Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) on Tuesday announced a new round of incremental dry cargo rate increases, part of an ongoing effort to stem revenue erosion in the U.S.-Asia cargo market. From Apirl 1, the lines will seek a $50 per FEU increase from Los Angeles, Long Beach […]
In early February, India’s port tariff body cut the rates which APMT can charge its shipping line customers by 44 percent, prompting APMT to ask an Indian court for a stay on the cut, which would be effective through the end of 2014.
Evergreen Line, will join a service between the U.S. East Coast and South America currently operated by NYK, Hanjin, and Hyundai in March. It’s a return to the trade for Evergreen, which had pulled out of a space sharing agreement on the same trade lane with Hamburg-Sud in 2008 during the sharp downturn […]
Obama President Obama, as promised in his State of the Union address last month, signed an executive order Tuesday creating a unit within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative focused on coordinating the efforts of multiple agencies to pursue unfair trade practices by other governments. The Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC) is […]
The U.S. Commerce Department has issued a temporary denial order to block exports from Delfin Group USA and its president Markos Baghdasarian, to Iran via the United Arab Emirates.
ChemLogix Global has appointed Marie Holst to its manager of international sales. Based in Blue Bell, Pa., Holst will focus on the company’s market reach for international transportation and logistics services to mid- and large-sized companies in all industries throughout North American. ChemLogix develops customized logistics solutions that address current market conditions for […]
The U.S. Grains Council – which develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum, and related products – has launched an update version of its Website, grains.org. The Website, part of the Council’s branding and communications initiative, showcases the latest news and data surrounding the U.S. and global grain trade and markets. The […]
XPO Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, has announced the opening of a new North American Operations Center in Charlotte, N.C. The company said it will create at least 200 jobs over the next three years. XPO Logistics is a non-asset based 3PL servicing freight transportation services on ground, sea, and air for expedited […]
IES, a provider of logistics and compliance software services, announced that Columbia Logistics has signed on board to use the company’s cloud-based eCellerate tool. Headquartered outside of JFK international airport in N.Y., Columbia Logistics is an international forwarder, broker, and NVOCC. It uses a network of offices at high-tonnage cargo hubs and warehouse […]
Atlanta, Ga.’s PayCargo LLC, a provider of electronic invoicing and settlement solutions, said it will extend its existing commercial payment solution with electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) tools for air, trucking, and rail shipping industries. Launched in 2009, PayCargo’s service was originally aimed at ocean shippers with business-to-business payment offerings and tools […]
The liner shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has ended its Mexico Tampa Express service which connected gulf ports of Mexico and USA with Zim’s Caribbean hub port of Kingston. The weekly service operated with two vessels, averaging 756 TEUs, with a rotation of Kingston, Progreso, Veracruz, Altamira, Mobile, Tampa and Kingston. The […]
The carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL) said Tuesday it will add a 10th vessel to its triangular services between the U.S. West Coast, Oceania and China. The service, which PIL dubs CTP, has a rotation of Keelung, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Long Beach, Melbourne, Sydney, Tauranga, Brisbane, and Keelung. It is currently operated with […]
By Eric Kulisch Business people involved in trade compliance and security usually think of countries integrating their supply chain security programs when they hear the term mutual recognition. But the practice of trade partners granting reciprocal recognition to each other’s rules and regulations really can apply to all types of cross-border activity. The […]
The chartered container ship Green Wave departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica on Feb. 25 after delivering more than 6.8 million pounds of supplies.
After only a one-month slow-down, ocean carrier Maersk Line has resumed a six-week round voyage time on its FM3 service between Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. American Shipper reported Jan 19 that the loop had slowed to seven weeks, with transit times eastbound to Asia from the Indian Subcontinent increasing by about seven days […]
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday proposed to substantially raise the qualification requirements for co-pilots who fly for U.S. passenger and cargo airlines. The draft rule is part of a broader notice of the agency’s intent to beef up pilot training standards and improve aviation safety. The notice of proposed rulemaking, to be […]
Transit times northbound from West Africa to Asia on the FEW2 have increased significantly as vessels slow steam in 25 days between Walvis Bay, Namibia and Maersk’s regional mega-hub in Tanjung Pelepas. Southbound the transit is 16 days.
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it plans to raise rates on the eastbound Asia-Europe from April 1. The increase, $400 per TEU, is applicable to origins in Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bangladesh, and destinations in Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Baltic, West Mediterranean, Adriatic, […]
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a resolution Monday that would have suspended the authority of a South Carolina state agency that last year granted a key permit needed as part of the plans to deepen the Savannah River. The permit was approved by the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) board in November, […]
The new location at Toronto will handle shipments in and out of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, working with the company’s Canadian partner Concord Transportation.
