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.
Centurion Cargo, which focuses on Latin America air transport, has hired Globe Air Cargo as its general sales agent in Germany. Globe, part of the ECS Group, said it will market Centurion flights that depart from Amsterdam and Luxembourg. Centurion, based at Miami International Airport, operates three MD-11 freighter flights each week from those […]
Mike Gismondi has joined TSC Container Freight as director of carrier relations. TSC Container Freight is a non-vessel-operating common carrier and freight forwarder with more than 1,000 customers. It’s owned by The Scoular Co., an agribusiness company, and offers transportation services to both importers and exporters in all industries globally.
CargoWise, which develops software for third party logistics providers, has signed a multi-year agreement to provide its ediEnterprise global freight and logistics platform to the newly formed Tigers Ltd., a company created through a merger between WLG. and Kamino Logistics Group. WLG was already a global ediEnterprise customer and Tigers sought the product to […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said six executives and managers have taken on new responsibilities: Austin L. Schmitt, director of strategic planning and regulatory review. Sandra L. Kusumoto, director of the Bureau of Trade Analysis. Vern W. Hill, director of the Bureau of Certification and Licensing. Jennifer M. Gartlan, deputy director for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute […]
The transaction with IOC will support an estimated 500 U.S. jobs across six states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin, the bank said.
Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS) said Gianluca Romano, senior vice president, will take on the additional role of deputy chief operating officer. In this new position, Romano will supervise the STTAS information technology group and share management responsibility for all STTAS commercial operations with Alfred J. D’Amico, the firm’s COO and […]
