SAP has announced two new services to deliver its HANA analytics platform to small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs). SAP’s HANA has been extended to power its new Business One application and the new Edge edition of HANA, allowing SMEs to see real-time data and analytics based on individual requirements. The platform is a […]
Pantos Logistics, a South Korea-based freight logistics business, opened a new logistics center in Laem Chabang, Thailand to enhance its warehouse and distribution business. The new 10,000-square-meter distribution center was built close to the Laem Chabang port, the largest container terminal in Thailand, and Pantos said the facility will allow it to handle up […]
Drewry, a maritime research firm, said the car carrier industry is “better positioned than most others in the shipping industry, who suffer from large newbuilding orderbooks, to weather a double-dip recession.” Publicizing a new report on the sector, Drewry said “the downturn hurt car-carrying vessels, with capacity utilization falling significantly,” but added “operators are […]
The campaign by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to discredit the Obama administration’s choices for distributing stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has now set its sights on the Port of Los Angeles. Rep. Darrell Issa of California, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released work plans for its civil works program through the end of the current fiscal year 2012 and increased the amount it will spend on harbor deepening projects.
A company that supplies armed guards and other protection services to commercial ships said pirates have begun to focus their attacks a new region of the Indian Ocean affecting the Cape of Good Hope-to-Arabian Gulf shipping lane. The company, Gulf of Aden Group Transits (GOAGT), said it received information that pirates have been active […]
The liner shipping company Safmarine, a subsidiary of Maersk Line, has added calls northbound at Tangiers, Morocco, to three of its weekly Algeciras-West Africa services, the WAF1, WAF3, and WAF11. All three Safmarine-led loops share space with parent Maersk Line. The five-ship, average 2,283-TEU WAF1 now has a revised rotation of Algeciras, Tema, Takoradi, […]
The Columbus Chamber in Ohio appointed Jeff Zimmerman to director of the Columbus Region Logistics Council (CRLC), an initiative to promote the region’s freight logistics activities. Zimmerman will serve as the regional industry’s chief advocate and focus on infrastructure, workforce and education, technology and business environment. He has held executive positions at […]
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a large North American truckload carrier, has appointed Ray Harlin to president. He succeeds Patrick Quinn, the company’s co-founder, who died in December.
Ryder System, a transportation and supply chain management company, has launched its new mobile application, Ryder Locator, to help customers find the nearest Ryder truck rental, maintenance, or fueling location in the United States and Canada. The app, free and available to iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android users, shows the specific services offered at […]
Xata Corp. had a loss of $1.7 million for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year ending Dec. 31, compared to a loss of $85,000 in the same period the year earlier. Revenue was $16.6 million in the quarter, compared to $14 million in the same 2010 period. The company […]
New regulations modernizing the U.S. in-bond transportation process that enables importers to defer entry and duty payment at the port of arrival until reaching another port are expected to be issued in the next few days.
The U.S.-Libya Business Association (USLBA) on Monday announced plans to organize a U.S. business delegation to Libya from April 20-28. During the visit, the delegation will meet with senior Libyan and U.S. government officials and emerging Libyan private sector representatives to discuss the country’s priorities for reconstruction and economic development. The delegation will visit […]
The audit of the port authority was ordered last year by the governors of New York and New Jersey after sharp increases in tolls on the port’s bridges and tunnels were announced.
Member lines in the Grand and New World alliances said Wednesday they have moved up the start date of their joint alliance on the Asia-Europe trade. The so-called G6 Alliance was due to start April 1, but instead the six member lines (APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, NYK Line, and OOCL) will […]
The ocean carrier Maersk Line said this week it is adjusting its service network on the Europe-Middle East trade from the end of February. Maersk said it will start a new service on the Middle East-Mediterranean trade, dubbed ME2, from Feb. 26. The rotation will be Jebel Ali, Salalah, Jeddah, Tangiers, Algeciras, Valencia, […]
The American Shipping Group unit of Saltchuk Resources said it is rebranding itself using the name TOTE Inc. TOTE will also organize its five businesses into three groups: TOTE Maritime consists of Totem Ocean Trailer Express, which operates a liner service between Washington and Alaska, and Sea Star Line which operates between […]
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added a new South African port call at Port Elizabeth and a seventh vessel to its weekly SAF/WAF 225 service between Algeciras and South Africa.
The head of international logistics for toy manufacturing giant Mattel said his company looks for long-term partnerships with ocean carriers and places a premium on efficiency during the Christmas season. “We have industry-specific needs,” said Curt White, Mattel’s senior vice president of worldwide logistics and international operations, in the CMA CGM company magazine’s winter […]
K. Denise Rucker Krepp, chief counsel of the Maritime Administration, is moving to another job within the U.S. Department of Transportation. A MarAd spokesman said “we do not comment on personnel moves.” But a source said Krepp has been assigned to the Office of the Secretary as special counsel to the DOT general counsel. She […]
