The American Trucking Associations has promoted Prasad Sharma to senior vice president and general counsel and named Richard Pianka as vice president and deputy chief counsel. Sharma has worked for the ATA since 2000, most recently as vice president and deputy chief counsel. During that time he has been responsible for the association’s […]
The German transportation and logistics company Dachser said it has opened a new warehouse in Shanghai to support growth of its contract logistics business in China. and be close a 23 million population.
Green Cargo AB, a transport and logistics company owned by the Swedish government, is considering the sale of its third-party logistics operations, receiving considerable interest from prospective buyers.
Kirby Corp. said it had a profit of $56.2 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, compared with $31.6 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the 2011 fourth quarter was a record $550.1 million, compared with $286.3 million reported for the same 2010 quarter. For the full-year 2011 the tank […]
Wilder, Ky.-based trucking company RWI Transportation has appointed Kevin Kauppi as Midwest regional sales manager. Based in Chicago, Kauppi focuses on new business in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri for temperature-controlled truckload and tonnage growth. Through his efforts, RWI’s growth in the Midwest and in its West Coast, Texas, Southern […]
The National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates each passed a resolution calling for an open border with Canada that provides reciprocal bilateral wheat trade.
Acsis has released the latest line of its Acsis ProducTrak, a set of data collection and task management software that can be integrated with ERP systems from SAP, Oracle, J.D. Edwards, and others. Acsis aims the new software at bringing real-time connectivity to every point in the supply chain by supplying the […]
New Orleans-based customs broker and freight forwarder W. R. Zanes & Co. has announced the election of a handful of new officers. Diane Schexnayder was elected president and chief executive officer of the company. Schexnayder, who holds a customs broker license, previously served as vice president for 25 years. She is also a […]
Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has entered an agreement to take over the Australian forwarder Link Logistics International Pty. Ltd., which focuses on perishables and air transport.
Seattle-based freight forwarder Lynden International has opened an office in Brussels under a new company division Lynden International (BE). The new location will expand Lynden’s network and the company said this will help it meet increasing demands for transportation and logistics services in Belgium’s medical, pharmaceutical and other growth industries. Lynden said […]
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP), as well as Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the consortium of four construction companies building a new, larger set of locks for the waterway, said they expect the expansion project to be completed on time. Despite a one-week construction workers strike in January, problems with perfecting the concrete […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday said it will make $500 million available this year in the fourth round of TIGER funding for surface transportation investment. Infrastructure projects will be evaluated on how they advance the Obama administration’s goals of safety, improving the nation’s economic competitiveness, livable communities, environmental sustainability, keeping […]
Maersk Line has reduced the number of services it offers on the Asia-North Europe trade from seven to six, and the carriers said the change will have no impact on its Daily Maersk product.
More liner carriers are planning rate hikes on the Asia-Europe after industry leader Maersk Line said earlier this week it would seek to hike rates by $775 per TEU from March. Hanjin Shipping said Thursday it will increase rates by $700 per TEU from Asia to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean from March 1 […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has promoted Marie Epstein to regional vice president of sales for the Americas. She will be based in New York and succeeds James Williams who moved back to Australia for family reasons. Epstein, a 28-year industry veteran, was formerly the airline’s regional sales manager in the Americas, having joined […]
JDA Software reported a record fourth quarter revenue of $174.2 million, a percent increase from its $168.8 million reported in Q4, 2010. This beat out analyst views of $172.8 million and was above the company’s guidance revised on Jan. 12 with a top revenue of $173 million. JDA said its earnings […]
IBM has completed its acquisition of Emptoris. IBM said Emptoris’ offerings will bring more intelligence to its supply chain operations through its Smarter Commerce platform by automating vendor selection, negotiation, management and compliance. IBM’s purchase of Emptoris will also expand its cloud-based analytics and supply chain management services. About 725 Emptoris employees will […]
The liner shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine will more than double capacity on its weekly Asia-Indian Subcontinent CIX loop by increasing the size of the vessels it uses. Beginning in late March, the carrier will increase average ship capacity from the current 2,108 TEUs to 4,320 TEUs, an increase of 105 percent, […]
The liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said Wednesday it will hike rates from Asia to the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East over the next month. On Feb. 15, the line will increase rates by $100 from Asia to the Indian Subcontinent. On March 1, it will increase rates by $150 from Asia to Persian […]
Hapag-Lloyd will begin calling the Port of Portland on a weekly basis instead of every 10 to 14 days beginning Feb. 8, helping shippers in the Pacific Northwest gain greater access to the European market.
