Canadian Pacific Railway announced Monday a 10-year agreement to be the principal Canadian railway for potash producer Canpotex. CP will transport the large majority of potash shipments to Canpotex’s main terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia. In conjunction with Union Pacific, CP will transport potash to Portland, Ore. CP said that to move Canpotex’s […]
The liner carrier CMA CGM will continue to take slots on the Malaysia-Bangladesh leg of an intra-Asia service operated by MCC Transport. It was incorrectly reported that the French line would drop off the service, but the line confirmed it will continue taking slots on the leg between Tanjung Pelepas and Chittagong on MCC’s […]
Massood Logistics, a North Carolina firm formed last fall after the shutdown of Furniture Transport Group, has added two executives and expanded its available services. Tara Massood, a former executive with Thomasville Home Furnishings in New Jersey, is the company’s new general manager, and Paula Powell Cubberley, previously of Furniture Transport Group, will […]
With the liner carriers preoccupied with changing partnerships and big ship capacities coming on line in the Asia-Europe trade, American shippers engaged in the transpacific and transatlantic trades should be spared from similar disruption, at least for now. Since last April, the industry has witnessed the formation of partnerships among once contested rivals, […]
This case (Merchants Terminal v. L&O Transport. D.Md. No. 09-CV-2065. Sept. 29) relates to a stolen shipment of salmon. Both the plaintiff and defendant had moved for summary judgment and the judge denied both motions. A trial is scheduled for March. L&O is a licensed and insured motor carrier and Charles Elmore is a truck owner/operator who […]
Study warns economic damage if sufficient river channel depths aren’t reached. By Chris Dupin Peter Friedmann executive director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition “It’s a travesty that Congress enacts a user fee and the executive branch — actually starting back in the 90s — started withholding some of that moneys just to pay for general […]
Truck hours, driver shortages, and chassis availability may delay some goods movement in the United States. By Chris Dupin Trucking and chassis issues are high on the list of concerns of logistics professionals in the retail industry for 2012. “With the current administration and balance of power in Congress we continue to […]
The mega-alliances that have formed on the Asia-Europe trade in the last two months have created a new power structure. It appears that four factions will compete vigorously on the trade from the beginning of April, when partnerships between Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, the Grand and New World alliances, and the CKYH and Evergreen […]
As the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission prepares to take a second look at its decision last year to allow non-vessel-operating common carriers to forgo filing tariffs and enter into negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) with shippers, advocates for the industry say there are still misimpressions about them. The FMC will solicit comments through March […]
FMC hopes to help NVOs meet financial responsibilities in U.S.-China trade. By Chris Dupin The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has proposed to increase the size of the optional bond rider that non-vessel-operating common carriers may file to meet the Chinese government’s financial responsibility requirements for them to serve in the U.S.-China trade. […]
The FMC proposes to increase the size of the optional bond rider that NVOCCs may file to meet the Chinese government’s financial responsibility requirements.
When a little known Indian logistics company acquired a controlling stake in the powerful international non-vessel-operating common carrier ECU Line in 2006, it seemed an incongruous development. Belgium-based ECU Line was the known brand and Allcargo Logistics (the Indian buyer) was a small blip on the global logistics map. Since that time, Allcargo […]
London-based private equity Man Capital LLP has acquired OTS Logistics Group, parent of non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services, from founder and chairman Owen Glenn. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, Man Capital said it will support and maintain the existing management team, led by Charlie Brennan, chief executive officer, and the NVO’s […]
IBM is pushing into the supply chain and cloud logistics space in true Big Blue fashion, via acquisitions. Through its existing operations and recent purchases, IBM has begun to position itself to be a whole service operation.
Is China’s largest line robust enough to keep pace with its competitors? Analysis by Eric Johnson It’s safe to say that 2011 wasn’t the smoothest of years for China’s largest ocean carrier, the COSCO Group. This past summer the company fought accusations that it failed to pay charter payments on […]
Rayonier’s logistics management knows transport cost is a leading competitive factor. By Chris Dupin Rayonier exports about 50,000 TEUs of cargo annually from ports in the Southeast, and it’s regularly listed as being one of the 25 largest exporters of containerized cargo from the United States. About a third of its performance […]
by Jen Wade director, BPE Global Automation has become an essential tool in everyone’s global trade toolkit. For many, it is tempting to think of automation as a “cure-all” for woes of non-existent or inefficient processes.
