Pilot Freight Services, a logistics services provider, has opened a station in Washington D.C., adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport. The new location will support Pilot’s existing station in Baltimore, which currently handles all traffic in and out of the D.C. area. The D.C. location also marks the second new Pilot station […]
MIQ Logistics has entered an agency relationship with Tolepu S.A. to provide global supply chain services for goods moving in, out and within Ecuador. Tolepu, a unit of Torres & Torres, provides a full range of logistics services and is Ecuador’s largest customs broker. Overland Park, Kan.-based MIQ Logistics’ business model combines […]
The liner carrier CMA CGM on Wednesday clarified its role in the Asia-Europe trade within the forthcoming alliance it has agreed with Mediterranean Shipping Co.. Earlier this week, MSC outlined the services that would come under the auspices of the alliance on the Asia-North Europe trade. CMA CGM said the alliance will […]
German freight forwarder DB Schenker Logistics will establish a joint venture with long-time partner Khimji Ramdas Group in Oman. In early 2012, the new company Schenker Khimji’s LLC will provide comprehensive air, ocean, land transport; contract logistics; and supply chain management. Martin Hackl, DB Schenker’ delegate in Oman, will become managing director of […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will organize two Trade Symposium events in 2012, one on each coast, to make it more convenient for international trade professionals to attend either in Long Beach, Calif., or in Washington.
The liner carriers Hamburg Sud, Maersk Line, CMA CGM, CSAV, and China Shipping will merge four services into three on the trade linking Asia, South Africa, and the east coast of South America. Hamburg Sud and Maersk Line jointly run two services at present, as do CMA CGM, CSAV, and China Shipping. The […]
The Suez Canal Authority has announced toll increases for the coming year. While the toll structure is complex, based on both ship type and size, Reuters quoted a statement from the authority saying the increase would amount to about 3 percent for all types of ships. It said the increase, which would go into […]
U.S. Customs is to begin receiving simplified entries by the end of January from nine brokerage firms participating in a new pilot program to streamline import documentation.
The logistics company Globe Express Services has added four new corporate locations in Moscow, Beijing, Nanjing, and Abu Dhabi, the company said Tuesday. GES is a top 20 non-vessel operating common carrier (NVO) in the transpacific trade, and the new Beijing and Nanjing offices bring ithe total number of China locations to 12. […]
The Dubai-based global terminal operator DP World said this week it plans to expand capacity at its Jebel Ali flagship middle east gulf hub facility in Dubai, to add 4 million TEUs by 2014. That would take annual handling capacity at Jebel Ali to 19 million TEUs. The $850 million project, to be […]
Babbitt A drunk-driving mistake during the weekend cost Federal Aviation Administration chief Randy Babbitt his job Tuesday. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accepted Babbitt’s resignation following Monday’s disclosure that Babbitt had been arrested Saturday by police in a local Virginia jurisdiction. In a statement issued by the FAA, Babbitt said he stepped down so […]
A grand jury has charged three persons with smuggling honey from China into the United States, said United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill in Jacksonville. Case involves anti-dumping duties of more than $1 million owed to the United States.
Beginning in March, MSC and CMA CGM will partner on three new Asia-Europe strings, two to North Europe and one to the Med, while MSC will also adjust the rotation of two existing Asia-North Europe services in its network.
The Dallas-based 3PL Transplace said Tuesday it has won a deal from the toy manufacturer Winston Co. to manage inbound U.S. shipments from Ningbo, China. Winston, based in Tulsa, Okla. and Bentonville, Ark., supplies to some of the world’s largest retailers, specializing in the production of scooters and quad cars. Transplace said it […]
APL said Wednesday that it will enhance its Japan to Thailand and Philippines coverage as a slot operator in a tie-up with New World Alliance partner MOL. APL said the Japan-Thailand-Philippines (JTP) service will enhance its coverage of Japanese ports, in particular those of Tokyo, Yokohama, Shimizu and Nagoya. It will also call Korea. “Introducing […]
The Transportation Safety Administration says integrated circuit chips on approximately 26,000 previously issued Transportation Worker Identification Credentials or “TWIC Cards” were improperly encoded.
The Belgian port of Antwerp said it’s working with the Ivory Coast port of San Pedro during the next several years to develop a master plan for expanding cargo handling operations and facilities. San Pedro, the largest cocoa exporting port in the world, has 2,000 hectares of vacant land that will be put […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has appointed Christopher Glenn to vice president of global technology sales. Glenn, who joined the firm in 2003 as associate applications developer, has worked in various departments of the company, including the information technology division. In this new role, Glenn is charged with advancing technology […]
The United States and Montenegro on Tuesday entered an open-skies aviation agreement that will liberalize air services for the carriers of both countries. Previously, air rights between the two countries were governed by an agreement between the United States and Yugoslavia. “By agreeing on an open market for aviation services now, we are […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest more than $8.5 million to help six organizations develop improved food aid products under the Micronutrient-Fortified Food Aid Products Pilot Program. This program is funded by the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) Program, and recipients will focus their efforts over the next three […]
