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 […]
Two New Jersey men were charged in an indictment unsealed on Dec. 1 in the Eastern District of New York for their roles in a conspiracy to import and traffic in counterfeit perfume, the Justice Department said. Sanjay Anandani, 34, of Clinton, N.J., was arrested on Dec. 1 in Secaucus, N.J., and made […]
One of the world’s largest bulk carriers, the Vale Beijing, has developed a leak while loading ore in Brazil. It was not believed the situation was so serious that the ship would sink.
R. Kenneth Johns, whose 54 year career in the shipping industry includes serving as president and chief operating officer of Sea-Land Service from 1979-1987, was presented with the Containerization and Intermodal Institute’s “Connie Award” Monday. Today Johns heads Hampshire Management Group–a firm that includes the NVOCC Network America Lines, the consulting business R.K. Johns […]
Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt was charged with drunk driving Saturday night, after an officer observed him driving on the wrong side of the road.
Francis and Sam, I can’t find the link to Ben’s Safmarine ComPair commentary from the Nov. 4 Service Tracker in the archive. I’ve noted in bold in the story where it should be added. Thanks!
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. provides an estimated 60,555 TEUs of weekly inbound U.S. capacity or 13.2 percent of a total 457,362 TEUs as of Dec. 4, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data.
Horizon Lines filed a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission outlining plans by its security holders to sell a combination of stock, warrants and notes. Horizon, the nation’s largest domestic container ships, said it will “not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the securities by the selling security […]
