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   C.H. Robinson Worldwide has launched its CHRWtrucks.com mobile application to allow motor carriers to enter pick up information, check calls, and delivery information within a couple clicks.    Information is populated by location services on the smartphone which reduces guesswork and typing, the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company said. Additionally, carriers can post empty equipment […]

   UPS Freight said Tuesday it has launched a new service for less-than-truckload (LTL) shippers that will provide visibility of the pickup process by confirming when a pickup is scheduled, informing them when the UPS Freight driver is en-route to the pickup location and notifying them when the pickup is made.    UPS Freight said […]

   Freight Exchange of North America has named Chris Frei as vice president of sales and marketing.    Prior to this appointment, Frei spent more than 20 years at Kintetsu World Express where he was most recently director of sales and border logistics. Frei will operate from his El Paso office and travel often to […]

   Southern Air Holdings has started operating a Boeing 747-200 freighter for Centurion Air Cargo under a multiyear ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) agreement.    From Miami International Airport, Centurion, together with its related party SkyLease Cargo, operates a fleet of four MD-11 freighters; leases an additional six MD-11 freighters from SkyLease Cargo; provides […]

Manufacturing activity slowed down 0.8 points in October from the previous month. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) had a weak reading of 50.8 percent, based on scale where anything above 50 indicates economic expansion.

   The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Eric L. Hirschhorn’s nomination to be undersecretary of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, a position he has held through a recess appointment by President Obama since April 2, 2010. Hirschhorn    Hirschhorn is highly regarded among U.S. export interests for the work that he and […]

   The owner of an export company in Miami was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank of about $24 million, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.    Guillermo O. Mondino, 48, was sentenced by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina in U.S. District […]

   PayCargo, a provider of electronic invoicing and settlement solutions for the shipping industry, said Tuesday it has completed its integration with Logisuite, a software provider to the transportation industry.    “With this new integration PayCargo will provide Logisuite clients with its payment process services, and will integrate directly into their accounting module to provide […]

   Trade and supply chain software developer GT Nexus said last week it has signed a contract with LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, to extend the capabilities of its existing cloud-based logistics visibility platform.    “The new services will automate the closed loop process for tendering and rate management […]

   FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp., has opened new branches in Johannesburg, South Africa; Bologna, Italy; and Ankara and Izmir, Turkey.    The move is part of an expansion plan started in 2008. FedEx has since opened 45 forwarding offices in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia to […]

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport, through an agreement with Renewvia Energy, will power its New York warehouse, International Cargo Terminals, exclusively from a 1.26 megawatt rooftop solar system.    The system is made up of 5,300 panels and will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 247 tons annually, according to Renewvia Energy.    “Paired […]

   Officials at the Port of Oakland said the “Occupy Oakland” movement, which has been forcibly evicted by police from a downtown square in the past week, is planning a march to the Port of Oakland at 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and urged people to protest peacefully.    “Occupy Oakland” is an outgrowth of “Occupy […]

   The potential for another recession in the United States is relatively high, especially if the debt crisis in Europe causes the economy there to contract, according to two economists in the manufacturing sector.    There is a 40 percent chance of a recession in the near future when the probability of negative growth at […]

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The FMC will receive a staff briefing later this week on alleged non-compliance with an order for special reporting by the TSA and its westbound counterpart.

   Germanischer Lloyd (GL) said it has proved the feasibility of running large container vessels on liquefied natural gas, working with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).    “LNG-fueled cargo ships will be emerging on a large scale in the latter half of this decade, and there is a great potential for container ships to […]

   Nicor, Inc., the parent company of Tropical Shipping, said the Caribbean container shipping company had an operating loss of $3.7 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30 compared to a profit of $3.6 million in the same 2010 period.    Revenue for Tropical was $78.4 million for the third quarter versus $83.9 million […]

   The Waterways Council has elected Matt Woodruff, director of government affairs for Kirby Corp., chairman for 2011-2013.    Also elected were Steve Little, president of Crounse Corp., to vice chairman; Dan Mecklenborg, chief legal officer for Ingram Barge Co., to general counsel; and Rick Calhoun, president of Cargo Carriers, to immediate past chairman. All […]

   Kansas Transportation Secretary Deb Miller will step down to take a position with Cambridge Systematics, a transportation infrastructure planning and policy consulting firm based in Cambridge, Mass., Gov. Sam Brownback’s office announced last week.    Miller has served under three governors in her tenure at the head of the Kansas Department of Transportation. She […]

   Lufthansa Cargo is offering its freight forwarder customers a cargo tracking app for smartphones. The free app allows forwarders to “track the status of their freight shipments, quickly and easily, at any time,” the German carrier said. The system is available under the search term “Lufthansa Cargo” in app stores, for use on Blackberry, […]