Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Club’s risk management director, said “further delay in this modest legal change is frustrating, particularly since there was substantial consensus concerning acceptable ways to ensure that weight declarations are accurate.”
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said will enhance pilot safety in San Francisco Bay and its river system as well as Monterey Bay. PMSA said Senate Bill 1408 “requires enhanced safety and accountability in the state’s oversight of its licensed bar pilots…. Among other basic […]
Researchers warn unexploded bombs and other military ordnance in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, could now pose serious threats to shipping and oil and gas rigs in the Gulf.
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Reports, final decisions or orders made by the commission and its predecessor agencies between 1919 and 1987 are now available to the public through the FMC’s online Electronic Reading Room. Originally compiled in 28 volumes, these decisions are no longer in publication or widely available. With the addition of these […]
Freight broker Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is hiring for its new Cleveland office, expected to open in early November. The addition of Cleveland will give TQL 16 satellite offices across North America. The company is privately held and based in Cincinnati. TQL is the third largest freight brokerage in the country with more […]
Toll Global Forwarding has appointed Steve Buckerfield as its U.K. managing director. Buckerfield has spent 28 years in the freight industry, working for Emery Worldwide, American Airlines, Walker Freight and most recently as senior vice president for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at OHL. In his new post at TGF, […]
A dispute among harbor commissioners has broken out at the Port of Long Beach in recent weeks, with one commissioner firing accusations of favoritism at two of his colleagues over the port’s future relocation of its headquarters.
CargoWise, which focuses on services for logistics service providers, will sell its ediEnterprise platform through ATMS in the region. ATMS has a regional office in Dubai as well as experience in many local markets.
The Georgia Ports Authority said investment of $14.7 million at the Port of Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island terminal has helped increase roll-on/roll-off and bulk cargo volumes. At his 2012 Brunswick State of the Port address, GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz said in the fiscal year that ended June 30 Brunswick handled 553,543 units, 46 […]
The liner carrier Zim said earlier this week that it has joined a Mediterranean Shipping Co.-operated service between the east coast of South America and the U.S. East Coast. The move dovetails with a decision by Zim and MSC to shelve their jointly-operated east coast South America/U.S. Gulf service, which Zim calls SAX. […]
The location for next Thursday’s public hearing in Norfolk to gather input from stakeholders on private sector proposals to manage the Port of Virginia has changed. The new location is the theater inside Nauticus, at 1 Waterside Drive in downtown Norfolk. The hearing is from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. This summer three private […]
The Port of Los Angeles has revised its draft Environmental Impact Report for the planned construction of a near-dock intermodal container-truck transfer facility to be operated by the BNSF Railway. The new document for the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) is being recirculated for public comment. The 153-acre industrial site is located about […]
TransCore DAT has announced a new service to help freight brokers and other third-party logistics companies to hire and qualify carriers more quickly and efficiently. The DAT Carrier Onboarding service will allow companies and freight providers to exchange and store documents online and attach them to specific moves or companies to streamline overall […]
Joining Technologies Inc., which specializes in industrial laser applications and precision fusion processes, has expanded its supply chain management services for product manufacturing and assembly. Joining’s supply chain management services will focus on coordinating assembly process functions, such as raw material requisition and parts creation. Joining said expanding its supply chain management […]
Celadon Trucking Services has agreed to buy a portion of the operating equipment of Robinson Transport, based in Columbus, Ohio. Terms and conditions of the transaction were not disclosed. Celadon said the deal will increase its density in traffic lanes in and out of the Midwest and reinforce its driver pool. It said Robinson is […]
Canadian National Railway said it’s fueling two mainline diesel-electric locomotives between Edmonton and Fort McMurray in northern Alberta with natural gas. Keith Creel, executive vice president and chief operating officer, said “CN launched this locomotive test to explore the use of natural gas as a potential alternative to conventional diesel fuel. This reflects […]
Crowley Maritime Corp. christened the 16,000-horsepower tugboat Legend and 330,000-barrel tank barge 750-2 in Tampa, Fla. on Thursday. The articulated-tug-barge (ATB) will be used to transport petroleum products between the U.S. Gulf and East coasts. The ATB is the second in a series of three similar size ATBs being built for Crowley. The […]
Earlier this month the Halifax Port Authority became the first Canadian port to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority. The document spells out how the two parties will cooperate to identify common business opportunities, exchange information and undertake joint marketing initiatives. The Panama Canal Authority has similar arrangements with […]
Coalition wants legislation that “would allow more balanced commercial relationships between railways and shippers. This would include the right to a service agreement between a rail company and a customer,” backed by a dispute settlement mechanism.
The American Institute of Marine Insurance will offer presentations on a wide variety of topics at its annual Marine Insurance Day seminar next month, and is offering the ability for the first time to view the presentations remotely. The Oct. 5 event will be held in New York and will include a half […]
Regulatory agencies of the two countries signed an antitrust memorandum of understanding on Thursday to promote increased cooperation and communication. The MOU does not change existing law in either country.
The United States and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Thursday signed a Framework Agreement for Trade, Economic, Investment and Technical Cooperation. The agreement will establish a Joint Committee to discuss areas where both the GCC and United States share mutual interests, including opportunities for enhancing economic, commercial, investment and technical cooperation, increasing the […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has approved a $4.975 billion direct loan to Sadara Chemical Co. for the export of American goods and services required to build a petrochemical complex at Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Industrial City II. According to estimates calculated from U.S. Census Bureau statistics, the financing will support about 18,400 American jobs, […]
In late August, CEVA Logistics secured a massive contract with H.J. Heinz Co. to manage the food company’s global ocean freight transportation for five years. The deal is noteworthy because of the contract’s length, compared to typical freight forwarding contracts of one to three years, or less, and the volume — 60,000 TEUs […]
The July purchase of logistics service provider Kewill by a private equity firm is allowing the company to get back to basics and invest in its core compliance operations by removing the pressures of Wall Street. “This was an acquisition and a take-private program. We see a huge upside benefit in that now we […]
By Walter Kemmsies, chief economist, Moffatt & Nichol Recent actions by central banks around the world indicate the near-term global economic outlook is improving, but even assuming that the United States delays the “fiscal cliff, ” it is difficult to expect high growth and therefore the intensity of competition that such an environment spawns […]
Hewlett-Packard’s decision four years ago to move a chunk of its personal computer manufacturing operations to central China from the Shanghai region, on the coast, was made possible by the adoption of innovative transport routes and a greater focus on social and environmental responsibility, according to a top company executive.
Agency takes global approach to food and pharma supply chain protection. By Eric Kulisch The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, faced with an expanded mandate to ensure the public safety of food and pharmaceuticals, is developing a new strategy to deal with huge growth in consumption of foreign and domestically produced products without any […]
This month’s cover story addresses the idea that the top global liner carriers must adjust to a new era of reduced demand growth from North America and Europe. So it came as a welcome bit of justification when two of the world’s top liner executives acknowledged in mid-September that demand for liner carrier […]
Nothing comes for free these days. Even clean air. On Aug. 1, a new regulation requiring ocean carriers to burn low-sulfur fuel within a 200-mile coastal corridor of North America came into effect. So it was little surprise that carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement announced in late August they had […]
Shifting demand patterns will change the way the Top 20 liner carriers serve shippers. By Eric Johnson The depth of the eurozone crisis has peeled back the layers of a looming threat within the container shipping industry, one that could potentially reshape alliances and liner carrier networks in the coming decade. Like a […]
With new intermodal yard in Decatur, ADM can move containers efficiently in the U.S. and Canada. By Chris Dupin Archer Daniels Midland Co., the agriculture giant that advertises itself as “supermarket to the world,” also places a high value on maintaining a reliable supply chain for its customers. The need for transportation alternatives has been […]
The United States is undergoing the biggest fundamental change to its export control regime in a generation, but risks stalling and losing out on the much needed reform benefits for American shippers. Many of the country’s export controls were formulated more than 30 years ago when the United States and its allies were […]
By Alan Spear, TAPA Americas’ chairman and U.S. director of cargo security loss control for Chartis Some years ago I had occasion to travel through Japan and was awaiting a flight to Chicago at Tokyo’s Narita airport. It was a lovely sunny day, and a brand new Japan Airlines Boeing 777 was parked…
In this lawsuit (Channel Fabrics, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company. U.S. District Court, S.D. New York. No. 11 Civ. 3483. Aug. 13.), Channel Fabrics alleged Hartford had improperly denied its insurance claim. On or about April 15, 2010, Channel shipped a number of bales of woven fabric from Shanghai to a buyer […]
Contentious contract negotiations this summer between union longshoremen on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts and their employers have taught shippers an abject lesson: shipping goods internationally is not the same as buying a product at a store.
AirNet Cargo Charter Services has gone through a dramatic transformation over the past several years.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Sept. 5 recommended the Federal Aviation Administration require large airplanes to be equipped with an anti-ground collision device, such as an on-board external-mounted camera system, to provide pilots a clear view of the plane’s wingtips while taxiing and avoid clipping other planes or objects. Pilots of […]
3PLs switch perspective on IT integration and data sharing with shippers. By Geoff Whiting As systems expand and information moves across companies at lightning speeds, third party logistics service providers are changing their mindset from data hoarders to profound information sharers to secure customers. To keep services cheap and easy, 3PLs […]
C.H. Robinson paid a premium to win a bidding war for Chicago-based freight forwarder Phoenix International. Company officials say Phoenix’s growth potential as a high-quality operator easily justified the price and analysts said Robinson likely would realize a healthy return on investment in the long term. The Minneapolis-based company is one of the […]
Chief Financial Officer Rodney Oliver will become the port’s interim executive director, taking over for Jerry Bridges who is scheduled to step down as head of the state agency at the end of October.
The Indonesia Port Corp. II has chosen a service from SOGET and Microsoft to implement what it calls the largest port community system in the world, beginning with Jakarta before expanding to other Indonesian ports.
The liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said this week Hanjin Shipping, its partner on a service between the Mediterranean and Montreal, will drop off the service at the end of November. Hapag-Lloyd will then operate the five-ship MCA service on a standalone basis. Currently, Hanjin provides one of the five ships. The service has a […]
A new round of rates increases on the Asia-Europe trade could be in store for shippers. On Wednesday, OOCL said it plans to increase rates by $525 per TEU on shipments from Asia (including the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East) to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean and Black Sea from Nov. 1. On […]
Accounting and shipping consulting firm Moore Stephens said crew costs were the main reason for the overall increase in 2011, while the cost of insurance fell for the second year in a row.
“A number of our customers use GT Nexus as their core supply chain operating platform and we are able to support them by being a certified carrier on that network,” said Danny Danford, head of e-Business Integration Solutions at Maersk.
INTTRA, one of the world’s largest networks for ocean shipping, has announced a series of enhancements to its OceanSchedules product, including integration with existing applications and more data formats. OceanSchedules, a comprehensive multi-carrier scheduling service, now gives customers access to more than 7 million global vessel schedules from 31 carriers and provides support […]
Matson Logistics is expanding its Port of Savannah distribution operations and recently signed a lease to increase its presence at Black Creek in Bryan County, Georgia. The expansion is expected to create over 40 new jobs in the next five years and add 237,600 square feet to its current 135,000-square-foot facility at Interstate Centre. It is located […]
Transportation management software provider TMW Systems has continued on its integration trek by adding support with the implementation of StarTrak’s ReeferTrak application with its TMWSuite. StarTrak Information Technologies, a subsidiary of ORBCOMM, said its ReeferTrak application can be integrated with the TMWSuite to provide for-hire carriers and private fleets with the ability to […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s resident humorist, Assistant Commissioner for International Trade Al Gina, for the second year in a row was the keynote lunch speaker at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 10 in Washington. Once again he had the delegates laughing and whistling […]
The liner carrier Zim said Thursday that Guy Eldar will become the company’s new chief financial officer in December. Eldar will replace current CFO Alon Raveh, who the company said in August would leave under a planned restructuring. Eldar was formerly CFO of Danya Cebus Ltd., a public company listed on the […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has opened a new office in Danang, Vietnam. Vanguard Danang was set up with partner, KMG, and will provide freight forwarders with both less-than-containerload and full-containerload services. Danang is located in the center of Vietnam. “Establishing an office here was the next logical step in expanding […]
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new tanker, Pennsylvania, called the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the first time on Wednesday. The port said the U.S.-flag ship ship will “move products related to Eagle Ford Shale,” the large shale oil formation in South Texas. The 45,800-deadweight-ton Pennsylvania is one of two tankers purchased by Crowley Maritime […]
Jensen Maritime, a naval architecture and marine engineering firm owned by Crowley Maritime Corp., said former president and part-owner Sue Williams will retire. Williams joined Jensen in 1980, under founder and majority owner Ben Jensen, with initial responsibilities for managing the front desk. That year the firm was a partnership, with Ben Jensen […]
Paul R. Bergent, who recently retired as president of intermodal and chief marketing officer for J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, was named the winner of the Intermodal Association of North America’s Silver Kingpin Award. He will be presented the award on Nov. 12 during IANA’s Intermodal Expo in Anaheim, Calif. The award honors life-time […]
The liner carrier CMA CGM will charter 10 9,200-TEU vessels from China International Marine Containers (CIMC), a noteworthy move since CIMC’s primary business is manufacturing boxes, not owning ships.
The deal is a major expansion for King Ocean, which has been operating eight ships in services to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire and to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela.
CKYH – the Green Alliance is set to shelve one of its transpacific services for the winter as of Sept. 28. The member lines – COSCO Container Lines, “K” Line, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping – will suspend their AWE-6 all-water service from Asia. The service has a rotation of Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, […]
A working group reached a compromise and recommended that the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention be amended to require that loaded container weights be verified, but was “derailed” by some IMO members
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it is increasing rates from the Far East to several Latin American and Caribbean areas from April 15. The increase, $560 per 20-foot container and $800 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container, is applicable to destinations in the Caribbean, Panama, east coast of Central America, Cartagena, […]
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it plans to raise rates from the Far East to Mexico and the west coasts of South and Central America from Oct. 6. The increase is $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container.
Maersk Line seems ready to lose market share in the refrigerated container market if that’s what’s required to drag rate levels higher. The carrier’s Chief Executive Officer Soren Skou on Tuesday announced the line will raise rates by an average of 30 percent on reefer shipments from Jan. 1. The news, delivered […]
Port Freeport in Texas has issued a request for proposal for development of an 85-acre container terminal alongside the port’s upper turning basin. “It is the port’s intent to enter into a long-term agreement (10-20+ years) with a carrier, terminal operator and/or carrier-terminal group, partners or others to develop and operate the new Port Freeport-Velasco Terminal,” […]
Sen. Charles Schumer requested the Transportation Department investigate GPS systems used by trucking companies and consider developing a federal standard for truck-routing systems.
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) has reached a deal with Diamond Pet Foods to have the pet company use its plastic pallet and communication platform on all new shipments. iGPS operates a pallet rental system that features lightweight, 100 percent recyclable plastic pallets with embedded radio frequency identification devise (RFID) tags. Diamond said it will now […]
Once again the hyper-partisan Congress has failed to act on important legislation. The issue this time is Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Russia, which would help spur U.S. exports to the seventh largest economy in the world. U.S. businesses are big-time frustrated that Congress didn’t vote on giving most-favored nation trading status […]
L-3 Security & Detection Systems (SDS) said three new X-ray systems for screening breakbulk freight and skids have been added to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s Air Cargo Qualified Product List (QPL). SDS said the new systems are the PX 10.10-MV, PX 15.17-MV 200, and PX 18.18-MV 200, and they will enable the company […]
On-time performance in August fell for each of the world’s biggest 20 liner carriers, according to the latest research by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. Overall performance fell from 83 percent in July to 77 percent in August, SeaIntel said, with none of the top 20 improving month-on-month “This decline was also seen for […]
Countering U.S. claims, a review of U.S. efforts to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling on illegal subsidies in the so-called “Boeing case” by the European Union found the United States has not lived up to its obligations, the European Commission said Tuesday. The commission has therefore decided to challenge the alleged U.S. non-compliance […]
TruckingUnlimited.com, one of the oldest recruitment Websites for finding truck driving jobs, has acquired NationalOwnerOperatorJobs.com to better connect drivers with Class A jobs. The new Website, currently being revamped, will include a community forum board designed for all truckers and owner-operators to discuss their job experiences. The new site is expected to be […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line has entered a new partnership with International Forwarding S.L. (IFS) of Spain. After establishing a direct service to Spain seven years ago, Troy will now broaden its presence in this European market through its partnership with Spain’s top consolidator. In addition to improved local representation and […]
The liner carrier MOL on Tuesday released its latest North American key performance metrics through August. Among 13 metrics MOL publishes, the carrier improved on six from July to August, worsened on three and held steady on the others. Improvements came on in-terminal truck turn times at its Jacksonville and Oakland container terminals, […]
Union Pacific has appointed Joe Santamaria to vice president of engineering, where he will lead track, infrastructure and signal systems design, construction and maintenance. The appointment takes effect Oct. 1. Santamaria currently serves as the railroad’s vice president of transportation. He previously held roles as regional vice president and chief mechanical officer. […]
Kenco, a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based logistics services provider, has entered an agreement to handle U.S. distribution and warehousing for Advantage Consumer Healthcare. “Kenco understands the requirements to effectively manage supply chain services for our marketing channels which include mass retailers, drug chains, and direct-to-consumer,” said Greg Bradley, Advantage’s president and chief executive officer, in […]
The logistics services and freight forwarding company Damco said Tuesday that Preben Hansen will join Damco North Asia as chief executive officer of New Times International Transport Service (NTS), based in Shanghai. Damco, the logistics arm of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, acquired NTS in 2011. NTS is an air capacity provider in China, which allowed […]
The Woodland Group, a logistics services provider, has appointed Paul Arnold as head of air freight at Woodland Global. Arnold will develop routes to North America and opportunities in Asia and other developing markets. He started his career in 1991 at London Heathrow, where he worked as cargo handling manager for KLM. Rejoining […]
Tuesday’s AS Daily news report about C.H. Robinson (“C.H. Robinson to acquire Phoenix International“) incorrectly described how the deal is being financed. The story included the purchase price of $635 million and that 90 percent of that amount, or $571.5 million, would be paid for in cash. Omitted was the fact that Phoenix investors would […]
FMC reviews 25 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from ASC Global Logistics, Gardena, Calif. (Suwon Song, chief executive officer); Cargoworld Express, Houston (Ho-Leung Tse, managing member); D&P Wholesale & Distributors, Santa Ana, Calif. (Thanh V. Phung, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from AB Group Shipping Corp., Miami (Marcela A. Prado, president); IP Logistics, Azusa, Calif. (Kenny Yip, vice president); Seastar International Group, Bridgewater, N.J. (Ying Zhao, president); Seven Seas Spirit, North Miami, Fla. […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Advance Container Line, New York (Chris X. Chou, president); Cheryl G. Wilson, Des Moines, Wash. (Cheryl G. Wilson, sole proprietor); H.A.B. International, Miami (Harold A. Beharry, […]
FMC reviews 25 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The agency has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
Maersk Line Chief Executive Officer Soren Skou said Tuesday at a refrigerated logistics conference in Antwerp that his company plans to hike reefer rates by roughly 30 percent on a global basis from Jan 1, 2013.
The Minneapolis-based third-party logistics provider will pay $635 million for Phoenix, 90 percent of which will come from cash and the remainder from a revolving credit facility to be established with a bank.
Steve Dolan, a 27-year industry veteran with APL, was being held by Dubai authorities over a shipment of knock-off guns from Turkey to Djibouti last fall.
The 15 shipping lines that are members of the TSA have adopted guideline rate and ancillary charge adjustments that they intend to apply to all new and renewed service contracts for cargo moving from Asia to the United States.
Informatics service provider Savi Technology has been acquired by affiliates of LaSalle Capital of Los Angeles. The company said its purchase reflects the strong market for logistics informatics on an international scale and it will allow Savi to enhance its focus on global products and services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Charles […]
A new Canadian startup, Contrast Logistics Software, is diving into the market with transport pricing software aimed solely at small and midsized trucking companies. Contrast is targeting those companies it feels make prices and bids with their gut instead of market knowledge because of time constraints and knowledge bottlenecks. The company wants to […]
If you’re looking for a peak season container shipping trend over the last decade, the first thing you need to do is split the decade in half. There was the half of growth and then there is the half of stagnation. Looking at peak season volume figures for U.S. inbound containerized cargo, […]
At next month’s Logistics Link North 2012, Access Delta will launch the latest version of its warehouse performance system, adding in pick-and-pack, voice-handling, courier management and key performance indicator features. The warehouse management system (WMS) will also have new software rules and picking options that it hopes will “unlock warehouse business process improvements that measurably […]
PeopleNet and TMW Systems have announced a series of integrations and enhancements as they further their relationship and dual-offerings this week. PeopleNet, which develops integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems, made the announcements at the TMW Systems TransForum 2012 User Conference and Exhibition held in Orlando, Fla., this week. The first […]
Maersk Line said Tuesday it plans to increase rates on shipments from Asia to Central America and the Caribbean. From Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Panama, the increase is $560 per 20-foot container and $800 […]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative on Monday submitted notification to the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body detailing the United States’ compliance with the WTO’s recommendations in the large civil aircraft dispute with the European Union related to U.S. government subsidies to Boeing. The United States’ deadline to comply with […]
Aqua Gulf Transport and Hawaii Intermodal Tank Transport said they have formed an alliance to provide transportation with specialized temperature-controlled ISO tank containers in the Puerto Rico and Caribbean markets. The alliance will combine Aqua Gulf’s logistics and shipping network with Hawaii Intermodal Tank’s fleet of refrigerated and super-insulated ISO tanks that have […]
The Port of Cleveland has completed construction of a new rail loop. Slightly more than a mile long, the loop is the port’s largest construction project in a decade. The Ohio Department of Development provided about $3 million for the $4.5 million project. Cleveland Commercial Railroad Co., which operates 23 miles […]
