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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 19, 2012

Tikka heads ABS in Europe

   ABS has appointed Kirsi Tikka to president and chief operating officer of the classification society’s European division.    She was most recently the firm’s vice president and chief engineer. In her new role, Tikka will be based in London.    Tikka, a native of Finland, takes over from John McDonald who is transferring to […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 19, 2012

Prior notice proposed for U.S. exports to VEUs

   The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has proposed a requirement for exporters, whose overseas customers are part of the “validated end user” (VEU) program, to send a notification with shipment details to these recipients prior to export.    BIS said the purpose of this new requirement would be to “enhance the […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 19, 2012

Seized peppers lead to cocaine

   Stanley Okpara, who was arrested by U.K. Border Force officers as he attempted to collect £13,000 ($20,800) worth of drugs that arrived in a freight shipment from Nigeria through Manchester Airport, was sentenced to seven years in jail.    Okpara, a Sierra Leone national, attempted to smuggle peppers stuffed with cocaine in a set of […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Kronos buys U.K. logistics company

   Kronos Inc., which develops workforce management and optimization software, is furthering its reach in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) through the acquisition of United Kingdom-based SMART Computer Holdings and its affiliate SMART Human Logistics.    While financial terms were not disclosed, the company did say it was a cash transaction.    Kronos, based in […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Supply chain firm Relex U.K. bound

   Relex, a Helsinki-based supply chain software company, is reportedly looking to expand in the United Kingdom.    The company offers demand forecasting and replenishment systems as well as varied supply chain management and analytics tools. Customers can use these services on a pilot basis before committing to a full deployment. Relex often touts it […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

TomTom WebFleet adds dispatch option

   Telematics and fleet management services provider TomTom has updated its WebFleet to include a dispatch option that gives users the shortest travel time to assist their customers.    WebFleet, the online fleet management application that also became a mobile app at the end of March, creates routes based on the quickest possible arrival time […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Infrastructure projects move forward at Port of Tampa

   Two large intermodal projects to better connect the Port of Tampa with road and rail networks are making good progress and will benefit freight shippers such as American Honda Motor Co., which recently began using the port as an import gateway.    Construction of an on-dock rail facility to handle 100-car unit trains of ethanol […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Dachser revenue rises 13%

   Kempten, Germany-based logistics company Dachser said it had revenue of $5.9 billion in 2011, 13 percent more than the prior year.    The company said it handled 49.3 million shipments, weighing a total of 40.9 million tons.    “Following the economic crisis and a period of recovery, the markets stabilized again somewhat last year. […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

CaroTrans expands LCL service to Brazil

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans now offers a less-than-containerload service from Miami to Itajai, Brazil.    For the service, cargo moves direct from any one of CaroTrans’ 24 U.S. freight receiving stations via Miami. From Miami to Itajai is a 22-day transit.    “Our exclusive partner in Brazil, Craft Multimodal, is a dominant player in the […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Maersk raises rates from WCSA

    Maersk said it will raise rates from several South American countries to the United States.     Effective May 10, the carrier said the general rate increases for northbound cargo include: From Ecuador – $100 per 20-foot dry container and $200 per 40-foot dry container. From Chile and Peru – $200 per 20-foot dry container and $400 per 40-foot dry […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

MSC hiking Europe-Asia eastbound rates

   The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it plans to raise rates on the eastbound trade from Northern Europe to the Middle East and Asia from May 1.    The increase is $200 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container. It’s applicable from all origins in Northern Europe, including U.K., Scandinavian, Baltic and […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Virginia port cargo volumes rise

   The Virginia Port Authority said 166,719 TEUs were handled at its terminals in March, an increase of 4.4 percent when compared with totals from March 2011.    VPA also said breakbulk totals increased to 32,011 tons, an 8.6 percent increase compared to totals from last March.    The port also handled 31,532 rail containers in March, a […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

HK cargo handler adds IATA training center

   Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. (Hactl), the biggest air cargo handler at the world’s largest air cargo hub, said Wednesday it has set up the first International Air Transport Association (IATA) Authorised Training Center (ATC) for cargo in Hong Kong.    The goal of the center is to increase competency levels for air cargo […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Trans Global opens Atlanta office

   Hong Kong-based Trans Global Logistics said Tuesday it has opened an office in Atlanta as part of an expansion plan for its Americas business.    The Atlanta office will be its fourth in the United States – the others are located in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.    “Atlanta is a huge gateway for air and […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Cimetra adds cold storage space

   Cimetra Warehousing & Distribution (CWD), a Nashville, Tenn.-based logistics and warehousing company, will add 6,000 square feet to its temperature-controlled space, expecting to open the addition on June 1.    CWD, an offshoot of the New York-based Cimetra, offers third-party logistics services such as inbound quality checks, pick-and-pack order management, order fulfillment, customs documentation, and kitting. […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Five to be inducted into Maritime Hall of Fame

   Five leaders in the transportation industry will be inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame next month.    They are Wei Jiafu, chairman of the Chinese shipping conglomerate Cosco Group; Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, chairman of the terminal company DP World; Joseph C. Curto, president of the New York Shipping Association; Spyros Polemis, […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

CargoWise pushes into Canada

   CargoWise, a technology service developer for logistics services providers (LSPs), is continuing its march north into Canada by expanding its ediEnterprise application for Canada’s C.S World Cargo 2000 Ltd. and CAN ASL.    The company said its expansion in the Canadian market is focused first on providing tailored services to the country’s LSPs, with an initial […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

FedEx negotiates for French express carrier

   FedEx Corp. announced this morning that it’s in talks to acquire French express delivery company Tat Express.    The development comes three weeks after Netherlands-based TNT Express agreed to a $6.7 billion cash buyout by FedEx rival UPS.     TATEX specializes in business-to-business shipments, supporting just-in-time manufacturing and other business requirements. It has more than […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Infor, Oak Barrel partner on supply chain

   Infor, a provider of business applications software, has announced a partnership with Oak Barrel Software to enhance its Infor10 PLM Process (Optiva) for manufacturers by adding new modules for document management, product management, and supplier collaboration.    The companies hope the enhancements will improve supply chain collaboration and document control among partners, which they believe will […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Hijacked crewmen of Maersk Alabama file lawsuit

   Seamen, who were members of the Maersk Alabama when it was hijacked by pirates in April 2009, last week sued Waterman Steamship Corp. and Maersk Line Ltd. in state court in Alabama, complaining of “permanent physical and emotional injuries.”    The ship is owned by Maersk and operated by Waterman for a Maersk feeder […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Cathay expands India freighter network

   Cathay Pacific said Tuesday it’s expanding air freight service between Hong Kong and India with the introduction of new flights to Hyderabad and Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) in May.    The airline will start twice-weekly freighter service to Hyderabad and add a third freighter connection to Bengaluru starting May 17.    “India is an increasingly important […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Singapore Air manages Scoot’s cargo

   Singapore Airlines Cargo will manage upstart air carrier Scoot’s bellyhold capacity.    Scoot is a new low-cost intra-Asia airline based in Singapore. The carrier will begin commercial flights in June, operating daily services between Singapore and Sydney, and five-times-weekly services between Singapore and Australia’s Gold Coast. In addition, it will operate four-times weekly to […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Liner schedule reliability improves in March

   Global liner carrier reliability increased from 78 percent in February to 79 percent in March, according to the latest figures from SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.    Among the top 20 container carriers, the three top positions are unchanged, with Maersk Line in the lead followed by Hamburg Süd and APL.    “The difference in global reliability across […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

MOL performance indicators mostly up in March

   The liner carrier MOL said Monday that it met its regional key performance indicator goals in March for operations, customer service, and electronic data interchange.    The company began publishing its KPI performance on a monthly basis in February.    For March, the line met its goals for each indicator, as it had in […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Newgistics expands delivery/return service to Canada

   Newgistics, a provider of small parcel delivery and freight shipping services, announced it will offer a delivery and return service to and from the United States and Canada for U.S.-based retailers and e-commerce merchants.    It has partnered with Canadian parcel distributor Landmark Global to use its brokerage services, logistics knowledge, and existing partnership with Canada Post. […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 17, 2012

123Loadboard.com extends service offering

   Freight-matching service 123Loadboard.com is expanding its controlled posting tool to all truck brokers and logistics professionals using the service.    The Load Posting offering is a free service, with integration into another company’s own system also free, and has been updated with a control tool to allow brokers to list carrier requirements in orders. […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

AIR expands risk planning to supply chain

   AIR Worldwide, a Boston-based provider of risk modeling software and consulting services, has extended its Catastrophe Risk Engineering (CRE) service to quantify, mitigate, and manage risks associated catastrophes in supply chain networks.    AIR’s service aims to help managers assess and reduce risks from hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, and tsunamis. The company said this […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

Liner icon Møller passes away

   Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller, long-time head of the A.P. Møller -Maersk Group and son of the company’s founder, passed away at the age of 98, the company said Monday.    Møller led the company from 1965 to 1993 as chief executive and chairman, then continued as chairman through 2003. In that time, Maersk grew to become […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

CMA CGM raising European export rates

   The liner carrier CMA CGM said Monday it plans to raise rates on a number of trades from Europe in the coming weeks.    The increases are: From North Europe to Red Sea and Persian Gulf ports, $200 per container, effectively immediately. From North Europe to Asia, the Red Sea and Middle East, $100 […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

Cathay’s cargo down 10% in March

   Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair saw air freight volume drop 10.7 percent in March to 144,140 tons.    The two airlines’ cargo load factor was down 2.7 percent to 68.3 percent, while capacity decreased by 2.9 percent. For the first quarter, cargo volume dropped by 10.5 percent, while capacity was down by 2.1 […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

J.B. Hunt reports record 1Q profit

   J.B. Hunt Transport Services said last week it had a record first quarter 2012 profit of $67.7 million, compared to $50 million in the same 2011 period.    Total operating revenue for the first quarter was $1.17 billion, compared with $1 billion for the first quarter of 2011.    Hunt said all four segments of its business […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

CORRECTION: Asia exports up 15.6% in February

   An item in the April 11 edition of AS Daily incorrectly stated growth rates on Asia-Europe and transatlantic trades based on monthly figures from Container Trades Statistics. Since the beginning of 2012, CTS has provided volume on a regional basis, not a trade lane basis.    The volumes and growth rates stated in the […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

Descartes unveils new TMS

   Descartes Systems Group, a provider of logistics management software, has announced the general availability of its new cloud-based transportation management service.    The service suite includes transportation management capabilities to give companies control across their fleet and hiring operations as well as oversees carrier compliance and small package shipments.    Descartes’ Transportation Management’s advancements include: Common carrier […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

Infosys’ stock drops amid fears

   Infosys, a provider of supply chain visibility software, has seen its stock prices drop more than 13 percent over the past week as analysts downgraded it following an outlook report of low revenue growth released on Friday.    The company reported fourth quarter revenues falling 1.9 percent sequentially but said that its fiscal year 2012 revenues grew overall […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 16, 2012

Digital CargoHandbook goes live

   A newly launched Website, CargoHandbook.com, provides transportation details related to more than 750 commodities.    The Website also offers definitions and restrictions related to the products, with the goal of reducing cargo-related incidents and claims.    In addition, it provides an alphabetical list of cargo items and is built on the same structure as sites like Wikipedia for easy searches. Users […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, April 13, 2012

COSCO raising Asia-Middle East rates

   COSCO Container Lines said this week it plans to hike rates and introduce surcharges on trades from the Far East to the Middle East.    The measures include a $300-per-TEU rate increase on both May 1 and May 15 for westbound shipments to the Persian Gulf, and a $100-per-TEU increase from May 1 eastbound […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, April 13, 2012

Swissport offers mobile tracking

   Swissport International, a global provider of air cargo handling, now provides its customers and other partners with a track-and-trace service for mobile devices.    Built on Swissport’s Freightfinder, a track-and-trace service that has been available on the Web, the new mobile version will allow customers to check the status of shipments from smartphones and […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, April 13, 2012

Maher files complaint against NY/NJ Port Authority

   Maher Terminals has filed a complaint against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, claiming the agency gave a sweetheart deal to a competing terminal after it won the business of its largest customer.    In October 2009, Mediterranean Shipping Co. transferred its business from Maher to the […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, April 13, 2012

MSC to start all-water intermodal fuel fee

   The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it will assess an interim fuel surcharge on intermodal shipments from Asia via U.S. East Coast ports.    The surcharges, effective May 11, are: $175 per unit for all rail moves. $235 per unit for all rail/truck moves. $80 per unit for all truck moves that […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, April 13, 2012

Navajo Express expands West

   Navajo Express, a Denver-based trucking company, said it will expand its dry van division, Digby Truck Lines.    Don Digby Jr., the company’s president, said he expects to see a lot of dedicated heavy-haul opportunities along the U.S. West Coast and intermountain region.    As part of its Digby Truck expansion, Navajo opened a new terminal in Auburn, Wash., on April […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, April 13, 2012

Deer heads IJS’s EMEA ocean freight

   Dutch logistics services provider IJS Global has appointed Matthew Deer to head of ocean freight for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.    Deer joins IJS after holding various positions at global shipping lines as well as senior positions in the logistics business.    Based at the company’s London-Heathrow office, he will report to […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

U.S. shuts down online sellers of counterfeit apparel

   The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has seized more than $896,000 in proceeds from the distribution of counterfeit sports apparel and jerseys sold online and seized seven domain names engaged in the sale of fake goods.     The investigation of the fraudulent sales is part of Operation In Our Sites, led by the […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

Maersk slows FM3 again, adds Shanghai

   After only one month back at full-speed, ocean carrier Maersk Line has again slowed its FM3 service between Asia and the Indian Subcontinent and added a call at Shanghai.    American Shipper reported Feb 28 that the FM3 had resumed a six-week roundtrip voyage time after having slowed to seven weeks (reported by American […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

CMA CGM to raise Asia-Europe rates

   The liner carrier CMA CGM said Wednesday it plans to increase rates on the westbound Asia-Europe trade from May 1.    It’s the third time the French line has raised rates in recent months as it and other container lines seek to bring rates on the trade back to higher levels.    The increase is […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

Maersk resumes full-speed on FEW2

   After a one-month slow-down, ocean carrier Maersk Line has resumed an 11-week roundtrip voyage time on its FEW2 service between Asia and West Africa.    American Shipper reported Feb 28 that the loop had slowed to 12 weeks, with transit times eastbound to Southeast Asia, China and South Korea on the FEW2 increasing by […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

Shipco opens Osaka sales office

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has opened a new sales office in Osaka to better serve freight forwarders in the Western area of Japan.    In addition to Osaka, the office will include sales to forwarders in Kobe, Hakata and Moji. Takaaki Onishi, general manager of Shipco Tokyo, will oversee the staff in Osaka.    “Almost all of our […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

Vanguard picks Southeast Asia air cargo manager

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has promoted Collin Rozario to general manager of air freight in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia.     Based in Sydney, Rozario will be responsible for developing the NVO’s air freight operations and sales in Southeast Asia by leveraging Vanguard’s own and agency air freight networks, particularly in Singapore, […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

Leschaco expands in Laredo

   Leschaco has opened a logistics center in Laredo, Texas.    “The opening of the Leschaco Logistics Center is an important expansion of our services to complement our product offering for our chemical and FAK (freight all kinds) customers”, said Mark Malambri, the company’s president and chief executive officer of Leschaco.    The company said the facility will offer a […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

Air Methods tightens management

   Air Methods Corp., a global provider of air medical transportation, said it’s consolidating its management to improve operations efficiency.    The company has eliminated its chief operating officer position, held by Paul Tate. The responsibilities are being distributed among senior staff and Tate is transitioning to a consultant role in the company.    Air Methods is one of […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

GHX expands health supply chain offering

   Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), a healthcare technology and services company, is expanding its supply chain services by acquiring TriSolve Ltd. in Bradford, United Kingdom, coming at the heels of its French acquisition of the Beep-N-Track solution from Implanet.    TriSolve currently provides consulting and support with systems integration and management to National Health Service (NHS) […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

Sweetener firms urge immediate TRQ increase

   The Sweetener Users Association has continued its campaign to get the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase the country’s tariff-rate quota for raw and refined sugar imports.    “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates sharply illustrate the need for a substantial and immediate increase in the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for raw and refined sugar, […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 12, 2012

U.S., Brazil enter aviation partnership

   The United States and Brazil this week entered a public-private partnership to enhance bilateral aviation cooperation in areas such as airport expansion, airspace management, safety and security.    “These programs will support Brazil’s aviation infrastructure development priorities, while connecting U.S. companies to the growing business opportunities in the sector,” said the U.S. Trade and […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Swisslog provides new storage system for Asda

   Swisslog, a provider of integrated logistics solutions, has signed a deal with the UK supermarket chain Asda to deliver an automated goods-to-man materials handling solution called AutoStore.    AutoStore is a storage and retrieval system for single items and small parts. Goods are stored in bins stacked directly on top of each other, with […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 11, 2012

U.S. imports up nearly 10 percent in March

   Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.2 percent in April compared with the same month last year, and year-over-year gains should continue through the end of summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.   […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Asia-Europe volume up 16% in February

   Westbound Asia-Europe volume rose 15.6 percent year-on-year in February, to 2.8 million TEUs, according to the latest figures from Container Trade Statistics.    Eastbound, volume rose 8.8 percent to Asia in February, to 1.8 million TEUs.    The large increases are due in part to the timing of the Lunar New Year this year […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Bulk tonnage increases at Redwood City

   Cargo tonnage at the Port of Redwood City, Calif., for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended March 31 was 965,033 metric tons, an increase of 390,165 metric tons, or more than 68 percent higher than the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year, the port announced.    Imports of sand […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 11, 2012

IQMS launches shipping management module

   IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software developer, has released a new shipping and distribution management module, Shipping Manager, to provide better information and order integration.    IQMS said its Shipping Manager product allows customers to send real-time data to and from common freight and parcel carrier systems, such as FedEx and UPS, from within EnterpriseIQ. […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Horizon hit by big loss

   Horizon Lines said Tuesday that it had large losses in 2011, but turned a proft in the fourth quarter.    The line said the profitable last quarter reflects its decision to shed its transpacific container service and logistics business.    The domestic container carrier, which serves Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, announced its 2011 […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 11, 2012

FedEx adds carbon-neutral shipping

   FedEx said this week it it has added another “green” element to its FedEx Express Envelope: carbon-neutral shipping.    By adding the feature to its envelope, which is already made from 100 percent recycled content and is 100 percent recyclable, FedEx said it will offer carbon-neutral shipping at no extra cost.    That could […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Guam legislator seeks changes to Jones Act

   A legislator in Guam introduced a resolution Res.(371-31) last week requesting Guam’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce legislation to exempt Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska as well as Guam from the U.S.-build provision of the Jones Act.    The resolution notes that ships serving Guam are already exempt from the […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

IES gets Ocean AMS users on ACE

   IES, which provides a suite of import and export services, announced that its entire Ocean AMS customer base will be moved from the Automated Commercial System (ACS) to the new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), a commercial trade processing system developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.    ACE is an attempt to create a single window […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

COSCO raising Europe-ECSA rates

   COSCO Container Lines said Tuesday it plans to hike rates on the trade from Northern Europe to the east coast of South America from May 6.    The increase, 200 euros per TEU and 400 euros per FEU, is applicable on the line’s ESE service. COSCO takes slots on Maersk Line and Safmarine’s Samba […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Emirates joins Hyundia’s Asia-Middle East loop

   The liner carrier Emirates Shipping Line said Tuesday it’s joining a Hyundai Merchant Marine-operated service between South Korea, China, and the Middle East.    Emirates will join Hyundai’s KMS service as a slot buyer from April 24. KMS has a rotation of Gwangyang, Busan, Ningbo, Keelung, Yantian, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Kelang, Jebel Ali, […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Crowley names Shemesh VP, deputy general counsel

   Crowley Maritime Corp. promoted Julia Shemesh to vice president and deputy general counsel.    Shemesh will remain in Seattle and continue reporting to Michael Roberts, senior vice president and general counsel who works out of Crowley’s headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla.    In her new role, Shemesh will primarily be responsible for providing advice and […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Packaging with a face

   In March, the U.S. Navy put two recreated faces of sailors whose remains were found on the USS Monitor, a Civil War-era ironclad warship that was sunk about 150 years ago in a severe storm, in specially designed UPS packaging for transport.    An official from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this weekend said […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

GHX names Cochran tech chief

   GHX, a health care supply chain consulting service based in Louisville, Colo., has named Steve Cochran as its new chief technology officer.    Cochran will lead development of the company’s exchange service that connects providers with suppliers.    Cochran comes from GXS where he served as vice president of global product management. Cochran was the technology […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Washington Notebook: Regulatory nuggets

In this week’s Washington Notebook, Associate Editor Eric Kulisch looks at the the U.S. Transportation Department’s closure of several unsafe trucking companies, FDA Commissioner Hamburg’s Monday visit to the Port of Savannah, and DOT’s clarification of a rule involving corrosion tests, a victory claimed by PETA. 

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, April 10, 2012

CDC Software puts CRM on iPads

   CDC Software Corp., an enterprise software provider of on-site and cloud services such as supply chain management, has released a version of its Pivotal customer relationship management (CRM) software for the iPad, allowing users to access their CRM information on the go.    Based in Atlanta, CDC said the service will allow its customers to […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 9, 2012

DEA searches Walgreens’ DC

Federal agents searched a Walgreens distribution center in Jupiter, Fla., and six of its drug stores in central Florida to see if the company or its employees had sold or distributed an excessive numbers of pain pills, authorities said Friday. 

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 9, 2012

BDP looks to raise additional capital

   BDP International, a large Philadelphia-based logistics services company, is seeking additional funds for expansion, but said it is not looking to sell itself as one source quoted in a Reuters report alleged last week.    “Let me state formally that BDP is not for sale,” said Arnie Bornstein, a BDP spokesman. “Our ownership and management team believe in the […]

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