Melton Logistics of Tulsa, Okla., a non-asset based third-party logistics company said this week it is rebranding itself as Conexus. Conexus will continue to operate the existing Melton locations under the same leadership. The company was established in 2003 with a focus on the flatbed and step-deck business, but shifted to warehousing, inventory […]
Microsoft’s ongoing litigation with Motorola Mobility Holdings has caused the company to move its European logistics operations from Germany to the Netherlands. The move of the logistics services unit, run by outsourcing service provider Arvato, marks the first major shift of a technology platform and service arm out of Germany that was specifically […]
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Suddath Global Logistics has expanded its sales team by adding Donna Desmond as its latest global sales executive. Desmond, who has 23 years of experience in the industry, will focus on developing new accounts for Suddath with an emphasis on high-tech companies and government contracts. Suddath is a multimodal transportation […]
Italian authorities have fined 15 companies and two trade associations more than 4 million euros ($5.3 million) for what it called a “secret cartel of shipping agents at the Port of Genoa” that operated a price fixing agreement for more than five years. The Italian competition authority — Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e […]
Around 80 percent of claim incidents are avoidable, club director tells Hong Kong conference, as he recommends investment in training and better maintenance to alleviate the growing insurance costs of human error
Minnesota-based HighJump Software, provider of supply chain management software, said that its TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group has enhanced the company’s EDI solution for users of the Sage 100 ERP (formerly Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200) business management software. HighJump, which says it has the only EDI solution endorsed and distributed by Sage, […]
Christopher A. Coakley has been named vice president, government affairs at Saltchuk Resources. Coakley, who is based in Washington, D.C., will represent Saltchuk’s interests at the federal level and will coordinate the company’s public policy efforts nationwide. He will also be Saltchuk’s representative on the executive committee of the American Maritime Partnership, a trade organization […]
India’s two biggest container ports were impacted by strikes in the last week, according to news reports from the region. Nhava Sheva was hit by protests from farmers and politicians starting from Wednesday over government delays in providing land compensation packages to those displaced by planned port projects. The protests continued through […]
There’s evidence that rate hikes implemented by major carriers on the transpacific in mid-March worked. According to the latest edition of American Shipper’s Transpacific Pulse survey, roughly 64 percent of respondents said their rates had risen in the last month, with more than 23 percent saying rates had gone up significantly. Another […]
MOL President Koichi Muto said Monday that the ocean carrier expects to post its largest loss ever in the current fiscal year. Muto, in a speech to mark the 128th anniversary of the company’s founding, said MOL has been hit by a number of factors in the last fiscal year, which ended March […]
The liner carrier Zim Line sustained an operating loss of $276 million in 2011, compared to an operating profit of $223 million in 2010, the line said in a statement last week. Zim’s revenue increased 2 percent year-on-year, to $3.8 billion in 2011, while container volume increase 9 percent, to 2.4 million TEUs. […]
The liner carriers Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday they plan to increase rates on the Asia-Europe trade from May 1. Both lines are seeking hikes of $400 per TEU from most of Asia to all parts of Europe. For MSC, the increases include origins in Japan and Black Sea destinations, […]
2011 profit rises 8% as it transitions away from reliance on U.S. military logistics contracts, with Agility decrying a U.S. fraud indictment as a way for the government to deflect blame for high costs of Iraq war
The Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) on Friday lauded a bipartisan bill introduced by seven Congressmen aimed at modernizing the lock and dam infrastructure of the U.S. waterways system. The bill, “Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012” — or WAVE4, is sponsored by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), […]
Queensland Rail (QR) has signed a five-year, $33 million contract with Logica to split its IT infrastructure from its privatized freight business and develop them both into manageable separate systems. Formerly QR Limited before the government sold of Coal & Freight in 2010, QR is a government-owned railway operator in the state of […]
Livingston International has finalized the acquisition of the customs and trade compliance services from J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services, a business unit of JPMorgan Chase Bank. Livingston president and CEO Peter Luit noted that the acquisition covers the operations and technology of the former Vastera business. Adding in these customs and […]
Thailand is seeing its logistics costs remain high as the country struggles with transporting goods around its geography. The nation is now looking to rail as a way to address costs and shipments. The nation currently sees 83 percent of moves delivered within the country while rail accounts for only 2 percent. The country’s […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport opened its third office in Laem Chabang, Thailand. The new office will join Shipco’s Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi Thai locations. Erik Thomle, currently the regional director of Indochina, will be acting as Shipco’s general manager for the new office. “By positioning our office in Laem Chabang, we […]
South African fruit growers body challenges logistics industry to overcome supply chain inefficiencies and improve the nation’s perishable logistics and transportation networks, ahead of a key industry conference in Cape Town this month
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday published program and registration details for its upcoming Trade Symposium, which is being held for the first time on the West Coast. The event is May 10 at the Long Beach Convention Center. CBP is also offering a fee-based Webcast for those unable to attend. […]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest cargo airline and part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its second Boeing 747-8 freighter. The new plane will be used on ABC’s route network linking Europe, Asia and the United States with its hubs in Moscow. ABC took delivery of its first B747-8 in January, […]
The United States on Friday asked the World Trade Organization to set up a compliance panel to address the European Union’s failure to remove WTO-inconsistent subsidies to aircraft manufacturer Airbus. “We refuse to stand by while American businesses and workers are disadvantaged,” said U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, in a statement. “The European […]
DeOrchis & Partners, one of the country’s best known admiralty and maritime law firms, has merged with the Philadelphia-based Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads. In a note to clients and readers of its “Client Alert” newsletter, the firm said it is joining the New York offices of Montgomery McCracken, which also announced last month […]
National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) signed a contract last month with Qatar Aluminum Company (QATALUM) to transport aluminum from Qatar to the United States. Saleh Al-Jasser, the CEO of NSCSA said the aluminum will be carried on each voyage of the company vessels for a period of one year. The estimated value […]
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a $216,582 grant to El Salvador’s Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) to support a program for vessel traffic improvements at the Port of La Unión. CEPA, the Salvadoran government entity responsible for developing and managing the nation’s transportation infrastructure, intends to expand operations at the port […]
The U.S. Maritime Administration said last week it has awarded a $34.6 million contract for the design and construction of a new facility for berth ready reserve fleet ships on the Neches River near Beaumont, Texas to McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. of Houston. When completed in 2013, the new facility will provide a […]
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), the management group that negotiates the master contract for dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts, ended two days of talks…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has completed a study which highlights the potential for alternative energy production at airports, including biofuels, solar and wind power.
Swiss WorldCargo on Saturday will start offering increased capacity on daily passenger flights operated between Zurich and Newark, N.J. The carrier’s parent Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. has replaced its leased Boeing 737s with wide-body Airbus A340-300s on the route. “Newark Liberty International Airport is an important cargo gateway in the greater […]
Port Logistics Group, a provider of gateway logistics services, and Coastal Logistics Group, with operations in the Southeast, will partner to extend their geographic reach. The partnership allows the pair to offer logistics services at all major U.S. import and export gateways, the companies said in a statement. Before the partnership, Port Logistics […]
The reforms follow the release of a report that was critical of management, compensation and benefits packages at the agency, as well as oversight of the redevelopment of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation has announced that its subsidiaries have recently secured new joint venture agreements. The first agreement is between Keppel Jilin Logistics Park (Keppel Jilin) and the Jilin City government’s Jilin Sino-Singapore Food Zone Development Co. The pair will jointly develop and operate the Sino-Singapore Jilin Food Zone International Logistics Park […]
enVista, a supply chain consulting firm, will expand its headquarters in Carmel, Ind., by investing $1.2 million to add 10,000 square feet to its offices. The expansion is expected to create up to 96 new jobs by 2016, according to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), a board headed by Gov. Mitch Daniels. […]
The U.S. domestic shipping industry says a recent government report severely underestimates the size of the Jones Act’s tank vessel fleet and its ability to transport petroleum products from the U.S. Gulf to the East Coast.
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Puerto Rico Teamsters Union Local 901 on a new five-year labor contract covering union employees working at Crowley’s San Juan terminal. The new contract is effective from March 27 through March 26, 2017. Crowley also employs Teamster dockworkers at its […]
PSA International, the Singapore-based global terminal operator, said Friday it secured $1.3 billion in operating profits in 2011, 0.4 percent less than in 2010. The company’s revenue grew 5.8 percent year-on-year to $3.3 billion. PSA’s throughput in 2011 was 57.1 million TEUs, a 5.6 percent increase from 2010. PSA is the world’s […]
COSCO Container Lines slumped to a massive $1 billion operating loss in 2011, the lion’s share of a $1.6 billion group loss for China’s biggest ocean carrier. That was a major swing from the $544 million operating profit for the container lines in 2010.
China Shipping Container Lines suffered a $397.9 million operating loss in 2011, a huge downward swing from the $676.5 million the line made in 2010. China Shipping’s revenue fell 18.9 percent year-on-year to $4.5 billion, while container volume rose 3.2 percent to 7.4 million TEUs. The line, the second biggest in China […]
Both the House and Senate passed 90-day extensions of the nation’s major surface transportation bill on Thursday after the House failed to agree on longer term legislation. The House approved H.R. 4281, the ninth extension of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, by a vote of 266 […]
ChemLogix, a provider of chemical industry transportation management, technology, and supply chain consulting services, has launched a new module for its transportation management service (TMS) geared to rail fleet oversight. To do this, ChemLogix has partnered with GeoMetrix and adding that company’s rail logistics guidance technology to its TMS. GeoMetrix’s software adds intra-plant management, […]
The World Shipping Council said Thursday that Tadaaki Naito, representative director and senior managing corporate officer of NYK, has been elected to the council’s board of directors to fill the seat previously held by Kenji Mizushima of NYK. Other WSC board members are Philip Chow, OOCL; Thomas Crowley Jr., Crowley Maritime Corp.; Rafi […]
TradeCard, Inc., which operates a supply chain and global trade platform, announced a new partnership with Technia to extend its services to more trading partners in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Technia supplies the Nordic region with a product lifecycle management system. The partnership will extend TradeCard’s growing presence in Europe and […]
Microsoft and partners help resource-strapped customs agencies leapfrog IT. By Geoff Whiting When it comes to monitoring inbound trade, many developing countries’ customs administrations still rely on inefficient paper-based processes, often resulting in significant cargo clearance delays at the border and worse — a potential for corruption. Microsoft, whose software engineers’ goal […]
International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett recently made it crystal clear to the shipping industry that his purpose is to protect the interest of his union workers, even if that means shutting down the East and Gulf coast docks. One of the big sticking points in the upcoming contract negotiations this year between […]
By Alan F. Spear TAPA Americas chairman, and U.S. director of cargo security loss control for Chartis Fortuitous events such as fire, flood, accidents and cargo theft may all result in cargo loss, but the underlying cause of loss may, in fact, be miscommunication…
Rather than buying insurance for each shipment, shippers often rely on marine “open cargo” or “open cover” policies to insure the goods they move. This is an arrangement where an insurer undertakes to issue policies for shipments when required by the assured, and is popular due to its flexibility. Marine open cover […]
The 10-year anniversary of the crippling lockout of International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers at U.S. West Coast ports in 2002 is looming, and International Longshoremen’s Association members look to be commemorating the anniversary with their own threatened work action this year at U.S. East Coast ports. Ignoring for the moment the potential […]
The global containership fleet capacity idled as of mid-March reached 913,000 TEUs, according to the liner analyst Alphaliner. That’s still far short of the 1.5 million TEUs in layup in early 2010, but significantly up from the beginning of 2012. But don’t expect the idle fleet to cross the 1 million TEU level […]
Shippers are hit with planned rate hikes, despite burden of vessel overcapacity. By Eric Johnson Try as the liner shipping industry might to portray a situation that rates aren’t the only factor in service contract negotiations, the reality is clear: the transpacific trade is preoccupied with rates. The issue is particularly acute and understandable this year, […]
During the depths of the Great Recession four years ago, shipping lines introduced “slow steaming” on almost all global trade lanes. Their reason — to save on fuel costs which would help reduce their huge losses. Customers complained loudly that reducing ship speeds and lengthening transit times drove up their inventory costs. For many, […]
The Strategic View By Walter Kemmsies As economic data continues to show the recovery is gaining traction it is time to start looking farther down the road to see where major trends in place will lead the economy. Unfortunately the conclusions one would draw from these trends are not encouraging. […]
Green supply chains remain priority for retailers, freight companies, reports show. By Eric Kulisch Preserving the environment, and the wellbeing of communities and employees, has become a key business consideration for the retail and freight transportation sectors, affecting all aspects of strategy, operations and marketing, two new reports confirmed. Whereas companies several […]
The ubiquitous wooden pallet has been a staple of the shipping industry since the advent of containerization almost 60 years ago, enabling companies to move stacks of goods at one time. While some shippers have incorporated plastic pallets into their supply chains, the cheap wooden skid still dominates as the shipping platform of choice. […]
PO Shipping survived a tough 2011 on the transpacific when other small carriers didn’t. By Eric Johnson To say 2011 was a tumultuous year on the transpacific would be an understatement. According to American Shipper liner research affiliate ComPair Data, of the 29 vessel operators in the trade at the start […]
In mid-February, Maersk Line announced it was pulling 9 percent of its Asia-Mediterranean capacity from the end of March through a reshuffling of its joint Asia-Med service network with CMA CGM. That announcement, coming as it did on the heels of Maersk’s confirmation that it would be pulling one of its seven Asia-Northern […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to soon release a draft strategic plan for taking its Air Cargo Advanced Screening system from a limited pilot program to a mandatory requirement that carriers pre-file information on all air shipments bound for the United States, according to industry representatives and government officials involved in the project. […]
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration in February expanded its TSA PreCheck pilot program to Salt Lake City International Airport and New York’s JFK International Airport. TSA PreCheck began last October as a limited trial for expedited screening of pre-approved passengers who provide advance information about themselves and verify their identity at airport checkpoints. Pre-screening […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a notice of proposed rulemaking on Feb. 22 that would make substantial changes to the way imported merchandise is transported inland under a bond, enabling the cargo owner to defer payment of duties until it reaches the destination port or is exported. The primary fixes involve making […]
Extending the re-validation cycle for companies in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism by a year will not adversely impact supply chain security, according to Shawn Beddows, the U.S. Customs official directly in charge of the program. The Obama administration’s budget plan for fiscal year 2013 calls for a $5 million reduction in […]
By Geoff Whiting International and domestic logistics operations are often managed by separate departments using different logistics management technology. This antiquated approach creates a critical disconnect in the supply chain between product sources and stores. Forward-thinking companies – led by the retail and consumer goods industries – are now seeking solutions to […]
The new, merged service dubbed ISE operates with eight vessels averaging 5,136 TEUs. Five vessels are operated by MSC and three are operated by partner Shipping Corp. of India.
Walmart Canada DC is model for energy conservation. By Eric Kulisch In November 2010, Walmart Canada opened a 400,000-square foot fresh food distribution center in Balzac, Alberta, that sets industry standards for sustainability. The company says the $115 million facility, which services all 104 Walmart stores in Western Canada, is 60-percent […]
Buried within the archives of the World Trade Organization’s Website is a hefty list of case numbers documenting the trade disputes between member countries. The list is organized by country and the longest subset belongs to the United States, which is no accident. The United States is the most vigorous pursuer of WTO rules […]
The liner carrier CSAV said this week its container volume in February was the lowest of any month since September 2009. CSAV handled 161,300 TEUs in February, a 40.8 percent year-on-year drop. In the last four-plus years, only the first nine months of 2009 saw lower volume than in February. The line […]
The addition of Rickmers-Linie and TOTE Inc. boosts the council’s membership to 29 companies. However, these newest members are somewhat unusual as the council’s roster is dominated by international container shipping companies.
Maersk Line has continued its focus on the backhaul of the Asia-Europe trade with another measure aimed at improving revenue on European exports. The line said Thursday it will assess a $300-per-TEU rate increase on shipments from Northern Europe (including Russia and Scandinavia) to Asia (including Japan) from May 1. In the […]
ShipmentOptimizer allows shippers to account for variables in complex supply chains. By Eric Johnson In mid-February, Singapore-based APL Logistics unveiled a new product aimed at revamping the way large shippers handle their overall supply chain planning. The product, which APL Logistics dubs ShipmentOptimizer, is notable not just for what it does, but […]
Sustainability efforts benefit bottom line, community. By Eric Kulisch Minimizing the environmental impact of operations and products involves reducing waste — and waste reduction is the core principle behind Walmart’s low cost and low-price strategy. Cutting waste saves money and protects the planet, Walmart officials like to say. In 2011, Walmart continued […]
Last year saw a number of small containership lines drop out of the transpacific trade amid flat demand growth and intense competition. The drop-off was notably sharp in the second half, with American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data estimating a 15-percent withdrawal of eastbound transpacific capacity was withdrawn from July. In late February, American Shipper spoke to Brian Conrad, executive […]
Mitigating freight rate volatility. By Eric Johnson Up, down, up, down. That’s been the theme on the transpacific in recent years, and those swings don’t just apply to annual periods, but rather quarters, or even months. In response to the swings that have frankly been a feature of liner shipping […]
“This is the first time a settlement addresses Clean Air Act violations in the marine engine manufacturing and ship building industries,” said Ignacia S. Moreno of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Exports to Asia are healthy, but they’re not enough for carriers to structure service networks around the westbound transpacific trade. By Eric Johnson Westbound transpacific trade grew a robust 10 percent in 2011, while eastbound transpacific trade actually receded by 1 percent. What’s more, over the past four years, U.S. export […]
Fuel savings help support retailer’s everyday low prices. By Eric Kulisch Walmart is well on its way toward its goal of doubling the efficiency of its truck fleet by 2015, but reaching that milestone involves more than boosting the miles per gallon of its vehicles. It takes a network-centric approach, says […]
As more customs agencies begin to communicate and cooperate with one another, the cloud is often viewed as the vehicle to share information. “The dialog that’s going on today is around data management and what information needs to remain on-premise in a government data center and what data can reside off premise on a […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson promoted partnerships between U.S. and Indian businesses as he discussed the U.S.-India trade relationship with Indian government officials during a five-day trade mission to India.
DDN, one of the largest providers of outsourced business services to the life sciences industry, will now offer DDN Urgent Access, a service for manufacturers of life-saving products that have time-sensitive delivery requirements. The service promises to get these products to patients in eight hours or less anywhere in the continental United States, every day […]
The $225 million in air freight price-fixing fines handed out Wednesday by the European Commission to 14 air forwarders has dwarfed previous penalties or settlements for related cases in other jurisdictions. The European Union antitrust division’s case for the penalties – including more than $140 million against Kuehne + Nagel, Panalpina, and UPS alone […]
LOT Polish Airlines will begin two new services connecting Chicago and Poland. Chief Executive Officer Marcin Pirog said Wednesday the company will operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Chicago-Warsaw route beginning in January 2013. He noted LOT also began an all-cargo flight last month between Chicago and Katowice, Poland. “Chicago was selected for the […]
Menzies Distribution, a newspaper distribution specialist, has produced a mobile application designed to allow retail staff to manage stock claims directly from the retail floor level. The i-Menzies app – available on the iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices – was downloaded by more than 500 retailers during a three-month trial and is now […]
TBS International, which operates a fleet of about 40 multipurpose tweendeckers and handy-size/handy-max bulk carriers, said Wednesday the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed its reorganization plan. The company said this approval “paves way for expedited emergence from Chapter 11.” TBS said pursuant to the plan that ownership of […]
The container line Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it plans to hike rates from Mexico to east coast of South America from May 1. The increase, $200 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container, is applicable to destinations in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics said its net profit increased 11 percent year-on-year to $95 million in 2011 on turnover that rose 47 percent to year-end $2.1 billion. The net profit excludes a $17 million fair value adjustment on investment properties, the company said. The company’s integrated logistics unit saw turnover rise 43 percent […]
Seago Line, the intra-Europe specialist line of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, said this week it is temporarily ceasing acceptance of cargo to or from the Suez Canal Container Terminal in Port Said, Egypt. The line said the halt is due to a slowdown in productivity in the terminal. “The duration of the […]
Maersk Line said this week it’s raising rates on a number of trades starting next month. The increases are: Far East to Indian Subcontinent, $150 per TEU, from April 15. Far East to east coast of South America, $600 per 20-foot container and $1,200 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube, or 45-foot high-cube container, from […]
International Asset Systems (IAS), a provider of cloud-based applications for intermodal and container shipping, has developed a new set of Business Intelligence (BI) modules for customers to better see their data. The BI modules will help customers view and analyze all of the data generated in day-to-day repair and dispatch operations, adding in the […]
A group of sweetner users asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday to “take immediate action on April 1 to increase the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for sugar, and simultaneously work with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to reallocate known shortfalls under the current quota.” “The U.S. market needs substantial […]
Los Angeles-based Less Software, a supply chain management service provider, has joined Avalara’s list of certified original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and will now integrate Avalara’s Software-as-a-Service platform for sales tax management into its own applications. Avalara said that its OEM partners, which in this case are software publishers and providers, typically offer the Avalara […]
AFS Technologies announced it has expanded its trade promotion partnership with Otis Spunkmeyer, a North Carolina-based baked goods manufacturer that leads in the cookie dough space. With this expanded contract, Spunkmeyer will increase its use of AFS’s ContractPro and related data services. AFS said Spunkmeyer will also extend the use of these tools to the Canadian […]
The European Commission on Wednesday handed out $225 million in fines to 14 air freight forwarding companies, including some of the largest global firms in the sector, for fixing prices on several routes.
Republican leaders on Tuesday tried to move a 60-day extension to the floor, but could not get enough Democrats to agree to a suspension of the rules for such a vote.
Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel Group said Tuesday it’s introducing a new product for the pharmaceutical and health care industry. KN PharmaChain will give shippers door-to-door temperature control, a 24-hour alert system, and optional wireless temperature measuring. “KN PharmaChain is Kuehne + Nagel’s response to the pharmaceutical industry’s requirements for effective and proper […]
A new express service from Lufthansa Cargo provides a personal escort and short cut-off windows for time-sensitive, critical cargo to make sure it gets on the next flight. Lufthansa Cargo said it accepts pallets and containers of any weight for “Courier.Solutions.” Customers at Frankfurt Airport can drop off cargo as late as 90 […]
“The addition of a vessel to each service provides seven additional days of transit time from North Europe to Asia Eastbound,” the line said in a customer notice. “It will improve our reliability for your cargo to reach the destination.”
Damco, the logistics arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has launched a new supply chain service that it says will more efficiently deal with continual changes on the demand and supply side of logistics management. Damco’s Dynamic Flow Control allows supply chain managers to continually re-plan shipments and redefine what is the most important aspect of the shipment, such […]
The U.S. Transportation Command announced Tuesday the appointment of Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Richardson to commanding general of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). He replaces Maj. Gen. Kevin A. Leonard, who retired after 33 years of service. Richardson has served in a variety of command and staff positions during […]
Franklin, Mass.-based Barrett Distribution Centers, a family owned third-party logistics company, has chosen Scott Hothem as its new senior vice president of customer solutions. Hothem has held senior leadership positions with Matson Integrated Logistics (which acquired Pacific American Services while Hothem was president), Circuit City Stores, Merisel, Arvato and Bertelsmann AG. Barrett operates […]
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has appointed two new directors in its South Asia organization. The company has named Victor Loo as director of operations and Kelza Phang as director of human resources. Loo is now responsible for developing Menlo’s warehouse offerings in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, while […]
From April 11, CMA CGM will join as an operator a seven-ship Brazil-focused loop with Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CSAV and will also take slots on an MSC service to the River Plate region.
As previously announced, the liner shipping companies Zim and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have now merged their two services between the U.S. Gulf and ECSA. The new joint service, combining Zim’s SAX loop with MSC’s String 2 service, began with the March 27 sailing of MSC Korea from Houston and will operate with seven vessels averaging 2,987 TEUs. MSC provides five of […]
Dissatisfaction with the way funds are collected and distributed for port and waterway projects bubbled to the surface during a House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the proposed 2013 budget for the Army Corps of Engineers. Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif., complained the budget was unfair to the Port of Los Angeles and […]
