American Shipper

Railway officials discussed plans to grow intermodal cargo and develop the Nova Scotia port during this week’s earnings call.

Technology developments are aiding ports, but business models also need to evolve.

Port handled 9.5 million TEUs in 2018 and believes technology can help solve “persistent systemic problems.”

Container volumes increased 7.5 percent; the port is dredging and adding cranes, truck gates and rail capacity to accommodate more growth.

Three company veterans are promoted and a logistics specialist is named chairman of the board.

Shippers in the transpacific trade should consider moving more of their cargo under contract rates and look at joining a shippers association or buying group because of the trade war between China and the United States, suggests Phillip Damas, director and head of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. Most shippers move about 80 percent of their […]

No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred early Monday morning, but both the crane and Evergreen ship sustained damage.

IPS Worldwide bankruptcy filing is another critical reminder that shippers need to better manage their accounts payable.

The Chinese telecom is charged with stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile USA and for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran through a misrepresented affiliate.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. for illicit financial support of President Nicolás Maduro’s regime.

Online gateway takes “the guesswork out of scheduling for truckers, dispatchers and the owners of cargo.”

The roughly U.S. $250 million purchase of the Toronto-based business is expected to close in February.

Revenues for the full year hit $1.4 billion, a 62 percent increase year-over-year.

Appointments announced by CMA CGM Group, Columbia Shipmanagement, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

CEVA’s board says the offer is friendly but shareholders may do better if they hold onto their shares.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union says plan to automate Pier 400 puts robots ahead of people.

Transpacific revenues up 26 percent in fourth quarter of 2018 on 6.1 percent volume growth.

Panels will review U.S. Section 301 tariffs on China and retaliatory tariffs by Turkey against U.S. Section 232 measures.

Operations resumed Monday following the end of the government shutdown, but it’s still not business as usual.

IPS Worldwide’s bankruptcy filing leaves many shippers seeking to get their money back, in some cases in excess of tens of millions of dollars.