Dutch non-profit port community organization Portbase is partnering with PORTRIX LOGISTIC SOFTWARE to deliver the latter’s verified gross mass (VGM) application to its customers in the Netherlands, the companies said in a joint statement.
Specialist African ocean carrier NileDutch is working with Transmetrics, a tech startup that provides predictive logistics solutions, in an effort to streamline the firm’s empty container flows and increase efficiency.
Calgary-based Class I Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has opened its new Asia home base in Shanghai in an effort to further build its book of business, as well as strengthen existing customer partnerships, the company said in a statement.
The Atlanta-based parcel giant will start a daily, non-stop flight on Feb. 27 from its Louisville, Ky. hub to Dubai.
RightShip appoints new CEO; KAG Logistics hires EVP of logistics, chemical and specialty products, senior director of business development, and director of logistics solutions; and Stimson Center names managing director.
When the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate took effect in mid-December, rate levels at online freight marketplace Truckstop.com and data on spot rate market tightness rose sharply, and have remained high ever since.
Kontainers’ evolution from an ocean freight booking platform to a digital front-end transformation software for carriers and forwarders was part of the plan, according to its founders.
The Atlanta-based parcel giant and third-party logistics provider has announced an additional $12 billion in investments in its Smart Logistics Network and pension funding.
The mid-Atlantic port on March 1 will commence the roll out of its motor carrier appointment system, dubbed “PRO-PASS TRS,” at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) and will migrate it to Virginia International Gateway (VIG) this summer.
The World Container Index increased 5 percent since last week to $1,539 per FEU on the back of a final round of general rate increases before the annual Chinese New Year holidays.
Container volumes at the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) grew 19 percent year-over-year in 2017, the fastest rate of any U.S. East Coast port, according to a statement from the port.
Spot container rates from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States all increased since last week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI).
The port is enhancing its entire 42-kilometer port area – from the City of Rotterdam all the way into the North Sea – with IBM Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and IBM Cloud.
The review, expected to take up to three years, will perform a detailed analysis of the environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for the two alternatives identified for the port authority’s Cross Harbor Freight Movement Program.
Often referred to as the “father of the Chinese container shipping industry,” Li Kelin passed away Feb. 1, 2018 in Shanghai, according to a statement from China COSCO Shipping.
The mid-Atlantic port handled a record 596,972 containers during 2017, an 11 percent increase over its previous high-water mark of 538,567 containers set the year before.
The container terminal operator handled 14.41 million TEUs in 2017, a 1.4 percent decline from the prior year.
Cargo Network Services has appointed Michael White to serve as president, succeeding Lionel van der Walt, who left the organization earlier this year to become executive vice president and CEO of RCI, Inc.
The CESI Wenzhou is to sail under a long-term charter contract to transport liquefied natural gas that SINOPEC is purchasing from the Australia Pacific LNG Project, a producer of natural gas sourced from coal.
The publicly-traded global logistics software provider used an existing line of credit to fund its acquisition of Aljex Software, a cloud-based, back-office transportation management solutions provider used by nearly 400 customers across North America.
