Jim Foote, who became CSX’s acting CEO after E. Hunter Harrison went on medical leave on Dec. 14, also joins the company’s board of directors.
Under a new plan, 10 percent of jet fuel available at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) will be required to be produced locally and from sustainable resources by 2028, and 25 percent by 2035.
U.S. agricultural exports for fiscal year 2017 reached $140.5 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which attributed some of this success to expanded foreign market access and trade promotion activities.
The port operator will utilize TMA Logistics’ network in short-sea container operations, roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vehicle handling, and general and project cargo, Hutchison Ports said in a statement Friday.
The expansion project, which will increase the Swedish port’s capacity to 600,000 TEU annually, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Port of Gävle.
The global logistics and transportation provider reported a 24 percent increase in e-commerce fulfillment volumes throughout last month’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Container volumes at the Port of Jacksonville in jumped 23 percent year-over-year to 204,492 TEUs in the first two months of the port’s fiscal year 2018, which began Oct. 1, according to recent data from the Jacksonville Port Authority (JaxPort).
The roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessel Höegh Sydney delivered over 800 automobiles from Asia to the South Florida port on Thursday.
Truck rates, both spot and contract segments, have increased for shippers as an immediate reflection of the tight truck market, according to freight transportation intelligence firm FTR.
The privatized Australian coal port is looking to build a container terminal despite limitations from the uncapped capacity of the neighboring Port Botany.
Benin’s Council of Ministers has tapped the Antwerp Port Authority’s consulting and investment subsidiary, Port of Antwerp International (PAI), to help modernize the Port of Cotonou.
The site will be open to both commercial and passenger vehicles, with four compressed natural gas (CNG) pumps designed to service long-haul trucking operators.
ECU Worldwide appoints global sales head; Crowley Shipping names vice presidents; Manatee Country Port Authority reelects chairwoman; and Port of Tacoma elects commission president.
Freight movement hearing U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered remarks at a transportation and infrastructure subcommittee hearing entitled, “Freight Movement: Assessing Where We Are Now And Where We Need To Go.” Postponement of preliminary determination of groundwood paper The petitioner cited the need to […]
The Ocean Network Express (ONE), comprising Japanese container carriers “K” Line, MOL and NYK, has released details on its partnership structure and service offerings with east-west vessel sharing agreement THE Alliance.
CSX acting CEO Jim Foote met with Maryland congressional delegates and port officials on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of resuscitating the now-stalled Howard Street Tunnel rail project in Baltimore, reported the Baltimore Sun.
In addition to the growth in container cargo, the 13th straight month of gains for the port, breakbulk tonnage increased 25 percent at Savannah in November to reach 248,500 tons, according to data from the Georgia Port Authority (GPA).
The composite World Container Index (WCI), which aggregates container freight rates on eight major routes to/from the U.S., Europe and Asia, is up 5 percent from last week, but still down 23 percent compared with the same 2016 period, according to Drewry.
The new cooperative, dubbed the Open Choice Equipment Agreement – Northeast (OCEA-N) will be a port-wide gray chassis pool servicing major cargo, freight and equipment handling facilities, the chassis providers said in a joint statement.
