According to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), ocean carrier Pasha has violated a collective bargaining agreement by failing and refusing to furnish a labor union with requested vessel construction information.
Forecasts from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predict that airfreight volumes and revenues will rise 4.5 percent and 8.6 percent, respectively, in 2018.
When fully completed, the new bridge at the Port of Long Beach will include six traffic lanes, a higher clearance to accommodate large cargo ships and more efficient transition ramps and connectors to improve traffic flow, especially among trucks.
The fee adjustments at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2018 and will benefit smaller container trucking companies servicing the western Canadian port.
Inaugurated on Sunday, the Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman will look to connect the Middle East to Central and East Asia, according to multiple media reports.
With a quiet launch and only a few hiccups, the e-commerce giant said it had its highest first-day orders in launch history, according to local newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald.
A 300,000-square-foot warehousing and logistics facility will be constructed on Wilmington port property by Florida-based company Chesterfield, the port confirmed.
Net orders for North American Class 8 trucks totaled 32,400 units in November 2017, up 71 percent from the previous year, according to freight transportation analyst FTR.
Massachusetts Port Authority hires new deputy port director of business development; and Simplified Logistics hires chief financial officer and executive vice president of strategy, and executive vice president of sales.
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5.7 million tons in November 2017, a 1.1 percent boost from the same month last year, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA).
Agreement reached on simpler more effective VAT rules for online sales The Commission agreed on a series of measures to improve how VAT works for online companies in the EU and ensure that VAT is paid in the Member State of the final consumer, leading to a fairer distribution of tax revenues amongst EU Member […]
Armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials can now pre-inspect cargo in Mexico before it crosses the border, and Mexican customs officials have a reciprocal agreement for designated stations in the United States for cargo inspections.
Under the agreement, CMA CGM will remain a minority shareholder with a 10 percent stake in the Port of Los Angeles terminal and will continue to be a major user of the facility under a long-term contract.
The U.S. trade deficit totaled $48.7 billion in October, an 8.6 percent increase from September, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has been approved to receive a new cargo handling facility and taxi lane upgrades as part of a 33-year lease agreement with cargo property developer Aeroterm.
The Texas-based trucking firm has purchased three trucking companies in the glass, explosives and steel hauling sectors, after closing on four other deals earlier this year.
Dubbed the Empty Transferium, the service will offer on-site inspection, cleaning, minor repairs and pre-trip inspection for both dry and refrigerated (reefer) containers at Port of Rotterdam’s ECT Euromax terminal in Maasvlakte starting in 2018.
The German ocean carrier and Swiss-based third-party logistics provider have signed off on what’s known as the Carbon and Sustainability Pact, an agreement that allows for potential additional emissions reductions on selected shipping routes.
Using IBM statistical analysis software, Japanese ocean carrier MOL will be able to examine mass volumes of data to support better decision making in solving business issues, the company said in a statement.
