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.
A new corporate-style investor website, portoflabonds.org, was publicly revealed by the Port of Los Angeles Dec. 4, containing more than 2,000 pages of data and documents that provide extensive financial information on the Southern California seaport.
The less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier announced an increase in LTL tons per day for November 2017 thanks to weight and shipment increases.
Xeneta forms NVO commercial team; Anacostia Rail Holdings announces marketing and sales appointments; Mohawk Global Logistics names general manager of its Cleveland branch; and the Virginia Maritime Association elects new officers and directors.
Proponents of so-called “clean diesel” truck engines say the technology can be used as a near-zero emissions bridge to help ports eventually reach the goal of transitioning all terminal equipment to zero emissions.
Self-initiated changed circumstances review large power transformers The Department of Commerce obtained information, with respect to certain entities, sufficient to warrant the self-initiation of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on large power transformers (LPTs) from the Republic of Korea. Initiation of investigations into common alloy sheet from China The Department of […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) says it fully endorses three basic principles of tax reform: lowering the tax rates on business income; broadening the tax base; and simplifying the tax code.
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) says it is concerned over the House-passed tax bills, citing provisions that it says undermine U.S. seaports via the elimination of several bonds and tax credits.
The Atlanta-based parcel giant has acquired Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, the world’s largest dedicated global trade compliance management firm.
The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), a platform for forward ocean contracts between shippers and carriers, has received clearance from the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to have two parties from each side represented on its nine-member board.
The Postal Regulatory Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on Friday, calling for U.S. Postal Service price increases beyond the rate of inflation.
The Dubai-based port terminal operator acquired an additional 66.67 percent stake in Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários (Embraport) in Brazil, giving it a 100 percent stake in the terminal, which will be rebranded to DP World Santos.
The purchase, which is the second for PhilaPort in the past year, brings the total number of new cranes purchased for the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in the past year to four.
The car manufacturer plans to produce self-driving cars on a large-scale and distribute them in metropolitan cities, according to a report from Reuters news service.
The settlement was agreed to just as a judge was preparing to issue a verdict in the case, with both sides saying that all parties have agreed not to appeal.
The Danish shipping giant is beefing up its cyber security, automation and big data analytics by hiring “world-class talent” for its India-based digital technology center, according to local media outlet The Hindu.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (TC) on Friday voted 4-0 to apply antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Chinese hardwood plywood entering the United States.
