Hapag-Lloyd buys 7,700 new reefer containers
The German ocean carrier is expecting to bring all of the refrigerated (reefer) units into service during October and November, a company spokesperson told American Shipper.
The German ocean carrier is expecting to bring all of the refrigerated (reefer) units into service during October and November, a company spokesperson told American Shipper.
An upsurge in the sale of new cars in Sweden is reflected in import figures for automobiles, according to the Port of Gothenburg.
The Omaha, Neb.-based Class I railway revealed it is redesigning its marketing and sales organization “to align with evolving customer needs.”
Hong Kong International Airport attributed the 10.1 percent year-over-year boost in cargo volumes during the month primarily to an increase in exports.
Leidos Innovations Corp. has won a cost-plus-award-free contract from NASA to provide pressurized cargo packing and unpacking for the International Space Station Program.
THE Alliance Contingency Fund FMC voted to allow THE Alliance to establish a contingency fund that can be used to help member carriers manage through, and recover from, the insolvency or financial distress of a participating line. ACE transition delayed The date for the transition to ACE as the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for electronic […]
The legislation calls for the establishment of a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, which would be supported through a 1 percent fee on the shipment of freight cargo, to administer grants for infrastructure projects.
The French ocean carrier recorded a net income of $219 million on revenues of $5.55 billion for the second quarter of 2017, with volumes rising 33.3 percent year-over-year.
The grant, awarded under FEMA’s Port Security Grant Program, requires not only that the Port of Oakland pay 25 percent of the cost, but that the project be completed within three years.
Spot container rates from Shanghai to Europe and the Mediterranean declined since last Friday, while rates increased from Shanghai to the United States.
Former INTTRA and BCG xChange executive Virgil Ferreira has been named the new chief executive officer of freight rate management software provider Catapult International as part of a planned succession.
Panelists at the Airforwarders Association meeting at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this week addressed the question of how to handle too much air cargo in a limited amount of space, according to a report from Air Cargo World.
Newly launched Host Logistics will provide full supply chain management services, including cargo movement, stevedore/terminal contracting, warehousing and supervision, according to parent company T. Parker Host.
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday designated 11 more entities and individuals for engaging in support of missile technology programs and clandestine activities, such as cyber-attacks, of the Iranian government.
A 1 million British pound (U.S. $1.34 million) resurfacing project is currently underway at Scotland’s largest container port and is scheduled to be completed next month.
The U.S. State Department has imposed a $400,000 civil penalty against Bright Lights USA of New Jersey for exports of unauthorized defense components and technical data in violation of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
The U.K. port has awarded the latest contract for the desgin and construction of a container yard which will add 18,000 TEUs of stacking capacity, the port announced.
The case dates to Sept. 8, when the Maritime Safety Authority of Australia said it received a complaint alleging discrepancies in wage payments for the crew of the DL Carnation.
Catapult International appoints new chief executive officer, while Air Transport Services Group and NorthPoint Logistics each name chief operating officer.
The Sept. 13 AS Daily news item Report: Container lines back in black in Q2 2017 quoted a Drewry report that said Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) had to offer “steep discounts on freight rates to recover lost volumes from when the company was in a much more perilous financial position.” However, a spokesperson […]