“Looking back, things could have been done differently. Looking forward, things must be done differently,” Federal Maritime Commissioner William Doyle said of the fallout from last year’s bankruptcy of South Korean container carrier Hanjin Shipping.
The Port of Los Angeles is looking to open a container staging facility on a parcel of property right in the middle of Terminal Island, home of the nation’s busiest containerized cargo terminal.
The 720,310 TEUs that moved through Long Beach’s terminals last month surpassed the previous record of 703,652 TEUs, set in August 2015, according to recent data from the Southern California port.
The Port of Savannah saw a 6.8 increase in TEUs while total tonnage increased 13 percent for the calendar year through July, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.
The 14,074-TEU CSCL Jupiter ran aground on the Scheldt river bank in Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands at around 7:00 a.m. local time today while en route from Antwerp to Hamburg, blocking traffic in the area.
The Dubai-based port and terminal operator formed an agreement with the General Authority of the Suez Canal Zone to establish a joint venture company to develop the international port industry.
Through the first six months of 2017, airports in Europe have seen freight volumes jump 8.7 percent from the same 2016 period, signaling greater global growth in air cargo, according to the latest figures from Airports Council International.
Graig Ship Management is expected to continue operating independently within the V.Group portfolio, according to a statement from the company, which is based in London despite being majority owned by American investment company Advent Intl.
A Brazilian cargo ship was reported to have lost containers during large swells near Sao Paulo, causing a looting spree by area residents looking to gain free goods, according to a report from The Telegraph.
The purchase of CMS Transport Systems, a provider of integrated road transport and logistics management systems, is WiseTech Global’s fourth acquisition in the past seven weeks and its sixth of 2017.
The Hamburg-based logistics provider and container terminal operator’s revenues rose 8.6 percent from the first half of last year thanks to developments in throughput and transport volumes.
In an effort to diversify its cargo operations, the port of Salalah in Oman looking to establish a sugar plant and has begun talks with investors, according to local media source Oman Daily Observer.
Sea Machines Robotics adds member to its board of directors; and PeopleNet appoints senior vice president/general manager, truck.
Among the services the Florida-based vehicle shipping specialist offers are project logistics, land freight, intermodal, airfreight and chartering.
However, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has demanded that the government get the national sleep apnea testing plan back on track.
Determination regarding ripe olives from Spain The ITC has determined that ripe olives from Spain are sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”) and are subsidized by the government of Spain. “Change in Country Practices” hearing The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will also consider petitions to modify the […]
The South Korean liner carrier recorded a loss of 173.7 billion South Korean won (U.S. $152 million) on revenues of KRW 1.24 trillion amid skyrocketing volumes, particularly on the Asia-U.S. West Coast trade.
IBM has been working since last fall on teaching the supercomputer Watson the ins and outs of the gloabl supply chain, IBM Supply Chain Analytics Global Lead Rob Allan said at this year’s Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit at USC.
Volumes at the Southern California port increased 16 percent for the month compared with July and 9.5 percent year-over-year in the first seven months of 2017.
Emergency preparedness might not be at the top of the list of priorities for typical supply chain organizations, but disasters are inevitable, according to Aram Sahakian, general manager of the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department.
