The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General is conducting an audit to address concerns about oversight of federal funding or financing for positive train control projects and recipients’ use of the funds.
With so much acrimony already between the U.S., Mexico and Canada over various commodities traded across their borders, just imagine how hard it will be for the Trump administration to reshape the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Trucking and logistics company Heartland Express acquired 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Interstate Distributor Co.
Since initiating a lock-out and laying off terminal employees, the Swedish Dockworkers Union and APM Terminals have been unable to successfully mediate the labor conflict at the Port of Gothenburg.
Founded by forwarding industry vet Brian Glick, Chain.io says it will provide a system-to-system connectivity hub with a specific focus on last-mile integrations.
The Danish shipping giant is petitioning the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to be exempt from high tariffs on rates from service contracts received after the Petya cyber attack in late June.
Direct ChassisLink, a marine chassis and asset management services provider, has launched a new chassis leasing service offering motor carriers and other drayage providers who operate at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Due to major unforeseen construction problems, the completion and opening of the new APM Terminals-operated terminal at Moin will be delayed until February 2019.
The North Atlantic port handled 565,052 TEUs in May, up 7.6 percent from May 2016, and officials expect volumes to grow even further now that ships up to 18,000 TEUs can now sail beneath the Bayonne Bridge.
In its most recent membership survey regarding containers lost at sea, the World Shipping Council found that the average number of containers lost between 2014 and 2016 was down about 16 percent from the previous three-year period.
The number of twenty-foot equivalent units that passed through Port of Long Beach terminals was up 9.2 percent last month compared to June 2016, according to the latest data from the Southern California port.
The official flag carrier of Hong Kong will purchase the remaining 40 percent of shares in Air Hong Kong, held by DHL, who in turn will acquire eight freighter aircraft from Air Hong Kong.
WCO, OTIF sign MOU The World Customs Organization and the Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) have signed an agreement to develop railway transport corridors and technical assistance activities in transcontinental transits. Maersk files for exemption Due to the Petya cyber-attack in late June, Maersk has requested relief from U.S. service contract filing rules […]
The Port of Los Angeles and General Electric recently launched an ambitious data portal pilot program that will digitize the movement of shipment information in an effort to improve the flow of goods at the nation’s busiest seaport.
For some shippers, data capability and accuracy are becoming as important as service and pricing when differentiating between transportation service providers.
The “Big 3” Japanese container lines – MOL, NYK and “K” Line – have named Jeremy Nixon, former Chief Executive Officer of NYK Group’s container division, to lead their new joint venture scheduled to commence operations in early 2018.
As of June, 178 containerships with an aggregate capacity of 474,000 TEUs were idle, with over half of the ships having a capacity of 2,000 TEUs or less, according to maritime consultant Drewry.
The Northern California port handled 204,255 TEUs for the month, with full container imports reaching 80,253 TEUs and full container exports totaling 75,460 TEUs.
The International Monetary Fund has lowered the GDP growth projection for the United States from 2.3 percent to 2.1 percent for 2017, warning that the Trump administration is unlikely to achieve its stated goal of an annual GDP growth of 3 percent.
The boxship APL Jeddah lost power and hit the number 58 berth at the Taiwanese port last Friday, according to a report from Seatrade Mariitme.
