The automobile manufacturer claims the move is purely financial and will not account for any loss in U.S. hourly employment, according to multiple news sources.
The Taiwanese ocean carrier will initially offer direct, online booking to Alibaba.com’s customers from China’s main ports to Israel and the South American region.
Stevedoring company Metro Ports will become the bulk terminal operator for the Ports of Indiana’s Burns Harbor operation, effective July 1.
The new ship-to-shore container crane was ordered from Liebherr and will be ready for use in Autumn 2018.
AFN Logistics appoints vice president, customer supply chain; Virgin Atlantic Cargo names managing director; and Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg hires two compliance attorneys.
The average U.S. logistics cost for shipping goods fell 1.5 percent last year after growing at a 4.6 percent compound annual rate from 2010 to 2015, according to the annual State of Logistics Report released Tuesday by the CSCMP and A.T. Kearney.
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The International Dockworkers’ Council labor union said its members will conduct a two-hour labor strike as a show of solidarity with dockworkers in Spain.
Although fines for no-show shipments are the right move for ocean carriers, for freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers, they could create a much larger challenge, according to Klaus Lysdal, iContainers VP of sales and operations.
The investment fund is seeking to take advantage of the struggling shipping market by investing in modern vessels operating in sub-sectors that are experiencing substantial distress.
The Ocean Network Express – consisting of Japanese ocean carriers “K” Line, MOL and NYK – will have a containership fleet of close to 1.4 million TEUs when it launches, giving it about a 7 percent market share based on today’s fleet, according to Drewry.
The Montreal-based Class I railway has been ordered to pay a federal fine of $2.5 million Canadian (U.S. $1.9 million) and a provincial fine of C$125,000 in relation to a diesel fuel discharge on the North Saskatchewan River in April 2015.
The terminal operator SSA Pacific has handled Chilean fruit imports and exports at the Port of Los Angeles since 1988 and will now continue to do so for at least another five years, according the Southern California port.
The French ocean carrier has purchased the 6,589-TEU Maule for $20.3 million, according to a report from maritime news outlet Splash 24/7.
Meanwhile, UPS Freight rates are scheduled to increase by 4.9 percent effective June 26, the Atlanta-based parcel giant said.
The Commerce Department has determined that Chinese hardwood plywood is being dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value.
Plans regarding Arctic shipping, port alliances and marine security are laid out in the maritime initiatives released on Tuesday.
The World Trade Organization has updated its website to offer shippers a clearer and more up-to-date view into its members’ legislation and practices as they relate to rules of origin.
The auto supplier will build a $1.1 billion semiconductor plant as demand for autonomous vehicle components continue to rise.
The Egyptian government will receive 100 passenger and freight locomotives and employee training from GE Transportation in order to boost their rail infrastructure.
