This past Thursday, there were 39 grain vessels in the Columbia and Willamette rivers waiting to load, when normally, there are 12 to 15 vessels.
The South Carolina Ports Authority broke ground on Inland Port Dillon, which is slated to open in early 2018.
The mid-Atlantic port saw monthly container throughput slip 0.2 percent to 220,726 TEUs compared with the previous February, while overall cargo tonnage grew 3.3 percent year-over-year to 1.71 million tons.
The 10-month graduate program will be taught in English, and will take place in Asia, Europe and North America.
The terminal operator signed an addendum to the original concession agreement with the Port of Gothenburg on Sweden’s west coast to invest an additional SEK 250 million through 2024 at the port.
Rail operator H&S Container Line is launching a second trip between the Port of Antwerp and the Rhine-Ruhr-Main region in Germany.
Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Chairman C.C. Tung said 2016 saw some of the most difficult markets and an overhang of capacity.
Cloud-based tech to help ‘manufacturers gone retailers’ Insightful perspective! I can vouch for Eric Johnson’s predictions in his commentary last month (March 2017 American Shipper, “CIO Insight: When manufacturers become retailers,” page 10). As we contemplate this future, there are new cloud-based retail management technologies being introduced to help the “manufacturers gone retailers” […]
The new South Korean carrier has started two of five planned intra-Asia strings this week, is commencing a transpacific service in mid-April, and reportedly wants to launch a service to Savannah and New York in 2018.
The Netherlands-based third-party logistics provider posted a loss of $159 million in 2016 compared with a $195 million loss the previous year as revenues fell 4.5 percent to $6.65 billion, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.
Transportation and logistics employment rebounded in February 2017 following a revised loss of 10,200 positions in January, according to recent preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Although proponents of the proposed border adjustment tax argue American corporations have nothing to fear, many importers find that to be far-fetched.
In addition, the Lake Erie port’s board of directors approved a one-year agreement with Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.
The global logistics provider recorded a net profit of KD 59.1 million on revenues of 1.23 billion for 2016.
Shreyas Relay Systems Ltd. will acquire a 99.99 stake in Balaji Shipping Lines FZCO.
The German freight forwarder said the move is slated for October and will consolidate and centralize regional management functions in one central location.
The Danish container shipping line said the order will help it meet sustainability goals and stay ahead of new legislation by the European Union.
At least four people were killed and dozens more were injured Tuesday afternoon when a CSX train slammed into a charter bus full of tourists that had gotten stuck on a railroad crossing with a low ground clearance.
Israeli ocean carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has nominated Eli Glickman to serve as its next president and chief executive officer following the departure of long-time CEO Rafi Danieli, the company said in a statement.
The port attributed the 11.2 percent year-over-year decline in February’s container volumes to reduced economic activity in Asia associated with the Lunar New Year.
