Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) Executive Director Ruth Snowden said trade is an important source of jobs for the country.
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Jacques Saadé the founder of CMA CGM, appointed his son to run what is the world’s third largest ocean carrier.
The Taiwanese ocean carrier has sold 161 million new shares to the state-run National Development Fund, Taiwan Navigation and a handful of unnamed institutional investors, according to multiple media reports.
Taneli Ruda, head of ONESOURCE Global Trade, has examined the economies of China and India, and analyzed the economic outlook for both countries.
Since the opening of the Central American waterway’s expanded third lane, roughly 2 percent of vessel transits have resulted in incidents that damaged the ship or the canal locks themselves, according to a recent report from the Associated Press.
The South Korean shipbuilder recorded a net profit of 682.3 billion South Korean won for 2016, up from a loss of 1.36 trillion won for 2015.
The Spanish government will face strikes at all ports across the country later this month, according to International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Maritime Operations Coordinator Jacqueline Smith.
Iptor Supply Chains Systems names new chief financial officer, while PayAnyBiz hires executive vice president of sales and marketing.
The Oslo, Norway-based freight rate benchmarking platform secured $12 million in a Series B investment round to expand sales and product development.
A broad industry coalition sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to find a long-term, user-based revenue source for the Highway Trust Fund and not to rely solely on private funding for the administration’s infrastructure investment plan.
Various forwarders, custom house brokers and shippers’ associations sent letters to the Federal Maritime Commission, supporting a petition filed by the Coalition for Fair Port Practices in December.
However, the U.S. trade deficit for December declined from a month prior as U.S. exports gained ground around the globe, but this was partially offset by an increase in imports.
Florida Governor Rick Scott discussed his recommended transportation and infrastructure budget for FY 2017-2018 on Monday during a press conference at JAXPORT.
The Overland Park, Kan.-based less-than-truckload holding company missed analyst expectations, posting a loss per share of $0.23 for the fourth quarter of 2016.
The parcel giant plans to install solar panels at eight of its facilities in the United States by the end of 2017 and expects to increase the total solar power generated across its facilities five-fold, according to a statement from the company.
The German ocean carrier has opened a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to coordinate its business in the Persian Gulf region, taking over from long-time local agency partner Inchcape Shipping Services.
uShip hires new chief executive officer, while DHL Supply Chain names CEO of its regional Singapore division.
The Danish shipping conglomerate reported a loss of about $1.9 billion for 2016.
NAFTA has separation procedures for dissatisfied parties, but how far will the president go and will he involve Congress?
The global trade management software provider will allow users to tap into FedEx Trade Network’s WorldTariff data for HTS, FTA and denied party screening.
