The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry appoints four managers, while Kalmar strengthens its Americas management and Envirotainer names head of Asia-Pacific operations.
Despite advocating for mandatory adoption of the technology for the last 10 years, the American Trucking Associations says the U.S. Department of Transportation’s initial proposal to require speed control devices on commercial vehicles is flawed.
Questions remain about the economic impact of lowering the cap on sulfur levels in marine fuels, as well as whether the refining industry can produce enough low-sulfur fuel to satisfy the increase in demand.
A study of 500 North American businesses by the payment solutions provider AFEX found companies were hampered by costs and delays with processing international payments.
The last three months saw “some of the worst” conditions “in living memory” in the multipurpose and project cargo sectors, with little chance for any significant improvement until the end of 2017, according to shipping research and consulting firm Drewry.
BlueWater Reporting
Ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting has released a report detailing all services on which Hanjin Shipping operated at the time of its insolvency filing.
Indiana Michigan Power has agreed to sell its recently retired Tanner’s Creek coal plant in Lawrenceville, Ind. to a brownfield redevelopment company that is working with the Ports of Indiana to evaluate the site for use as the state’s fourth port.
Hyundai Merchant Marine joined an Asia-Indian Subcontinent dedicated service, while Yang Ming is scheduled to join a loop dedicated to the same trades.
The Canadian port launched a new Trucking PORTal web-based application to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by optimizing truck routes to and from the port’s container terminals.
The current cycle of larger than normal inventories, coupled with weakness in the manufacturing sector, has contributed to soft trucking volumes in 2016, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello.
The new 60-40 joint venture between Dubai-based third-party logistics provider Aramex and Australia Post will be based in Singapore with a particular focus on connecting the Australian e-commerce market with sellers in Asia, the companies said.
The board of directors of CSX Corp. declared a quarterly dividend payable Dec. 15, 2016 to shareholders of common stock.
The Bonn, Germany-based parcel carrier and third-party logistics provider has sold 100 percent of its stake in optivo GmbH to cloud-based digital content, commerce and marketing management platform firm Episerver AB.
The Chamber of Marine Commerce appoints interim president, while the executive director of the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver (DTI) will retire.
At 11:00 a.m. EST Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said the Category 4 hurricane was 25 miles west/northwest of Nassau Bahamas and about 180 miles southeast of West Palm Beach, Fla.
When the e-commerce shoe retailer Bucketfeet started getting international orders, it turned to duty calculation APIs from Pitney Bowes to give customers accurate total product cost.
Georgia Ports Authority has developed another 100 acres on the south end of the port for auto processing companies to store vehicles.
Hyundai Merchant Marine said Thursday it will launch a new loop between Korea, China and the West Coast of North America this month.
Combined United States carload and intermodal cargo volumes continued their decline in September 2016, falling another 4.8 percent compared with the same 2015 period, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.
