Guy Courtin, vice president of industry and solution strategy at GT Nexus, said shippers should think of visibility as a tool to monitor and connect all of their trading partners, whether product suppliers or transportation vendors.
The Panama Canal will not raise tolls, even though its primary competitor, the Suez Canal, decided it will slash fees by more than half.
The Federal Railroad Administration said it has released $25 million in grants for 23 rail improvements projects in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
Union workers with the French trade union CGT is joining with other labor groups to protest a bill it says contravenes conventions of the International Labour Organisation relating to collective bargaining, trade union rights, and layoffs.
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero said in a speech to the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America that the industry should be better prepared for future liner carrier bankruptcies.
Major container ports in the United States handled 1.63 million TEUs in July, up 3.2 percent from June and 0.7 percent from July 2015, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
A counsel for the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association said the Federal Maritime Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement has been scrutinizing NVOs tendering co-loaded cargo for rate violations, but doesn’t have clarity as to why.
The container leasing company said as of Sept. 2, approximately 4.8 percent of its total owned and managed fleet, in terms of TEUs, was leased to the South Korean ocean carrier.
Nadeem Velani, current vice-president of investor relations at Canadian Pacific Railway, will replace Mark Erceg as chief financial officer on an interim basis, according to a statement from the company.
In addition, the South Carolina Ports Authority announced Monday its plans to develop a second inland port in Dillon, S.C. to support growth of intermodal container volumes and expand access to markets in neighboring states.
Watco Supply Chain Services has purchased BCM Logistics, a Clearfield, Utah-based provider of door-to-door intermodal services, for an undisclosed sum, according to a statement from the company.
The TMS provider has integrated LoadPay into its platform, which allows 3PLs, brokers and shippers to schedule automated payments to carriers, while offering the PayMeNow option, a fast payment solution for carriers that elect to receive funds quicker.
The U.S. Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that China is dumping stainless steel sheet and strip on the U.S. market at less than fair market value.
CRST International said the Gardner acquisition will add about $400 million in revenue, along with over 2,400 drivers and 500 non-driver personnel to CRST, which already has over 8,000 company drivers, independent contractors and office staff in the U.S.
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that imports of hot-rolled steel from Australia, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom unfairly harm domestic producers.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics looks to expand its operations in southern New England and business with the marine terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey through its recent acquisition of C&V Trucking.
Mxi Technologies names new CEO,; IAPH (America, North region) appoints new VP; ATA names CFO; Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg hires FDA regulatory consultant; and Morrison & Foerster appoints head of Transportation Group.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske told customs brokers and forwarders Tuesday that members of a key trade facilitation program, known as CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, need “enhanced benefits.
The Chicago-based technology company, which builds application programming interfaces for the logistics and transportation industry, will use the funding to fuel sales and product development.
Ed McCarthy, formerly the chief operating officer for CMA CGM America, has been appointed to serve as the chief operating officer for the Georgia Ports Authority.
