The Chesterfield, Mo.-based transportation and shipping management software firm reached an agreement to acquire Seattle-based technology company Ajillus.
The Indian Customs office has awarded third-party logistics provider Wen-Parker Logistics’ regional subsidiary a license to operate as a non-vessel operating common carrier in Chennai, the company said in a statement.
The Obama administration is ratcheting up fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy duty commercial vehicles.
Oracle executives told user conference attendees in Philadelphia on Monday that more than 90 percent of new customers are choosing the cloud-deployed version of Oracle’s OTM and GTM products.
With peak season volumes expected to increase, the ports of Seattle and Tacoma said they are willing to help pay terminal operators to extend gate hours at container terminals.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is suing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over the government’s mandated use of electronic logging devices, which it claims does not advance safety and is “arbitrary and capricious.”
Shipment volumes were flat from the previous month, and expenditures were down just 0.6 percent, but both still remained well below 2015 levels, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
The Berkshire Hathaway-owned Class I railroad recorded a $500 million distribution to its parent during second quarter 2016, half what it contributed the previous year, according to regulatory filings.
As a result of the extended agreement, truckers will continue to have access to a common pool of chassis at the Port of Savannah.
Under a new service agreement, Sameday Worldwide will handle all of Roadrunner Transportation Systems’ less-than-truckload volumes in eastern Canada, while Roadrunner will handle all Sameday Worldwide shipments within its U.S. network.
The Dubai-based terminal operator said it will explore moving containerized freight with Hyperloop One, which is one of several companies that wants to build a system for moving freight or passengers using magnetically levitating vehicles in vacuum tubes.
Although cargo throughput at the German port for the first six months of the year slipped 0.9 percent from the same period in 2015, seaport-hinterland traffic by rail rose 3.9 percent.
Singapore-based global cargo transportation and logistics company APL Logistics Ltd. launched a joint venture with Arab Global Logistics LLC in Oman.
The Port of Barcelona, Spain saw international containerized imports in the first six months of the year grow 11 percent to 264,624 TEUs compared with the same 2015 period, while exports increased 4 percent to 323,580 TEUs.
Crowley Maritime promotes new vice president of strategy, while Fleet Advantage expands the role of its chief technology officer and CEVA Logistics appoints country manager for Costa Rica.
South Korea’s largest container shipping company’s transported volumes ticked up 1 percent year-over-year in the quarter to 1.17 million TEUs, container revenues tumbled 26.6 percent year-over-year to 1.35 trillion won.
The Obama Administration indicated Friday that within 30 days, it plans to send to Congress the bill that would implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement negotiated and signed by a dozen countries earlier this year.
Trade associations representing air cargo interests and U.S. and European rechargeable battery suppliers on Monday called on governments to more strictly enforce lithium battery safety regulations.
Regional and short line rail group Genesee & Wyoming Inc. has agreed to acquire Worcester, Mass.-based railway Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. for $126 million, according to a joint statement from the companies.
The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union on June 23, but implementation could take longer than expected as the government is “too chaotic” to start the two-year process in 2017, according to a report from the Sunday Times.
