The Senate on Friday confirmed Scott Darling to be the next administrator of the U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
The cocaine was discovered aboard the MSC Poh Lin, which according to ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting, operates on MSC’s California Express service.
Victoria International Container Terminal has signed a syndicated loan facility worth $398 million Australian with seven financial institutions to support ongoing construction and development at Webb Dock East in the Port of Melbourne.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based global courier’s express package service, which added three countries to its scope, is now available in 117 countries and territories across the globe.
Two trade associations – the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA) – will roll out the new IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Program in phases, beginning in early 2017.
The new British cargo airline, which commenced operations from its headquarters at London Stansted Airport in February 2016, plans to expand its airfreight network into North and South America later this year.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM and MOL issued general rate increases.
The deal will see Qatar Holding and The Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, majority shareholders of UASC, take 14 percent and 10 percent shares of the combined company, respectively.
Ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine joining the 2M Alliance – comprised of Maersk Line and MSC – has fueled speculation about Maersk’s ultimate motives, but the short term impact is a larger share on the transpacific trade, especially from Korea.
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell 1.1 percent from last Friday, driven down by lower rates on the Shanghai to Northwest Europe and Mediterranean trades, which was partially offset by higher rates from Shanghai to the United States.
Member carriers of the G6 Alliance have started the process of increasing average vessel size on the EUM/MED service by 16.1 percent, according to ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting.
OmniTRAX’s logistics arm has begun arranging the transport of coiled steel from NUCOR Steel in Hickman, Ark. to pipe and rod manufacturer WEBCO in Sand Springs, Okla., using unit trains and its nearby transload facility for the first time.
There are invariably roadblocks to logistics technology adoption, and often it’s someone internally who considers their experience more valuable than what a system advises them to do.
Former Macy’s distribution center manager Rudy Rampertab pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati to one count each of mail fraud and money laundering.
United Arab Shipping Co. could sell off its UACC division, a tanker business for oil and petrochemicals, for more than $600 million as part of its plans to merge with German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd, according to a report from Bloomberg news service.
The Greenwich, Conn.-based third-party logistics provider won a five-year contract to manage INTERSPORT’s first outsourced logistics warehouse.
The Belgian port, which has been seeing a surge in ultra large containerships, handled 5 million TEUs during the first half of 2016, weighing 59.8 million metric tons, a year-over-year increase of 4.4 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively.
Boeing’s subsidiary Aviall, which provides aftermarket supply-chain management services to the aerospace and defense industries entered into a collaboration agreement with Michelin.
The Hong Kong-based airline is expanding its presence in the United States with the addition of a twice-weekly scheduled landing at Oregon’s Portland International Airport.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at the Tampa International Airport discovered the counterfeit rings in a shipment from China.
