Not much seems to change for the air cargo industry. Last month, the International Air Transport Association said it as plain as day: 2016 will be another difficult year for air cargo. The difficulties in 2016 follow those experienced by the industry in 2015, 2014 and… well, you get the picture. IATA’s latest worldwide […]
Remember a handful of years ago when major global airlines formed numerous alliances, supposedly to benefit travelers? The same was said about the purported outcomes of the various airline mergers in the United States, Europe and Asia. Now tell us, with all honesty, has flying the friendly skies gotten any better in terms of […]
Consulting firm Quetica’s Statewide Freight Transportation Network Optimization Strategy for Iowa has led to the development of a new line of business—helping the energy sector avoid shortages. That was the case during the extremely cold winter of 2013-2014 in the Midwest when Iowa experienced a crisis-level shortage of propane. In big agricultural states […]
In late 2015 there was a collective realization that a major deadline was looming ahead of the container-shipping industry. A little known convention of the International Maritime Organization governing the safety of crews aboard commercial vessels was soon to be become a household name among shippers, freight forwarders, and non-vessel-operating common carriers. That’s because, amid […]
However, the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee said there should be no delay in the implementation of the verified gross mass rule.
South Korean shipping conglomerate Hyundai Merchant Marine, which said it is continuing efforts to stabilize its business, predicts that normalization of its business is only a matter of time.
A trip to Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Summit in Phoenix never fails to foster critical think around supply chain technology by bringing like-minded shippers together.
A total of 221 cargo theft incidents were reported in the United States during first quarter 2016, up 8 percent from the same 2015 period, but average loss value per incident fell 56 percent, according to the latest report from FreightWatch International.
Global container shipping lines will face one or two more years of pain as the industry consolidates amid overcapacity and weaker demand, Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup said.
The German ocean carrier decided to postpone its annual general meeting originally scheduled for June 1 for a later date, due to continuing talks with UASC about a combination of their container shipping activities.
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based liner carrier awarded a $21 million construction contract to Del Valle Group, S.P. of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico to upgrade its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan.
The European port saw container volumes fall 3.4 percent year-over-year for the first quarter of 2016 to 2.2 million TEUs, primarily due to the slow start in container traffic with China and Russia early in the year.
The Lake Oswego, Ore.-based railroad transportation equipment manufacturer has as entered into an agreement to acquire a 19.5 percent ownership stake in Amsted-Maxion Cruzeiro for $10 million.
The new 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Winchester, Va. will house the automobile manufacturer’s service, parts and customer care division, Mopar.
Although harvesting has picked up in West Africa, bean deliveries in top grower Ivory Coast continue to lag behind last season’s pace.
CSX shuffles senior labor relations and network operations management, while Metro Ports appoints director of northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
Correction: Monday’s story on the South Carolina Ports Authority’s inland port, “S.C. inland port transitions to automated gates” misstated that motor carriers will provide advance notice of their expected arrival time. The system does not include such a requirement. Officials are using the term “advance gates” to refer to the technology set up.
Vanguard says LCL shippers need premium service from it, forwarders and liner carriers.
The Swiss-based freight forwarding and logistics company is best known for its air and freight forwarding business, but has successfully added warehousing and distribution, along with related outsourced services, to its portfolio over the years.
However, the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee said there should be no delay in the implementation of the verified gross mass rule.
