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.
Annual costs at container lines have increased a combined $500 million due to new sulfur emissions rules requiring vessels to use more expensive fuel, according to a report released last week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee this week will vote on its version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, which authorizes funding for dredging and navigation programs critical to ports and inland waterways.
The French ocean carrier saw revenues for the quarter tumble 15.3 percent year-over-year to $3.4 billion.
The container terminal operator made the statement Thursday that it would continue to put forth effort to bring container service to the port in response to the news that Westwood Shipping Lines is suspending its service to Portland’s Terminal 6.
The U.S. Transportation Department has received 212 applications totaling nearly $9.8 billion for its newest freight transportation infrastructure funding program.
The e-commerce giant is reportedly looking to either license or buy outright technology to help manage its expanding freight transportation network, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article.
The forwarder’s temperature-controlled freight solution, which has already been providing service to the airfreight industry, has extended its offering to the ocean freight industry.
The port will need $181.5 million over the next five to 10 years to bring it into good repair and meet current requirements, according to a draft strategic master plan submitted to the Diamond State Port Corporation, which oversees the port.
In April, Japan’s Exports to the United States fell 11.8 percent year-over-year, while the nation’s shipments to the European Union rose 9.9 percent.
The South Carolina Ports Authority’s inland port in Greer today is switching to an automated gate system for trucks entering and leaving the facility.
