The U.S. Department of Commerce has appointed 11 industry representatives to the agency’s joined the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.
Melbourne International RoRo & Automotive Terminal (MIRRAT), a subsidiary of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Terminal Holdings, has opened its new auto-handling terminal at Australia’s Port of Melbourne.
In addition, the cryogenic logistics services provider began providing logistics solutions that support ProteoGenex Inc’s shipping of biological specimens.
The United States exported 779,010 net tons of steel in February, a 0.4 percent decline from the previous month and an 11.3 percent year-over-year drop.
Estes Express Lines has opened a new terminal in Markham, Ill., to meet increased demand for the company’s services throughout the Midwest.
The shipment management software provider will offer the verified gross mass submission tool free when booking or shipping instructions are filed through the company’s platform.
Longshore workers at Greece’s largest seaport walked off the job on Friday, shutting down container terminals, and marched in central Athens in protest against the government sale of Piraeus Port to China COSCO.
There isn’t enough time before the first report on port performance is due for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to develop new ways of measuring cargo fluidity and capture the data, according to Deputy Director Rolf Schmitt.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has issued a request for proposals to develop a long range plan to guide future growth and development of the port’s 3,000 acres of marine facilities for the next 25 to 30 years.
Ports covered by the Global Port Tracker handled 1.54 million TEUs in February, a 3.7 percent increase from January, according to the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
The “K” Line container terminal will have its berth rebuilt and four cranes added so that it will be capable of working two ultra-large 18,000-TEU containerships simultaneously.
Norwegian shipping company DSD Shipping has been sentenced to pay a $2.5 million fine resulting from convictions in Mobile, Ala., for dumping oily waste and garbage into the sea, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s largest shipping line, is looking to acquire a company involved in deep-sea oil and gas operations amid the drop in commodities prices, according to Hitoshi Nagasawa, head of the company’s energy division.
Although airfreight volumes fell compared to last February, the results were skewed from the impact of the U.S. port strikes in early 2015, which caused a surge in airfreight volumes, along with Chinese New Year falling in February this year.
The world’s biggest ocean shipping container manufacturer plans to raise as much as 6 billion yuan (U.S. $928 million) to fund an expansion of a business park in Shenzhen and other assets.
Regal Logistics has expanded its warehousing footprint near the Port of Charleston to 800,000-square feet with the opening of a second facility.
Services provided at the company’s 18,900-square-foot facility include warehousing, distribution, inventory management, pick and pack, quality inspection and order fulfillment services.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and UASC issued general rate increases.
Canadian Pacific Railway has terminated efforts to acquire the number four U.S. railroad, including the withdrawal of a resolution asking NS shareholders to urge its board to engage in negotiations, according to a statement from the company.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a reply in opposition to Canadian Pacific’s petition for a declaratory order from the Surface Transportation Board regarding use of a voting trust in its proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern.
