Transportation Management Software (TMS) is not new. TMS has been around for several decades. However, the interest in TMS is resurging as large and small shippers are finding new ways to access state-of-the-art software or to harvest additional benefits from their existing TMS. Once reserved for the largest of shippers, TMS has come down in […]
There’s lots of concern swirling around the upcoming global implementation of the container weight verification, or verified gross mass (VGM), mandate that takes effect July 1, and rightfully so. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) passed the requirement to provide container weights as part of its Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention back in November […]
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition, an agricultural export group and vocal critic of the container weight regulation implementation process, said the verified gross mass submission guidelines issued by ocean carriers will impede export supply chains.
Keith Andrey, VP of global freight forwarding for UPS, says carriers are also more interested in offering intermodal pricing this year in order to secure cargo volumes in a historically low rate environment.
The Panama Canal Authority has advised vessel operators to load less cargo on to ships in order to maintain a higher draft and minimize water usage in locks.
Some issues surrounding the pending International Maritime Organization container weight verification rule have become clearer, but so much remains opaque with 100 days and counting until enforcement begins officially.
The freight tracking software provider filed a brief earlier this month challenging the denial of a copyright infringement lawsuit against competitor FourKites in 2015.
South Korean ocean carrier Hanjin will operate all five of the 4,000-TEU vessels on the China America Express service, which is scheduled to commence in May.
The Justice Department on Monday said Guillermo A. Sanchez-Badia of Miami pleaded guilty for his role to defraud two commercial lenders and the U.S. Export-Import Bank out of more than $11 million.
At least 4,000 longshoremen at the Port of Santos in Brazil went on strike yesterday, but dry bulk vessel operations were unaffected, according to a statement from the Associacao Brasileira dos Terminais Portuarios.
The FedEx CrossBorder service, formerly Bongo International, offers front-end website customization for international sales, as well as customs and logistics services.
The Saint Lawrence Seaway officially opened yesterday, along with the Welland Canal, which connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, while the Montreal/Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to open tomorrow.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based shipping and logistics provider’s earliest small package and delivery service, UPS Next Day Air Early, added 12,680 U.S. zip codes to its network.
Union Pacific Railroad has increased train speed from 40 mph to 60 mph on a 7.5-mile stretch between Bonanza Road and Maule Avenue in Clark County, Nev., according to a statement from the company.
The Netherlands-based third-party logistics provider renewed its contract with and expanded its services for Ford Motor Company at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Ky.
Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services opened a new office in Veracruz, Mexico, its fourth office in the country.
The OCEMA working group published recommendations for how and when shippers should submit SOLAS container weight verification data ahead of the July 1 implementation deadline.
The OCEMA working group published recommendations for how and when shippers should submit SOLAS container weight verification data ahead of the July 1 implementation deadline.
The Obama visit to Cuba is part of a 16-month rapprochement that the administration hopes will ultimately lead to more bilateral trade with and political freedom in the island nation.
Rotterdam and other ports plan to challenge a European Union decision requiring seaports to pay a corporation tax beginning in 2017 on the basis that the ruling does not treat EU ports, especially those that receive government aid, equally.
