YRC Freight names VPs and SEKO Logistics picks head of aerospace vertical, while MARS elects 2016 officers and Volga-Dnepr Airlines appoints global directors.
Importers, brokers and Customs are behind on software integration and testing of CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment and the Feb. 28 deadline for filing entries needs to be postponed to avoid cargo delays in ports, according to the NCBFAA.
The recovery from Winter Storm Jonas, which has already claimed the lives of at least 48 people, is slow and transportation networks are operating at limited capacity.
Although the Canadian port’s container volumes surged during 2015, total throughput dropped 4.8 percent year-over-year to 19.6 million metric tons.
Trucking and intermodal carrier Swift Transportation held onto profit gains in the fourth quarter and calendar year 2015 even though volumes were down slightly and fuel surcharges were virtually eliminated.
Many are either unprepared for or completely unaware of the Modern Slavery Act, which requires businesses in the U.K. to report efforts to eradicate human trafficking and slave labor from their supply chains, according to a recent survey from the CIPS.
The strike action, called by Hellenic Crew Union and the Towage and Salvage Crew Union of Piraeus in response to planned changes to labor and insurance rights, pensions and retirement ages, is scheduled to start tomorrow, Jan. 27 at 6 a.m. local time.
The Hong Kong-based third-party logistics provider told analysts on a conference call it plans to acquire a 51 percent stake in an unnamed U.S. freight forwarder within two months, according to a report from the Jefferies Group.
The container terminal operator handled 14.5 million TEUs at its terminals in 2015, a 2 percent decline from 2014.
Canadian National Railway has submitted an application to the Canadian Transportation Agency for the approval of its proposed intermodal and logistics hub to be built in Milton, Ont.
The Northern European port system that comprises the Port of Le Havre, the Port of Rouen and the Port of Paris, handled 91.4 million tons of cargo in 2015, a 2.4 percent increase from 2014.
The Chinese container line has a history of using CargoSmart’s operational tools, but this new engagement will focus on customer-facing tools and network optimization.
The railcar leasing company’s revenues and earnings were both down slightly year-over-year in the fourth quarter, but its full year results were almost identical to the previous year.
The company’s new CzarLite XL product is intended to remove discounting complexity in less-than-truckload pricing by re-indexing rates according to market characteristics.
United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in Lagos on Monday with a group of executives to explore business opportunities in Nigeria and Rwanda.
The third-party logistics provider has launched its UWL FlexiTank service, a new shipping solution for non-hazardous, liquid bulk cargo.
The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin producer decided to further invest in its Corpus Christi, Texas facility.
MOL (America) names new vice president of area operations, while the Port of Houston Authority announces reappointment of commissioner.
Meanwhile, the United States Coast Guard will hold its first Marine Board of Investigation hearing on the largest U.S. maritime tragedy in decades from Feb. 16 through Feb. 26 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Kansas City Southern full-year net income in 2015 was down nearly 4 percent on revenues that fell 6 percent compared to the previous year, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.
