Emirates SkyCargo makes senior U.S. appointments, while Troy Container Line appoints VP of FCL and DHL names Asia-Pacific CEO.
Norfolk Southern is working to improve efficiency in the face of the Canadian Pacific offer, announcing moves to consolidate management of key coal and intermodal routes in the mid-Atlantic region.
The Commerce Department this week established a range of antidumping duties on imports of certain uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia and Portugal, as well as countervailing duties on these goods from China and Indonesia.
The transportation consultant analyzed the business case for less-than-truckload carriers investing in dimensioners, including how it might affect their relationships with shippers.
Demand from Japan or Europe could provide a positive surprise for the shipping industry, but the outlook for China is unpredictable, according to a report from the Baltic and International Maritime Council.
The forwarder plans to invest in a 27.5 percent stake in Relais Colis to provide DHL’s divisions and their customers enhanced access to France’s e-commerce market.
Five International Maritime Organization technology centers in the Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Latin America and Pacific regions funded by the European Commission will encourage the uptake of innovative energy-efficiency technologies in marine shipping.
The French ocean carrier will make its maiden call to Port Bronka, located on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 28.
Although airfreight volumes dropped 1.2 percent year-over-year in November 2015, they rose 0.9 percent from October 2015.
It is unclear, however, whether the aircraft manufacturer has any plans to actually produce the plane.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. processed nearly 1.6 million tons of airfreight in 2015 from its base at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Sparrows Point Terminal, the owners of the large Sparrows Point industrial property located near the Port of Baltimore, has been renamed Tradepoint Atlantic.
KLN (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the third-party logistics service provider, has been awarded a concession to operate inland ports in Yangon and Mandalay.
SEKO Logistics names chief sales officer, while Crane Worldwide Logistics appoints specialized services head and CEVA announces VP of global heath care operations.
Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk’s stock has fallen dramatically in the past year as weak global trade growth has hurt its container shipping business and plunging crude prices have affected its normally reliable oil revenues.
Further limiting container “free time,” the amount of time boxes can be stored at ports without charge, at the Port of Long Beach could lead to more congestion and demurrage, according to the National Retail Federation.
Canaveral Port Authority commissioners on Friday unanimously picked Capt. John W. Murray, currently president and chief executive officer of Hapag-Lloyd USA, as the port’s next leader.
Highway carriers will finally face penalties for non-compliance with advanced filing regulations that first went into effect in 2010, following similar mandates for ocean and air.
The London-based shipping consultants said about 5 percent of the global container fleet is laid up, but that number could rise in the second half of 2016.
Import cargo volumes at the nation’s major retail container ports in November grew 6 percent from last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
