The global supply chain services and solutions provider introduced two new multimodal hubs located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
A first in nation pest was discovered Nov. 12 inside a container of ceramic tile from Italy at the Baltimore Seaport.
Congress has until Friday to deliver a conference report reconciling long-term federal transportation and infrastructure spending measures put forth by the House and Senate and send it to both sides of the legislature for a vote.
Listening to Scott Malet, chief strategy officer for XPO Logistics, speak in San Diego at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ conference it dawned on me how U.S. Customs and Border Protection has something in common with the cutting-edge logistics services provider. Government doesn’t have a reputation for being agile and innovative. When it […]
Consumers continue to migrate to mobile devices to make purchases, with mobile devices accounting for 36 percent of Black Friday sales, according to Custora, a company that provides predictive analytics for e-commerce.
Net income at the Israeli ocean carrier improved vastly compared to loss of $63 million in the third quarter of 2014 despite a 12 percent year-over-year reduction in total revenues.
Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean skyrocketed, while rates to the United States inched up slightly from last week.
FNV Ports union, concerned about jobs being eliminated when two new automated container terminals open at the Port of Rotterdam, is planning 24-hour strikes in December and January, according to reports from Reuters.
The construction of a wide access channel to Port Said East, which will permit uninterrupted vessel traffic to the Suez Canal Container Terminal, officially received approval last week.
Saverco NV on Tuesday will enter the final takeover phase of the outstanding shares of Antwerp-based vessel and aircraft operator CMB.
Boston Consulting Group’s “xChange” service is already being tested by a majority of top 20 global ocean container carriers and leasing companies, according to a statement from the company.
Eight of the 19 crew members on board the Fortune Life were rescued as the ship sank in the South China Sea on Friday, and the Philippine Coast Guard continues to search for survivors of the wreck, according to news outlet Splash 24/7.
The manufacturer opened an 11,000-square-meter plant in Jiangyin, China, which will serve Asia, the Middle East and the United States West Coast.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line and CMA CGM issued general rate increases.
Port of Stockton names marketing manager and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association elects officers, while APEC reappoints secretariat executive director and Cargotec names IT VP.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says a new rule will allow it to crack down on companies that force drivers to violate safety regulations in order to make on-time deliveries or otherwise avoid compliance costs.
This time last year anyone involved in America’s container trades was struggling to efficiently move an influx of inbound traffic out the marine terminals and into the country’s commerce. Some of this congestion could be blamed on the meltdown on the U.S. West Coast due the oft-contentious contract negotiations between the International Longshore […]
The loss of the cargo ship El Faro and its crew of 33 in Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 1 is the biggest tragedy for the U.S.-flag merchant marine in decades. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board will likely take 12-18 months to complete and litigation growing out of the sinking is […]
As we head into the final stretch of the year, domestic air cargo results from the major players are mixed. While the International Air Transport Association finds that cargo activity is on the rise—the total amount of global air freight carried is up through September, year-over-year, 2.4 percent—it also reported that domestic airlines […]
Speaking this September during the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s Capital Markets Day, Kim Fejfer, chief executive officer of APM Terminals, said his division was “in a strong position in a fundamentally attractive industry,” even though it faces challenging market conditions. The company has set the goal to become the leading port developer and operator […]
