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Centiro has named a VP for global sales, while the Ports of Indiana Commission has added a new member.

The ocean shipping industry would take a move of APL from one alliance to another in stride, according to Rolf Habben Jansen, chief executive officer of the German liner carrier.

China’s Ministry of Transport is also concerned about recent growth in shipping surcharges, according to the Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle, who recently returned from bilateral maritime talks in China.

Sensor analytics company Savi said the acquisition of 17.65 percent of its shares by SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification firm, will allow it to access new markets.

Usage of global trade management systems is the highest in the United States, at 46 percent, followed by Latin America at 37 percent, East Asia at 21 percent, and India at 16 percent, according to a new study by Thomson Reuters and KPMG.

Linda Morgan, a well-known Washington transportation attorney and former U.S. Surface Transportation Board chairman, died at the age of 64 on Nov. 4 after a long battle with breast cancer.

The ocean carrier alliance announced a voyage cancellation plan for services between Asia and North Europe and the Mediterranean.

The Netherlands-based logistics provider posted a 27 percent year-over-year increase in EBITDA despite a 13.1 percent decline in revenues for the third quarter of 2015.

Wilmington, Del.-based vehicle processor AutoPort will lease 16 acres of Port Canaveral’s new auto terminal and commence operations at the Florida port in January.

The integrated logistics provider posted net profits of 13.7 million Kuwaiti Dinars on revenues of 335 million Kuwaiti Dinars for the third quarter of 2015.

A total of 15 foreign vessels called the Great Lakes port in October, which loaded a combined 260,000 metric tons of grain for direct shipment overseas.

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty will offer rail and motor truck cargo, as well as warehouse and related property coverage throughout North America.

The four new Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes manufactured by Konecranes, which will operate at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal, will stand taller than any other marine cranes in North America.

Crowley appoints VPs to government services and global ship management, while essDOCS names new chairman.

Stock in both Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Norfolk Southern Corp. shot up yesterday amid rumors the second-largest Class I railroad in Canada is mulling a potential takeover of NS.

There appears to have been some improvement in vessel waiting times, but the Panama Canal Authority announced on Sunday it will take additional steps in an attempt to to clear the backlog of ships at the Central American waterway.

The infrastructure arm of Brookfield Asset Management has acquired a near 15 percent share in Patrick Stevedoring parent Asciano Limited and still plans to make a majority takeover bid for the Australian transportation company.

The supply chain design software provider has acquired two competitors this year – does it have plans to become more than just a provider of network modeling solutions?

Raymond P. Miles, who built up the containership operations of CP Ships during the late 1990s, died Nov. 6 at the age of 71 following a brief illness.

Exports from the second largest economy in the world dropped for the fourth consecutive month, while Chinese imports continued to tumble, dropping nearly 19 percent compared to October 2014.