Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature-control systems and a subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand, has acquired Ireland-based Celtrak.
Thirteen technical and community colleges received $2.3 million in truck diver training grants through the FMCSA’s Commercial Motor Vehicle – Operator Safety Training program.
The Portland, Ore.-based logistics services provider expanded its direct less-than-containerload ocean freight service from Asia to the Southwest United States Oct. 5.
The cargo segment of American Airlines will offer a new leasing program for the CSafe Global RKN, effective Nov. 1.
The Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. company will open a new office in Seattle, Wash.
The Danish firm’s acquisition of third-party logistics provider UTi is the latest in a string of international mergers in the 3PL industry this year.
The Israeli ocean carrier recently returned to the black, posting adjusted net profits of $23 million in the second quarter of 2015 compared with a net loss of $50 million the previous year.
With more tonnage to be delivered next year, London-based shipping consultant Drewry says “the overhang of excess capacity [in the ocean freight industry] will be even greater than that experienced in 2009.”
Ocean carrier APL will launch a new service between North Asia and the West Coast of the United States Nov. 1 that will feature some of the most competitive transit times in the trade.
The less-than-truckload carrier will enter into an alliance with third-party logistics provider Mallory Alexander International Logistics, LLC to enhance its ocean forwarding offering.
The new, 13,300-deadweight ton vessels feature two cranes with a combined lifting capacity of up to 900 metric tons, with delivery to begin in the summer of 2017 and continue throughout 2018.
Data from shipment management software provider CargoSmart finds CKYHE carriers saw no transpacific vessels calls at four key U.S. ports delayed by more than 12 hours, outperforming the other major alliances during the four-week period examined.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. port found over 615 pounds of the illegal narcotic hidden in a container that originated in Cartagena, Colombia.
The U.S. Commerce Department has reported that exports of goods and services in August decreased to $185.1 billion from $188.8 billion in July.
Brightstar Group and Unik Toyz Trading, both based out of Los Angeles, Calif., agreed in federal court to cease their imports of hazardous children’s toys.
U.S. steel exports are down overall in 2015, thanks to an economic slowdown in Canada, which purchases about half of all steel exported from the United States, according to the American Institute of International Steel.
The Federal Aviation Administration will provide a $27 million grant to help the City of Williston, N.D., buy land for a new airport to replace Sloulin Field International Airport.
The company has already implemented solutions from the global trade management software vendor in Europe, with the North America rollout to include preferential origin and product classification tools.
The third-party logistics provider entered into four, 10-year contracts, under which it will provide warehousing, store deliveries, e-commerce fulfillment, international distribution and 4PL services to four fashion retailers in the United Kingdom.
The independent containership owner and manager agreed to purchase KVH Industries’ mini-VSAT Broadband 2.0 maritime communications solution for 18 of its newest vessels.
