The Singapore-based ocean carrier will offer a fortnightly express service between Guam and Yokohama that will connect to services from around the world.
The Icelandic liner carrier dropped a call at Halmstad, Sweden on its Blue Line service, but added a call at the port has to its Gray Line service.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based shipping and logistics provider said the expansion will create earlier guaranteed delivery options for customers that previously had only end-of-day guaranteed delivery options.
Singapore-based real estate firm Global Logistic Properties will lease over 1 million square feet of warehouse space to three “leading retailers” in China, according to a statement from the company.
The forwarder introduced a daily cargo flight between the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, with a stop at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The cargo-dedicated airlines entered into a partnership agreement for code-share cargo flights between Italy and Japan, which is still subject to approval from the relevant aviation authorities.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd issued general rate increases.
Finnair taps new VP of cargo, while Unicon Logistics appoints sales executives for Southern California.
Survey of 60 shippers, carriers, LSPs and brokers rated Savannah and Charleston as the top performing ports in the United States, while Oakland was received the worst scores in chassis availability and overall port performance.
The fund will be held and administered by the Seamen’s Church Institute, North America’s largest mariners’ service agency, following the structure put in place by TOTE.
The entire investigation into the loss of TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico ship will take 12-18 months, but the NTSB will release findings on an “as needed” basis in advance of its final report.
The national mail carrier of Singapore and aspiring global logistics provider has agreed to purchase a 71.1 percent share in Jagged Peak, Inc. for $15.8 million.
The inability to agree on a long-term highway bill led Congress in July to pass a six-month extension of Transportation Department programs that will expire at the end of the month.
Stock in the hardwood flooring retailer jumped up 16.6 percent after the company announced it had settled a Department of Justice investigation related to foreign timber imports.
Rates from Shanghai to North America, Europe, and Mediterranean fell again this week.
Spot container rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean have steadily dropped since Sept. 4., according to the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.
The AT1 service, jointly operated by ocean carriers Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MSC, and the AT2, jointly operated by Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL, will change their rotations in November.
United States beef export volumes fell 18 percent to 84,167 metric tons, while pork export volumes fell 1 percent to 160,719 metric tons and lamb export volumes fell 27 percent to 586 metric tons for the month.
The U.S. International Trade Commission is preparing to make changes to the HTS’s product categories based on those recently prescribed by the World Customs Organization.
Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature-control systems and a subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand, has acquired Ireland-based Celtrak.
