The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for August 2015 equaled 134.2, a year-over-year increase of 2.1 percent, according to the American Trucking Associations.
U.S.-flagged vessels transported 10.3 percent less raw materials in August compared with last year, as trade was hindered from the MacArthur Lock failure, continued high levels of steel imports and repairs for three 1,000-foot lakers during the month.
U.S. trailer net orders totaled 23,500 units in August, a 15 percent increase from July, according to the latest figures from the freight transportation analyst FTR.
The airfreight carrier will launch the only cargo service between San Jose, Calif. and Europe, effective May 4, 2016.
In addition, the express delivery company shortened its European road transit times to and from Moscow up to 48 hours by connecting Russia via its its Warsaw, Poland hub.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority banned an Indonesian cargo ship from entering or using any port in Australia for three months.
The forwarder will transport Toyota Material Handling Group’s new line of racking systems from suppliers to the company’s customer sites across Europe.
Meanwhile, lane outages in the existing locks for maintenance could reduce available capacity for vessel traffic by up to 50 percent through the end of the month, according to maritime support services provider Gulf Agency Co.
Sparrows Point Terminal names VP of commercial and trade development, while Fleetgistics appoints operations VP.
With approval for a 40-year lease of the Richmond port facility, VPA will be able to make long-term investments to further enhance its container-on-barge service from Norfolk.
The Commerce and Treasury departments have announced regulations that pave the way for certain U.S. exporters, carriers and logistics services providers to set up operations in Cuba.
Stifel and research firm Transport Intelligence’s Logistics Confidence Index, which measures confidence in European forwarding industry, declined for the fourth straight months as both ocean and airfreight markets suffered.
The Ports of Auckland posted net profit after tax of $63.2 million on $218.3 million in revenues for the financial year, which ended June 30.
Nordco, manufacturer of the new mobile rail car movers, said its machines offer the same performance as locomotives, but with more flexibility and less pollution.
The global aviation company has more than 20,000 partners and decided it needed to upgrade its restricted party screening process to reflect a much more complex regulatory environment.
The Chilean container terminal took delivery of two rubber-tired gantry cranes and two ship-to-shore cranes capable of handling new Panamax vessels with 22 container rows on deck and stacks nine containers high over deck.
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America said its partnership with the Commerce Department agency will “strengthen the competitiveness of the logistics and transportation industry.”
The engineering solutions and services provider for the offshore and marine industries received a $21 million order for optimized cargo handling systems on five 10,500-TEU containerships currently under construction for ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd.
The nation’s largest retailer’s new e-commerce centers will open in 2016 and create more than 625 jobs in Polk County, Fla.
The Montreal-based supply chain management software provider is expanding its operations to Europe to meet customer demand for its transportation and warehouse management systems.
