General Electric’s power and water division plans to quit manufacturing gas engines at its plant in Waukesha, Wisc., and open a new facility in Canada to access its export credit agency.
Corruption in certain parts of Africa, Latin America and Asia makes it too difficult for a U.S. third-party logistics provider to do business, according to XPO Logistics CEO Brad Jacobs.
The largest port on the U.S. East Coast also handled increased numbers of vehicles and saw intermodal rail traffic increase during the month.
After the seasonal suspension of the alliance’s transpacific CC2 service, G6-operated loops from Asia to the West Coast of North America will deploy 7 percent less capacity in the trade.
Maersk Line plans to set up a system for monitoring dangerous goods that is similar to one Hapag-Lloyd already has in place.
Department of Transportation grants will support training for first responders in rural areas who may encounter train derailments with potentially flammable loads.
The deal with Maersk Line, which will allow the ocean carrier to track termperatures in its refrigerated containers, is one of the largest industrial “internet of things” deployments of its kind, according to AT&T.
Ocean carriers Yang Ming and CK Line began purchasing slots on the intra-Asia loop, which also added calls at Shekou and Surabaya and dropped a call at Singapore.
Wabash National Corp, will offer a new fiberglass reinforced plastic tank trailer designed to transport sulfuric acid in concentrations up to 98 percent.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based shipping and logistics provider opened its first multi-client hub in its network to provide medical device companies comprehensive logistics services.
The third-party logistics provider opened its dedicated Pharma Gateway facility at Amsterdam Schiphol, which will handle prescription medications and ‘live’ materials such as vaccines, antibiotics, biotechnology and healthcare equipment.
Rand Logistics names VP of procurement, DHL Express in Africa appoints managing director of Sub-Saharan Africa and Texas Trucking Association selects Intermodal Committee chairman, while Park City Group names CFO.
The Senate approved the short-term FAA bill, which was passed in the House of Representatives Monday, just one day before federal aviation funding was set to expire.
Swift Transportation Company’s board of directors earlier this week also approved the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company’s outstanding Class A common stock.
An undeclared consignment of handguns that was on its way from Mumbai, India to the Democratic Republic of Congo was discovered in a United Nations shipment on board the Höegh Transporter.
The minority investment from Goldman Sachs will be used to fund numerous technology developments and growth initiatives, and Goldman Sachs will be given one seat on the supply chain software company’s board.
The logistics industry is “facing an unprecedented labor shortage” for which 79 percent of 3PLs are unprepared, according to a new study from Penske Logistics.
Ocean carrier MOL, which owns 16.5 percent of Daichi, is projecting a loss of approximately $209 million as a result of the bankruptcy.
The asset-light transportation and logistics service provider has extended its existing credit facility from $550 million to $700 million through 2019.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the completion of a $400 million JFK Airport runway modernization project designed to help reduce delays, improve safety and increase the surface’s lifespan.
