Eight employees had to be hospitalized following an explosion Shital Enterprise scrap yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh last week.
The Swedish port increased car exports and imports 5 percent year-over-year in first half of 2015, however, thanks to Volvo’s decision at the beginning of the year to ship cars from Gothenburg to Finland, Russia and China.
The global mobile satellite communications services provider will participate in the $7.3 million Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative, which is being led by English automobile and engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
The less-than-truckload carrier announced its less-than-truckload tons per day increased significantly in July and August over last year due to a growth in shipments, which was partially offset by a decline in less-than-truckload weight per shipment.
The electronic freight posting company launched a new online analytics service for transportation and logistics professionals.
ShipMax Alliance is designed to help shippers pair freight loads from compatible partners to common destinations and manage smaller deliveries to customers from multiple origins to common destination pairs.
The third-party logistics provider entered into a six-year contract with in vitro diagnostic products and services provider Ortho Clinical Diagnostics to manage the company’s temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution needs in the United States.
Jacobs Douwe Egberts, owner of Maxwell House and Tassimo brands, will use Amber Road’s restricted party screening solution to being automating its trade compliance process.
Jeff Smisek, who stepped down due to ongoing federal investigations into his dealings with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will be replaced by the chief executive officer of CSX Corporation.
The new hybrid vehicles are 10 to 15 percent more fuel efficient than previous hybrid designs and offer four times the fuel economy of a gasoline-powered vehicle.
Experts say farmers will try to sit on their inventories longer because of low prices, but if they decide to sell, railroads have the space to carry their loads.
Shares of the two state-owned Chinese ocean carriers have been frozen in Hong Kong for nearly a month now.
“There have been no reports of vessels with confirmed hazardous ash, debris or residues onboard,” according to a bulletin from the United States Coast Guard.
The terminal operator reached an agreement with Perez y Cia to acquire its majority stake in Grup Maritim TCB and its 11 container terminals, expanding APMT’s terminal network to 74 operating facilities.
Troy Cooper will replace Hervé Montjotin as chief executive officer and chairman of XPO Logistics Europe, according to a statement from the recently acquired Norbert Dentressangle.
Data from shipment management software provider CargoSmart found that Hong Kong’s average vessel delays and berthing times were shorter than those at Singapore and Shanghai.
DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited, APM Terminals, PSA International, Shanghai International Port Group and Port of Rotterdam Authority have joined forces on the “Go Green” program to promote environmental awareness.
Ocean carrier UASC will purchase slots on portions of the EURAF1 and the EURAF4 loops between the Mediterranean and West Africa starting next week.
CARU Containers and private investment firm Transportation Capital Group announced the formation of CARU Specialized Leasing Pte Ltd., a new joint venture that will focus on non-commoditized containers.
National Retail Systems will use converted drayage tractors to pull containers from the port to its container yard, with the ability to move containers to L.A.-area IKEA stores in the next phase.
