American Shipper

Iconic Baltimore customs broker and logistics services company Shapiro turns 100.

   “We like the U.S.-flag business, we think it’s a good business to be in,” said Marc Marling, president of Teras Cargo Transport (America).    This summer Teras added a new ship, Norfolk, to its fleet of U.S.-flag vessels, unveiling it during a celebration in July at its namesake city.    The new 19,350-deadweight-ton ship […]

   Billions of dollars are spent annually to clear ports and shipping channels of sediment using a variety of dredging vessels.    The Port of Cleveland said 250,000 cubic yards of sediment must be dredged each year from the Cuyahoga River to make it deep enough for large commercial ships — enough material to fill […]

Air Transport with Jon Ross    I began covering the air cargo industry in 2010. As a complete newcomer, I first had to get a handle on the major concepts of transporting freight by air—and the basic ideas behind supply chain management, etc., in general—quickly. During those initial few months I got a crash course […]

It’s still too early to tell, but 3D printing may reshape some traditional supply chains.

CSCMP’s annual conference in San Diego to provide wealth of information to logisticians.

Decision-makers urged to talk through solutions to congestion, identify actions and implement them.

AlixPartners Managing Director Foster Finley told American Shipper that nearshoring decisions are not made in a “knee-jerk” fashion and are dependent on a number of drivers.

Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean dropped for the third week in a row, according to data from the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.

The Greek government last week announced deadlines to receive offers for the state-owned ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki as part of its latest bailout deal with the European Union.

Tools from ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting compare how Tianjin stacks up to other nearby container ports.

Port Director Chris Lytle told the Federal Maritime Commission that Oakland needs more dockworkers to support the OakPass program.

The German ocean carrier advanced its timetable on plans to launch a stock market flotation as a result of positive second quarter financial results.

The Malaysian shipping company has agreed to sell its 50 percent share in VTTI B.V. to energy trader Vitol Group, which already owns the remaining 50 percent of the company.

The Canadian port reported 8 percent year-over-year growth in container volumes during the first half of 2015.

Terms of the six-year agreement were not disclosed, as the deal must still be reviewed by the union’s joint executive council and ratified by over 4,000 pilots.

Year-to-date, container volumes are up 4 percent and automobile volumes are up 7.7 percent at the Pacific Northwest ports.

Roadrunner names board audit committee chairman and Matson appoints replacement for longtime company spokesman, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection promotes assistant director for trade operations in Laredo.

Netherlands-based parcel courier TNT Express is expected to approve the $4.8 billion acquisition in October, but the transaction will still be subject to regulatory and anti-trust approval.

Ocean carrier MSC said it will divert cargo destined for Hodeidah to the Port of Aden after airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition caused major damage to port infrastructure.