Jensen Maritime said in a statement customers will be able to choose from two different designs for the refueling barges.
Third party-logistics provider Damco announced it will provide ocean freight and landside services for KONE, an elevator, escalator and automatic building door solutions provider.
Net profit after tax and total cargo volumes for the 12-month period ended June 30 saw year-over-year increase growth of 1.1 percent and 2 percent, respectively.
The parcel giant opened its fifth facility in the Chicago, Ill. area.
Federal Maritime Commissioner Doyle and shipper groups say they want more details on the Port of Oakland’s plan to help relieve congestion by opening facilities on Saturdays and charging peak usage fees.
The parcel giant announced yesterday it officially closed on the acquisition of Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion.
Brent crude dropped to $48.45 a barrel Tuesday, while WTI, the primary benchmark for U.S. oil prices, fell to $41.55 a barrel, according to investment advisory Seeking Alpha.
Global automakers are among those impacted by the deadly industrial accident, and insurance losses from the blast could reach $1.5 billion, according to reports from Reuters.
Seattle-based Globatom is aiming to transition sourcing, transportation and trade compliance processes typically handled by forwarders to shippers in an electronic format.
Profits increased compared to the same 2014 period despite lower revenues and volumes due to the ocean carrier leaving certain trades and weak demand on Asia-Mediterranean routes.
The ocean freight booking portal will use forwarders’ and shippers’ historical carrier performance and booking response data to underlie dashboards intended to inform future procurement decisions.
The German ocean carrier said it plans to use the refrigerated boxes to take advantage of growth opportunities in the South American trade lanes.
Truckload pricing increased 3.6 percent year-over-year in July after a similar increase in June, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
The Syracuse-based logistics provider has been using Decartes’ enterprise and customs brokerage solutions to help support market growth and will now use the software provider to meet the Nov. 1 ACE deadline.
Year-over-year rates were down for the seventh consecutive month in July in response to increased demand in the truckload sector, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.
The seasonally adjusted index for July 2015 equaled 135, a year-over-year increase of 3.7 percent.
Iron ore loadings by U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters in July 2015 dropped 10 percent compared with July 2014.
The Singapore-based transportation and logistics company said the new consolidation center in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam is its largest single-roof container freight station (CFS) within its Southeast Asia CFS network.
The third-party logistics company said it will be 3M’s preferred logistics service provider in warehouse management and distribution in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Echo Global Logistics appoints new VP of marketing, while Alliance Shippers names VP for Ohio Valley region.
