Industry associations pushing for more inclusiveness in recruitment see women and minorities as potentially filling the gap caused by the current driver shortage.
The Federal Maritime Commission said its detailed monitoring of the Maersk-MSC alliance in the east-west liner trades has “raised no red flags.”
Nevertheless, ocean carriers have announced general rate increase for July 1.
The Federal Maritime Commission will likely meet with European and Chinese shipping regulators on a yearly basis, following recent talks in Brussels.
United Arab Shipping Co.will be exempt from the Federal Maritime Commission’s “controlled carrier” requirement that it provide 30 days’ notice of any reduction in its published tariff rates.
The new canal will decrease congestion on the European waterway and reduce logistics costs, according to officials.
“We are seeing good demand for air freight and for our aircraft and services,” said William J. Flynn, president and chief executive officer of Atlas Air Worldwide.
The cargo segment of American Airlines opened a 25,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Philadelphia, Pa. this week.
The 1 million-square-meter facility is scheduled to be completed in 2025.
The third-party logistics provider established an agreement with JSW Steel to transport goods from JSW Steel’s plant in Baytown, Texas.
The third-party logistics provider has service centers in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
The medical technology company began construction to build a 32,000-square-meter warehouse at Trade Port North Venlo.
ZIM appoints new CIO, while Rand Logistics eliminates vice chairman position and FPS Victoria adds Australian operations manager.
Several trade preference bills and Trade Adjustment Assistance also passed in addition to fast-track Trade Promotion Authority, and will now go to the House for another round of voting.
Dubai-based Mercator, majority owned by the private equity group Warburg Pincus, plans to link Catapult’s rate and quote management solutions with its own air cargo-focused technology.
After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organization and Kazakhstan have completed accession talks and the agreement will now go to the WTO General Council for formal approval.
Tight trucking and warehouse capacity will force rates higher as the U.S. economy improves, according to a new report from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
American Association of Port Authorities says it supports the intent of the port “sunshine” bill, but thinks its approach to collecting information may be misguided.
Filling and testing the Pacific locks will take about 90 days.
Ocean3 Alliance partners CMA CGM, UASC and CSCL, along with Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd and NYK, have entered into a vessel sharing agreement on two loops between Asia and the East Coast of South America.
