Phyllis Wigginton will formally take over chairmanship of the American Association of Exporters and Importers on July 1 for a two-year term. But her ascension to head of the executive committee came with mixed emotions. She was unable to attend AAEI’s annual conference at the beginning of June because she fell a few […]
No one likes to be stuck in traffic, so it’s easy to understand that finding young, motivated people these days who want to drive long-haul big rigs over the nation’s often crowded highways day in and day out is a difficult task for trucking companies. Then there’s the long, lonely periods away from […]
Environmentalists are continuing to press the shipping industry to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and Jose Maria Figueres, chairman of the group Carbon War Room, said “modern wind systems are demonstrating measurable and meaningful fuel savings for ships.” Figueres predicts wind propulsion and technologies such as air bubble systems that lubricate ship hulls will […]
Not included in our annual Who’s Making Money report this month is Matson—but it is not for lack of making money. Our report is limited to 16 of the 20 largest container carriers for which public information about revenue and earnings is available. Matson is considerably smaller, with a fleet of 22 ships […]
With 18 ships already in its fleet, the Athens-based shipping company plans to use the proceeds from an initial public offering to help acquire four more ships.
Crowley Maritime will offer an additional monthly sailing between Pennsauken, N.J., and San Juan, Puerto Rico this summer.
Over half a million dollars worth of counterfeit personal care products were seized during the month-long joint operation.
Discussions in Brussels focused on the global trend towards increased ocean carrier cooperation and regulatory and policy issues related to ports.
Former Con-Way Freight president will take helm of the port warehousing, logistics, and cold storage company, effective mid-July.
Mazda Logistics and Yusen (Asia) Co., Ltd. will provide automotive spare parts to 100 countries on behalf of Mazda Motor Corp. in Thailand.
DHL Freight has opened cold chain distribution centers in Lyon, Milan and Madrid.
The company said the new distribution center in Roermond will create as many as 200 jobs in the Netherlands.
The toy retailer said its new distribution center in Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France will support its rapidly expanding e-commerce business throughout the country and Europe.
The $2.46 million terminal was constructed by the local company RG Carter, Associated British Ports said.
Metrans is the first company to offer regular rail services that link Schwarzheide with the Port of Hamburg and Ceska Trebova.
Konecranes will deliver four rubber tire gantry cranes to the Branch Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Company terminal in the summer of 2016.
The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday voted to pass TPA for the second time in less than a week, this time decoupling fast-track authority from the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.
New vote on TPA is expected today as part of a trade package that includes Trade Adjustment Assistance, which was voted down in the House last week.
Long Beach has outpaced its sister port in Los Angeles for containerized volumes so far in 2015.
Norfolk Southern has advised customers in the area to expect delays of 48 to 72 hours due to a heavy backlog of traffic and more rain expected in the next few days.
