A new Dutch Customs declaration, VENUE, will help shippers more efficiently import and export their e-commerce traffic through Schiphol.
The Omani port, which is equipped to handle the ultra-large containerships that have been entering service on the Asia-Europe trade, saw container volumes jump 29 percent year-over-year for the first half of 2016 to 1.6 million TEUs.
HACTL Development Holdings Ltd. in Hong Kong has entered into an agreement with Liaoning Airport Management Group Co. to develop a regional air cargo hub at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in northeast China.
The German freight forwarder’s new 30,960-square-foot facility, located in Laredo’s Killiam Industrial Park near the World Trade Bridge, will become a certified foreign trade zone in October.
Dachser appoints managing director of European logistics in Germany, while FourKites names senior VP of business development.
Third-party logistics providers like Expeditors International of Washington have traditionally benefitted from disruptions in direct shipper/carrier relationships, according to a recent client note from William Blair Equity Research.
The Panama Canal will not raise tolls, even though its primary competitor, the Suez Canal, decided it will slash fees by more than half.
The Federal Railroad Administration said it has released $25 million in grants for 23 rail improvements projects in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
Union workers with the French trade union CGT is joining with other labor groups to protest a bill it says contravenes conventions of the International Labour Organisation relating to collective bargaining, trade union rights, and layoffs.
Major container ports in the United States handled 1.63 million TEUs in July, up 3.2 percent from June and 0.7 percent from July 2015, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
The container leasing company said as of Sept. 2, approximately 4.8 percent of its total owned and managed fleet, in terms of TEUs, was leased to the South Korean ocean carrier.
Nadeem Velani, current vice-president of investor relations at Canadian Pacific Railway, will replace Mark Erceg as chief financial officer on an interim basis, according to a statement from the company.
In addition, the South Carolina Ports Authority announced Monday its plans to develop a second inland port in Dillon, S.C. to support growth of intermodal container volumes and expand access to markets in neighboring states.
Watco Supply Chain Services has purchased BCM Logistics, a Clearfield, Utah-based provider of door-to-door intermodal services, for an undisclosed sum, according to a statement from the company.
CRST International said the Gardner acquisition will add about $400 million in revenue, along with over 2,400 drivers and 500 non-driver personnel to CRST, which already has over 8,000 company drivers, independent contractors and office staff in the U.S.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics looks to expand its operations in southern New England and business with the marine terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey through its recent acquisition of C&V Trucking.
Ed McCarthy, formerly the chief operating officer for CMA CGM America, has been appointed to serve as the chief operating officer for the Georgia Ports Authority.
As part of its integration with fellow state-run ocean carrier China Shipping, COSCO Holdings sold the vessels Na Xi He, Bu Yi He, Yu Gu He, Ha Ni He, and Jing Po He for a total of 90 million yuan renminbi (U.S. $13.5 million).
The United Kingdom logistics and industrial property specialist will see Evander Properties directors Jeremy Greenland and Neil Dickinson become shareholders and take on senior leadership positions in the company, Peel Logistics said in a statement.
Combined United States carload and intermodal cargo volumes fell 5.7 percent in August despite a 24.7 percent increase in grain carloads compared with the same 2015 period, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.
