The e-commerce giant said it plans to employ 1,500 permanent workers at the Tilbury, Essex warehouse and distribution center once it’s completed next year, in addition to creating 500 new jobs at a facility in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Singapore-based provider of logistics facilities, GLP, signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement Thursday with China International Marine Containers.
Ocean carriers CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL issued general rate increases.
DSF said it expects intra-regional trades to grow in importance at the expense of the main east-west trades.
Richard Lidinsky Richard Lidinsky, who in July stepped down after seven years as one the five members of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, kept a fanciful cartoon from the Baltimore Evening Sun hanging in his office showing George Washington standing atop of a tower searching for the ships that used to come from the […]
It’s truly ironic that the country which led the charge to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement earlier this year may be the one that oversees its destruction. If you haven’t figured it out, we’re talking about the United States. This is the same country that stands to gain the most benefit from participating […]
In 2004 the hull of the tanker Athos I was punctured by an abandoned ship anchor as it approached an asphalt refinery terminal in Paulsboro, N.J., on the Delaware River. The puncture resulted in the spill of 264,000 gallons of crude oil, affecting 280 miles of shoreline, 70 miles of which were heavily […]
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing met with the director general of China’s Inspection and Quarantine Ministry to gain more information about how shippers can comply with China’s requirement that shipments from the nation be mosquito-free.
The New Zealand port is scheduled to receive its first 9,500-TEU vessel in October, following the completion of its dredging project, which deepened the port’s shipping channels to 14.5 meters inside the harbor entrance and 15.8 meters outside the harbor.
The Hong Kong-based container and bulk shipping company reported a net loss of $40.2 million in the first six months of 2016 as revenues slid 20.5 percent to $385.8 million compared with the same 2015 period.
Tanjung Priok Port’s new container terminal was built by NYK Line, PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and PSA International Pte. Ltd.
The Ardita, which arrived at the Port of Hamilton at the western end of Lake Ontario in April, remains anchored in the harbor near the port due to a legal dispute over the sale of the vessel.
The French Mediterranean port posted a total cargo throughput of 7.8 million metric tons for the month as container volumes grew 12 percent to 112,768 TEUs compared with July 2015.
The cargo airline unveiled its new Madrid-Amsterdam service taking effect today, along with its new service from Frankfurt to London via Paris that’s scheduled to launch next week.
Dachser prepares way for new chief operations officer, while the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad names business development director, and ECU Worldwide relocates two regional sales managers and appoints to others to its USA management team.
Louise Muenter, head of media and stakeholder relations at A.P. Moeller-Maersk, said a corporate restructuring is a possibility following a report the Danish shipping conglomerate could be split into separate transportation and energy companies.
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing met with the director general of China’s Inspection and Quarantine Ministry to gain more information about how shippers can comply with China’s requirement that shipments from the nation be mosquito-free.
Southern California’s so called “Blue Cut Fire” has disrupted BNSF and Union Pacific rail traffic, including intermodal traffic moving to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, but some train lines and highways are reopening.
The Federal Railroad Administration released a status update yesterday on implementation of Positive Train Control, highlighting the need for greater funding from Congress for railroads to implement the technology “as quickly and safely as possible.”
The Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based global port terminal operator posted a profit of $608 million on $2.1 billion in revenues for the first six months of 2016, year-over-year increases of 50.2 percent and 10.2 percent, respectively.
