Worldwide Information Network’s new mobile application features real-time track and trace, an interactive agent directory, instant messaging, route checking, and shipment status tools, the company said in a statement.
The Russian cargo airline commenced a weekly service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia from Moscow via Singapore.
Deutsche Lufthansa appoints new CFO, while Virgin Atlantic Cargo names products and partnerships manager.
The United States Senate also confirmed the reappointment of Federal Maritime Commissioners Rebecca F. Dye and Michael A. Khouri, whose terms will now last until 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Agriculture Transportation Coalition is asking the Federal Maritime Commission to step forward and discourage carriers and terminals from imposing fees for verified gross mass compliance in the United States.
The container terminal operator reached an agreement with joint venture partner Aarhus Service Holding for the purchase of the remaining 40 percent of the existing APM Terminals-Aarhus terminal.
The independent containership owner and manager purchased the vessels for $195.6 million.
The Arab ocean carrier’s shareholders would own 28 percent of the combined company, while the existing shareholders of Hapag-Lloyd would own 72 percent of the new company.
Over 50 percent of respondents said their business would be impacted by a vote for the United Kingdom to leave the EU, but just 18.4 percent had a plan in place in the event of a Brexit, according to a recent survey conducted by Logistics Manager.
The United Kingdom will now have to sign new trade treaties with everyone, without the bargaining power of the European Union, which will lead to higher duties, and therefore, increased costs for shippers, Xeneta CEO Patrik Berglund said.
The supervisory board of Deutsche Post DHL Group has appointed Melanie Kreis to succeed Lawrence A. Rosen as chief financial officer of the German mail and logistics conglomerate.
The privately-held ERP software company entered a strategic partnership with and invested $25 million in cloud-native predictive and prescriptive analytics provider Predictix back in January.
The Mahwah, N.J.-based global airfreight forwarder and supply chain solutions provider will launch its newest regional office in the United Kingdom July 1.
The airline launched a new service from Madrid to Shanghai, and its winter 2016 schedule will offer 10 flights per week from London Heathrow to the Chinese city, an increase of three flights per week compared to its winter 2015 schedule.
Terminals and carriers rush to clarify how shippers can meet the International Maritime Organization’s requirement scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, in which shippers must provide the verified gross mass of containers before they are loaded on ships.
Industry leader Maersk Line, along with MSC and 13 other container lines, might not be subject to further penalties stemming from a five-year European Commission probe, according to a report from Reuters news service.
The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association said that a key benefit of the terminal weighing approach is that shippers will not be required to perform any additional actions in order to provide the verified gross mass of containers.
The Oakland, Calif. City Council passed an ordinance to ban the storage and handling of coal and coke at bulk terminals in the city, representing the latest blow to Terminal Logistics Solutions’ plan for a dry bulk terminal to handle coal and other goods.
The National Transportation Safety Board said its mission to recover the El Faro’s voyage data recorder will be delayed a month from early July to early August.
NASCENT Technology helped Long Beach Container Terminal to automate its marine terminal, giving LBCT the ability to control the number of trucks at each lane and direct trucks to the next available lane.
