The International Bunker Industry Association is partnering with the Trident Alliance due to their mutual concerns over proper enforcement of the future 0.5 percent Global Sulphur Cap.
Netherlands-based container supplier CARU Containers purchased Chinese container trader Fine Link for an undisclosed sum March 1.
Global aramid producer Teijin Aramid established a collaboration agreement with MACRO Industries for the joint development, manufacturing and commercialization of more durable, fire-resistant air freight containers.
Mayor Ras Baraka sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and several other federal agencies complaining that too few minorities and women are being hired for dockworker positions at Port of Newark and Port Elizabeth in New Jersey.
Containerized cargo volumes in February benefited from strong growth in imports that “indicate consumer confidence,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a statement.
A Taiwan National Airborne Service Corps helicopter crashed after dropping members of the country’s Environmental Protection Agency on to the grounded TS Taipei to evaluate any potential environmental risks, according to local media reports.
To defend against new strategies and niche value offerings, operators should leverage their specific expertise and develop flexible capabilities that address changing shipper needs, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers’s Strategy& team.
Price indexes for U.S. imports and exports dropped 0.3 percent and 0.4 percent month-over-month, respectively, according to the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Supply chain solutions company VersaCold Logistics Services entered into an agreement to acquire Coastal Pacific Xpress for an undisclosed sum.
During the month, London Heathrow Airport experienced a boost in exports to Latin America and East Asia, London Heathrow Airport CEO John Holland-Kaye said.
The non-vessel operating common carrier unveiled its new direct import service from London to New York, along with a new less-than-container-load export service to Russia that will be offered from all 21 U.S.-based container freight stations.
Hong Kong International Airport primarily attributed February’s 14.9 percent year-over-year decline in cargo volumes to the 23 percent year-over-year drop in exports.
American Airlines Cargo expanded its San Juan cold-chain network last week with the opening of a new 600-square-foot space and will open a 4,000-square-foot drive-through perishable facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth area tomorrow.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL issued general rate increases.
In a letter to the United States Coast Guard, a group of 49 shipper organizations from the agricultural sector say it is unreasonable for shippers to be required to tell ocean carriers how much the carriers’ own containers weigh.
Responding to a Senate antitrust subcommittee, the Justice Department’s top antitrust official said the proposed voting trust is “an area of concern” as it could allow Canadian Pacific to make changes at Norfolk Southern prior to regulatory review.
Port of Halifax will remain Atlantic Container Line’s largest port of call in North America and its gateway for Canadian cargo and freight bound for the United States Midwest, the ocean carrier said in a statement.
Weight tickets submitted by roll-on/roll-off carrier Farrell Lines to support their billing invoices were “recreated” by Damco employees, which constituted a failure to comply with the terms of a contract with the United States Transportation Command.
Shipment volumes and expenditures both bounced back in February, climbing 8.3 percent and 6.3 percent, respectively, from the previous month, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
The Washington-based National Foreign Trade Council has appointed Rufus Yerxa as its new president, effective May 9.
