Maritime

The Massachusetts Port Authority has promoted Lisa Wieland from acting port director to port director.

Although domestic container and ISO container volumes increased compared to 2014, trailer volumes declined, according to data from the Intermodal Association of North America.

The newly formed Alaska AeroNexus Alliance is looking to ensure that Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport remains a strong airfreight hub.

Kalmar, a subsidiary of cargo handling machinery maker Cargotec, received an order from the container terminal operator for 27 straddle carriers.

Hub Group names VP of corporate development, while Americold promotes COO to CEO.

A group of stakeholders at the Northern California port that includes cargo owners, terminal operators and labor representatives is exploring ways to measure turn time for drayage truckers as well as considering a possible appointment system.

The third-party logistics provider’s net income increased to $126.58 million despite revenues dropping 4.4 percent to $3.21 billion compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.

Construction and congestion issues resulted in fewer ships using shore power at the TraPac Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, according to Executive Director Gene Seroka.

Employees of the third-party logistics provider have claimed in a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission they were pressured to buy stock in CEVA, which then lost all their value in a restructuring, according to a report from The Loadstar.

The Abu Dhabi-based express carrier, having already completed two deals in January, 2016, says it has plans for further expansion.

The third-party logistics provider posted net sales of 359 billion yen for the nine months ended Dec. 31, 2015 and projects net sales of 480 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

The Canadian government will provide nearly $2 million Canadian to open a new office in support of the reconstruction and economic recovery of the city of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, which was devastated by an oil train derailment in July, 2013.

Although the Swedish port experienced year-over-year throughput declines for roll-on/roll-off units and containers in 2015, Gothenburg saw a surge in car and oil volumes.

The American Institute for International Steel projects steel import volumes will continue to be weak as a result of a variety of factors such as the deepening slowdown in China, the weak Canadian economy and low oil prices.

A total of 2.3 million tons of dry-bulk cargo, primarily consisting of iron ore, was transported by U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters on the Great Lakes in January, a 23.1 percent year-over-year decline.

The global third-party logistics provider purchased certain assets in Alfa Logistics and Kronos Logistics.

The Southeast Asian nation has selected the port operator and freight forwarder the Bolloré Group to build and operate the deepwater port at Dili under a public-private partnership agreement.

Japan Airlines awarded a new cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services, the world’s largest airfreight handler, at New York’s JFK International Airport.

The Greenbrier Cos. shuffles CFO position, while CargoTec’s CFO leaves the company in July.

Aviation workers in Brazil and Argentina have walked off the job today at LATAM Airlines Group, arguing for improved work conditions.