Ride-hailing company Lyft settled a lawsuit with its California drivers for over $12 million, while Flower Foods, the bakery responsible for such brands as Wonder Bread, Nature’s Own and Tastykake, is facing 18 lawsuits in multiple states.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based parcel giant posted a net income of $4.8 billion on revenues of $58.4 billion for 2015, a year-over-year increase of 59.8 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.
Google was recently granted a patent for its “mobile delivery receptacles” for its Project Wing program, while Chinese e-tailer JD.com has begun testing drone deliveries to the more remote rural areas of the country.
The Danish ocean carrier’s weekly service between Colombia and North Europe commenced operations last month with the Jan. 8 sailing of the Antwerp Trader from Turbo.
Lumber Liquidators was sentenced by a federal court in Norfolk, Va., on Monday to pay more than $13.15 million in criminal fines, community service and forfeited assets related to its illegal imports of hardwood flooring.
The Port of Cleveland, via its Cleveland-Europe Express (CEE) container service, will offer shippers ongoing transport to India starting this spring.
FedEx’s $4.8 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based parcel carrier TNT Express still needs approval from China, according to a joint statement from the companies.
The Jordanian airport handled 100,691 tons of cargo in 2015, a 7.3 percent increase from 2014.
Netherlands-based Samskip Logistics took full ownership of German logistics company Züst & Bachmeier (Bremen) GmbH.
Envirotainer, a provider of temperature-controlled air cargo containers, has signed a global master lease contract with Air China Cargo.
Thrutainers International and CaroTrans established a partnership to create an import and export less-than-container-load (LCL) service network between the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Executive Director Chris Lytle says the Port of Oakland is “deeply disappointed” with the action yesterday by Outer Harbor Terminal LLC, a joint venture between Ports America and Terminal Investment Ltd.
A subsidiary of e-commerce company Amazon recently registered as a foreign-owned non-vessel-operating common carrier with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, a move that has sparked further speculation that the online retailer is expanding into the transportation business. Beijing Century Joyo Courier Service Co., Ltd. filed for registration with the FMC on Nov. 9, 2015, […]
Retail industry faces challenges along entire length of supply chain.
I’ve been told train spotters and ship enthusiasts are sometimes called “anoraks” in the United Kingdom, after the coats they wear while waiting to snap photos. I could have used a warmer jacket myself on Dec. 31, the day I went over to the Port of Oakland to see the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin […]
Ship lessor NSB has found a way to increase TEU capacity of its panamax vessels.
Seahorse Shipping hopes to make “jumbo barge carrier” a reality.
To clarify, the future of the ocean liner industry isn’t here per se, at least not yet, but we may have gotten a glimpse of it at the end of 2015. French ocean carrier CMA CGM recently deployed the largest ship ever to call a U.S. port for test stops at the California ports […]
This liability case emerged from the theft of a shipment of Sandoz pharmaceuticals in 2008. Exel, Sandoz’s logistics provider, hired motor carrier Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT) to transport the shipment, but the drugs were stolen in or near Dickson, Tenn. Exel and SRT had executed a “Master Transportation Service Agreement” (MTSA). The MTSA provided […]
The Israeli ocean carrier says changes to its management structure and business groups should make ZIM more agile and attentive to customer needs.
