The Federal Maritime Commission reached compromise agreements with several NVOCCs, forwarders and other companies, but none admitted to alleged violations of the Shipping Act.
The Lake Oswego, Ore.-based railroad transportation equipment manufacturer received new orders for approximately 1,800 rail car units valued at nearly $170 million since Sept. 1, 2015, the beginning of the company’s fiscal year.
Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) has imposed a fine of $600,000 on the Mediterranean seaport for marine pollution infractions.
The Japanese transportation company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NYK Automotive Logistics (China) Co. Ltd., established a new vehicle processing center in Shanghai.
Intermodal operator Shuttlewise, in cooperation with Novatrans, will commence a rail shuttle between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Dourges, France, which will initially run five times a week.
The airfreight carrier will add three new routes on its Latin America network that are expected to be particularly beneficial to pharmaceutical shippers.
The forwarder last Wednesday opened its Asia Pacific Innovation Center in Singapore, which showcases futuristic technologies DHL says will transform logistics operations.
Several community leaders at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Transportation Summit discussed what Florida currently has to offer the logistics industry and steps the state needs to take in order to become a major logistics gateway.
A Feb. 1 rate hike of $100 from the U.S. West Coast and $200 from the East and Gulf Coasts is necessary because some cargo fetches rates that “make them less attractive to carriers than repositioning empty containers,” TSA said in a statement.
Shares of both China-owned shipping companies took a beating yesterday when trading resumed after a months-long suspension due to a pending merger deal.
Schenker AG will purchase Redhead International and merge its operations with those of subsidiary DB Schenker Logistics in the United Kingdom.
France’s Autorité de la Concurrence has ordered Netherlands-based TNT Express and third party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel of Switzerland to pay nearly $100 million in fines for alleged anti-competitive behavior in the French parcel delivery sector.
Authorities reopened the important chemical and cargo gateway after a three-hour shutdown on Monday.
A total of 7.9 million tons of cargo were transported by U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters in November, which carried 79.8 million tons of cargo during the first 11 months of 2015, year-over-year declines of 15 percent and 1 percent, respectively.
The U.S. Gulf Coast port is advancing a trade initiative with Honduras following its participation in Enterprise Florida’s export sales mission to Tegucigalpa, Honduras earlier this month.
The Swiss-based logistics services provider will offer a new rail connection for containers between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Frankfurt, Germany.
The logistics management services provider opened its 11th office in the United States in San Antonio, Texas.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has named a new CIO, while Smartrac appoints VP of systems and solutions.
A proposed requirement for U.S. construction, registration and crewing could create jobs, but would also make exporting liquid natural gas from the United States more expensive, according to a recent study from the Government Accountability Office.
The omission of the shipping industry from the text of the climate change agreement will not diminish the International Maritime Organization’s “strong commitment” as a regulator of greenhouse gases from shipping, the group said in a statement.
