The Danish ocean carrier increased average vessel capacity on its AC2 loop, which operates between Asia and the western coasts of Mexico, Panama and Colombia, by 13 percent.
The Crown Emma ran aground on the western bank of the Bosphorus Strait near Kirecburnu, Turkey and nearly collided with a gas station on shore, according to reports from Splash 24/7.
The Singapore-based ocean carrier joined MOL’s GPX loop this week to offer capacity from Balboa, Panama to Callao, Peru.
The Netherlands-based third-party logistics provider opened a 33,000-square-foot distribution center yesterday 16 miles from Kuala Lumpur that is designed to provide ambient and temperature-controlled storage.
Industry groups said they are willing to work with the port to speed cargo through POLB, but expressed concern about how the plan might affect shippers, who want to pick up containers faster but say getting chassis and trucking capacity can be difficult.
Maffei, a former U.S. Representative for New York, will take the place of current Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., according to a statement from the White House.
The Hong Kong-based ocean carrier will launch its standalone KTX8 loop, which connects Japan, China and Taiwan with Thailand and Vietnam, next week.
The Icelandic liner carrier posted net earnings of 8.5 million euros on operating revenues of 129.7 million euros for the third quarter of 2015, year-over-year increases of 12.7 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively.
The second phase of the Aqaba Logistics Village, which includes 13,000 square meters of warehousing and 40,000 square meters of open yard space, opened Nov. 12.
The airline group recently commenced its new Cargo Connector delivery service, which takes freight directly from the aircraft and delivers it to the forwarder’s handling facilities, for the first time in the United States
The company, part of cargo handling solutions provider Cargotec, has been contracted by South Korean ship builder Hyundai Heavy Industries to deliver comprehensive roll-on/roll-off access equipment packages for two post-Panamax ro-ro vessels.
CSX has named its vice president of strategy, while European forwarder association CLECAT appoints new president.
One of the common themes in presentations from railroad industry executives and experts at the RailTrends 2015 conference in New York City was the shift in customer expectations from that of a speed-oriented service to one based on reliability.
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement’s 15 members plan a $1,200-per-FEU rate hike on Asia-U.S. West Coast trade Jan. 1 and want a minimum rate of $1,700 per FEU to the U.S. West Coast in 2016-17 contracts.
The U.S. Maritime Administration notified the Mississippi State Port Authority that the Port of Gulfport has been designated as a “strategic seaport” by the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command.
Stock in Neptune Orient Lines, parent of liner company APL, have risen nearly 22 percent since the beginning of the month as the company entered acquisition talks with CMA CGM.
CMA GM, Hapag-Lloyd and ANL will change the rotation of their joint NEWMO/EAX service, which currently operates between North Europe, the Mediterranean, Oceania, Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, in December.
The Office of Management and Budget approved of $1.35 million in funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a cost-benefit study for a new lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
The online retail giant will open two new fulfillment centers outside of Columbus, Ohio, the company’s first in the state.
The port recently began importing avocados from Mission Produce farms in northwestern Peru, according to a statement from the Georgia Ports Authority.
