The shipping and logistics provider will open a UPS Integrad training center in Atlanta, GA. this December, which features an outside course that mimics a small town.
Christopher Koch, senior advisor to the World Shipping Council, says container shipping faces a cost-control crusade and “green storm” of environmental regulations.
With a lack of preference cargo, carriers that move international cargo are exiting the U.S. flag; fleet has shrunk from 106 to 78 in past four years.
China’s National Development and Reform Commission is visiting liner carrier offices throughout the country as part of its surcharges investigation.
GSF says debate is needed on whether 2M, G6, CKYHE and O3 deliver real competition, or if shippers would be better served by fewer lines competing head-on.
Canadian Pacific is looking to merge with fellow Class I railroad Norfolk Southern, but NS appears less than receptive to the offer, referring to it as a “low-premium” offer in a statement Tuesday.
Evergreen, COSCO, Hanjin and Yang Ming issued a seasonal suspension for their jointly operated AWS/NUE3 loop between Asia, Central America and the U.S. East Coast.
The ocean carrier broke ground on a construction project at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which includes the development of a new pier and all associated dredging needed to accommodate its two new liquefied natural gas-powered vessels.
Viking Supply Ships AB’s fully-owned subsidiary, TransAtlantic AB, will sell its container operations to X-Press Feeders and its ship management operations to AtoB@C.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded fiscal year 2016 funding to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for their members’ goods.
The International Trade Commission on Tuesday started an investigation to assess the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement on the U.S. economy.
The parcel giant anticipates using the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper, according to a statement from the company.
The Dow Jones Transportation Average closed at $8,058.30 on Tuesday, after falling 4.4 percent over the course of last week.
Cargo volumes at Hong Kong International Airport rose 2 percent year-over-year in October to 392,000 tons.
Under strategic plan, the Mobile, Ala.-based company will focus on Jones Act shipping, pure car-truck carriers, and its rail ferry between the United States and Mexico.
KN FreightNet, which allows users to quickly obtain quotes and place bookings, became available to Kuehne + Nagel’s Seafreight less-than-container-load segment.
The third-party logistics provider won a three-year contract to provide BMI Healthcare with distribution and warehousing services throughout the United Kingdom.
The less-than-truckload carrier opened a new service center in Grayling, Mich. yesterday to replace its smaller service center in Kalkaska, Mich.
The Slovenian port ordered the cranes as part of an investment to reach an annual throughput of 1.3 million TEUs at its container terminal by 2020.
The Canadian port and City of Port Moody formed a partnership to establish an anchorage area to resolve issues related to abandoned and illegally anchored vessels in Port Moody Inlet.
