Maritime

The logistics provider opened the new 150,000-square-foot Texas warehouse and office facility June 18.

The aircraft manufacturer opened a research and technology center in Huntsville, Ala. on June 18.

AFFLINK names business development VP, while Con-way Inc. adds three to board.

Climate-change campaigners turn up heat in debate over ship operations.

   In late May, several hundred school children got to be part of the maiden voyage for a new program being offered by the Port of Oakland—free port tours.    Every other weekend the port will offer boat rides to local residents aboard the historic Potomac, a converted Coast Guard cutter that served as President […]

   The Rice Corp. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (SDNY) seeking to enforce an arbitration award it obtained against Express Sea Transport Corp. and several alleged alter-egos following an alleged breach of contract and settlement dispute between the two companies.    SDNY directed the parties to brief […]

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer   In general terms, market share refers to a company’s sales relative to the total sales of a given industry or market segment. Shareholders, investors and analysts like me put a lot of stock (no pun intended) in market share as an indicator of a company’s competitiveness and, therefore, its […]

Reduced fuel costs benefit container carriers, but they face a parade of new, larger ships.

   No one likes to be stuck in traffic, so it’s easy to understand that finding young, motivated people these days who want to drive long-haul big rigs over the nation’s often crowded highways day in and day out is a difficult task for trucking companies.    Then there’s the long, lonely periods away from […]

   Environmentalists are continuing to press the shipping industry to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and Jose Maria Figueres, chairman of the group Carbon War Room, said “modern wind systems are demonstrating measurable and meaningful fuel savings for ships.”     Figueres predicts wind propulsion and technologies such as air bubble systems that lubricate ship hulls will […]

   Not included in our annual Who’s Making Money report this month is Matson—but it is not for lack of making money.    Our report is limited to 16 of the 20 largest container carriers for which public information about revenue and earnings is available. Matson is considerably smaller, with a fleet of 22 ships […]

With 18 ships already in its fleet, the Athens-based shipping company plans to use the proceeds from an initial public offering to help acquire four more ships.

Crowley Maritime will offer an additional monthly sailing between Pennsauken, N.J., and San Juan, Puerto Rico this summer.

Discussions in Brussels focused on the global trend towards increased ocean carrier cooperation and regulatory and policy issues related to ports.

Mazda Logistics and Yusen (Asia) Co., Ltd. will provide automotive spare parts to 100 countries on behalf of Mazda Motor Corp. in Thailand.

DHL Freight has opened cold chain distribution centers in Lyon, Milan and Madrid.

The company said the new distribution center in Roermond will create as many as 200 jobs in the Netherlands.

The toy retailer said its new distribution center in Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France will support its rapidly expanding e-commerce business throughout the country and Europe.

The $2.46 million terminal was constructed by the local company RG Carter, Associated British Ports said.

Metrans is the first company to offer regular rail services that link Schwarzheide with the Port of Hamburg and Ceska Trebova.