Maritime

The airfreight carrier will operate daily Boeing 777-200ER flights from Heathrow Airport in London to the growing Malaysian trade hub.

C.H. Robinson appoints new CFO and CIO, while Transfix names senior VP of sales.

SeaLand and APL ships will call Packer Avenue Terminal at the Port of Philadelphia.

The luxury and lifestyle retailer handles well-known brands such as Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works in Southeast Asia.

Norfolk Southern adjusts intermodal operations oversight, while Suddath Cos. appoints new CEO.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said 82 percent of its members voted in favor of ratification.

Changes to Maritime Security Program could harm other U.S.-flag carriers.

   This is an eventful year for new technology being introduced at container terminals with the opening of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam, and introduction of leading-edge systems at the TraPac Terminal in Los Angeles and OOCL’s Long Beach Container Terminal.     How might terminals innovate even further in the future?    Grid Logistics, […]

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer    Hamburg Süd must feel like the prettiest girl at the dance these days. Speculation about the German ocean carrier has been running rampant the past few weeks, as industry analysts have predicted the imminent expansion of the Ocean3 Alliance of CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines and United Arab Shipping Co. to include Hamburg Süd, despite […]

Clamor over detention and demurrage fees is growing among shippers.

   Tom Sanderson, chief executive officer of the progressive third party logistics firm Transplace, recently told an audience of shipper and carrier representatives in Dallas: “It’s a great time to be in the supply chain space.”    And he’s absolutely right. The 3PL business has continued to be the healthiest market within the slow five-year […]

   Does your warehouse contract have a “dishonest acts” exclusion? If so, beware. That may be the takeaway from a recent court decision. (Warehouse Wines & Spirits, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America. S.D.N.Y. No. 13-Civ. 5712. March 31.)    Warehouse Wines operated a wine and spirits store in Manhattan. Steven Goldstein, president […]

Together with Dynamex, the two units will offer final mile delivery in more than 70 markets.

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill substantially increases funding to the Army Corps of Engineers for waterway and port infrastructure projects during fiscal year 2016.

Analysts see no let up in rate volatility as big ship deliveries continue.

According to the denial order, the Iraq-based carrier sought to acquire for Mahan Air at least two Airbus aircraft that were located in the United States.

Investment firm Avondale Partners expects truckload pricing to increase 4%-9% in 2015.

Rates were down again in April 2015 after falling 1.6% in March 2015, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.

Port of Dammam terminal operator International Ports Services set a record for the first four months of 2015.

A $90 million project will allow increased exports of potash, LNG and other commodities.