Shippers are asking the White House for help in ending the strike by longshoremen in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s largest.
The credit rating company Standard & Poor’s said this week that container ship operator CMA CGM S.A.’s liquidity has rebounded over the past few months due to the company’s improved operating performance. It said it expects the French carrier’s “liquidity should improve further over the coming months thanks to the likely closing of […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport is expanding its presence in South America by offering an air freight consolidation service to Chile. “Rapid growth in the Chilean air freight market has resulted in a large consumer demand,” said Carlos Aybar, Shipco’s general manager for the Chile office. “With increasing opportunity in the market, the […]
A briefing published by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors this month is cautioning logistics managers about buying short-term freight contracts next year as a way of saving money. “As global container supply keeps increasing fast and box traffic slows down (or goes into decline), these logistics managers believe that the supply-demand balance and rates […]
Caitlin Hughes Rayman, Maryland Department of Transportation assistant secretary for transportation policy and freight, will serve as director of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Freight Management and Operations. She replaces Tony Furst, who now serves as FHWA’s associate administrator for safety. “I have every confidence that Caitlin will excel […]
Barnhart, a large heavy-lift trucking company based in Memphis, Tenn., has expanded its national network by opening a handful of new branch offices. The new locations are Charleston, S.C.; Owensboro, Ky.; and Richland, Wash. Barnhart also opened a fourth new branch in Syracuse, N.Y. with the acquisition of C&C Crane and Rigging. In addition, […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Russia, Dec. 3-7. Farm representatives from Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Kansas, as well as 23 companies will attend. According to the USDA, two-way agricultural trade […]
The United States is the world’s largest producer, consumer, and exporter of remanufactured goods, according to a new report by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Remanufacturing, which is the process of restoring end-of-life goods to original working condition, is an increasing activity in many industrial sectors and supports at least 180,000 jobs throughout the […]
A strike by longshoremen crippled the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday, spreading from one to 10 terminals in the two ports. Phillip Sanfield, a spokesman for the Port of Los Angeles, said the Maritime Exchange of Southern California reported there were 23 vessels in the port, including 17 at berth […]
The National Retail Federation has urged President Obama “to use all means necessary” to restart stalled contract negotiations between management and striking union workers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit has placed pickets outside a majority of terminals at the […]
Matson said it will raise its rates for service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii service by $175 per westbound container and $85 per eastbound container, effective Jan. 1. The increase will be filed with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which regulates domestic liner shipping companies. In addition, Matson will raise its […]
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Frederick Birnbaum to vice president of U.S. sales and ocean development. In this role, he will work closely with all levels of the company and have responsibility of the U.S. corporate sales team. He will also develop and expand existing opportunities throughout the Hellmann network with a primary […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has proposed a rule on the control of military electronic equipment and related items the president determines no longer warrant control under the U.S. Munitions List, but rather under the Commerce Control List. The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls published a related […]
Oakbrook Terrance, Ill.-based truck leasing company NationaLease has appointed Jeffrey Spence to vice president of national accounts. He comes to NationaLease from Idealease Inc., where he served as director of lease development. He earlier served as general manager for PacLease in Chicago and began his career in transportation with Ryder Transportation and Logistics, […]
Shushter Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., who was selected Wednesday to be the next House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, announced the appointment of key senior staff to lead the committee. Christopher Bertram will become the committee’s chief of staff. This will be Bertram’s third tour on Capitol Hill. He was the staff director of […]
A study commissioned by the Alliance for Global Food Security, a coalition of 14 private voluntary organizations and cooperatives engaged in international food aid, found that “monetization” generates multiple benefits in the recipient country and by selling the commodity for a fair market value, as called for in the House Farm Bill, it is […]
A strike by longshoremen in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now spread to about 10 terminals in the ports. The strike began Tuesday at noon when clerical workers representated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit set up pickets at a single facility, the […]
“Since they operate their business on a roundtrip basis, it only makes sense to view the two segments as an integrated whole from an agreement perspective as well,” said TSA Executive Director Brian Conrad.
Trade groups representing the nation’s waterways transport industry have asked the White House and Federal Emergency Management Agency for a declaration of emergency to help alleviate worsening water level conditions on the Mississippi River. The request, which was initiated by American Waterways Operators, National Waterways Conference, Waterways Council, Inc., and 15 other national […]
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez is leading a trade mission this week, Nov. 26-30, in Zambia and South Africa. Some of the 14 companies that sent representatives on the trade mission are Case New Holland, Dow Chemical, Electro-Motive Diesel, and General Electric. The delegation arrived in Lusaka, Zambia, […]
