Americold, a temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics provider to the food industry, appointed Allison Aden to executive vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, Aden is responsible for domestic and international financial strategy, reporting to Jeffrey M. Gault, president and chief executive officer of Americold. She joins the company after serving […]
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has appointed David Jackson as senior director of customs and industry compliance. Jackson is an international trade attorney with experience representing companies on import, export, and foreign trade zone matters. At RILA, he will support the association’s members on Customs issues as well as broader regulatory compliance. […]
HID Global, a provider of logistics-oriented radio frequency identification (RFID) tag solutions, was picked by Bodega Norton winery in Argentina to refine its harvesting process. The Irvine, Calif.-based firm, in partnership with system integrator Fundación Ada Byron (FAB), worked with Bodega Norton to develop a solution to replace a cumbersome, outdated tracking system […]
TSC Container Freight, the non-vessel-operating common carrier and freight forwarding arm of The Scoular Co., will enhance its rail service visibility by deploying Descartes Systems Group’s IES Web Tracking solution. In addition, TSC Container Freight has expanded its relationship with Descartes by adopting Descartes’ cloud-based Ocean AMS (Automated Manifest System). “Reliable and cost-effective […]
Accellos, a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based provider of supply chain software, said Accel-KKR has made a “strategic” equity investment in its business. Accel-KKR is a leading technology-focused private equity firm with over $2.3 billion of assets under management. The firm focuses exclusively on middle-market software and technology companies with strong growth profiles. Details of the […]
H.S. “Smitty” Thorne has been named deputy director and chief operating officer of the Alabama State Port Authority, which owns and operates the state’s deep-water port facilities at the Port of Mobile. Thorne will have oversight of the day-to-day administration, marketing and operations at the port. “This move will help alleviate increasing demands […]
The Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness will highlight the role that freight infrastructure and advise on policies to boost exports of American-made products.
Canaveral Port Authority said a Civil Works Review Board for the Feasibility Study for Canaveral Harbor on Oct. 3 gave unanimous approval for submission to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Port Canaveral said the project to widen its 400-foot-wide harbor by 100 feet and to deepen it by two feet along its […]
The Swiss forwarder and logistics company Panalpina warned further weakening of air freight volumes will impact its profitability. “After a weak July and an improvement in August, we expected our air freight volumes to grow sequentially in September. However, compared to August they came in much weaker than seasonally normal, especially on Europe-related trade […]
Cargolux, Europe’s largest all-cargo airline, has entered an agreement to have CHEP Aerospace Solutions manage its cargo containers through 2017. Cargolux and CHEP, which previously operated as Unitpool, started their partnership in 2009. CHEP manages pools of air cargo containers, known as unit load devices or ULDs, for numerous airlines. “Three years […]
Alemán Zubieta Alberto Alemán Zubieta, the former administrator of the Panama Canal, will be presented with the Container and Intermodal Institute’s “Connie Award” on Dec. 10 during a luncheon in Newark, N.J. The $5.25 billion canal expansion project, which began under Alemán Zubieta’s leadership, will double the waterway’s capacity and involves construction of a new […]
The United States and Israel on Monday signed an agreement to ease burdens on U.S. companies, especially smaller manufacturers, seeking to export telecommunications products to Israel, while maintaining the United States’ high technical standards and facilitating cross-border trade. Under the Mutual Recognition Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government […]
Aljex Software has integrated TransCore’s DAT Direct into its transportation management system. Aljex customers can now access DAT capabilities directly from Aljex without opening a second application or window, the Middlesex, N.J.-based company said. DAT data can also populate Aljex’s screens and enhance the time-savings of Aljex’s SmartSearch. Integration with DAT Direct […]
The Japanese carrier expects worldwide demand for PCTC transport to “steadily expand” and its four new vessels on order will transit the new Panama Canal locks when operational in the autumn of 2014.
William J. Shea, chief executive officer of DCLI, said his firm’s participation in the CCM pools “will increase flexibility for our customers and supplement our existing extensive chassis supply network.”
The U.S. Transportation Department said it’s scrapping obsolete ships in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in California at a faster than anticipated pace. In 2010, the Maritime Administration said it would remove 28 ships from the fleet by Sept. 30, 2012. To date, 36 ships have been removed, and three more vessels are […]
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration said it will award $2.36 million to six state maritime schools. MarAd awarded $392,913 each to the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, Calif.; Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Mich.; Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine; Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Mass.; SUNY Maritime College […]
Talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance on a new labor contract will continue this week with assistance from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line will add new LCL services to and from South America this month. Weekly service will begin out of New York on Oct. 18, and includes Argentine destinations Buenos Aires, Rosario and Córdoba, as well as Montevideo, Uruguay and Santos, Brazil. Troy will work with Argentina-based MSL to […]
Strong performance by its intermodal business helped J.B. Hunt Transport Services report a profit of $78.2 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, compared to $68.7 million in the same 2011 period. Revenue was $1.05 billion in the quarter, compared to $947 million in the third quarter of last year. J.B. Hunt […]
