Maritime

   RedLine Solutions, a provider of fresh produce track and tracing technology, has launched a new Website (https://www.redlineforproduce.com), which features a blog by RedLine’s leadership, education Webcasts, how-to videos, and information on Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) solutions offered by the firm.    “Our new Website is extremely user friendly and packed with information,” said Todd […]

   The Panama Canal Authority said a record amount of shipping passed through the waterway during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.    The canal uses an unsual measurement known as “Panama Canal tons” to measure volumes, but said ships with 333.7 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) used the waterway, 3.6 percent more than 322.1 […]

   The bulk shipping trade association Intercargo has appointed John Platsidakis to chairman.    Platsidakis is currently managing director of Piraeus-based Anangel Maritime Services, a position he will continue to maintain alongside his role as Intercargo chairman.    The appointment was made at Intercargo’s Annual General Meeting in London on Tuesday.    Intercargo represents more […]

   Maritime service provider Inchcape Shipping Services has appointed Nigel Pusey to chief commercial officer.    The newly created position focuses on commercial strategy for ISS and development of products and services.    Pusey has extensive senior management experience in the shipping sector, including working for P&O Nedlloyd as chief commercial officer, corporate finance director, and […]

   The U.S. Council for International Business has appointed Barbara Wanner to vice president for information, communications and technology.    Wanner comes to USCIB from the Coalition of Services Industries where she was director of the Global Services Summit and played a role on information and technology policy.    “She brings over 30 years of experience […]

   INTTRA on Tuesday released its Shipping Application Delivery Platform for rapid integration and deployment of individual applications of solutions in existing logistics, transportation management or ERP systems.    “Now shippers and software providers for the shipping industry can quickly and economically embed INTTRA’s capabilities to extend and enhance their own shipping solutions,” the company said. […]

   The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Customs and Border Protection officer, his girlfriend and an associate in Brownsville, Texas, for engaging in a multi-year bribery and alien smuggling operation along the U.S./Mexico border.    The indictment, which was unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas, charged CBP Officer […]

Memphis, Tenn.-based IMC Cos. has acquired more than 1,500 container chassis from OOCL (USA) and is speaking with other trucking companies about creating a pool to buy chassis from other ocean carriers.

The research firm forecasts continued growth in perishable reefer cargo for 2012, and said “beyond that, population growth levels and GDP levels will see trade increase at an average rate of over 4 percent a year to 2016.”

   PeopleNet, a provider of onboard computing and mobile communications systems for fleet management, said trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport Services has picked it for fleet-wide EOBR (electronic onboard recorder) and onboard computing needs.    “PeopleNet will help us more easily comply with regulations and advance our commitment to safely sharing the roads with the […]

   Crowley Maritime Corp. has promoted Danny Hall, formerly vice president of former subsidiary Jarvis Freight International, to vice president of strategic business development for Crowley’s logistics team.    David Higgs, formerly director of Crowley’s product logistics team, was also promoted to vice president of project logistics and global freight management.    The project logistics […]

   Next Generation Logistics, a developer of transportation management software and supply chain consulting services, and Data Masons Software, a provider of EDI and XML solutions, entered a technology partnership.    Next Generation selected Data Masons’ Vantage Point EDI (electronic-data-interchange) solution to complement the capabilities of its FreightMaster TMS and Dynamics TMS software.    “When […]

   The U.S. International Trade Commission has started an investigation into the global competitiveness of the U.S. commercial olive oil industry.    The investigation, “Olive Oil: Conditions of Competition between U.S. and Major Foreign Supplier Industries,” was requested by the House Ways and Means Committee in a letter received by the ITC on Sept. 12. […]

   Schenker Ltd., the U.K. arm of DB Schenker Logistics, on Monday opened a new headquarters building at London Heathrow.    The 9,900-square-meter facility will also be the main air freight hub for the United Kingdom.    “The facility is perfectly located for access to all areas of the airport and our 15 year lease, […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank is scheduled to hold a series of trade finance seminars in cities throughout Vietnam, one of the bank’s nine key markets, from Oct. 10-16 as part of a “roadshow” designed to boost U.S. exports to the region.    The half-day seminars, organized in conjunction with the American Chambers of Commerce […]

   IBM has introduced a new version of its inventory optimization solution – ILOG Inventory and Product Flow Analyst (IPFA).    The latest version of this product, part of IBM’s Smarter Commerce initiative, includes a new simulation capability, enabling companies to more efficiently analyze safety stock levels to ensure forecasted inventory levels will meet customer […]

   APL Logistics (APLL) said Monday it has signed an agreement to buy out the interests of two other companies – Legend Holdings Co., Ltd. and Beijing Willway Information Technology Co., Ltd. – in the Chinese joint venture the three owned together called the APLL-Zhiqin Group.    APL Logistics said it expects the transaction to […]

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has acquired a 60 percent stake in the Dutch firm Abnormal Load Services (ALS) Holding B.V, a specialist in “out-of-gauge” cargo, including construction and agricultural machinery.

   Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) said the first of four new Trillium-class self-unloading vessels is on its way from a Chinese shipyard to the Great Lakes.    The Baie St. Paul is expected to arrive in Montreal in 50 to 60 days, CSL said.    The new ship is part of CSL’s fleet renewal program. […]

   Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services has entered a partnership with offshore logistics and freight forwarding specialist Palumbo S.P.A. to form ISS Palumbo S.r.l.    The partnership combines ISS’ worldwide network with Palumbo’s capabilities in providing offshore project logistics and forwarding and enables ISS Palumbo S.r.l. to offer a combination of agency, project logistics […]