Artist Rendition The Port of Redwood City in South San Francisco Bay said it expects construction to begin soon on a project to modernize two wharves. The port commission has awarded a $13.9 million contract for the job to Manson Construction Co. The commission approved and the city council ratified private placement […]
Raleigh, N.C.-based logistics company Longistics said its global division, Longistics International, has signed an agreement to operate Foreign Trade Zone 93 for another five years with the Triangle J Council of Governments, the grantee of FTZ 93. Longistics International has operated the Research Triangle FTZ 93, adjacent to RDU International Airport in Raleigh, […]
APM Terminals, which made a proposal in May to operate the facilities of the Virginia Port Authority under the state’s Public-Private Transportation Act, said it welcomes the state’s decision to extend the time in which competing bids can be made. “Since the announcement by the Commonwealth of the receipt of our proposal and […]
Brightpoint said that it had entered into a logistic services agreement with Fitbit, a manufacturer of fitness and health devices. Indianapolis-based Brightpoint will provide these services to Fitbit in both North America and Europe, including receiving, warehousing, inventory and order management, kitting, transportation management, order fulfillment and reverse logistics.
The report will detail the availability of 20-, 40-, and 40-foot high cube “dry” containers at 18 locations around the country, as well as 20- and 40-foot refrigerated containers for both the current week and project availability for the next two weeks.
Russia has until July 23 to notify the WTO that it has ratified and accepted the terms for its membership. Thirty days after Russia notifies the WTO that it accepts these terms, the country will become the organization’s 156th member.
When President Obama visited the New York World Trade Center last month, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey inconvenienced thousands of commuters and annoyed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg by shutting down service on its PATH commuter railroad for hours. The Russians are doing New York one better – planning […]
Retailers are urging the International Longshoremen’s Association and employers to reach a labor agreement well in advance of Sept. 30 when their current contract expires, saying a disruption to the flow of goods would be “devastating.” Sandy Kennedy, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), said in a letter to Harold Daggett, head […]
Pasha Hawaii has begun offering container service between San Diego and Hawaii. The Honolulu Advertiser said Wednesday that the first shipment of containers arrived in Honolulu last week. The containers are being carried on the company’s ship Jean Anne, which has been providing roll-on/roll-off service since 2005. Pasha’s Website says it’s […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line has entered an agency partnership with Cargolines in Europe. The partnership comes just a year after Troy initiated its direct service to France. “This new relationship will improve services on this trade lane for our company’s European clients. We look forward to serving additional customers on […]
New York-based Eagle Bulk Shipping has promoted Adir Katzav, previously director of financial reporting, to chief financial officer. Katzav succeeds Alan S. Ginsberg, who is leaving the company in mid-August. Prior to joining Eagle, Katzav worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in both the United States and overseas. Eagle is an owner of Supramax dry-bulk vessels […]
A fleet of about 27,000 road trailers previously owned by the Transport International Pool, Inc. (TIP) subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corp. was acquired Tuesday by Wood Creek Capital Management, Bowman Sales and Equipment, and Milestone Trailer Leasing. The acquisition includes all of TIP’s remaining U.S.-based trailers. The majority of the trailers […]
Hansa Heavy Lift, based in Hamburg, Germany, has named Tomas Dyrbye, former group senior vice president at AP Moeller-Maersk, as its chief executive officer, effective Aug. 1. Dyrbye, a 30-year maritime industry veteran, succeeds Roger Iliffe, who will join the Hansa board. Prior to this appointment, Dyrbye served as CEO of Safmarine, a […]
The Port of Halifax said the liner shipping company Zim will add a new call this month on its Zim Container Service Atlantic, or ZCA, service. The port said it expected the 4,250-TEU vessel Zim Texas to call Halifax on July 19 as part of the new westbound port rotation from Haifa on July […]
ChemLogix, a provider of chemical industry transportation management technology and supply chain consulting services, has appointed Mike Challman to vice president of its North American operations. In this newly created position, Challman will oversee all of ChemLogix’ managed services business in North America, including freight management, benchmarks and procurement, rail fleet management, and brokerage […]
Rickmers-Linie, part of Hamburg, Germany’s Rickmers Group, has promoted Ulrich Ulrichs to managing director. Ulrichs joined Rickmers-Linie in 2005 when he took over responsibility for line management. In 2008 he became director of this division before being appointed deputy managing director in August 2011.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking producer and importer groups to nominate candidates to serve on the Cotton Board. The department seeks nominees to fill eight member and eight alternate member positions for vacancies in Arizona, Georgia, Texas, and for importers with terms ending Dec. 31, 2015. In addition, a member vacancy […]
Virginia State Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment said a working group of state legislators advising Gov. Bob McDonnell will hold a public hearing on possible privatization of the Virginia Port Authority facilities on July 17.
ADC Telecommunications resolves allegations that it submitted false claims to federal agencies when it sold equipment manufactured in countries prohibited by the Trade Agreements Act.
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality, which bought 500 acres from Laurentian Energy Corp., has launched a marketing campaign to promote a new deep-water container port in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
