Swire, Rickmers-Linie form India, Mideast partnership Swire Shipping, the liner shipping division of China Navigation, is teaming up with Rickmers-Linie, the breakbulk and heavy-lift carrier, to enhance services in India and the Mideast. A connecting carrier partnership will allow Swire to link breakbulk and project cargoes in India and the Middle East, through Rickmers-Linie operations, […]
Read More →Sanctions, oil price drop rattle Russian container shipping industry
on June 5, 2015in Industry News
Sanctions, oil price drop rattle Russian container shipping industry ST PETERSBURG — Western sanctions and the fall in oil prices that devalued the rouble have devastated Russian container volume and sent shockwaves through the sectors dependent on the business. But there is some hope that fortunes will begin to improve in the coming months. Container volume […]
Read More →Airbus ships first components by sea to Mobile port
on June 4, 2015in Industry News
Airbus ships first components by sea to Mobile port Airbus is using multipurpose ships to transport large components from Hamburg, Germany, to Mobile, Alabama, for production of the European aircraft manufacturer’s first U.S.-built planes. Traditionally, Airbus has used air freight for transportation of components between its European plants. The company began moving some components by […]
Read More →CaroTrans launches new US-Japan export service
on June 3, 2015in Industry News
CaroTrans launches new US-Japan export service CaroTrans is launching a new weekly less-than-container-load service between Southeastern U.S. and Japanese markets, cutting out transshipment and avoiding congestion at ports in Los Angeles and Busan. The New Jersey-based non-vessel operating common carrier said Wednesday the new service will take cargo from Atlanta, Georgia to a slew of […]
Read More →Car carrier operator to pay $800,000 in pollution case
on June 1, 2015in Industry News
Car carrier operator to pay 0,000 in pollution case Car carrier operator AML Ship Management GmbH was sentenced to pay $800,000 in fines and community service payments for illegally discharging oily bilge water off the Alaskan coast and presenting false records to the U.S. Coast Guard. The company admitted that its vehicle carrier City of […]
Read More →UPS, E-commerce and the ‘Deferred’ Economy
on January 30, 2014in Industry News
The latest earnings from UPS reveal two trends that might at first seem contradictory: e-commerce is growing in leaps and bounds globally, and customers are choosing to defer delivery on packages to get greater savings. Surely, as the holiday delivery debacle at UPS seemed to show, people ordering online want their… Source: New feed
Read More →Los Angeles Customs Pro Tom Gould Joins International Law Firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg
on January 24, 2014in Industry News
Miami, FL (January 23, 2014)…International trade law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. (ST&R), announced today the addition of Los Angeles-based customs authority Tom Gould as Senior Director, Customs and International Trade.“We’re exceptionally pleased that Tom has joined the firm,” said ST&R Founding Partner Lee Sandler. “Tom is a noted… Source: New feed
Read More →Quala Continues Expansion into Canadian Market with Strategic Acquisition of ProKleen
on January 24, 2014in Industry News
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Quala, North America’s trusted leader in IBC and bulk transportation services as well as comprehensive sustainable container solutions, announced today the acquisition of ProKleen, Canada’s only full-service commercial food grade tank wash facility, also specializing in chemical tank cleaning and ISO tank container… Source: New feed
Read More →Economy, Freight Demand to Improve in 2014, Experts Tell SMC3
on January 23, 2014in Industry News
The economic mood was more optimistic than cautious at the SMC3 JumpStart 2014 conference in Atlanta this week, as trucking and logistics executives reported stronger than usual freight volumes and demand in late 2013 and early 2014. The mounting evidence for an improving economic outlook and freight demand is more than… Source: New feed
Read More →Face-Off: Three Shippers Discuss How 2014 Will Play Out
on January 21, 2014in Industry News
From left: Bjorn Vang Jensen, Mark D. Schweitzer, Richard SmithIf you thought 2013 was wild, with freight rates bouncing up and down like a yo-yo, stick around. As the members of last year’s Shippers Roundtable predicted, the sheer amount of new vessel capacity that was due for delivery during 2013… Source: New feed
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