The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has extended a program under which automobile carrier operators handling transshipment vehicles for an additional three years, according to a statement from the Southeast Asian port.
UPS adds Saturday delivery to speed e-commerce operations
The parcel giant and third-party logistics provider has begun offering Saturday pickups and deliveries for the first time in select markets and plans to expand the program to nearly 4,700 U.S. cities by the end of 2017.
Federal judge dismisses CSX fuel tax lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge Abdul Kallon has ruled the state of Alabama did not violate the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 by requiring railroads to pay a diesel fuel sales tax from which trucking and barge companies are exempt.
South Korean cargo ship vanishes off Uruguay
Authorities are still searching for the very large ore carrier Stellar Daisy and its 22 crew members after losing contact with the vessel in the South Atlantic about 1,500 miles off the coast of Uruguay, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Sunday.
MOL CEO predicts ‘return to profitability’
Scheduled to commence operations in April 2018, the integration of Japan’s “Big 3” container lines – MOL, NYK and “K” Line – is a project of “monumental significance,” MOL President and CEO Junichiro Ikeda said in his annual message to employees.
More shipping lines agree to cut terminal handling charges in China
Seven more container shipping lines, including OOCL and ZIM, have offered to cut terminal handling charges in China, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Rhenus expands German warehousing footprint
The third-party logistics provider’s decision to expand warehousing space at three of its locations in Germany was fueled by e-commerce growth.
ITF lodges complaint against Madagascar government
The Madagascar government fired 43 dockworkers last month for joining a union known as SYGMMA.
Carey Island, Malaysia could gain new ‘maritime city’
Malaysian port operator MMC Port Holdings will partner with Adani Ports and Sime Darby Property under a memorandum of understanding to study the feasibility of developing an integrated maritime city on Carey Island, Malaysia.
Ethiopian Airlines launches new freighter routes to Europe
The airline has introduced new routes to Milan, Italy and Zaragoza, Spain.