The White House said Tuesday that China has ended tax exemptions that had unfairly benefited the country’s domestic manufacture of certain types of aircraft over equivalent imports.
Crowley gets green light for sea-air transshipment in Miami
The U.S. government has signed off on a plan by Crowley Maritime to transfer perishable cargo from Central America to the Miami International Airport for onward delivery to customers in Europe.
Seatrade orders 4,000 reefer containers from MCI
Maersk Container Industry received a $55 million order to manufacturer 4,000 new reefer containers for Antwerp-based shipping company Seatrade Reefer Chartering.
Pharma logistics specialist expands in N.C.
LEMAN, a Denmark-based third-party logistics services provider that specializes in pharmaceuticals, will open a new branch office in Charlotte, N.C. on Nov. 1.
AlixPartners: Ocean freight shippers need to think short term
Historically low ocean freight rates have caused carriers to implement cost-cutting measures that have reduced reliability, meaning shippers need to be more flexible in how they procure capacity.
Cloud Logistics partners with project44 on APIs
The SaaS transportation management software provider will use project44’s less-than-truckload APIs to enable synchronous transactions and speed TMS implementation timeframes.
Growth at container terminals is slowing, says Drewry analyst
Investments in new projects are slowing, and Neil Davidson, senior analyst in Drewry’s ports and terminals practice, warned that a sudden rebound in demand could be a problem.
Executive Moves: Volga-Dnepr Group and Synergy
Volga-Dnepr Group names senior VP of sales and marketing, while Synergy appoints VP of enterprise solutions.
Truckload rates fall for seventh straight month in September
Truckload pricing dipped another 3.5 percent for the month compared to September 2015, the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
Intermodal rates see slight ‘reprieve’ in September
Although the decline was less severe than the previous 20-month average, intermodal pricing in September 2016 dropped for 21st straight month compared with the prior year period, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.