The bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributer selected a range of trade and logistics automation products from software maker Amber Road.
Virgin Atlantic Cargo strengthens Australian connection
The cargo airline has expanded its international long-haul cargo sales and management agreement with counterpart airline, Virgin Australia Cargo.
Executive Moves: project44 and TIA
project44 has appointed chief IT architect and VP of global sales, while the Transportation Intermediaries Association names marketing director.
Arctic passage presents unique opportunities, environmental risks
The Northern Sea Route, which can cut 12 to 15 days off voyage times between Asia and North Europe compared to the traditional Suez Canal routing, is currently only usable during the summer season, but could be open year-round by 2020.
U.S. Class I railway employment ticks up in July
Major freight railroads in the United States employed 152,718 workers as of the middle of July 2016, up 0.19 percent from the previous month but down 10.71 percent year-over-year, according to data from the Surface Transportation Board.
Baozun Inc. launches warehousing, logistics solutions subsidiary
Chinese e-commerce solutions provider Baozun Inc. created Baotong E-logistics, a wholly-owned warehousing and logistics subsidiary.
NEWS FLASH: El Faro’s VDR reveals 26 hours of information
The voyage data recorder from the U.S.-flag cargo ship that sank Oct. 1, 2015 near the Bahamas was in good condition and revealed bridge audio, weather data and navigational data.
G6, OOCL void October Asia-Europe voyages
In addition to skipped sailings in the transpacific trade, the G6 Alliance will void one sailing each on its Loop 5 and Loop 7 services between Asia and North Europe and member OOCL will skip another on its EMX loop between Asia and the Mediterranean.
West Coast terminals ditch uniform chassis fee plan for separate negotiations
However, individual terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will negotiate directly with chassis leasing companies over compensation for storing chassis and providing services to lessors.
COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports sluggish first half results
The port terminal operator division of China COSCO Shipping Corp. posted net profits attributable to equity shareholders of the company of $171.9 million on revenues of $275 million, year-over-year declines of 8.1 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively.