Non-vessel operating common carrier Troy Container Line now provides less-than-container-load and full-container-load import and export consolidation services to all of Germany.
Carriers decrease frequency on joint Asia-ECSA container service
The SEAS1/ASE1 loop, which is currently operated by ocean carriers CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Sud and NYK, is switching from a weekly frequency to fortnightly.
U.S., ASEAN commit to ‘further deepening’ ties
White House officials and ministers from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in California this week with the goal to expand economic ties between the United States and the regional trade bloc.
Executive Moves: INTTRA, Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad and TIACA
INTTRA appoints new president and COO, while the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad names president and TIACA adds a board member.
FWI: Cargo theft skyrockets in EMEA region
A total of 1,970 cargo thefts were reported in Europe, the Middle East and Africa throughout 2015, 669 in the fourth quarter alone, year-over-year increases of 46 percent and 152 percent, respectively.
PLS opens branch office in Las Vegas
The third-party logistics provider’s new Las Vegas office opened Monday with an initial team of 20 employees.
Hapag-Lloyd taps XVELA for cloud-based stowage planning
The German container line is pilot testing a stowage platform from Oakland-based technology firm XVELA, a subsidiary of terminal operating system provider Navis.
Merged China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited launched
The Chinese firm is now largest shipping company in the world and controls the fourth largest container fleet after Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM.
Industry chimes in on SOLAS container weight regulations
Ahead of Thursday’s Federal Maritime Commission hearing on verified gross mass reporting requirements for containers, the ocean shipping industry still unclear on so many details of how the rule will be enforced.
Report: New ocean carrier “mega-alliance” planned
CMA CGM plans to bring the merged COSCO-CSCL into a new vessel sharing alliance on the major east-west trades that would rival the 2M Alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co., according to a report from industry analyst Alphaliner.