Nearly 10,000 counterfeit products, including medical equipment, automotive parts, luxury jewelry and electronics, were seized at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Halifax Port Authority upgrades web-tracking tool
The Canadian port’s enhanced container web-tracking tool allows shippers to track the status of their containers as they moves throughout the supply chain.
DSV increases net revenues 4.7% in 2015
The Danish global transport and logistics provider saw adjusted earnings jump 20.5 percent year-over-year in 2015 to 2.2 billion Danish krone.
GT Nexus: Chief supply chain officer a rare species
Fewer than one quarter of manufacturers operate with someone designated as a chief supply chain officer, according to new research from the supply chain e-commerce platform provider GT Nexus.
BNSF CEO: CP-NS merger would beget further consolidation
Matt Rose, chairman and CEO of BNSF Railway, said a deal between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern is unlikely because it would require buy-in from investors, rail labor, customers and public policy makers.
S.C. port authority initiative aims to change internal culture
The culture change is designed to create a bottom-up decision-making process that empowers employees and ultimately benefits customers, Executive Director Jim Newsome told American Shipper in a recent interview.
Oakland cargo volumes recover from 2014-15 port congestion
The port handled 35 percent more cargo in January than in the same 2014 period and said that, in addition to restoring regular service following congestion issues last year, restocking before Lunar New Year may also be a factor in the growth.
King Ocean renews lease at Port Everglades
Caribbean and Central American ocean carrier and terminal operator King Ocean has signed a 20-year lease extension at the South Florida port that calls for a minimum 72,000 container lifts per year over an initial 10-year term.
NEWS FLASH: USCG plans no special enforcement of container weight regulations
The United States Coast Guard is scheduled to meet with the Federal Maritime Commission on Feb. 18 to hear shipper concerns about the new verified gross mass requirement enacted by the International Maritime Organization.
Ag shippers detail container weight regulation concerns
A new position paper from the Agriculture Transport Coalition lays out options such as delaying enforcement of the SOLAS verified gross mass requirement or allowing weight variance, and requests a congressional inquiry into the IMO.