Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracking service MarineTraffic has begun supplying geographical positioning data to the Equasis project, according to a statement from the company.
Strong shipping sector growth bolsters December jobs report
Transportation and logistics companies contributed an estimated 23,000 of the total 292,000 jobs added in the United States during month of December, according to the Department of Labor.
NRF: U.S. container imports rise in November
Import cargo volumes at the nation’s major retail container ports in November grew 6 percent from last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Executive Moves: Network Global Logistics and Röhlig
Network Global Logistics names CEO, while Röhlig appoints senior advisor.
WLS: Container capacity falls following weak peak season
Ocean carrier capacity contracted in the three major east-west trades during the fourth quarter of 2015 after an almost non-existent summer peak shipping season caused by slowing global trade and an economic recession in China.
Canada e-Manifest penalties for highway carriers start today
Highway carriers will finally face penalties for non-compliance with advanced filing regulations that first went into effect in 2010, following similar mandates for ocean and air.
FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
Hapag-Lloyd USA CEO sought as Canaveral port chief
Canaveral Port Authority commissioners on Friday unanimously picked Capt. John W. Murray, currently president and chief executive officer of Hapag-Lloyd USA, as the port’s next leader.
European Union gives green light to FedEx-TNT merger
FedEx has cleared the biggest hurdle in its effort to acquire Netherlands-based parcel courier TNT Express by receiving approval from the European Commission.
Port of New York and New Jersey seeks to ban older trucks
The port plans to ban current trucks with 1994-95 engines by 2018 and require new trucks serving port to have 2007 engines or better starting in March.