Jakob Stausholm, chief finance officer, chief strategy and transformation officer, and registered director of the A.P. Moller – Maersk will resign from the company by the end of the month, according to a statement from Maersk.
Container business may enter ‘settling down’ period
Ocean Network Express CEO Jeremy Nixon said the three major consortia that dominate the deep-sea container trades may undergo a period of “setting down.”
Schneider brings chassis fleet in-house
The Green Bay, Wis.-based national trucking company completed its conversion to a company-owned and managed chassis fleet by buying over 15,000 intermodal container chassis over the last four years.
Package explodes at Texas FedEx facility
A FedEx worker suffered minor injuries when a device inside a parcel exploded early Tuesday morning at a distribution center in Schertz, Texas, according to statements from local law enforcement.
Begeman named STB chair
President Donald Trump has shifted Ann Begeman out of the acting chair role at the Surface Transportation Board to become chair.
McAleenan confirmed as CBP’s permanent commissioner
The Senate confirmed Kevin McAleenan to serve as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection by a vote of 77-19 on Monday.
St. George Logistics continues acquisition spree
The logistics and transportation services provider snapped up Summit Northwest Corp and Freight Force and has no plans on letting up on its acquisition spree.
Decisions on five water projects expected by July
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told lawmakers he expects to complete five chief’s reports and recommend changes to two private sector-sponsored projects by mid-summer.
Collision in Karachi sends containers overboard
A Hapag-Lloyd containership struck a Gold Star Line vessel on Monday while berthing in Karachi.
Senators urge repeal of USDA catfish inspection
Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., asked U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to back an elimination of the catfish inspection program before the World Trade Organization’s consultation stage ends April 28.