Cargo arriving into the United States aboard passenger or cargo-only flights originating from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will undergo additional screening.
POLB board approves Pier B on-dock rail facility
The Southern California’s five-member board unanimously voted to approve a project that involves reconfiguring, expanding and enhancing the existing Pier B rail facility near the 710 Freeway.
Drewry: Market share continues to shift to USEC ports in 2017
Ports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts have been nabbing market share from their West Coast counterparts for the last five years, but that trend accelerated last year following the 2016 opening of the expanded Panama Canal.
New trucking forward contract platform launches
The LogisticsExchange provides a platform for shippers, trucking carriers and brokers to transact for future capacity on guaranteed contracts.
COSCO SHIPPING Ports inks agreement to operate Belgian terminal
The port terminal operator arm of China’s COSCO Shipping inked a concession for the operation of CSP Zeebrugge Terminal, and a memorandum of understanding with CMA CGM for the French shipping company’s initial investment of 10 percent in the terminal.
Booming e-commerce industry presents new challenges for retailers
Retailers – large and small, online and traditional – are all wrestling with how to use logistics as a weapon in e-commerce arms race.
Judge rejects injunction for JaxPort dredging project
U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has denied a motion from the non-profit St. Johns Riverkeeper for a preliminary injunction against JaxPort and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, allowing the dredging project to proceed as planned.
Automatic freight train tests to commence in the Netherlands
French train maker Alstom will pilot automatic train operation (ATO) tests in 2018 in partnership with Dutch infrastructure operator ProRail and Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF).
âKâ Line takes delivery of ultra-large containership
The 14,000-TEU Milano Bridge will be deployed on “THE” Alliance’s MD2 loop between Asia and the Mediterranean.
Port of Charleston in need of storage space as volumes rise
The South Atlantic port is seeking more space for container storage as its volumes continue to increase, with a record 1.23 million boxes handled in 2017 and even higher volumes expected to be handled in 2018, the Post and Courier reported.