The Hawaii-based ocean carrier made its first call at the Port of Naha on Sept. 2 as part of its China-Long Beach Express (CLX) service.
WTO grounds EU’s latest Boeing subsidy challenge
A World Trade Organization appellate body panel has rejected the European Union’s claim that a Washington state tax unfairly benefited Boeing’s 777X program, but Europe’s Airbus says the subsidy spat is far from over.
Leman acquires U.K. freight forwarder Maru
The corporate merger of Danish third-party logistics provider Leman International Transport and United Kingdom-based Maru International is expected to be complete by Jan. 1, 2018, with Jesper Thygesen of Leman U.K. continuing as managing director.
Industry, lawmakers urge Trump to leave S. Korea FTA intact
President Trump made statements last week calling for the United States to possibly withdraw from its five-year-old free trade agreement with South Korea, but business leaders in both countries say that now is not the time for taking this type of action.
Port of Corpus Christi approves channel improvement project
The Texas Gulf Coast port signed off on a $327 million project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen, widen and build upon the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.
U.K. ports handle record 10.2m TEUs in 2016
While total tonnage dropped slightly due to reduced demand in coal, seaports in the United Kingdom saw an increase of 4 percent in containerized cargo, according to the Department of Transport’s finalized “UK Port Freight Statistics: 2016.”
DP World begins construction on Ecuador multi-purpose port
The Dubai-based port terminal operator broke ground on the new deep-water port facility in Posorja, Ecuador over the weekend, with initial plans estimating a completed port within 24 months.
WFS U.S. handling volumes skyrocket in 2017
Worldwide Flight Services, the world’s largest air cargo handler, saw total volumes across its near 60 cargo locations in the United States increase by over 17 percent year-over-year during the first seven months of 2017.
Executive Moves: Trinity Logistics and Gebrüder Weiss
Trinity Logistics names president and chief operating officer, while Gebrüder Weiss appoints branch manager of Gebrüder Weiss Salzburg.