U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, has filed the ELD Extension Act of 2017 (H.R. 3282), which would delay the implementation of the electronic logging device mandate for commercial trucks from December 2017 to December 2019.
How data leads to digitization
Abercrombie & Fitch and NCR Corp. have very different supply chains, but are connected by similar mindsets around data-empowered supply chain digitization initiatives.
CSX ups profits 15% in Q2 2017
CSX Corp.’s second quarter 2017 net earnings, revenues and volumes all increased from a year prior, as E. Hunter Harrison completed his first full quarter as chief executive officer of the Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railway.
USDA: Global beef supply safe from ‘mad cow’ disease
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said a recent case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) detected in an Alabama cow poses no risk to the food supply or human health in the United States or abroad.
FedEx: Cyber attack on TNT may have ‘material’ financial impact
The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator is still investigating the total damage done to its newly acquired subsidiary by the virus known as Petya, but the financial implications are most likely material, according to FedEx’s 2017 Security and Exchange filing.
Port of Antwerp sees continued cargo growth
The Belgian port recorded year-over-year tonnage increases in the container, breakbulk, liquid bulk and dry bulk sectors for the first half of 2017.
Executive Moves: Celadon and the Port of Oakland
Celadon Group, Inc. names chief executive officer and chairman, and the Port of Oakland’s board of commissioners elects board president.
Sen. McCain introduces legislation to repeal Jones Act, again
The Arizona senator has, for the third time, introduced legislation that would repeal, or at least amend, the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, better known to most in the U.S. shipping industry as the Jones Act.
K + N earnings rise 2.1% in Q2 2017
The Swiss-based third-party logistics provider has been busy this quarter, entering into new acquisition agreements as its second quarter net earnings grew 2.1 percent year-over-year to 191 million Swiss Francs (U.S. $200.5 million).
SeaIntel: Mid-size niche carriers deploying more capacity
Mid-sized carriers in niche markets have deployed 12.8 percent more capacity in the past six months, compared to 5.4 percent deployment growth for global alliance carriers, according to the latest SeaIntel Sunday Spotlight by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.