International Warehouse Logistics Association President and CEO Steve DeHaan said the group is urging Congress to facilitate the creation of a system that better aligns the design of the nation’s infrastructure with the demands of today’s economy.
Executive Moves: Lineage Logistics, Transervice Logistics and The Tioga Group
Lineage Logistics names senior vice president of Sales & Value-Added Services, Transervice Logistics appoints director of sales for the company’s western regional division, and The Tioga Group hires senior associate.
Kerry Logistics launches UK-China rail service
The China-based third-party logistics provider was scheduled to launch its first eastbound train from London to Yiwu, China on Moday, which will arrive in Yiwu in 18 days.
MarAd Executive Director says concern exists over mariner shortage
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) estimated the nation has a shortage of around 2,000 mariners, and one logical way to overcome the shortage would be to add 40-45 vessels to the U.S. commercial fleet, MarAd Executive Director Joel Szabat said.
MSC, ZIM add Limassol to Israel-North Europe loop
The ocean carriers’ jointly operated North Europe Express (NE1) service, which connects Israeli ports with Northern Europe, operates with five vessels with an average capacity of 5,093 TEUs, according to schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting.
Port of Virginia box volumes jump 8.9% in March
The mid-Atlantic port handled 232,148 TEUs for the month, with loaded container imports growing 9.5 percent and loaded exports up 3.3 percent from the previous March, according to the most recent figures from the Virginia Port Authority (VPA).
Maersk to sell Mercosul as part of Hamburg Süd deal
The Danish shipping giant has confirmed it is selling its Brazilian cabotage subsidiary Mercosul Line in a preemptive move aimed at satisfying any potential competition concerns from Brazil’s Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica (CADE).
Trucking giants Swift, Knight to merge
The two Phoenix-based trucking giants said Monday the transaction to create Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., the industry’s largest full truckload company, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017.
NEWS FLASH: Swift, Knight to merge
The two Phoenix-based trucking giants said Monday the transaction to create Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., the industry’s largest full truckload company, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017.
HMM strikes deal with DSME for new VLCCs
South Korean ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine entered a deal with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for the construction of five new very large crude carriers, with the option for five more.