The Port of Jacksonville appointed a senior director of facilities development, while Lamar University named an executive director of its new Center for Advances in Port Management.
Container carriers unveil plans for new “OCEAN Alliance”
Ocean carriers CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen Line and OOCL revealed they will form a new alliance next April.
CP Rail boosts payout, sets buyback as profit tops estimates
Canadian Pacific experienced a 4 percent year-over-year drop in revenues for the first quarter of 2016 to C$1.59 billion.
Wan Hai, IAL launch intra-Asia loop
Liner carriers Wan Hai and IAL will launch a service between China and Southeast Asia next week.
Customs Announces More Than $1 Billion in Counterfeit Seizures
Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it had seized more than $1.3 billion in counterfeit articles during the fiscal year (FY) that ended September 30, 2015. Last year’s figures represented seizures of more than 28,800 shipments, a 37 percent increase over FY 2014. Clothing, footwear, watches/jewelry, and fashion accessories…
Members of Congress Urge Parties to Begin West Coast Port Labor Contract Negotiations Now
On April 15, Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) led a bi-partisan Congressional letter to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) encouraging the organizations representing the workers and the employers to discuss options to prevent future port disruptions such as the 2014-2015 slowdown…
essDOCs opens Shanghai office
The paperless trade solutions provider opened an office in Shanghai, marking its first office in the Chinese market.
Panama Canal taking reservations for neopanamax ships
The Panama Canal Authority began taking reservations for larger ships that will be able to transit through the Panama Canal once the new, larger locks open for regular business June 27.
Analyst calls reasons behind freight malaise a ‘mosaic’
BB&T freight analyst Tom Albrecht told the LeanLogistics user conference Tuesday that there’s no single driver of loose capacity in domestic transportation markets.
Trade associations band together on conference to promote air cargo
Several trade associations, led by Cargo Network Services, will host an air cargo regulatory conference in the Washington, D.C. area in October.