An update to Oracle’s transportation management system and complementary global trade management system includes a landed cost simulator, and rate maintenance enhancements.
SPARX launches new LCL service
The international transportation and logistics company has commenced a weekly less-than-containerload service from all major ports in Asia to Toronto, Canada.
FMC reviews 4 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received four ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
Executive Moves: FIATA and Milaha
FIATA elects new slate of officers, while Milaha appoints CEO.
Charleston seeks to be ‘Top 5’ container port by 2020
Jim Newsome, CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, laid out an ambitious plan to grow container operations at Port of Charleston over the next five years as the Army Corps of Engineers chief green-lit a plan to deepen channels to 52 feet.
Phones Increasingly the Device of Choice Among Online Shoppers
Burlington, MA—It would seem inevitable, but mobile phones continue to grow as a vehicle for online sales. Analysis by Demandware, a provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, shows an uptick in consumers who are browsing, creating baskets and making purchases from their smartphones. Globally, phones accounted for 94% of the year over year increase in […]
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A to Z: Chan Luu
Chan Luu is a designer of jewelry, accessories and ready to wear. Originally from Vietnam, Luu moved to the United States in 1972 to study business at Boston University. In 1975, she moved to Los Angeles to study Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion […]
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Bill to raise San Francisco pilot rates tabled
The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, which opposed the legislation after several compromise proposals were rebuffed, said the pilots “rolled the dice” for millions more in pay increases and lost.
G6 Alliance voids 10 additional Asia-Europe sailings
Ocean carrier members of the G6 Alliance announced they will void additional sailings on their Loop 1, Loop 4, Loop 5, Loop 6 and Loop 7 services between Asia and Europe.
Drayage drivers to escalate picketing against Pac 9
Truck drivers in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seeking to be recognized as employees have struck Pacific 9 Transportation six times in the past two years, and the current strike has been ongoing for 10 weeks.