Overall cargo traffic at India’s ports is currently on pace to reach 1,758 million metric tons (MMT) in 2017, a massive 67 percent increase from 1,052 MMT in 2015.
Four stowaways discovered in container at Port of Montreal
Four men, reportedly from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, were found Thursday in shipping container aboard the OOCL Montreal at the Canadian port, and officials are treating this as a case of illegal entry.
Tulsa Port of Catoosa monthly barge tonnage rises 24% in June
The inland Oklahoma multi-modal shipping complex handled a total of 1,325,816 tons of barge cargo for the month, according to recent data from the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority.
TRAC upgrades chassis booking portal
New EZBook 2.0 enhancements make booking a chassis easier and faster, and give users more control over the transaction, according to chassis lessor TRAC Intermodal.
Executive Moves: Port of Long Beach, GCT, BIFA and RSTAC
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves the appointment of the port’s managing director of finance and administration, GCT appoints new president and CEO, BIFA elects national chairman, and RSTAC names new member.
China to start importing U.S. rice for first time
After more than a decade of negotiations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Chinese counterparts on Thursday finalized the language of a new protocol that will for the first time ever allow U.S. rice producers to export to China.
Industry Mourns Kenneth Jay Lane, Jewelry Designer, Dead at 85
His motto was “faking it” but jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane was real through and through. Jeweler to First Ladies, royalty (that’s real royalty and Hollywood royalty), international socialites, and TV characters (remember Carrie Bradshaw’s giant butterfly necklace?), KJL was as beloved as he was admired. He died peacefully in …
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Price is Brick-and-Mortar’s #1 Concern; But It Shouldn’t Be
When Retail Systems Research (RSR) interviewed 1,266 retailers about their top three challenges, “consumer price sensitivity” was the most common complaint (55%). This was even up from 2016, when 50% of executives cited it most prominently, notes eMarketer Retail. But in actuality, long lines and salespeople complaints ranked high. But …
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Leadership change imminent at terminal operator GCT?
Sources tell American Shipper CEO Stephen Edwards could be on his way out the door at Global Container Terminals, and an official announcement from GCT regarding what it has termed “leadership changes” is expected to come by the end of the week.
U.S. Bank freight index shows steady gains in shipments, spend
The freight payment solutions provider has been compiling a national and regional index since 2010, but in the second quarter of 2017 made the data public for the first time.