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April liner reliability in eye of beholder
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   Liner schedule reliability either declined or improved in April, depending on the measure you use.    Drewry Maritime Research reported Wednesday that global schedule reliability improved 2.9 percent to 72.3 percent during the month. But SeaIntel Maritime Analysis said global reliability fell from 79 percent to 78 percent in the month.    “At a trade lane level, significant increases in timely arrivals were seen in the main hauls from Asia to Europe and North America, whe...
LA volume up 14.5% in April
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   The Port of Los Angeles set a container volume record for April, according to statistics released by the port Tuesday.    The port, the biggest in the Western Hemisphere, had volume of 707,182 TEUs in the month, a 14.5 percent year-on-year increase. Import volume rose 16.7 percent to 364,555 TEUs, while exports rose 11.6 percent to 186,838 TEUs. Year-to-date total volume at Los Angeles is up 6.1 percent to nearly 2.6 million TEUs.    The neighboring Port of Lon...
EasyTracGPS tries phone-free tracking
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   EasyTracGPS, a Stickney, Ill.-based company that develops GPS tracking and fleet management systems, has released its ComTracNVG “Pro” fleet management tracking system.    The company said it developed the new service to facilitate communication with drivers and include that in vehicle management.    The service offers live five- or 10-second GPS tracking position updates, reports and alerts, navigation, interactive dispatching and routing, and 2-way one-touch c...
Maersk Line sustains $571 million 1Q loss
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   Maersk Line had operating losses of $571 million in the first quarter, a more than $1 billion slide from the $451 million the line made in the corresponding quarter in 2011, the line’s parent company said Wednesday.    Liner revenue rose 7.4 percent to $6.3 billion, while container volume rose 22 percent to 4.4 million TEUs in the first quarter.    The poor performance from the liner division saw A.P. Moller-Maersk Group operating profits recede 44.5 percent year-on-year,...
NYK modifies chassis provisions in PNW
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   NYK Line (North America) Inc. said it has begun the process of no longer providing chassis in certain markets, and said on July 1 the policy will be extended to the Tacoma, Seattle, and Portland markets.    The liner company said "the change is designed to build efficiencies while minimizing the environmental impact of having a large number of chassis that are used intermittently and have to be stored and moved."    NYK said it believes "this policy change will not only ...
St. Lawrence Seaway’s ‘solid start’
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   Overseers of the St. Lawrence Seaway’s operations said steel and construction industries, with their increased demand for North American commodities such as iron ore, stone and cement, has ensured a “solid start” for the 2012 shipping season.    The St. Lawrence Seaway reported that year-to-date total cargo shipments for the period March 22 to April 30 were 4.4 million metric tons, up 2.24 percent over the same period in 2011.    “Coal shipments, the seaway’s second larg...
Virginia container volume up 3rd straight month
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   The Port of Virginia said Tuesday its container volume rose 5.2 percent year-on-year in April to 169,644 TEUs.    It’s the third consecutive month of year-on-year growth for the port. Year-to-date volume has grown 2.1 percent in 2012 to 647,713 TEUs.    The port said its rail volume rose 19.8 percent in April to 29,823 TEUs. Year-to-date intermodal volume has risen 10.7 percent to 115,573 TEUs.
FMC reviews 6 OTI license applications
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received six license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier/ocean freight forwarder license applications from NC Freight & Logistics, Miami (Lorenzo J. Colina, member); and Rockin Boxes Global, Valencia, Calif. (Omar Cantos, vice president).    The agency also received license change requests for qualified individuals from Data Freight, Inglewood, Calif. (Edison Chen, manag...
CLARIFICATION: Deceased Cambon began career at CMA
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
   An item in Monday’s AS Daily about the death of Jean-Louis Cambon failed to note that he first came to the shipping industry via a stint at the French carrier CGM.
EU forces hit Somali pirates ashore
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
   The European Union Naval Force has attacked pirate bases in Somalia for the first time.    In a press release, EU Navfor said it "conducted an operation to destroy pirate equipment on the Somali coastline." Broadcaster BBC said EU forces were transported by helicopter to the pirate bases near the port of Haradhere and destroyed several boats.    The attack followed a March 23 decision by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take disruption act...
Amware buys e-commerce fulfillment company
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
   Amware Logistics Services said Tuesday it has acquired Parcel Port, a small non-asset based warehousing, distribution and fulfillment company based in Arizona that has a strong focus on managing e-commerce parcel delivery.    Amware, headquartered in Eagle, Colo., is an Eastern provider of warehousing and transportation services that bought Parcel Port to expand to new locations and take on direct consumer fulfillment for Internet-based and catalog retailers, said Vin Gulisano, Am...
New MOL service nets Virginia first-in call
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
   A new MOL/Evergreen Asia-U.S. East Coast service announced last week includes an unusual rotational characteristic – a first-in call at the Port of Virginia.    The 10-ship service, dubbed SVS by MOL, has a rotation of Hong Kong, Yantian, Singapore, Algeciras, Norfolk, Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, Algeciras, Singapore, Cai Mep, and Hong Kong.    According to American Shipper liner affiliate ComPair Data , of the 13 container services that currently connect the Far...
Long Beach celebrates Middle Harbor project
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
   Maritime industry and civic leaders attended a ceremony Monday at the Port of Long Beach to mark the official start of the $1.2 billion Middle Harbor redevelopment project.    The event was highlighted by driving a commemorative "golden pile" into the base for a new wharf being built, according to a port news release.    Last month, Hong Kong-based OOCL and its local terminal arm finalized a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease of the redeveloped terminal originally...
Hanjin joins Asia-Europe increase brigade
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
   The liner carrier Hanjin Shipping said Tuesday that it will impose rate increases on the Asia-Europe trade from June 1.    The increases, $350 per TEU and $700 per FEU, is applicable to origin ports in Japan, as well as dry and reefer cargo.
Washington Notebook: Calling on Hercules to rescue transport
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Rep. Hahn wants more policy focus on ports.    Members of the congressional PORTS Caucus are scheduled to meet with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood next month to press the connection between port investment and economic growth, Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., told a pro-freight audience last week at the annual conference of the Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors on Capitol Hill.   The PORTS Caucus, founded by Hahn last fall, has about 65 members.    "We re...
MSC ship suffers explosion off Puerto Rico
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
   The U.S. Coast Guard said it's monitoring salvage efforts on the 900-foot container ship MSC Idil after an explosion that occurred on Friday.    The ship was about 60 miles north of Puerto Rico, in transit to Barcelona, Spain when the explosion happened. The Coast Guard said it has not been on the ship, but was told the likely cause involved welding.    The Coast Guard cutter Key Largo is on scene with the MSC Idil ready to provide any rescue assistance, while monitoring...
SeaIntel: Weekly Asia-Europe capacity swings significant
Monday, May 14, 2012
   The maritime analyst SeaIntel said significant swings in the weekly capacity deployed by liner carriers on the Asia-Europe trade have an ongoing impact on the trade’s supply/demand balance.    “Out of all Asia-Europe services, only one service utilizes vessels of the same size,” SeaIntel said in its weekly SeaIntel Sunday Spotlight. “The remaining services use vessels of varying sizes. This results in a significant week-on-week variability of the capacity in the Asia-Europe trade, ...
SC Line's ro/ro service starts at Port Everglades
Monday, May 14, 2012
   SC Line has begun a new service catering to shippers of new and used vehicles, boats and heavy equipment from Port Everglades, Fla., to Colombia, Panama and the Dominican Republic.    “We are a very clean, boutique service, addressing the shipping needs of corporate truck and car manufacturers such as Navistar/International, Mack, Sofasa/Renault, VW, among others,” said Farid Escobar, SC Line’s South Florida manager, in a statement. “In line with our management's lo...
Daewoo starts building 'Triple E' ship
Monday, May 14, 2012
   Press reports say Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has begun constructing the world's biggest container vessel for Maersk Line.    South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper and the wire service Agence France-Presse said Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife Mary attended a ceremony on Saturday marking the start of the vessel's construction at DSME's Okpo shipyard.    It's the first of 20 such ships DSME is building for Maersk. The first ship is expec...
Asia-Europe peak season fee for MSC
Monday, May 14, 2012
   The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. will implement a peak season surcharge on westbound Asia-Northern Europe shipments from June 1, the line said last week.    The surcharge , $350 per TEU, is applicable from destination ports in Asia from Japan through Bangladesh.    The line also said it will seek to raise rates on the trades from Asia to Mexico and the west coasts of South America and Central America. The increases , effective from June 15, are $500 per 20-fo...
Kuk named Indiana’s Burns Harbor director
Monday, May 14, 2012
   The Ports of Indiana has appointed Anthony Kuk as director of its Burns Harbor operation located in Portage.    Prior to this appointment, Kuk (pronounced “Cook”) was general manager for Nexeo Solutions' Midwest operations, based in Chicago. Nexeo was formed in April 2011 from the distribution division of Ashland Inc. Kuk replaces Peter Laman at Burns Harbor.    Kuk also held management positions at Unisource Worldwide, Consolidated Freightways and Preston Trucking Co., ...
Acuitive adds spot quote portal
Monday, May 14, 2012
   Global air and ocean freight transportation management software and portal provider Acuitive Solutions has launched a new air cargo spot quote tool called Acuitive SpotManager.    SpotManager is an auction site where freight forwarders must be invited by an Acuitive customer on a shipment-by-shipment basis. When a customer selects carriers they wish to participate in the bidding process, an email alert for the available shipment is broadcast to the invited forwarders and cont...
Influential shipper Cambon dies
Monday, May 14, 2012
Cambon    Jean-Louis Cambon, the influential chairman of the European Shippers’ Council’s Maritime Transport Council, and a major advocate for global shippers, died at age 59, the council announced last week.    Cambon, who was also head of the ocean management committee for tire manufacturer Michelin, had cancer.    “Jean-Louis was major figure in the liner shipping arena, often out-spoken, always considerate of all positions in the arguments and issues whic...
ABS offers mobile suite
Monday, May 14, 2012
   ABS, a provider of classification services to the marine and offshore industry, has launched a new product suite aimed at improving transmission of its vessel classification data.    The ABS Connect system originally includes a new app and mobile Website, and hopes to add more in-depth information.    In London this morning, ABS Chief Technology Officer Todd Grove introduced the company’s new mobile Website  along with the ABS Bookshelf application. Bookshelf, ...
Hanjin loses $209 million in 1Q
Friday, May 11, 2012
   The container shipping division of liner carrier Hanjin Shipping slumped to a $209 million operating loss in the first quarter of 2012, a huge drop from the $28.3 million it lost in the same quarter in 2011.    Hanjin’s liner revenue fell 0.3 percent year-on-year in the quarter to $1.6 billion, despite container volume rising 7.4 percent to just more than 1 million TEUs.    Hanjin’s group figures were slightly better, thanks to profitable performances from its bulk divis...
DHS waives deadline for 100% box scans
Friday, May 11, 2012
   Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano has formally notified Congress that her department will postpone by two years the mandate that all inbound ocean containers be scanned for hidden nuclear weapons or other terror-related contraband at foreign ports by July 2012.    The 9/11 Recommendations Act that required the 100-percent inspections included authority for the secretary to waive the deadline under certain conditions.    In a May 2 letter to the House and Senate Homelan...
FedEx reaches deal to buy France's Tatex
Friday, May 11, 2012
   FedEx said Thursday it has signed an agreement to acquire the French business-to-business express transportation company Tatex.    It had revealed it was in negotiation to buy the company last month, three weeks after Netherlands-based TNT Express agreed to a $6.7 billion cash buyout by FedEx rival UPS.    The Tatex acquisition is subject to necessary regulatory approvals and customary conditions.    Founded in 1976, Tatex, a privately-held company, has over 1,...
MOL, Evergreen target Southeast with new string
Friday, May 11, 2012
   Ocean carriers MOL and Evergreen Line said Thursday they will start a new weekly service next month linking major Asian ports and ports in the U.S. Southeast via the Suez Canal.    MOL calls this the South China/Vietnam – the U.S. South East Coast or "SVS" service, while Evergreen designates it the Asia-U.S. East Coast Service 3 or "AUE3."    Ten ships of 4,500 to 5,600 TEUs each will be deployed in the joint service, with MOL providing nine ships and Evergreen one....
CSAV 1Q losses narrow marginally
Friday, May 11, 2012
   The liner carrier CSAV said Friday it had operating losses of $175.6 million in the first quarter, a slight decline from the $182 million it lost in the same period in 2011.    Operating revenue in the quarter fell 42.7 percent year-on-year, to $832 million, largely a result of CSAV cutting its operating fleet and withdrawing from a host of services.    The line’s container volume fell to 499,800 TEUs (a 43 percent fall exactly in line with its revenue decline) suggestin...
U.S. eases positive train control rules
Friday, May 11, 2012
   The federal government is easing rules requiring railroads to install positive train control (PTC) equipment, saving the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.    The Department of Transportation said under the revisions announced Thursday railroads will no longer have to conduct risk analyses to obtain approval to not install PTC or take other costly risk mitigation measures on an estimated 10,000 miles of track that will not carry passenger trains or toxic-by-inhalation (TIH) ...
COSCO raising rates from Asia
Friday, May 11, 2012
   COSCO Container Lines has announced a series of planned rate hikes in major trades over the next few weeks.    The increases are: $400 per TEU and a $300-per-TEU peak season surcharge from the Far East to the Persian Gulf on June 1. $200 per TEU from the Far East to the Indian Subcontinent. $600-per-FEU peak season surcharge from Asia to the United States and Canada (the fee is $480 for 20-foot containers, $675 for 40-foot high-cube containers, and $760 per 45-foot container).&nbs...
Global details Bayonne terminal expansion
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   Global Container Terminals has announced plans for a multimillion-dollar expansion to its Global Terminal in Bayonne, N.J. that it said will make it one of the most technologically advanced container facilities in the country.    James J. Devine, president and chief executive officer of Global Container Terminals USA, said the expansion will add 70 acres to Global Terminal’s existing 99 acres, and increase annual capacity from about 400,000 to 1 million container lifts (1.7 millio...
Cargotec shuffles VPs
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   Cargotec has changed the roles of several executives to further implement its marine and terminal business strategy.    In specific, Cargotec aims to grow its marine activities in Asia, especially in offshore, and accelerate the improvement of its terminal business to enable growth.    Chief Operating Officer Pekka Vauramo has been appointed executive vice president for marine, effective Aug. 1. He will continue as deputy to President and Chief Executive Officer Mikael M...
House panel passes port security bill
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that directs the Department of Homeland Security to study and report to Congress on gaps in port security and how to address them.    The "Gauging American Port Security Act" was introduced by Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., who has taken an active interest in port issues since winning a seat in a special election last year. She is the founder of the PORTS Caucus on Capitol Hill.
FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 license applications for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Four Points Ocean, Woodbridge, N.J. (Joseph Felitto, president); Senderex Cargo, Los Angeles (Roger C. Anderson, chief executive officer); and Worldwide Cargo Services, Lawrence, N.Y. (Scott Halfon, treasurer).    The agency received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from DTS World Carg...
U.S.-EU ink cooperation pact for trusted traders
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   U.S. and European Union customs officials have finalized an agreement to treat qualified shippers in their respective supply chain security programs as equivalent to their own, but a wide range of technical details must still be worked out before low-risk companies can enjoy reduced fees and inspection levels for ocean freight.    Under the agreement signed last Friday, Customs and Border Protection will recognize voluntary participants in the EU's Authorized Ec...
Horizon projects modest growth in 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   Horizon Lines reported a net loss from contiinuing operations for the first quarter ending March 25 of $26.8 million, compared to $20.2 million in the same 2011 period.    Revenue was $263.4 million in the first quarter, compared to $240.7 million recorded in the first quarter of 2011.    Including discontinued operations, such as the transpacific FSX service to Guam and Asia which ended last year, and logistics operations, the loss was $32.5 million ...
Hapag-Lloyd sustains big hit in 1Q
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   The liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd sustained operating losses of $132.9 million in the first quarter, underlining how difficult the quarter has been for liner carriers.    Hapag-Lloyd was one of a few lines to have been profitable in 2011, but succumbed quickly in 2012 to poor rate environments and rising bunker costs.    The German line described the result as “unsatisfactory.” Hapag-Lloyd’s revenue increased 8 percent year-on-year to $2.1 billion on container volume that ro...
Matson benefits from Horizon's Guam exit
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   Matson Navigation Co. saw a near doubling of its business between the U.S. West Coast and Guam in the first quarter of 2012 when compared to 2011 because of the decision by Horizon Lines to withdraw from the market.    The Oakland-based company moved 6,400 containers in the first quarter of 2012, compared to 3,300 in the same 2011 period.    Alexander and Baldwin, the parent of Matson, reported on Wednesday a profit of $3.8 million in the first quarter ending March ...
MOL exec explains pricing variations
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   The U.K. managing director for container line MOL laid out the reasons why different shippers receive significant variations in price quotes from different shipping lines.    “Calculating a realistic price for a container movement can be very complex – it depends on how full the ship is, the price of fuel, how fast it sails, how long a container might stay in the port and so on,” said MOL’s Adrian Jones, speaking at a multimodal exhibition in Birmingham, United Kingdom. “With the ...
Vicha named NationaLease president
Thursday, May 10, 2012
   Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based NationaLease has appointed Dean Vicha to president.    Most recently, Vicha served as vice president of national accounts. Earlier, he served as vice president of member services and as a national account executive. Before coming to NationaLease in 2005, Vicha was director of business development for Ryder System, as well as served in a number of roles at Rollins Leasing Corp.    NationaLease is one of the largest truck leasing companies in N...
Ryder expands food packaging ability
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Ryder System, a third-party logistics services provider, has expanded its food packaging and distribution capability through enhancements at its facility in Beaver Dam, Wis.    The Beaver Dam Logistics Center (BDLC) serves food manufacturers with frozen and refrigerated requirements.    BDLC was recently expanded with a 15,000-square-foot, temperature-controlled addition Ryder will use to target companies needing to package refrigerated and frozen foods, vegetables, frui...
Capo doesn't think ILWU will join ILA fight
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   The chief negotiator for U.S. East Coast and Gulf terminal operators and ocean carriers in ongoing contracts discussion with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said Tuesday he didn’t think unionized dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports would join ILA members if they strike this fall.    The ILA and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), representing terminal operators and ocean carriers in collective bargaining, are negotiating a new multiyear contract, with the cu...
FIATA concerned over EU air freight security
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has voiced concern over a pending EU regulation that requires independent validation of agents involved in air cargo shipments to Europe.    The law is an amendment to the EU security regime for air cargo and mail and went into effect Feb 1. It requires an airline to validate agents in third-party countries on all shipments into Europe.    “Simply put, there seems to be a gap between the expected cap...
APL loses $246 million in 1Q
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   The liner carrier APL lost $246 million from continuing operations in the first quarter, a massive drop from the $8 million it lost in the corresponding period in 2011, Singapore-based parent company NOL said Wednesday.    APL saw revenue drop 4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to $2 billion, while container volume increased 4 percent to 791,000 TEUs.    Average revenue per TEU fell 7 percent to $2,420, while average bunker prices in the quarter rose 31 percent ...
CKYH to add all-water loop next week
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   The CKYH Alliance said Wednesday it will add a transpacific all-water loop from May 18 as part of adjustments to its Asia-U.S. East Coast service network.    It will be the fifth loop on the trade offered by the four carriers, COSCO Container Lines, Hanjin Shipping, Yang Ming, and “K” Line. The lines have also made small rotational tweaks to two other services.    The updated service network will include: AWE-1, with a rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, New York, Wilmin...
TSA to seek peak season fee in June
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Liner carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement will seek a $600-per-FEU peak season surcharge from June 10.    The surcharge, announced by TSA on Tuesday, comes amid signs that the U.S. economy, and resultant containerized cargo demand, is incrementally improving.    The surcharge, which will be assessed at proportionate levels for other equipment sizes, is intended to cover “extraordinary seasonal costs associated with anticipated cargo surges,” s...
Domestic volumes buoy intermodal
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Domestic intermodal volumes continued their upward climb in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures from the Intermodal Association of North America.    Domestic volumes soared 14.9 percent in the quarter, to nearly 1.3 million containers. IANA attributed the rise to market share growth from trucking, “as trucking capacity was tight during the quarter and diesel prices resumed their rise after softening in Q4 2011."    International intermodal volume r...
Maersk/Seago slow Europe/Med loop, add Limassol
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   The ocean carrier Maersk Line, along with its intra-Europe affiliate Seago Lines, has added a new port call at Limassol, Cyprus, and a fifth vessel to their weekly "North Sea" service between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.     Roundtrip voyage time on the North Sea has increased from 28 days to 35 days, and transit times in both directions have been increased by a few days, now taking 11 days between Antwerp and Alexandria, Egypt, and 10 days between Ashdo...
Evergreen joins Maersk's WCCA
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   The ocean carrier Evergreen Line will begin a slot charter agreement with Maersk Line on the latter's weekly West Coast North America to Central America service WCCA.     The first sailing will depart Manzanillo, Mexico May 19 on the Helene S .    The full rotation of the WCCA remains Los Angeles, Manzanillo (Mexico), Lazaro Cardenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acajutla, Corinto, Balboa, Puerto Caldera, Acajutla, Puerto Quetzal, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Ensenada, and Los An...
Widdows urges fuel-efficient vessel orders
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Widdows    Rickmers Holding Chief Executive and former NOL President and Chief Executive Officer Ron Widdows said shipping lines need to look squarely at ordering ships with better fuel efficiency in a recent interview with Singapore’s Business Times .    Widdows, who left Singapore-based NOL last year, downplayed the idea that liner carriers have ordered too many ships.    "Despite people thinking there are too many assets (ships) already, there will be a need for more," W...
Emirates hiking Asia export rates
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Emirates Shipping Line said Tuesday it plans to hike rates on trades from Asia to the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, and Africa from May 15.    The increases are $250 per TEU from the Far East and Southeast Asia to East Africa, and $300 per TEU from the Far East and Southeast Asia to the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East.
NYK joins RCL in SE Asia/China feeder
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   NYK Line said Tuesday it will start a new service between Thailand, Vietnam, and China with Thailand-based intra-Asia-carrier Regional Container Lines (RCL) and drop an existing joint service with Vietnam state-owned carrier Vinalines.    The new service, which NYK will call TVC, will have a rotation of Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Haiphong, Shekou, Hong Kong, Haiphong, Hong Kong, Shekou, and Bangkok. It will be operated by three 1,000-TEU ships, two from RCL and one from NYK. &nbs...
Sunny Delight picks Transplace for CNG fleet
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, has implemented of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet in Southern California for Sunny Delight Beverages Co.    The fleet, deployed by Glacier Transportation, will lower emissions and fuel costs for the beverage shipper. The five-year deal covers product delivery to Sunny Delight's customers in the Southern California region.    Sunny Delight has announced a long-term goal ...
DHL: Profits to grow 13-15% through 2015
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Deutsche Post DHL said Tuesday that it had earnings before interest and taxes of 691 million euros ($894 million) in the first quarter ended March 31, 9.9 percent more than the 629-million-euro EBIT recorded in the first quarter of 2011.    Revenue in the quarter was 13.4 billion euros, 4.3 percent more than the 12.8 billion euros recorded in the first quarter of 2011.    The company's postal business uses the Deutsche Post brand, while its other businesses use the DHL b...
Getloaded launches free trucking app
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Getloaded, a Midlothian, Va.-based provider of logistics freight matching services, has introduced a mobile app for Android phones that offers access to its trucking industry load board and its Website functionality.    In specific, Getloaded’s free Android app provides a simplified interface that allows the user to access features like: Browsing of available loads and trucks in the nearby area. GPS- and specified location-based load and truck searches. Unlimited lane bids, truck ...
CaroTrans opens Seattle office
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans has opened an office in Seattle, the company said Tuesday.    The office, the NVO’s 14th U.S. branch, will provide less-than-containerload, full-containerload, and breakbulk services.    CaroTrans said it expects further expansion in 2012, with new office openings in the U.S. Midwest, and in global locations.    “We are committed to opening offices where our customers are located to better serve their...
Corpus Christi to sell 816 acres to Oxy
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
   The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas announced on Tuesday a sales agreement with Oxy Ingleside Property Holdings, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corp., to buy about 816 acres of the former U.S. Naval Station Ingleside and adjacent port property for $82.1 million cash.    The transaction does not include the former naval base “campus” section.    Previously, Oxy deposited a $1 million down payment, the port authority said. With the signing of the sales agreement, a 3...
Hapag-Lloyd drops slots on Hyundai's KMS
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
   The ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has ended its slot charter agreement with Hyundai Merchant Marine on the latter's weekly Asia-Middle East feeder service KMS.    The last sailing will depart Gwangyang, Korea May 9 on the Hyundai General . The service operates with six Hyundai vessels with an average capacity of 5,992 TEUs and the rotation of the KMS remains Gwangyang, Busan, Ningbo, Keelung, Yantian, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Kelang, Dubai, Bandar Abbas, Karachi, Singapore, Hong Kon...
Regal Logistics starts chassis pool service
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
   Using a newly purchased chassis pool, third-party logistics service provider Regal Logistics said it is now ready to meet demand requirements for on container transport service at piers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, including the ports of Tacoma and Seattle.    The company said it is responding to a market vacuum as steamship lines eliminate chassis provisions at ports to cut costs, a trend it said is already affecting operations on the West coast.     “In mos...