Tech Firm Offers 10+2 Compliance
Freightgate has announced its Compliance-Trek! compliance management system, now supports the new US Customs and Border Protection 10+2 Importer Security Filing requirements...
More Container Failures Expected
In its latest Container Forecast, Drewry Shipping Consultants notes four container operators failed in 2008 and more could be casualties of the weak market in 2009...
Workshop Covers Costs/Rates RFP Responses
The International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) will present its workshop February 5-6 in Orlando...
The Melodrama Ends as Air France-KLM Joins Relaunched Alitalia
The strategic partnership comes at a cost of $427 million by Air France-KLM (AF-KLM), for which it receives a minority stake in Compagnia Aeria Italia, the new Alitalia (AZ)...
Indian Truck Strike Ends
Fuel prices and tolls were behind an eight-day strike by Indian truckers that affected industrial goods and quickly affected prices on food...
France Upgrades Its Ports
As the effort to privatize French port operations moves ahead, so do infrastructure improvements...
Oberstar Calls for $85 Billion in Transport and Public Works
Chairman of the House’s Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Congressman Jim Oberstar plans to introduce what he calls, “the largest transportation investment package since the creation of the Interstate Highway system in the 1950s.”...
Texas DOT Flattens the Trans-Texas Corridor
The $175 billion plan put forward by Governor Rick Perry in 2002 was to be part of a 1,200-foot-wide corridor running from Mexico to Oklahoma. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) offers a revised vision that puts a halt to the project...
Mexico Cuts Tariffs to Aid Manufacturing
Recession in the US has significantly reduced demand for exports from Mexico. The country hopes lowered tariffs will help, in particular, to support its maquiladoras...
Con-way Settles CF Pension Claim
A $319 million claim against Con-way arising from the bankruptcy of Consolidated Freightways Corp. and its withdrawal from the Central States pension fund was settled for $8 million...
MOL Renews GT Nexus e-commerce Portal
Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has renewed and expanded its agreement with GT Nexus for e-commerce services through the GT Nexus trade and logistics portal...
Saturday OffPeak Shift Dropped at LA
Marine terminal operators at the Port of Los Angeles suspended Saturday OffPeak shifts due to declining cargo volumes. Long Beach operators followed suit...
LA Issues Incentives To Truckers
The Port of Los Angeles began the process of distributing an estimated $44 million in incentive checks to its Clean Truck Program (CTP) concessionaires...
Fidelitone Logistics Acquires WinWell
Third-party logistics services company Fidelitone Logistics has acquired WinWell Companies Inc. for an undisclosed amount. WinWell provides specialized logistics services...
Kansas City Southern Positive Despite Downturn
Chairman & CEO Michael R. Haverty says that despite the global economic downturn, the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) remains positive about the long-term outlook for its cross-border franchise...
Ukraine Extends Contract With ECS
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has extended its 16-year working partnership with European Cargo Services (ECS), awarding a new GSA contract to provide sales representation for the airline across Europe and worldwide...
China Revises Restricted and Prohibited Categories
To maintain steady growth of China's foreign trade, a total of 1,730 products including textiles, plastic products, wooden products and metal products have been removed from the restricted category...
Gas Tax Hike or Use Fee?
A current proposal to increase the US fuel tax by as much as 50% could be part of a recommendation from the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission expected later in January 2009...
YRC Economic Relief Plan Gains Support
As ballots were distributed to rank-and-file members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), industry leaders reportedly were supporting the economic relief plan at YRC Worldwide...
Ryder Completes One Acquisition, Moves on to Another
The supply chain, warehousing and transportation management solutions provider boosts its coverage in Canada, Asia and the Northeastern US...
DHL Opens a Life Science Competency Center
Located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the new facility enhances DHL Global Forwarding’s abilities by offering services specifically to meet the shipping needs of pharmaceutical, biotechnical and medical device manufacturers...
Five Infrastructure Projections for 2009
The founder, president and CEO of CG/LA Infrastructure LLC, Norman F. Anderson, expects vigorous infrastructure growth during this new year...
Material Handling Companies Adopt New Name
Wynright will officially become the name for four material handling systems suppliers...
Truckload Volumes Down
The Morgan Stanley Truckload Index stood at all-time seasonal lows through December 26, 2008 and “current readings are half the levels of 4Q01...
Customer Service in the Internet Age
The Internet has raised consumer’s expectations for fast and reliable service. Today, merchants not only have to concentrate on carrying the products their customers want and need -- and at competitive prices -- they also have to offer superior customer service, including lightning fast order fulfillment...
The Critical Nature of Logistics Systems in Parts Management
Given the current economic situation, the pressure on firms to control cost has never been more intense...
FedEx Lowers Earnings Estimate, Raises LTL Pricing
Although the carrier is reporting a fairly healthy second quarter, the delivery giant has lowered its earnings forecast for the next two quarters...
Canada-Europe Air to Grow as Industry Projections are Dire
The European Union and Canada have reached agreement to permit all European airlines to fly directly to Canada from anywhere in Europe with all restrictions eliminated...
UPS Opens Shanghai Hub
UPS today placed in service a new international hub in Shanghai, China. The company says the new hub will improve access to China and speed the movement of express packages and heavy freight around the world...
UK to Fund Transport Projects
The UK Transport Minister, Geoff Hoon, confirmed the government plans to inject an extra £1 billion into major transport projects next year...
Pacer and Penney Support Clean Ports
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. and Pacer Distribution Services, Inc., have taken major steps to convert 100% of the truck fleet handling JCPenney imports at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to low-emissions, clean-diesel technology...
Mergers and More ... Some On, Some Off
Even within a volatile and diminishing economy, activity continues with mergers, acquisitions and alliances...
UTi Worldwide Reports Results
In its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended October 31, 2008, global logistics and freight forwarding services company UTi Worldwide reported revenues increased 3% to $1,210 million and net revenues increased 5% to $408.2 million...
US Truck Tonnage Continues Decline
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 3.0% in October...
TNT Strongly Positioned Says CEO
TNT’s Focus on Networks strategy has – since its launch at the end of 2005 – strongly positioned the Group as the market leading – road based – Express Networks operator in Europe and key emerging markets globally, as well as the leader in the Postal industry, CEO Peter Bakker told analysts...
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