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Gary G Burrows

CEVA Logistics Implements New US Customs Brokerage System

CEVA Logistics has successfully completed the implementation of a new Customs brokerage system across its US operation. CEVA initiated the move to introduce state-of-the-art systems following a mandate from US Customs that requires all forwarders to file their entries using ACE (the Automated Commercial Environment) by the end of February this year. At that time, ACE becomes the primary system through which the trade community – including forwarders – must report ... [+]

Cloud Logistics Recognized As Top Promising Retail Solution Provider

CIO Review recently named Cloud Logistics to their top Retail Solution Providers list for its expertise in enabling rapid transportation success, immediate ROI and industry leading innovation. Each year, CIO Review names the 20 Most Promising Retail Solution Providers. Cloud Logistics’ recognition is based on their success in developing and deploying ... [+]

Estes Express Expands Solar-Power Footprint; Installs New Panel Grid at Greensboro Terminal

Estes Express Lines not only shows its commitment to the environment. The company recently demonstrated smarts by taking advantage of the Renewable Energy Act that the federal government recently extended. That said, Estes Express Lines recently announced the completion of the installation of a new photovoltaic solar power system at ... [+]

Northwest Seaport Alliance Tops 3.5m Containers in 2015

International container volumes through the Puget Sound rebounded strongly in 2015 with The Northwest Seaport Alliance handling more than 3.5 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 4 percent. Container volumes grew despite the slowing Chinese economy and volume declines earlier in the year during West Coast labor negotiations. The ports ... [+]

Port of San Diego Appoints Two New Executives

The Port of San Diego is pleased to announce the appointment of two new executives, both of whom bring considerable leadership experience and expertise from the private sector. Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer Bella Heule, formerly Executive Vice President of World Trade Centers Association, began  work on Dec. 1, 2015. Vice President/Chief Operating ... [+]

Retailers Call on Union and Ports for Long-Term Stability

The one-day strike at the Port Authority of New York New Jersey (PANYNJ) may have been short lived. Nevertheless, the National Retail Federation called on the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance to seek long-term stability at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports following the January 29 walk ... [+]

Thorco Shipping Opens with a Roar

Thorco Shipping has officially opened up its Spanish office in Madrid. To celebrate the opening, however,  Thorco chose to do something very different: threw a huge cocktail party at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, one of the world's most famous and prestigious football venues, hosting Real Madrid C.F., European Cup finals, Champions ... [+]

FedEx Delivers Vince Lombardi Trophy to Bay Area in Advance of Super Bowl 50

As players, fans and coaches head to northern California for Super Bowl 50, one special piece of hardware has arrived via FedEx. As the Official Delivery Service Sponsor of the NFL and the Super Bowl, FedEx ensured the safe and on-time delivery of the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the NFL ... [+]

Kerry Logistics To Operate Myanmar Inland Ports

Kerry Logistics Network Limited announced that its subsidiary, KLN (Singapore) Pte Ltd, has been awarded concession to operate inland ports in Yangon and Mandalay -- two major commercial cities in Myanmar. In a bid to seize new opportunities for cross-border trade upon entering the ASEAN Economic Community, the government of Myanmar ... [+]

Professional Truck Driver Saves Man in Cardiac Arrest

Joseph Wiggins of Plant City, Florida, a truck driver for Phillip Williams & Sons Inc, also of Plant City, Florida, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). Wiggins is being recognized for saving a man in cardiac arrest. On the morning of May 11, 2015 Wiggins ... [+]

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