Freight News
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has endorsed the Klobuchar-Thune bill (U.S. Senate) on Ocean Shipping (S.3580) by a vote of the industry’s legislative policy council.
The Klobuchar-Thune bill would increase Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC) enforcement of ocean shipping while preserving ‘fluidity charges’ that prompt cargo owners to keep their goods from piling up on severely limited terminal space.
AAPA — the unified voice of seaports in the Americas — represents ...
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A.P. Moller – Maersk announced in February its intention to acquire Glen Mills, PA-based Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a first, middle and last mile as well as border crossing solutions provider that specializes in the big and bulky freight segment in North America for B2C ...
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Global logistics company C.H. Robinson and Waymo Via, the trucking and local delivery unit of autonomous driving technology company Waymo, have formed a long-term strategic partnership to mutually explore the practical application of autonomous driving technology in logistics and supply chains. The partnership combines the ...
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Manhattan Associates Inc. recently announced GrowGeneration, the nation’s largest chain of hydroponic and organic garden centers, has selected Manhattan Active® Point of Sale to support its future growth and deliver a customer-centric shopping experience.GrowGeneration owns and operates retail hydroponic and organic gardening stores across the ...
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NFI, a leading third-party logistics provider, announced a new partnership with WeatherOptics, a leading weather intelligence platform, to provide improved visibility to customers ahead of disruptive weather events.WeatherOptics boils weather impact down to a simple risk score or delay time that allows businesses to easily ...
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Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. announced that Odyssey Specialized Logistics LLC has opened a new metal logistics facility in Brooklyn, Ohio dedicated to roll and hold warehousing and area transportation. The Brooklyn location joins roll and hold facilities in California, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines in North America Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.In Dallas, WFS has commenced handling services for the airline’s four Boeing 777 passenger flights to Istanbul. The new contract at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport ...
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A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) delivers record earnings for 2021, which was an exceptional year with focus on mitigating supply chain risks for customers while strengthening the integrated logistics offering. In 2021, revenue was up 55% to $61.8 billion, EBITDA tripled to $24 billion and ...
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The South Jersey Port Corporation closed out 2021 with an all-time record-breaking cargo volume of 4,636,097 tons, a 54% increase over 2020, breaking the previous record by 6%."That's the best in the history of the South Jersey Ports and we're expecting 2022 to be a ...
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The JAXPORT Board of Directors have unanimously approved a 20-year, $60 million agreement between Ceres Terminals and JAXPORT for the lease and modernization of the TraPac Jacksonville container terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.In a separate transaction, Ceres will purchase the terminal’s previous leaseholder, terminal operator TraPac ...
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