Freight News
As 2017 draws to a close, the Port of Long Beach and Long Beach Container Terminal say goodbye to Pier F as it was.
The last commercial ship to call at Pier F, the OOCL Tokyo, departed on Oct. 24. Operations were then shut down ahead of the fill project that’s part of Phase 3 of the $1.5 billion redevelopment project building the most advanced container terminal in North America.
The move ...
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The South Carolina Ports Authority has placed a $69.5 million order for six new STS cranes to serve growing container volumes and big ships calling the Port of Charleston. Five of the cranes will be 169-feet in height and will be deployed at Hugh Leatherman ...
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On December 18, the American Trucking Associations welcomed the effective date of the long-awaited requirement for commercial truck drivers to record their hours of service electronically as a step forward for the industry.
“Electronic logging devices have been legislated, promulgated and litigated – with Congress voting ...
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To steer the next phase of its growth, Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, has appointed Abdullah Aldubaikhi as the company's new Chief Executive
Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
As Bahri’s new CEO, Aldubaikhi will be responsible for setting and overseeing the implementation of Bahri’s ...
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SEKO Logistics’ ability to give customers a head start in unlocking the potential of international cross-border ecommerce has seen it named a Multichannel Merchant Top 3PL for 2018.
Given the explosion of ecommerce, Multichannel Merchant has created its unique resource to vet 3PLs that are ecommerce ...
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National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) President Rufus Yerxa released the following statement with regard to developments in electronic commerce (e-commerce) following the conclusion of the World Trade Organization’s 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina:
“The outcome of this Ministerial was the most promising result in ...
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Port Manatee and Japan are strengthening commercial connections with the December 15 visit of the Asian nation’s top Florida-based official to the Gulf Coast port and its global trade hub.
“Japanese company colleagues generally find Florida to be a good place to live and do business,” ...
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The International Air Cargo Association is saddened to hear about the loss of one of its past Board Members, Richard Norris. Richard was a founding member of the Association and cargo manager of Washington/Dulles Airport..
Vladimir Zubkov, Secretary General, TIACA said: “Although I didn’t know Richard ...
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After a successful first year of cooperation, the members of THE Alliance announced the details for their enhanced product effective from April 2018. THE Alliance plans to deploy a fleet of more than 250 modern ships in the Asia /Europe, North Atlantic and Trans-Pacific trade lanes ...
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Multimodal Americas is North America's only one stop shop for shippers and cargo owners looking for new suppliers and ways to improve their businesses by finding new methods of moving their products more efficiently. It will be held in Toronto Canada, October 16 - 18 ...
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