Freight News
The Port of Oakland has set its plan to move containerized cargo once a marine terminal closes March 31. The Port said today its Continuity Plan will keep trade flowing and prevent vessel diversions to other ports.
The plan addresses the impending shutdown of Outer Harbor Terminals LLC, formerly known as Ports America Outer Harbor Terminals LLC. The terminal operator has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced it will ...
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Local labor leader Andreas Cluver and long-time community leader Arabella Martinez have been appointed to the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners. They join the Board February 11.
The City Council appointed Mr. Cluver, Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council, and Ms. Martinez, ...
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Coyote provided 30,000 bottles of water to the residents of Flint, Michigan, affected by the water crisis.
“We were able help the people of Flint,” said CEO Jeff Silver, “and I’m incredibly proud of what our Coyotes have helped to achieve today and every day.”
When the ...
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Marine terminal operator King Ocean Services Limited (Cayman Islands) Inc., has renewed a 20-year lease agreement with Broward County's Port Everglades. The agreement calls for a minimum 72,000 container lifts annually over an initial 10-year term with two five-year renewal options.
King Ocean, which operates twice-weekly ...
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The Halifax Port Authority is now offering an enhanced web-tracking tool for importers and exporters moving containers through the Port of Halifax’s container terminals operated by Ceres-Halifax Inc. and Halterm Container Terminal Ltd.
The existing site, Halifax Gets It There (www.HalifaxGetsItThere.com), has been updated to include ...
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TNT Express N.V. has signed an agreement to sell its airline operations TNT Airways and Pan Air Lineas Aereas to ASL Aviation Group, conditional on the completion of FedEx' intended acquisition of TNT, which is expected in the first half of 2016.
The change of ownership ...
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Cupid will receive a helping hand this Valentine’s Day, as UPS fills its network this week with flowers, steaks, sweets and gifts.
UPS will move more than 100 million flowers -- or 9 million pounds, to love birds around the United States. That’s enough to fill ...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released its first “State of the Industry Report” in January that focuses on the key challenges, accomplishments and innovations within the freight railroad industry. This initial, five-chapter edition details the industry's investments in new technology and innovation that are ...
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A BNSF intermodal train departs the Port of Los Angeles after taking on freight from the CMA-CGM Benjamin Franklin, the largest container vessel ever to visit a US port. The ship, which can carry nearly 18,000 20-foot containers, docked in Los Angeles on Dec. 26. ...
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An estimated 500 FedEx employees across 10 cities will team up with Stop Hunger Now on Monday, January 18 to package meals for the world’s hungry in recognition of the Rev. Martin Luther King Day Jr. of Service.
This is the third year FedEx has worked ...
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