Freight News

LCrowley Breaks Ground on $48.5M Pier, Terminal in San Juan

Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. has broken ground on a $48.5-million construction project for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The project includes the development of a new 900-foot-long, 114-foot-wide concrete pier and all associated dredging needed to accommodate Crowley's two new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, Commitment Class ships, which are scheduled for delivery in 2017. Crowley's terminal expansion also includes the installation of ... [+]

ModusLink Launches E-Commerce Hub to Drive Industry Collaboration and Innovation

ModusLink Global Solutions™ Inc., a global, omni-channel technology and fulfillment provider, announced the grand opening of its new e-commerce solutions center, located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The vision is for the facility, in conjunction with its sister ModusLink facility in Venray, Netherlands, to become an e-commerce ... [+]

MOL Containership Rescues Castaways

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda announced that on Oct. 29, 2015, the MOL-operated containership MOL PROFICIENCY safely rescued all two survivors 400 kilometers offshore of Canary Islands. Details of the rescue follow: •    At 09:05 (all times in local time) on October 29, ... [+]

Air Lease Delivers Four Boeing 777-300ERs to EVA Air

Air Lease Corporation has delivered the first of four new B777-300ER widebody aircraft on long term lease with EVA Air (Taiwan). The additional three aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2016 and 2017, and all four are from ALC’s order book with Boeing. “ALC is delighted ... [+]

Biesterfeld Named President of C.H. Robinson’s North American Surface Transportation Division

C.H. Robinson's Robert Biesterfeld has been named President of its North American Surface Transportation (NAST) division, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Biesterfeld is a 16-year veteran of the company, most recently serving as vice president of its Truckload service line. Scott Satterlee, the current President of NAST, ... [+]

KCS Announces Results of Holiday Express Fundraising Campaign

Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that its 15th annual Holiday Express will distribute $159,500 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express route. The gift cards are designated for the purchase of warm clothing and other necessities for kids in need. ... [+]

POLB Considers New Measure to Speed Cargo Flow

To increase velocity of cargo moving out of the Port of Long Beach, officials will consider reducing the amount of time import containers can be stored on docks without charge. Since 2005, the length of time containers can stay on the dock, called “free time,” has ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles Moves 704,588 TEUs in October

The Port of Los Angeles handled a total of 704,588 TEUS in October 2015. October volumes decreased 1.5% compared to the same period last year. "This October's volumes were slightly less than last October," said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. "However, the past ... [+]

Seven Consecutive Years of Excellence

For the seventh consecutive year, the public marine terminals at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore received a top rating of ‘excellent’ on a security assessment from the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard conducts annual and thorough examinations of the Port’s six public marine ... [+]

FBJ on BBC TV

FBJ’s UK editor Chris Lewis recently appeared on BBC 1 TV. He was commenting on the Liverpool 2 Container Terminal development by Peel Ports. It is a riveting 6 seconds. Blink and you’ll miss it!   [embed]https://youtu.be/lKEZi_5O77A[/embed] [+]

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