Freight News

PANYNJ Change of Command

FBJ-NA offers a salute to Rick Larrabee, former port commerce director, Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ) on his retirement, and hails his replacement, Molly Campbell. Larrabee retired on a high note with cargo volumes at record levels thanks to strategic initiatives he led, including the 50-foot channel project, investments in an environmentally friendly rail network, upgraded port roads, and PANYNJ’s award-winning Clean Air port strategy. “He leaves the Port of ... [+]

ATA OPPOSES FMCSA’S PROPOSED CERTIFICATION LABEL RULE

On August 3, the American Trucking Association (ATA) filed written comments to the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed rule making addressing missing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards certification labels for commercial motor vehicles operated by U.S.–domiciled motor carriers. ATA informed FMCSA that ... [+]

Reshoring Initiative Partners with Walmart to Help Suppliers Reshore

The Reshoring Initiative recently announced on August 20 a program in partnership with Walmart to help companies manufacture more consumer products in the United States. Walmart has committed to increase its U.S. purchases by $50 billion annually by January 2023. Harry Moser, founder and ... [+]

Maersk Line remains top quartile performer

Maersk Line delivered a reliability score of 82% in the second quarter of the year as reported by maritime analyst SeaIntel, with a satisfactory gap of 5.5% against the industry average of 76.5%. Head of Operations Execution Keith Svendsen explains that the dynamics of the shipping ... [+]

American Airlines bans shipment of big-game trophies

Congratulations to American Airlines Cargo for taking a stand. Effective immediately, American Airlines will no longer transport the following wild game trophies for shipping worldwide: elephant, lion, water buffalo, rhinoceros and leopard. American has strict acceptance policies for all shipments and is in full compliance ... [+]

Chapman Freeborn transport 19 Rallycross supercars from Canada to Norway

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, along with logistics partner GAC, have successfully transported 19 Rallycross cars to Trondheim Airport, Norway (TRD) on board a chartered Kalitta Air B747-200F. The operation, which supports the FIA World Rallycross Championship as it moves into its 8th round, departed from Montréal–Mirabel Airport ... [+]

BoxTop Technologies announces the opening of their new USA office.

Christopher Hewlett, CEO of one of the UK’s leading freight management and supply chain software companies , is heading up BoxTop Technologies’ expansion in the USA. He will be based in Houston, Texas. As Christopher states ‘Houston offers a well-educated and highly motivated workforce within a busy ... [+]