LA Gets New Port Director
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the appointment of Dr. Geraldine Knatz as executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. She was managing...
Carriers Enhance Asia Latin America Routes
With new realities for the movement of cargo become apparent, companies like Hamburg Sd are restructuring its two services from Asia to the Pacific Coasts...
Ports were up to the challenge for 2005 peak season
The nations major retail container ports are operating without significant congestion problems as the industrys peak shipping season comes to an end,...
Two steps forward, one step back
Although some shippers may find it hard to believe (see chart below), the railroads took some major financial hits in 2005 that will continue to plague...
Forecast 2006: In search of better practices
What place does logistics have in the overall business process? Core elements such as transportation haven't changed much over the years, but the complexity...
Inland ports ease the pressure on coastal ports
As ports of entry along the U.S. East and West Coasts become more clogged with cargo, a significant trend has been to get containers quickly through Customs...
China Port Expansion Approved
A joint venture between Hutchinson Port Holdings Group and Shenzhen Yantian Port Group will add six new container berths along a two-mile stretch at the...
Container Ports Are Running Well this Peak Season
Although railroads have experienced some congestion and slowedWest Coast traffic, the November Port Tracker report says that concerns for retailers arent...
Will the Panama Canal Meet Increasing Capacity Needs?
For the Canal, the U.S. is a major force in international trade. As the study points out, about 65% of all cargo transiting the Canal is either coming...
Will More Capacity Mean More Congestion?
Drewry Shipping Consultants has released its Annual Container Market Review and Forecast for 2005/2006 and suggests that while global the global supply/demand...
Across the Border: CAFTA countries face port shortcomings
While the Central American Free Trade Agreement has been greeted with skepticism by many in the U.S., the political reaction among the Central American...
Dubai Ports To Acquire P&O
Dubai Ports World (DPW) appears to be living up to its promise to achieve a balanced global portfolio with critical mass. DPW, which currently operates...
Root Canals
A desire to avoid last year's spate of peak season backups at U.S. West Coast ports is motivating some shippers to seek alternative, all-water routes...
Hurricane Katrina Aftermath: Fading into a bad dream
Although Hurricane Katrina wreaked unprecedented havoc on New Orleans and other Gulf Coast cities, the national U.S. media has focused almost exclusively...
Ocean Agreement Expanded; Tacoma Opens New Terminal
The Port of Tacoma announced the official opening of the Olympic Container Terminal Monday October 17th. The terminal will be the home of Yang Ming Marine...
It's time to de-nationalize and rationalize transportation
No one will tell you anything good came out of the dual impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but there are certainly lessons to be learned. One lesson...
Target to Build an Import Warehouse at Savannah
Already located at the Georgia port are warehouses for Home Depot and Wal-Mart. Now under construction, the new Target distribution center (DC) is located...
Slow start for freight peak season
Morgan Stanley's Truckload Freight Index indicates the supply/demand balance continued to flatten through mid-August, indicating a slower start to the...
Port Congestion is Low this Peak Season
Despite local damage in the U.S. Gulf region, impact from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the national rail system was relatively modest, according the...
Ports Win Security Grants; Still Underfunded
Security needs outpace appropriations, said Kurt Nagle, president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). This despite an anticipated...
Ports/Carriers Add Capacity
BDP International (BDP) has expanded its operations in China with the addition of its seventh office there. Located in Ningbo, the new office will operate...
Modernization is on the Way for the Port of Boston
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) will be redeveloping its Massport Marine Terminal (MMT) as an intermodal cargo warehouse and bulk storage...
Hong Kong extends its logistics reach
The following special report was filed by Perry Trunick, Logistics Todays executive editor, from Hong Kong: What do you do if your region loses nearly...
Delivering Real-Time Worldwide Monitoring of Cargo
The two companies have integrated two emerging technologies into their Intelligent Trade Lane solution. The first is being called Tamper-Resistant Embedded...
Port of Gulfport on a fast track toward recovery
The Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport sustained significant damage during Hurricane Katrina like the rest of the Gulf region. In the days following...
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