Grand Theft Cargo
No matter what product your company makes, chances are thieves would like to get their hands on it. They're not just interested in high-end electronic...
To catch a thief
An unintended (but welcome) consequence of the emphasis on homeland security is that supply chains have become more secure against theft. What equates...
Georgia Ports Break Records; Add Cranes
In issuing its tonnage and activity report for April 2005, the Georgia Ports Authority announced an 11.7% increase in container tons from the same month...
Portland is poised for peak imports
One of the headaches importers face in congested ports is the delay for security checks. At some West Coast ports, you can wait three or four days for...
Schneider Logistics to acquire American Port Services
In a move it says will "enhance door-to-door import service," truckload carrier Schneider National's thirdparty logistics operation, Schneider Logistics...
Inventory management a la 3PL
Recent economic trends have resulted in a slight uptick toward increasing safety stocks at distribution centers. Shippers are now being challenged to...
More Ocean Service for Growing Trans-Pacific Shipping Demands
Changes in services by the members of the Grand Alliance have begun this month and are expansions of their present services. All told, there will be four...
Schneider Logistics to Acquire American Port Services
In a bid to increase its presence in international logistics, Schneider Logistics announced it will acquire cross-dock and deconsolidation center operator American Port Services....
Panama Canal Traffic Keeps on Growing
Container traffic through the Panama Canal continues to climb, as the water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans experienced a growth in tonnage -- using its Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS)...
Schneider Logistics acquires American Port Services
Schneider Logistics Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, has signed a definitive agreement to...
Planning Delays Add to Port Congestion
Speaking to the TOC Europe Conference in Antwerp, David Appleton, president Neptune Orient line Europe, highlighted research conducted with Drewry Shipping Consultants indicating financial and time costs are adding...
Ocean Cargo Security is Top Concern
The findings are found in a survey of those responsible for supply chain operations at the largest global import and export companies. A.T. Kearney conducted the research in collaboration with the International Cargo Security Council...
Portland Poised For Peak Imports
One of the headaches importers face in congested ports is the delay for security checks. At some West Coast ports, you can wait three or four days for a security check by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says Chris Mergenthaler, George S. Bush & Co....
British Port Workers in Strike Vote
Associated British Ports (ABP) is facing industrial action by dockworkers covered under collective agreements if a pay dispute is not resolved...
Maersk makes offer for P&O Nedlloyd
Container shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to purchase rival Royal P&O Nedlloyd for $3 billion (2.3 billion euros). The board of P&O Nedlloyd...
Slow boat from China
Ports on the U.S. West Coast receive 70% of all shipments in from China, and the number of shipments is increasing by 14% annually, observes Chuck Lounsbury,...
GE subsidiary in the market for used containers
Mexico's Trailer Fleet Services, a subsidiary of General Electric Co., will invest $25 million this year to implement a "sale and leaseback" program to...
New Moves to Deal with Port Congestion
uring the second half of July, all marine terminals in the Ports of Los Angles and Long Beach will start Off-Peak shifts on nights and weekends. PierPASS – a not-for-profit organization created by marine terminal operators to reduce congestion and improve air quality in and around the Southern California Ports...
Forwarders Jockey For Top Position
Swiss-based Panalpina reported strong growth in traffic volumes, in large part due to production relocation to Asia. This contributed to substantial growth in its core business functions: air forwarding, ocean forwarding and logistics....
Container security is a top concern for global shippers
Ocean cargo container security ranks as the No. 1 concern among executives responsible for supply chain operations at large global import and export companies...
Seaport Security is Funded, Mostly for High Risk Ports
The funding is aimed at improving terminal security at ports as well as making modifications in infrastructure in order to prevent terrorist attacks...
Port of Los Angeles to Raise Tariff
The traditional seasonal dip in freight volumes was absent from the 2004 measures of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of general cargo passing through the Port of Los Angeles, which can make comparisons difficult...
Maersk & P&O Nedlloyd in Talks
P&O Nedlloyd acknowledged speculation concerning a possible offer by A.P. Moller-Maersk notifying the Amsterdam Stock Exchange that...
Maersks Offer Supported by P&O Board
The board of P&O Nedlloyd supported an A.P. Moller - Maersk offer of Euro 57 per share for its ordinary shares. In the board’s statement, P&O ...
Hong Kong is still world's busiest port
Hong Kong again captured the title of the world's busiest container port in 2004 when it handled 22 million twenty-footequivalent units (TEUs). This was...
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