Global Gateways

Maersk to Halt Asia-U.S. East Coast Transit Through Panama Canal

March 18, 2013

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping company, will stop plying through the Panama Canal to move goods from Asia to the U.S. east coast as bigger ships help the company move it profitably through Suez Canal.

DHL to Spend $52.5m on Indonesia Positioning

March 12, 2013

Trans Reporter

DHL Supply Chain will invest $52.5m over the next few years to further strengthen its position in Indonesia. By 2015, the company plans to increase its transportation fleet by over 100 percent up from its fleet of 370 vehicles at present and grow its staff strength by over 70 percent from its current base of some 2,250 employees.

Wary of Losing Business Because of Panama Canal, Officials Urge L.A, Long Beach to Upgrade Now

February 27, 2013

Los Angeles Times

Port and city officials have called for expediting planned upgrades at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to stave off the threat of losing cargo traffic when the $5.25bn Panama Canal expansion is completed next year.

January U.S. Imports Up 6.9 Percent from December

February 15, 2013

Zepol Corporation

U.S. vessel imports are up from December by 6.9% and just above January of 2012 by 0.1%. The total TEU count for January was 1,518,851 and shipments were over 750,000. January imports have not been this high since 2007, which signals some steady rebounding growth for 2013.

Retail Imports to Increase 8.5 Percent in February After Ports Contract Deal Reached

February 13, 2013

National Retail Federation

With a tentative contract deal reached with East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers - though a key West Coast agreement remains unsettled - import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in February over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

G6 Alliance Expands Space-Sharing Pact to Transpacific Trade

February 12, 2013

APL

The G6 Alliance, a group of six ocean carriers sharing vessel space in the Asia-to-Europe container trades, is expanding its reach to include the route from Asia to the East Coast of North America.

Highly Attractive Asia Pacific Logistics Market Is Transforming Quickly, Report Finds

February 8, 2013

Transport Intelligence

Asia Pacific's logistics industry continues to develop at a fast rate despite the economic weakness of its two largest trade partners - the EU and the U.S.

The Runup to the Panama Canal Expansion Is Crucial

February 6, 2013

Will Whitehouse, Trade Development Manager, Port of Houston Authority

BNSF Logistics Acquires Canada's Albacor Shipping Inc.

January 17, 2013

BNSF Logistics LLC

BNSF Logistics LLC, a multimodal transportation and third-party logistics services provider, has acquired Albacor Shipping, Inc., a global project and general cargo services entity based in Toronto, Canada.

GENCO Rebrands Company Name Following Merger With ATC

January 15, 2013

Genco

GENCO ATC, the product of a merger in 2010 between GENCO and ATC Technology Corp., is being rebranded under the GENCO name alone.

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