Global Logistics

CaroTrans Launches Direct, LCL Service From India to U.S.

September 17, 2015

CaroTrans International, a non-vessel operating common carrier, has inaugurated a direct less-than-containerload (LCL) import service from Nhava Sheva, India to the Port of Charleston, S.C.

Charleston Looks to Have Deepest Port on U.S. East Coast

September 17, 2015

Maritime Executive

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given its final substantive approval for the deepening of South Carolina's Charleston harbor to accommodate post-Panamax container ships.

Marine Cargo Insurance Market Rocked by Large Losses, Especially Tianjin

September 17, 2015

IUMI

Large cargo losses are having a significant impact on the marine insurance sector, says Nick Derrick, chairman of International Union of Marine Insurance's cargo committee. He spoke in Berlin, at IUMI's annual conference.

PhoenixNAP Releases Disaster Recovery as a Service

September 16, 2015

PhoenixNAP

PhoenixNAP, a provider of cloud, dedicated server, co-location and infrastructure-as-a-service technology, has released its new Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offering.

Insurance Damage Caused by Tianjin Blasts Could Top $3Bn

September 16, 2015

Maritime Executive

New York reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Company has estimated that it could cost $3.3bn to cover the extent of losses associated with the Tianjin explosions.

Eliminating Waste in Supply Chains

September 15, 2015

Ryder

CEVA Launches Weekly LCL Service From Singapore to New York

September 15, 2015

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has launched a weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Singapore to New York.

Sweden Plans to Introduce Tonnage Tax in Summer of 2016

September 15, 2015

Maritime Executive

The Swedish government has proposed a tonnage tax system that means Swedish shipping companies will operate under competitive conditions similar to companies in other countries in Europe. The tonnage tax would be introduced in summer 2016.

Retail Imports Are on Rise as Holidays Approach

September 14, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.2 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers head toward the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Exports From U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Hits All-time High of $99Bn in 2014

September 14, 2015

NAFTZ

The value of exports from America's foreign-trade zones (FTZs) increased by 24.8 percent in 2014, to a record $99.2bn in merchandise exported, according to figures released by the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board in its recent Annual Report to Congress. The 2014 export figure also represents a threefold growth of FTZ exports in the five years since 2009.

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