Global Logistics

Panama Canal Sets Tonnage Record in Fiscal Year 2012

October 16, 2012

The Panama Canal set a mark in its history as it reached a new tonnage record of 333.7 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) during fiscal year 2012 which concluded on September 30. This achievement highlights the value of Panama and its significance as a link in the chain of global trade.

Raildecks Gets U.S. Patent For Double-Stack Flatbed Technology

October 16, 2012

Transport Topics

Raildecks, the double-stack technology designed for flatbed trailers, has received a U.S. patent for its collapsible flat rack intermodal container, the company announced.

Is the Rail Industry Rolling Toward Powering Its Engines with Natural Gas?

October 15, 2012

Houston Chronicle

On a 300-mile stretch of railroad in the plains of eastern Alberta, a test train chugs across the landscape burning a fuel that once made sense only to environmentalists. It runs on natural gas. And today, that makes sense to business leaders whose top priority is cutting costs.

Lufthansa Cargo, Various Airlines' Operations in Mexico Top This Week's Air Cargo News

October 15, 2012

AirWaves

This winter Lufthansa Cargo will operate its first all-freighter service to Israel. Europe's leading cargo carrier will begin the service to Tel Aviv from its Frankfurt hub. The new service will begin on Oct. 28 with MD-11 aircraft, and will significantly expand Lufthansa Cargo's presence in the Israeli market.

C.H. Robinson Forms Logistics Division for Chemical Industry

October 15, 2012

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has formed a new division to offer logistics services to chemical manufacturers and distributors. Dubbed ChemSolutions, the unit can provide chemical bulk shipping, safety and sustainability, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, vendor and supplier compliance, global trade management and multimodal transportation.

Retail Container Imports to Increase 9.9 Percent in October as Stores Stock Up for Holidays, Report Finds

October 12, 2012

National Retail Federation

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 9.9 percent in October as merchants wrap up the annual shipping cycle for holiday merchandise, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Report Analyzes Total Sustainability Impacts, Market Outlook for Commercial Transportation Fuels

October 12, 2012

BSR

A report from BSR is designed to help large-scale fuel purchasers make viable decisions that lessen impacts to the environment and society and enhance economic growth and development.

APL Logistics Opens Quality Assurance Center in Bangladesh

October 12, 2012

APL Logistics

APL Logistics has opened its first Quality Assurance Centers in Bangladesh, in Dhaka and Chittagong. The company has a 30,500-square-foot center in Gazipur, Dhaka, along the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

DB Schenker Logistics Offers Four New Gateways to Russia

October 12, 2012

DB Schenker

DB Schenker Logistics is now offering European land-transport service to Russia via four gateways: Berlin, Germany; Krakow, Poland; Riga, Latvia and Helsinki, Finland.

Verification of Ocean Container Weights 'Crucial' to Safety

October 11, 2012

TT Club

The TT Club, a mutual insurance association, urged all participants at the International Maritime Organization's session on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers to redouble their efforts to come up with a global regulation to verify the weights of containers.

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