Ocean Transportation

CaroTrans Expands Trans-Pacific Service for Fiji, China

October 30, 2013

CaroTrans International, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and freight consolidator, has inaugurated direct less-than-containerload (LCL) export service from Los Angeles to Suva, Fiji.

Meeting Ocean Vessels' Supply Needs the Old-fashioned Way

October 25, 2013

Maritime Executive

Ship suppliers are managing to weather the economic storm by putting solid and vetted business partnerships ahead of any major move towards online procurement, according to one of the industry's trade bodies.

Mastering the Complexities of Global Trade

October 15, 2013

Amber Road

DHL to Make New Investment in Logistics Operations in Philippines

October 14, 2013

Business Inquirer

Logistics firm Deutsche Post DHL is investing $25m in its operations in the Philippines to further expand its supply chain business and warehousing facilities.

Knowing Whom to Bill for Rental of Chassis Is Critical for Port

October 11, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

When ocean cargo lines decided to divest their chassis, Hampton Roads Chassis Pool had to take on the equipment leases. The challenge was determining whom to invoice for the use of the 'wheels.'

Argentine Sea Terminal to Launch RFID-based Reefer Management System

October 9, 2013

RFID Journal

Argentinean container-terminal operator TecPlata is installing an RFID-based solution to track and manage conditions within the refrigerated containers (known as reefer units) stored at Buenos Aires's La Plata Port, making it one of the early adopters of a new system provided by Identec Solutions. The terminal is scheduled to open at the end of this year.

Retail Imports Growing as Holidays Approach, Cargo Moving Despite Concerns Over Government Shutdown

October 9, 2013

National Retail Federation

Despite concerns over the government shutdown, import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to grow 9.1 percent in October over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The numbers reflect merchandise ordered months before the shutdown as retailers planned for the holiday season.

U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling, Logistics Issues First Draft for Review

October 4, 2013

MHI

The first draft of the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics is now available for public review.

Maersk Predicts Stronger Trade in Near Future

October 2, 2013

Financial Times

The world's biggest container shipping line by market share is predicting that the world will come out of the funk induced by the financial crisis in the coming two years.

Report Claims Continued Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Ocean Vessels

October 2, 2013

BSR

Average carbon-dioxide emissions for global ocean container transport have declined year on year, and by more than 7 percent between 2011 and 2012, according to BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group's 2013 Collaborative Progress report.

Ocean Transportation

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