November 2015
LLamasoft, a global leader in supply chain design software solutions, announced that it has acquired Barloworld’s Supply Chain Software Division, including all technology,
LLamasoft and Barloworld also announce the official launch of a major strategic partnering initiative, intended to bring LLamasoft’s cutting edge software and services to drive innovation and efficiencies through the supply chain operations of Barloworld customers worldwide. However, the acquisition does not cover Barloworld’s key territories of South ...
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Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of RFO Enterprises, Inc. (RFO). Based in Marietta, Georgia, RFO specializes in commercial lines insurance solutions for the trucking and logistics industry. RFO’s Randy O'Neil, Principal, will join Hub Transportation, and report to Dennis Templeton, Central Regional Executive ...
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London listed Leni Gas Cuba Limited, the Cuban specialist investment company, has announced that it has signed a binding agreement with Cuban centric trading company Groombridge Trading Corporation (GTC) to form a new unincorporated 50/50 joint venture designed to expand GTC's existing business of supplying products, machinery and equipment to ...
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The San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad (SDIV) has opened its Choice Terminal bulk transload facility. Located in SDIV’s San Ysidro rail yard, the new terminal provides bulk transload customers with access to local and international markets via the railroad’s connection with BNSF Railway and the adjacent Tijuana border crossing.
The ...
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With the summer-long labor shortages over at the Port of Oakland, members of the Port Efficiency Task Force are now looking at ways to improve efficiency and speed up cargo flow.
The Task Force met for the second time in late October is address goals.
“There has been a lot of improvement ...
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The Port of Long Beach announced in October that it has surpassed every air pollution reduction milestone set for 2014 due to air quality improvement programs, including cleaner diesel trucks, low sulfur fuel, and the increased use of shore power for ships.
According to an annual emissions survey, the port has ...
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Port of Houston’s Statewide Economic Impact Surged 45% since 2011
Politicians scream jobs, jobs, jobs. The Port of Houston has proven results. Since 2011, nearly 148,000 new jobs have been generated by cargo and vessel activity at Port of Houston terminals.
An economic impact study by Martin Associates determined that public and ...
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With steamships getting bigger, dredging is increasingly critical to seaports such as Maryland Port Administration’s Port of Baltimore.
“Dredging has become a very critical component of furthering the MPA’s mission of promoting waterborne commerce through Maryland in a way that provides economic benefits for our state,” said MPA Executive Director James ...
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IAG Cargo has released its Third Quarter financial results (July 1 to September 30, 2015), and they show commercial revenue of €238 million versus €236 million for the same period last year.
Market conditions remained challenging in the third quarter, resulting in pressure on yields. As a result, yields decreased 4.5% ...
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Within the Port of Long Beach, in the shadow of billions of dollars of new construction, sits an aging bungalow that houses the nonprofit International Seafarers Center (ISC) of Long Beach/Los Angeles.
For the thousands of seafarers who cross its threshold, it is a second home where they can cook fresh ...
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