December 2015
Paragon Software Systems, Inc. announces a breakthrough in transportation planning - Paragon Route Control. Transportation planners can now use a calendar to create routes that comply with time and day-related local, state and national regulations, and road closures resulting from major public events. Paragon Route Control cuts the time spent on manual planning, minimizes the impact of restrictions on routing and scheduling, and lowers the risk of incurring penalty fines.
Paragon ...
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Port of Stockton recently appointed Pete Grossgart as marketing manager. In this position, Grossgart reports to Steve Escobar, deputy port director, real estate and port development. His duties include planning, developing, and implementing the port’s maritime trade and real estate business development efforts. He will be involved in the strategic ...
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The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is conducting a series of informational briefings for the general public on its Southport development project, which aims to significantly expand the Port of Philadelphia’s operations.
Two informational briefings will be held December 8 and 9 and will facilitate open communication about Southport and how ...
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Rand Logistics, Inc. has introduced its newest Canadian self-unloading vessel, the M/V Manitoulin, into service. The new vessel has the largest carrying capacity of any existing river class self-unloader and is anticipated to be the most efficient vessel of its class on the Great Lakes.
The new addition increases the size ...
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Thorco Shipping has acquired five large modern tweendeckers. The acquisition is a part of Thorco’s strategy to keep their fleet young and modern to maintain their strong position as a market leader regarding the quality and size of the fleet.
Thorco Shipping holds one of the largest multipurpose/project fleets in the ...
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, along with state and local elected officials, announced on December 3 a new 30-year contract between the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Port Administration and the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s top roll on/roll off customer, global shipping and logistics giant Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL). ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo volumes measured by freight tonne kilometers rose just 0.5% in October compared to a year ago. Year-over-year expansion fell back from September’s faster growth rate, and total cargo volumes in October stand ...
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The gloomy outlook for the dry bulk shipping market continues to afflict shipowners and the market is not expected to return to profitability before 2017, according to the Dry Bulk Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.
Ship owners continue to struggle to recover their costs as commodity demand falls ...
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NVOCC and freight consolidator CaroTrans has announced a new, direct, biweekly LCL export service between Miami and Manaus, Brazil where container volumes have grown considerably the last 10 years. The first sailing occurred November 29th.
Miami serves as a strategic consolidations hub for freight originating from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, ...
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News hailing from December 3: Congress has passed a long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank and surface transportation bill.
Groups, such as the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) and its members – farmers, manufacturers, retailers and service providers from across Washington state – celebrate the news.
“It’s a big win ...
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