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Kenco Acquires The Shippers Group

North American third-party logistics provider Kenco Group has acquired The Shippers Group, a Dallas-based third-party warehousing company. Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Kenco said the deal provides increased capacity, broader geographic reach, and an expanded suite of services. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. The Shippers Group, led by majority owner and CEO Graham Swank, was founded in 1901 as a regional warehousing company, and has evolved nationally to include warehousing, co-packaging, fulfillment ... [+]

Enstructure, SSA Marine Expand at JAXPORT

Enstructure, a U.S. marine terminal and logistics company, has agreed with the Jacksonville Port Authority to lease and develop 79 acres of waterfront property at JAXPORT’s Tallyrand Marine TerminalEnstructure is parent company of Jacksonville-based Seonus Stevedoring, a JAXPORT tenant for 27 years, that operates 35 ... [+]

FMC Hearing to Probe Red Sea Shipping

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will hold an informal public hearing on Feb. 7 to examine how conditions in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions are impacting commercial shipping and global supply chains.The FMC is seeking input from supply chain stakeholders on how ... [+]

DOE Seeks to Build Domestic Uranium Supply

The U.S. Department of Energy has established request for proposals for uranium enrichment services.The RFP is for establishing a reliable domestic supply of fuels using high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, a crucial need for smaller, more versatile nuclear reactors.“HALEU is not commercially available from U.S.-based ... [+]

MSC Charters Third Atlas Air Freighter

Atlas Air Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., said it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, ... [+]

4D Introduces Logiswift Solution into the US

4D Supply Chain Consulting, or 4D, and Logiswift, an end-to-end supply chain software solutions provider, have reported a collaborative partnership.Under the agreement, 4D will become the distributor of Logiswift’s advanced supply chain execution tool, expanding it into the U.S.Initially a foundational operational support tool, Logiswift’s ... [+]

Shipping CEOs Call for Accelerating GHG Efforts

The CEOs of leading global shipping lines issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds, and urged the International Maritime Organization to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green fuels.To achieve IMO’s 2030, 2040 ... [+]

Yellow sale approved

A U.S. Bankruptcy judge on Dec. 12 approved bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp to sell 130 of its real estate and shipping centers to 21 buyers for US$1.88 billion. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Goldblatt, in approving the sale during a court hearing in Wilmington, Delaware, said ... [+]

Montreal Port CEO Looks Backward, Ahead

Kicking off 2024, the Montreal Port Authority’s lead looked back at development on projects in 2023, and a look towards the Canadian port’s future. Geneviève Deschamps, interim president and CEO, appointed in August, detailed a few projects in the port’s recent in-house publication, Logbook. Meanwhile, the ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Declares ‘Year of Rail’ in 2024

The Port of Long Beach expect to ride the steel wheels towards becoming a zero-emission seaport, CEO Mario Cordero said Jan. 17 during his seventh state-of-the-port address. Construction is expected to start this year on the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, which aims to move ... [+]

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