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CMA CGM Sets Caribbean Peak Season Rates

French shipping line and logistics company CMA CGM said it plans to implement a peak season surcharge from the U.S. to the Caribbean, effective Sept. 23.The surcharge will be US$250 per 40-foot and 45-foot containers for dry cargo, US$300 per 20-footer and US$600 per 40-footer.The service covers the port range of Windward, French West Indies, Aruba, Bahamas, Bonaire, Curaçao, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts, St Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago.The peak ... [+]

Savage Terminal Serves Las Vegas Market

Supply chain infrastructure and solutions provider Savage said it is developing a new multicommodity, rail-connected transload terminal to serve the Las Vegas market.             The Las Vegas transload facility will be in Jean, Nevada, and served by the Union Pacific Railroad. Savage anticipates moving various fuels ... [+]

Port Canaveral NCB4 Renovation Advances

Work progresses on Port Canaveral’s US$39 million capital improvement project to remove the existing North Cargo Berth 4 and replace it with a 981-foot-long multipurpose, multi-use wharf, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.The existing, functionally obsolete over-the-water pier has been out of service ... [+]

NOPB Railroad Projects Near Completion

The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, or NOPB, said it is making significant progress on two major infrastructure enhancement projects – the Transloading Industrial Park and the Claiborne Yard expansion.The NOPB Transloading Industrial Park off Jourdan Road in New Orleans East will enable shippers to ... [+]

deugro Delivers Well Fluid Slug Catcher

deugro Oman has delivered a 254-tonne well fluid slug catcher from Nizwa, Oman via the Port of Duqm, Oman, to Mina Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi, UAE.deugro was awarded the contract for this project based on the technical concept, including a sophisticated transport engineering solution and ... [+]

Chipolbrok Boym on Maiden Voyage

Chipolbrok said the Boym, the sixth vessel in a series of 62,000-DWT multipurpose ships ordered by the Polish-Chinese shipping line in 2021, set sail on its maiden voyage Aug. 9.The Boym, which joins as a third-party vessel within Chipolbrok’s collection, was recently christened at Taizhou ... [+]

Global Forwarding Market to Expand 1.7%

Challenges arising from a global economic downturn, shifts in consumer behavior, and an oversupply shipping capacity have led the global freight forwarding market to contract by 1.3 percent in 2023, according to a report from Ti Insight.             The Global Freight Forwarding 2024 Report, Ti Insight, ... [+]

US Big-and-bulky, Last-mile Deliveries Dip

US Big-and-bulky, Last-mile Deliveries Dip             Last-mile e-commerce orders are typically seen as small packages and transported by parcel carriers. However, other last-mile options are significantly growing with expanding e-commerce product categories bulky items such as furniture and appliances, according to Armstrong & Associates Inc., or ... [+]

Trailer Bridge Launches European Unit

Jacksonville-based transportation provider Trailer Bridge Inc. said it has moved into the European market with the launch of Trailer Bridge Europe, or TBE, based in Frankfurt, Germany.    Jason Trubenbach will serve as director of TBE, which will provide end-to-end supply chain solutions for commercial and ... [+]

Long Beach Port Nets Data Systems Grant

The Port of Long Beach has received a US$7.88 million grant for the port’s data systems from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office of Business and Economic Development.Funding is expected to help build out a variety of functions including export and rail cargo visibility, user authentication and ... [+]

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