Freight News

Brunswick Continues Record Ro-ro Pace

Though the Georgia Ports Authority benefitted greatly from roll-on, roll-off cargoes diverted from the Port of Baltimore following the closure of that shipping channel, the Port of Brunswick is on pace to handle more than 860,000 ro-ro units at Colonel’s Island Terminal in fiscal year ended June 30.The Port of Brunswick handled a record 86,577 units of roll-on, roll-off cargo in May, an increase of more than 18,000 units or ... [+]

Chiquita, Port Freeport Sign 5-year Lease

Port Freeport in Texas has reached a five-year lease agreement with Chiquita Fresh North America, with an option for an additional five years, which the port said marks “a milestone in their ongoing partnership.”"We are extremely excited about the continued partnership with Chiquita," said Phyllis ... [+]

Stehle to Leave UHL to Return to deugro

Project industry veteran Dominik Stehle will leave United Heavy Lift at the end of the third quarter and will take the same title, chief commercial officer, at deugro.Stehle returns to deugro, where he worked for nearly a decade as executive vice president and member of ... [+]

Study: 40% of Shippers, 3PLs Invest in IT

Descartes Systems Group, a provider of-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, said a study found that 40 percent of shippers and logistics service providers plan to invest in transportation technology to prepare for industry and regulatory changes.Decartes’ study, its eight-annual Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey, surveyed more than ... [+]

SC Ports, Inland Ports Benefit ‘Upstate’

South Carolina Ports makes an US$87 billion economic impact in South Carolina each year, and more than half of that economic benefit occurs in the Upstate in the state’s northwest corner, the port authority said.A recent study by research economist and University of South Carolina ... [+]

NFI Buys Transfix’s Brokerage Business

Supply chain solutions provider NFI said it has acquired the freight brokerage operation of Transfix, a digital freight platform.Transfix will pivot its core business to solely focus on software and data solutions for brokers, shippers and carriers, with NFI to be the first third-party customer ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Implements BCF for Exports

Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd said it will begin to apply a booking cancellation fee, or BCF, for North American exports, starting July 1.The carrier will charge a US$25 fee per container if customers cancel, reduce or roll bookings three calendar days or less prior to the ... [+]

Galveston Wharves Upgrades Facilities

Galveston Wharves said is spending more than US$90 million to update decaying or underused infrastructure and to maximize undeveloped acreage to grow its cargo business, as part of its 20-year strategic master plan.“We’re on the cusp of a new era of cargo growth for Galveston,” ... [+]

Optimized Port Calls Would Cut GHG

SMART port technologies that facilitate ‘just in time’ ship arrivals could significantly reduce greenhouse and pollutant gas emissions at global container ports, Drewry said in its latest quarterly Ports and Terminals Insight report.             Investing in such technologies at ports with a disproportionate amount of waiting ... [+]

DOT Collects Industry Input for NMFN

The U.S. Department of Transportation has called on breakbulk cargo owners, carriers and other stakeholders to identify critical freight routes that are critical to multimodal transportation across the U.S.The DOT published a request to solicit written input from the public, through June 11, on what ... [+]

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