Freight News

Union Opposes DB Schenker Sale to DSV

A Deutsche Bahn AG labor union will try to block the agreed €14.3 billion (US$16 billion) sale of subsidiary DB Schenker to Danish freight firm DSV A/S, BNN Bloomberg reported.Staff representatives of the EVG union plan to vote against the deal at a crucial supervisory board meeting of the German railway operator on Oct. 2, the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung originally reported.DSV confirmed that it has signed a deal to ... [+]

Breadbox Pursues Fleet Renewal, Venture

Breadbox Shipping is pursuing fleet renewal and has entered a new building program, Joris Jan Bakker, CEO and owner, said in a LinkedIn post.Some of the vessels owned or on long-term time charter by the group were approaching the end of their lifespan, prompting this ... [+]

US ports strike is off – for now

The International Longshoremen’s Association has suspended its strike that has shut ports on the US East and Gulf coasts since 1 October.The union has agreed to resume working until 15 January during which time it will negotiate a new six-year contract with the US Maritime ... [+]

Davies Turner, GBP Shift into High Gear

Great British Sports Cars’ continuing logistics partnership with Davies Turner saw the British freight and logistics services provider recently handle the shipment of two of the car manufacturer’s iconic Zero vehicles from the UK to the U.S.GBS, a British car manufacturer specializing in the production ... [+]

DP World Pursues Operating in Mexico, WSJ

Global port terminal operator DP World is talking to the Mexican government about beginning operations in the country, enabling the Dubai-based giant to handle cargo heading into the U.S. from the South, the Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 25.In June, DP World initiated an intermodal ... [+]

SC Ports Teases Cargo Records in July

South Carolina ports marked its start of the peak shipping season with an 8 percent increase in July container volumes, including a 6 percent increase in imports.                 SC Ports moved 224,407 TEUs and 124,448 pier containers at the Port of Charleston last month, the highest ... [+]

LA Port Nears 1 Million TEUs in August

Under the shadow of a threatened East Coast dockworkers strike, the Port of Los Angeles handled a near-record 960,597 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, in August, a 16 percent increase over the year-earlier period and the busiest non-pandemic month ever at the port.                 Through eight ... [+]

NC Ports Boost Intermodal Rail Services

North Carolina Ports has reported back-to-back years of record intermodal rail volumes due to new and expanding programs utilizing the Port of Wilmington’s express rail products.Port officials expect this growth to continue, as work begins on an expanded intermodal rail yard that will add four ... [+]

Funding Found for Mobile Dredge Projects

The Alabama Port Authority is advancing on three major projects related to long-term dredge material management at the Port of Mobile are moving forward in Congress.In partnership with the Alabama Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Alabama Sen. Katie Boyd Britt ... [+]

JAXPORT Upgrades Cranes at Talleyrand

Jacksonville Port Authority has received US$23 million from the Florida Legislature to purchase a new container crane for the port’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal and refurbish existing cranes at the port’s terminals.The crane addition, as well as upgrades will increase JAXPORT’s cargo handling efficiencies, allowing more ... [+]

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