Kenco Logistics Services said it has been selected to manage Whirlpool's new 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in Columbus, Ohio. Kenco will take over coordinating the transition from Whirlpool's existing facility on Sept. 1 to the new warehouse, which is scheduled to open one month later. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based third-party logisti...
The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security has extended its comment request deadline for certain proposed changes to its deemed export policy to Sept. 22 from Aug. 18. On May 19, BIS published a request for comments regarding two specific recommendations made by the Deemed Export Advisory Committee with respect to BIS's deemed expo...
The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule requiring export and re-export license applications to be filed electronically through the agency's Simplified Network Application Process (SNAP-R) system, effective Oct. 20. The rule also applies to classification requests, encryption review requests, and license e...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has decided to withdraw its controversial proposal to abolish the first sale methodology for determining duty values in order to meet a recent congressional mandate to first study the issue, Assistant Commissioner Daniel Baldwin said this month during a public meeting on trade matters. The Department of Homeland Secu...
Gemini Air Cargo ceased all operations on Aug. 12 after failing to find a buyer to rescue it from bankruptcy, according to a message posted on its Web site and first reported by Traffic World. The Dulles, Va.-based full-service aircraft leasing company filed for bankruptcy protection two months ago, unable to cope with soaring fuel prices and reduced ...
W. Gregory Lehmkuhl has been installed as executive vice president of operations for motor carrier Con-way Freight, ostensibly filling the role held by David Miller before being transferred the day before to a corporate-level position. Parent company Con-way Inc. promoted Lehmkuhl from sister operating company Menlo Worldwide Logistics, where he was v...
Partners Warehouse last week began operating a Chicago-area transload facility for building materials following an extensive overhaul by owner BNSF Railway, according to officials at both companies. The rail-served storage and distribution center located in Eola, Ill., received a complete track and maintenance overhaul to better handle oversize materi...
The world's largest retail trade association has filed legal papers requesting to join a trucking industry lawsuit against the Southern California ports?trucking re-regulation plan. The National Retail Federation, in its filing which included arguments supporting the American Trucking Associations lawsuit, is also asking the federal judge presiding ov...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi