Yellow Transportation said it will begin offering expedited ocean service for guaranteed, on-time delivery of less-than-containerload shipments moving from China to the United States. The service will be offered in conjunction with the non-vessel-operating common carrier YRC Logistics Global. Both companies are units of YRC Worldwide Inc. Expedite...
Aon Risk Services said it has developed a fleet safety certification program for trucking companies. The company said its SafeFleet Certification program will compare safety performance of companies against averages for the U.S. trucking industry in categories such as: Out-of-service violations. Department of Transportation crashes (those that...
The head of the American Trucking Associations urged President Bush to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an attempt to burst the bubble in the crude oil market. Bill Graves, ATA's president and chief executive officer, told Bush in a letter, We are very concerned that out-of-control energy prices will greatly magnify our current econ...
French transport and logistics group Norbert Dentressangle Wednesday reported net income of 49.3 million euros ($73 million), down 0.9 percent compared to 2006, which included a one-off tax refund from motorway tolls. The company, based in Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhone, said its annual earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose 19.8 percent to 79.8 mill...
Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility has acquired a 10.82 percent equity stake in Atlanta-based Industriaplex Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Agility described Industriaplex as a global sourcing, equipment distribution and facility services company that provides integrated supply, installation and maintenance solutions. Its customer base is in the United State...
As part of its stepped up monitoring of imported products, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission this month said it is working to educate Vietnamese officials on how to improve the safety of products exported to the United States. The U.S. agency will provide information and technical exchanges to implement consumer safety programs. The announce...
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the third-party logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc., is switching its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore an industrial park near the Port of Jurong, Singapore's second-biggest port. The new location is 30 Boon Lay Way. The previous site was near the country's airport. The move will centralize Menlo's regional manage...
U.S. and Chinese Customs officers have conducted the first joint security audit of domestic Chinese manufacturers and logistics providers whose customers participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. The two sides are cooperating on a trial program that would allow U.S. inspectors access to validate the supply chain security practice...
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