Deltec, Kwikmail and Skynet to boost Toll Group's Southeast Asia presence The Toll Group, the Melbourne, Australia-based provider of integrated logistics services, will expand its Asia-based express courier business with the acquisition of three Asia-based international express businesses: the Asian operations of Deltec in Hong Kong , Singapore...
Troubled carrier had been major hauler for Chiquita Brands Eastwind Maritime, an operator of refrigerated ships domiciled in the Marshall Islands, filed for liquidation on Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York. More than 50 of its affiliated companies also filed for bankruptcy. The corporation ...
Funding goes to 36 states under regular program for road, rail and transit projects The Department of Transportation said it released another $140 million this week for construction projects, but it was regular grants rather than Recovery Act funds. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the grant money would aid 249 construction projects in...
Lockage fee, lower funding for civil works upset shippers, operators The President’s budget for 2010 includes $5.125 billion for civil works by the Army Corps of Engineers on the nation’s inland waterway system. House and Senate lawmakers will begin marking up the proposal June 25. That amount is $277 million less than...
SWISS logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has been chosen by Quadriga, a provider of Internet and entertainment services for the hotel industry across Europe and the Middle East , to manage its supply chain and distribute all materials to hotel customers. Following the completion of an implementation phase, Kuehne + Nagel has been supporting Quadriga throug...
The South Carolina State Ports Authority's board of directors voted Tuesday to hire James I. “Jim” Newsome III as president and chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1. Newsome, 53, is president of Hapag-Lloyd ( America ) Inc., and brings more than 30 years of global shipping experience to the ports of Charleston and ...
The Port of Jacksonville 's board on Tuesday approved the sale of 39 acres of property in the North Talleyrand area to Keystone Coal Co. The sale is part of a deal between the port and Keystone following an unsuccessful attempt by the port to acquire an adjacent piece of property from Keystone in a condemnation case.  ...
The Florida Department of Transportation has announced plans to build a new dedicated truck ramp from the Port of Tampa to Interstate 4. The new port access ramp is part of the $600 million I-4 -- Crosstown Expressway Connector project that has been fast-tracked as a result of the federal stimulus program, and is to be completed ...
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