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The Hong Kong-based operator of the container vessel COSCO Busan, which struck a Bay Area bridge in November 2007 and discharged more than 50,000 gallons of fuel oil into San Francisco Bay, now faces six new federal felony charges, according to a federal indictment released Wednesday. U.S. Justice Department officials said a federal grand jury in San ...
PierPass Inc.'s OffPeak after-hours marine terminal gate program at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has diverted more than 9 million truck trips from peak daytime traffic since the program's start in July 2005, according to a study commissioned by the Long Beach-based entity. Conducted by Kenmore, Wash.-based BST Associates, the study found t...
The U.S. Coast Guard closed the Lower Mississippi River Wednesday to all vessel traffic from mile marker 99 to mile marker 70, following the release of 419,286 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil into the water when the chemical tank ship Tintomara collided with an American Commercial Lines barge which was being pushed by the tug boat Mel Oliver at about 1:30 a.m. ...
Freight transport and logistics company Con-way said second quarter operating income rose 22.2 percent to $94.9 million compared to $77.6 million in the same 2007 period. Overall earnings were essentially flat at $47.1 million taking into account dividends, increased vehicle casualty claim costs and a tax gain. Con-way said business has stabilize...
Klaus-Michael Kuehne, chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, announced Thursday that he will delegate certain responsibilities to Karl Gernandt. Gernandt will become board member of the Kuehne Foundation, and managing director of the newly planned Klaus-Michael Kuehne Foundation. He will also become head of the Logistics Center of Execellence ...
Logistics company GAC has appointed Stuart Bowie as the new head of its logistics operations in the United Kingdom, the company said Thursday. Bowie has spent the last four years running GAC Hong Kong and before that was GAC's regional logistics manager for the Middle East, based in Dubai. He takes over from Dennis Mead, who has been managing director...
Ryder System Inc. said second quarter net income fell 3 percent to $62.9 million from $65 million, which the company attributed to automotive industry strikes in North America, customs and cross-border work stoppages in South America and problems with its supply chain unit in Brazil. Revenues remained flat at $1.66 billion. The company's fleet managem...
South Korean police are seeking arrest warrants for three officials in the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions over orchestrating illegal protests and strikes against U.S. beef imports, the Korea Herald reported Thursday. They are alleged to have directed KCTU members to go on strike, calling for the renegotiation of the U.S. beef import deal, the sto...
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