http://www.joc.com/ Delivering Global Trade and Logistics Intelligence - since 1827 enhttp://www.joc.com/portsterminals/port-drivers-step-pressure-seattleSome operations at the Port of Seattle are feeling the impact of a push by harbor truck drivers for changes...2012-02-03T17:40:24-05:00http://www.joc.com/truckload/demand-trailers-rise-survey-saysTransport operators may be planning to purchase more trailers in the first quarter of 2012, as stronger than usual freight...2012-02-03T16:01:52-05:00http://www.joc.com/washington/shippers-deliver-‘pro-trucking’-message-congressAbout 170 shippers participating in a “fly-in” to deliver a pro-trucking message to Congress Feb. 1 arrived just as House...2012-02-03T15:08:25-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-lines/crowley-names-ayala-head-puerto-rico-tradeCrowley Maritime promoted Jose “Pache” Ayala to vice president for the Puerto Rico trade. In his new role,...2012-02-03T15:02:32-05:00http://www.joc.com/ltl/odfl-profit-rises-84-percent-revenue-nears-19-billionOld Dominion Freight Line increased its profit 84.4 percent in 2011 to $139.5 million, while revenue rose 27.1 percent to...2012-02-03T14:36:32-05:00http://www.joc.com/labor/egt-ilwu-terminal-agreement-horizonEGT recognized the Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 as the bargaining representative for workers at the new grain export...2012-02-03T14:02:12-05:00http://www.joc.com/economy/transport-warehouse-industry-drive-us-unemployment-downTransportation and warehousing were among the industries that contributed to the creation of 243,000 jobs in January, pushing the unemployment...2012-02-03T13:35:49-05:00http://www.joc.com/suppliers/ryder-adds-rental-capacity-builds-6-billion-revenue-baseAcquisitions and internal growth in all business segments boosted fourth-quarter and year-end profit and revenue at supply chain giant Ryder...2012-02-03T12:53:56-05:00http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/maersk-sells-chassis-leasing-subsidiaryMaersk Inc., the U.S. arm of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, agreed to sell Direct ChassisLink, its chassis-leasing subsidiary, to the...2012-02-03T12:16:16-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-lines/oocl-hike-westbound-asia-europe-rates-800OOCL announced Friday it will increase freight rates $800 for westbound cargo on Asia-Europe services March 1, joining other carriers...2012-02-03T11:50:09-05:00http://www.joc.com/supply-chain-management/chinese-logistics-demand-grow-9-percent-2014-report-saysThe need for refrigerated and express supply chain services will help drive overall Chinese demand for logistics services up 9...2012-02-03T11:12:50-05:00http://www.joc.com/global-trade/china-manufacturing-index-expanded-januaryChinese manufacturing sector expanded in January, allieving some fears that the country is headed for a hard economic landing as...2012-02-03T10:55:37-05:00http://www.joc.com/truckload/landstar-profit-rises-353-percent-‘strong’-demandLandstar System’s fourth quarter revenue rose 22.1 percent to $717.5 million, powered by a significant increase in freight volume and...2012-02-03T10:30:29-05:00http://www.joc.com/international-air/jal-reports-19-billion-profit-after-cutting-unprofitable-routesJapan Airlines posted a $1.92 billion net profit of on a consolidated basis in the first nine months of fiscal...2012-02-03T10:22:14-05:00http://www.joc.com/infrastructure/house-committee-approves-260-billion-five-year-transport-planMembers of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 29-24 to approve the five-year $260 billion American Energy and Infrastructure...2012-02-03T10:13:23-05:00http://www.joc.com/ltl/con-way-2011-profit-soars-884-millionTrucking and logistics giant Con-way roared back from the recession last year as its net profit skyrocketed 22-fold from $4...2012-02-03T09:57:07-05:00http://www.joc.com/importexport/container-imports-rose-3-percent-2011Rising shipments of auto parts and recovering demand for furniture pushed U.S. containerized imports up 2.4 percent in December, capping...2012-02-03T09:43:18-05:00http://www.joc.com/importexport/new-ceiling-factory-floorHyundai’s car plant in Montgomery, Ala., is running at 110 percent of official capacity. Deere and Caterpillar report double-digit sales...2012-02-03T09:39:55-05:00http://www.joc.com/commentary/coastal-shift-notOver the past five years, there’s been no maritime cargo industry topic more obsessed over than the impact of the...2012-02-03T09:39:28-05:00http://www.joc.com/commentary/operation-slow-goThe announcement from Japanese carrier “K” Line of a $173 million operating loss on container shipping in the December quarter...2012-02-03T09:39:22-05:00http://www.joc.com/commentary/no-seal-raw-dealQ: We’re a broker who had a customer move a shipment from a U.S. origin to a Canadian destination, using...2012-02-03T09:39:15-05:00http://www.joc.com/102isf/court-decide-ambassador-bridge-owners-fateA Michigan Court of Appeals panel is expected to decide sometime next week whether Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun...2012-02-03T09:27:46-05:00http://www.joc.com/importexport/fda-blocks-20-shipments-imported-orange-juiceThe Food and Drug Administration blocked more shipments of orange juice from entering the U.S. and found traces of an...2012-02-03T08:53:30-05:00http://www.joc.com/short-lines/railamerica-buys-two-short-line-railroads-transload-providerRailAmerica this week announced the acquisition of a Michigan short-line railroad, a Northeast short-line railroad and a transload operator for...2012-02-02T16:06:47-05:00http://www.joc.com/trade-lanes/msc-bump-asia-europe-rates-775Mediterranean Shipping raised the stakes in the container ship carrier bid to pump up rates on depressed Asia-Europe lanes on...2012-02-02T15:52:02-05:00http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/qa-californias-ports-face-challenges-high-environmental-standardsJOC Editor Bill Mongelluzzo reports live from The 12th Annual California Maritime Leadership Symposium conference in Sacramento, Calif. Bill says...2012-02-02T14:06:13-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-lines/moodys-downgrades-mol-nyk-lineMoody’s this week downgraded the ratings of Japanese ocean carriers NYK Line and MOL, citing concerns that vessel overcapacity could...2012-02-02T13:22:52-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-lines/hapag-lloyd-raises-rates-far-east-india-middle-serviceHapag-Lloyd will apply general rate increases on all cargo moving from Far East Asia to the Indian subcontinent and the...2012-02-02T12:47:39-05:00http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/maersk-switches-belgian-port-calls-service-middle-east-indiaMaersk Line will replace a call at Zeebrugge, Belgium, with an Antwerp port call on service connecting the Middle East,...2012-02-02T12:35:28-05:00http://www.joc.com/supply-chain-management/transport-corporation-india-profit-spikes-15-percentTransport Corporation of India said Thursday its net profit in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 rose 15 percent...2012-02-02T12:12:58-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-lines/container-lines-gain-record-schedule-reliabilityContainer shipping lines boosted the reliability of their service schedules to a new record of on-time arrivals in the last...2012-02-02T10:53:13-05:00http://www.joc.com/importexport/indonesia-boosts-exports-taps-manufacturing-shiftIndonesian exports in 2011 rose 29 percent year-over-year to $204 billion, as Southeast Asia’s largest economy taps manufacturers' shift of...2012-02-02T10:33:18-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/congress-set-vote-faa-reauthorizationAfter five years and 23 extensions, authorization of Federal Aviation Administration operations could clear Congress as early as this week....2012-02-02T09:56:10-05:00http://www.joc.com/trade-lanes/asia-europe-spot-rates-drop-64-percentAverage spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade lane dropped this week for the second week in a row, even as...2012-02-02T09:55:37-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-lines/hanjin-seeks-700-increase-asia-europe-ratesHanjin Shipping joins other major ocean carriers in pushing bold rate increases on the depressed Asia-Europe trade lanes, announcing a...2012-02-02T09:38:53-05:00http://www.joc.com/freight-forwarders/kuehne-nagel-buys-australian-perishable-forwarderKuehne + Nagel’s acquisition of specialized Australian freight forwarder Link Logistics International is the Swiss logistics giant’s latest expansion in...2012-02-02T09:05:12-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-shipping/costamare-more-doubled-net-income-last-quarterCostamare more than doubled its fourth quarter net income to $26.1 million from a year ago, as the Greek containership...2012-02-02T08:48:28-05:00http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/oocl-quit-providing-chassis-ny-nj-port-regionOOCL plans to quit providing chassis for the drayage of import and export containers at facilities in the New York...2012-02-02T08:33:40-05:00http://www.joc.com/infrastructure/export-advocates-urge-congress-reform-harbor-taxA Louisiana agriculture official urged Congress on Wednesday to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to fully tap the Harbor...2012-02-01T17:22:34-05:00http://www.joc.com/warehousingdistribution/amazon-says-supply-chain-investments-could-hurt-profitAmazon.com is telling investors its heavy investment in distribution centers and other supply chain improvements to speed delivery of consumer...2012-02-01T16:57:19-05:00http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/intermodal-rail-project-port-everglades-progressesThe opening of an intermodal rail container transfer facility at the Port of Everglades came closer to fruition after a...2012-02-01T16:05:30-05:00http://www.joc.com/truckload/strong-demand-pushes-ch-robinson-revenue-104-percentStrong truckload demand pushed revenue up 10.4 percent in the fourth quarter to $2.6 billion at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the...2012-02-01T15:42:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/labor/ila-united-arab-shipping-agree-three-year-contractUnited Arab Shipping’s U.S. agency and International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1964 have agreed to a three-year contract covering a handful...2012-02-01T14:56:12-05:00http://www.joc.com/ltl/saia-profit-soars-revenue-tops-1-billionMultiregional less-than-truckload carrier Saia returned to trucking’s billion dollar club in 2011 as its profit skyrocketed on higher LTL rates...2012-02-01T13:40:05-05:00http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/sc-senate-rebukes-haley-votes-block-savannah-dredgingThe South Carolina Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to rebuke Gov. Nikki Haley for allowing environmental regulators to approve a Savannah...2012-02-01T13:30:55-05:00http://www.joc.com/container-lines/msc-hikes-rates-us-middle-east-india-africaMediterranean Shipping will apply a general rate increase for U.S. shipments to the Middle East, India, the Mediterranean and Africa,...2012-02-01T12:23:34-05:00http://www.joc.com/trade-lanes/cma-cmg-hikes-asia-mediterranean-north-europe-ratesCMA CGM announced a rate increase of $750 per 20 foot container on the Asia-Mediterranean-North Europe route effective March 1,...2012-02-01T12:04:07-05:00http://www.joc.com/ltl/trucker-odfl-expands-trans-pacific-drayage-servicesLess-than-truckload operator Old Dominion Freight Line is moving deeper into the drayage business, opening a container drayage facility in the...2012-02-01T11:13:37-05:00http://www.joc.com/international-air/baa-loses-appeal-keep-london-stanstedBAA must sell London Stansted, the U.K.’s second largest air cargo hub, after a court rejected the airport operator’s appeal...2012-02-01T11:07:46-05:00http://www.joc.com/economy/factory-growth-expanded-january-30th-straight-monthA widely watched economic gauge showed U.S. manufacturing activity picked up speed in January, growing to its highest level since...2012-02-01T10:53:13-05:00