Supply chain

DEMDACO has entered into a long-term lease for a 326,650 square foot distribution center that will be custom built for the gift and home décor products company at Logistics Park Kansas City...

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today unanimously ruled that Congress improperly delegated power to Amtrak when it allowed when it allowed the private corporation to fine Class I carriers for causing delays in its passenger service, Bloomberg reports.

Geodis Wilson has plans to expand its operation in the Asia-Pacific to include domestic rail services in China, as well as intercontinental services between China and Europe.

CenterPoint Properties has purchased six buildings, occupied by Exel Logistics, in Houston, for $42.6 million.

The European Union said all ships of more than 5,000 gross tons calling at its ports would have to measure and report their annual carbon dioxide emissions beginning in 2018.

European Union exports to South Korea have “grown strongly” in 2012, which is the second year of the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, according to the European Commission.

Croatia today became the 28th member of the European Union, following a 10-year period of negotiations.

Newly appointed Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero spoke with The Journal of Commerce, explaining how he envisions the agency potentially overhauling ocean transportation intermediary rules, promoting exports and assisting port authorities.

Sea Star Line has taken delivery of 150 new 40-foot refrigerated containers in the second year of a five-year equipment replacement plan.

Canada’s new Fair Rail Freight Service Act, which requires Canadian rail companies to offer a service agreement to companies shipping goods by rail, if the shipper requests one, has become law...

Metro America Supply Chain Solutions has appointed a new vice president of business development and major contracts, in line with its strategy to build a team to better serve customers in the U.S.

BDP International will continue to target growth in Asia’s fastest growing markets and expects much of its volume expansion to be linked to rising intra-Asia movements and increased supply chain complexity.

Members from Somalia’s government and representatives from the European Union have met on board the EU Naval Force Portugal-flag ship NRP Alvares Cabral to discuss how to strengthen maritime security...

Beginning July 1, India’s customs clearance of all export goods will take place on a 24/7 basis at four air cargo complexes (airports) in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.

Penny Pritzker was sworn in today as the U.S.’s 38th Commerce Secretary.

DHL Freight, the road freight division of Deutsche Post DHL, is launching a global lead logistics provider service under the new brand name “GreenLink.”

Exel has plans to establish a new $38 million distribution facility in the River Walk Business Park in York County, S.C.

WASHINGTON — The approach the U.S. House of Representatives takes in tackling the long-delayed Water Resources Development Act over the coming months could signal how the chamber will deal with the next federal surface transportation bill.

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development has completed its markup of the fiscal year 2014 appropriation bill...

World production of apples for the 2012/2013 season is expected to rise 2 percent compared with the previous year to a record 67.5 million metric tons...

FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of FedEx, has established new operations in Dublin as part of its ongoing expansion initiative.

The Mississippi River’s rising water levels will force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to shut down multiple locks on the shipping waterway for the second time this month, from central Iowa to central Missouri, CNBC reports.

INTTRA, an e-commerce shipping platform, has appointed Gary Ito as CFO.

UPS has confirmed that members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have approved a national master contract, which covers about 235,000 full- and part-time employees in various divisions. The contract was set to expire on July 31, , and contract coverage has now been extended through July 31, 2018. the agreement covering UPS Freight employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and some local agreements will require additional negotiation.

Unprecedented trends in technology, demographics and infrastructure are transforming global supply chains across retail, industrial and logistics real estate sectors...

J.A. Billipp Co., a property and building developer, has teamed up with land owner Webber Properties to develop air cargo and other aviation-related facilities on 36.8 acres located near the north end of Ellington Airport in Texas.

World coffee production for 2013/2014 season was forecasted at 146 million bags, down 4.4 million bags from the previous year...

Ministers from the member states of the European Free Trade Association — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland — have signed two separate free trade agreements with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Costa Rica and Panama, in order to strengthen bilateral economic ties and promote cross-border trade and investment.

Troy Container Line will open new services to and from Bolivia; San Antonio, Chile; Callao, Peru; and Paraguay, via its partnership with the Argentina-based agent MSL.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was judged the leading gateway for developers and users of industrial real estate in 2012 based upon its consistent cargo volumes and available blocks of industrial space within the immediate port area, according to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle.

FedEx reported net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending May 31, 2013, was $303 million, down from $550 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year, ending May 31, 2012.

Russian president Vladimir Putin unveiled plans to spend nearly $14 billion on three large rail and road projects to ease transport bottlenecks and stimulate a slowing economy.

Once feared as the high-growth export juggernaut of East Asia, Japan has been slipping in and out of deflation and recession for years. So when the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently embarked on an aggressive monetary policy aimed at ending years of deflation in the world’s third-largest economy, economists rejoiced.

United Against Nuclear Iran on June 21 launched its Maritime Intelligence Network and Rogue Vessel Analysis system, a new initiative that tracks Iranian vessels and identifies and exposes the Iranian regime’s efforts to smuggle oil and cargo...