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- Slideshow: Top 10 States Exporting to ChinaNearly everyone knows the United States imports a lot from China (and if you don?t, you?re probably not a regular reader of The Journal of Commerce), but American companies are increasingly exporting more to the Asian manufacturing juggernaut, too. The U.S. exported $108.6 billion worth of goods to China last...
- Americold Names Hogwarth as SVP of Asia-PacificJeff Hogwarth will lead Americold Logistics, an Americold subsidiary.Americold has appointed Jeff Hogarth as senior vice president of Asia-Pacific.
He will report to Jeffrey M. Gault, president and CEO of the company, which specializes in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics for the food industry.
Hogarth has worked for Americold and its predecessor companies...
- Tucker Company Worldwide Opens Texas Sales OfficeTucker Company Worldwide has opened its first Texas sales office in Houston.
A ?significant percentage? of the Cherry Hill, N.J.-based freight broker?s volume originates and delivers in Texas, and the company wanted to have more direct contact with customers in that region, Tucker said in a written statement....
- Report: Technology Innovations to Fuel Reefer MarketThe global market for road transportation refrigeration equipment is expected to be worth $8.8 billion by 2018, driven by technology innovations in energy efficiency refrigeration and the increasing consumption of frozen and chilled foods, according to a Global Industry Analysts report.
New innovations in reefer equipment and systems that reduce refrigerant...
- April TEU Volume Plunges at Port of Portland, Ore.Oregon?s Port of Portland reported container traffic totaled 14,006 20-foot-equivalent units in April, dropping 30 percent year-over-year and 17 percent month-to-month.
Of the April volume, export containers totaled 7,084 TEUs, a decrease of 34 percent compared to April 2012, while import containers accounted for 6,922 TEUs, down 25 percent year-over-year.
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- SCFI: Asia-Europe Spot Rates Continue Their SlideThe Shanghai Containerized Freight Index extended its decline in European lanes, despite recent general rate increases set for May 15 and future increases scheduled for early June and July. Proposed May 15 GRIs of between $500 and $600 per 20-foot container by Hapag-Lloyd, Cosco and UASC did not have any effect...
- Direct Chassis Contribution Expands S. Atlantic PoolDirect Chassis Link, Maersk Line?s primary chassis provider, will contribute all of its chassis in the South Atlantic region to the Consolidated Chassis Management pool known as the South Atlantic Consolidated Chassis Pool, effective June 1.
The addition of more than 7,000 former Maersk-owned chassis will increase the pool size to...
- SCFI: Asia-to-US Spot Rates StrengthenShanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of May 24, 2013
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Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes experienced moderate increases in the week of May 24, following general rate increases of $400 per 40-foot container moving from Asia to the U.S. West Coast and $600 per FEU...
- NYC Court Cracks Down on Cigarette ShipmentsA Manhattan federal court has granted a preliminary injunction barring a shipping company from transporting cigarettes that do not bear New York State and New York City tax stamps, according to Michael A. Cardozo, NYC corporation counsel; David M. Frankel, NYC finance commissioner; and Thomas A. Farley, NYC health commissioner.
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