Supply chain

WASHINGTON — The trucking industry isn’t letting up the pressure on Washington, D.C., to repeal new hours of service regulation.

The rapid growth of e-commerce in China is a facet of the robust domestic consumption fueling demand for modern logistics facilities, according to Jeffrey H. Schwartz of Global Logistics Properties.

U.S. Senate and House members began conferencing Wednesday on a long-delayed water resources bill they aim to send to President Obama by year-end.

U.S. beef exports in September remained ahead of 2012 levels, but pork exports continued to face “a number of challenges"...

Allcargo Logistics Ltd., India’s leading international freight forwarder and port-based logistics provider, said its consolidated net profit in the second fiscal quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $6.7 million, falling 28 percent from $9.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2012-13.

The U.S. Jones Act, which requires that U.S. domestic ocean cargo is carried from port to port in ships that are...

CEVA Logistics today reported a net loss of $54 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared with a net loss of $78 million in the same period last year.

The 50 largest transportation and logistics companies worldwide grew more slowly in 2012 as the global economy sputtered, increasing revenue only 2.6 percent compared with a more robust 8.4 percent combined growth rate in 2011.

Frank Appel has seen his share of turmoil and volatility. As the CEO of Deutsche Post DHL, Appel has navigated his company through a global recession that saw its DHL express unit pull out of the U.S. market, and more recently has wrestled with uncertainty over the direction of two major rivals, UPS and TNT.

CEVA Logistics today announced that Marvin O. Schlanger will retire as CEO on Jan. 2, 2014, and will be succeeded by Xavier Urbain.

Japan’s economic growth slowed sharply in the July-September quarter as the rate of increase in consumer spending tumbled and exports fell for the first time in three quarters, according to a preliminary report released by the Cabinet Office on Nov. 14.

The American Trucking Associations filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the New York State Thruway Authority of violating the constitution by diverting toll collections to tourism and recreational facilities along the authority’s historic canal system in upstate New York.

“K” Line has asked a Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge to allow a full FMC review of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s controversial cargo facility charge.

U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.; Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., have introduced the Safe Skies Act to ensure that America’s cargo plane pilots...

The world’s three largest container lines will likely have a harder time convincing European Union regulators than their Chinese and American counterparts that their proposed vessel-sharing alliance won’t harm competition.

The International Warehouse Logistics Association’s board of directors named Steve W. DeHaan as its new president and CEO.

Damco’s profit collapsed to $1 million in the third quarter of 2013, from $15 million a year ago, driven by higher restructuring and overhead costs.

China’s domestic spending shot up this year on Nov. 11 in response to “Singles’ Day” marketing promotions.

In a few years, the container shipping industry will face staggeringly high fuel costs when a U.N. rule is implemented ending the shipping industry’s current use of...

CEVA Logistics has continued its strategic development of operations in Asia with the introduction of its new aerospace storage area in Singapore.

Agility reported profit of 12.1 million Kuwaiti dinars (about US$42.7 million) in the third quarter of 2013, representing a jump of 26 percent year-over-year from 9.6 million dinars.

The Federal Maritime Commission likely will focus on two key words — “unreasonable” and “likely” — as it determines in the coming weeks whether to allow or block the proposed alliance of the three largest global container lines.

The European Union and the United States began a second round of free trade negotiations in Brussels today even as recent spying allegations have undermined trust between the world’s biggest commercial partners.

More than 10,000 people are feared dead after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) caused widespread devastation in the central Philippines on Friday and Saturday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has allocated $1.4 million for two projects that will collect information on the use of liquefied natural gas...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has announced the opening Marine Highway M-580, also known as the California Green Trade Corridor...

DF Young has introduced a new business division, DF Young Specialty Logistics.

The Philippines faced yet more loss of life and economic destruction today as Typhoon Yolanda (known internationally as Typhoon Hainan) made landfall at 4 a.m. local time, bringing with it wind gusts of more than 200 miles per hour and a storm front of over 370 miles.

Major Japanese international freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express Inc. (KWE) said on Nov. 7 that its net profit tumbled 15.9 percent in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, from a year earlier to ¥4.064 billion ($41.2 million) on a consolidated basis.

Zenith Global Logistics has expanded its Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, warehouse.

With the Philippines bracing for super Typhoon Yolanda, Philippine Airlines and several other air carriers canceled domestic and international flights today.

C.H. Robinson reported its net income in the third quarter of 2013 was $107.7 million, decreasing 8.0 percent year-over-year from $116.3 million.

Kerry Logistics has signed a deal to provide a range of services to support the expansion into China of UK-based fashion retailer ASOS.

Major merger and acquisition activity in the global transportation and logistics industry was nothing spectacular in the third quarter, but a potential wave of privatization of ports, airports and roadways could energize the market in the coming year.

The American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association and U.S. Canola Association have voiced concerns about...

China’s official PMI indicated economic expansion last month, but two key manufacturing sub-indexes fell, and analysts now believe GDP growth could slow in the fourth quarter.

Expeditors International of Washington reported its profit in the third quarter of 2013 was $92.4 million, improving 4.4 percent year-over-year from $88.5 million.

Transport Corp. of India reported a net income of $2.13 million in its second fiscal quarter, ending Sept. 30, 2013, which was flat compared with the same period last year.