Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST The American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) is dedicated to providing shippers, carriers, transportation intermediaries, and logistics professinals with coverage of news and events that shape the world of international trade and transportation. Using a crisp, concise reporting style, our staff of experienced journalists based throughout the country provide coverage unparalled in the industry. News is segmented into five main categories: International Trade, Maritime, Air Cargo, Intermodal, and Freight Fowarding/Logistics. http://www.ajot.com Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is delighted to announce the appointment of Gavin-jon Deeks as president of its US operation. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Demand for air freight -- a bellwether of the global economy -- is rising steeply as the global economy starts to recover from the worst crisis in decades, Lufthansa Cargo's chief executive said. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation USA flights will rise to three per week, operating Milan (Malpensa) – New York – Chicago on Wednesdays, Milan – Chicago on Saturdays, and Milan – New York on Sundays. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Limited, a major air charter broker with a global presence in over 20 countries, and Air Niugini Limited, the national airline of Papua New Guinea, have entered into a partnership arrangement to provide cargo solutions for Papua New Guinea and its energy projects. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The Unite union said British Airways cabin crew's four-day strike would go ahead and that no peace talks were set, as travellers brace themselves for more travel chaos before the busy Easter holiday period. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Singapore's Changi Airport, Asia's fifth-largest, saw a 16.2 percent rise in air freight by tonnage in February from a year ago, showing stronger global demand for goods, data showed. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation European negotiators said European ownership of U.S. airlines was in sight after three days of "Open Skies" talks but reaction from the United States suggested agreement remained distant. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation StederGroup, the Dutch member of the WWPC, was awarded a contract for mobilization of port construction and dredging equipment from the Netherlands to 2 UK ports. StederGroup chartered a small coastervessel, which firstly loaded in Kinderdijk, Netherlands a Hydrohammer of 160 mton and some accessories. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation South Africa's logistics group Transnet could raise capacity on its coal rail line to 91 million tons in five to six years from 70 million now if the private sector helps foot the bill, its head said. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation In February a special milestone was reached by the Rickmers Group with the delivery of the 4900 vehicle capacity pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) Vany Rickmers to its owners. She brings the Rickmers fleet up to 102 vessels. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Cargo Equipment Experts CEE, a global network for equipment owners and asset based companies within the heavy cargo transport market, passed it’s first year mark of activities. The management is satisfied with the positive reception of the network, evidenced by 38 companies already enlisted in the various service and supporting industry categories on the CEE popular website. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation CargoWise®, a globally recognized technology supplier for logistics service providers, has opened a new, larger office in the UK and added additional staff to better serve its growing business requirements throughout the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) region. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The Colombian forwarder Translago, increasingly reliant on paperless communication in its airfreight business, has now begun using the EDI services of Traxon Europe. Translago has been active in Colombia for the past 25 years, having secured itself a privileged market position as a specialist for perishables and dry goods. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation In a private transaction sponsored by Fund Management Group (“FMG”), the Avalon senior management team reached an agreement with Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (Kingsway) to purchase the business assets of Avalon Risk Management, Inc. We will continue to act as an independent company under the Avalon banner led by its current management team and supported by dedicated insurance specialists throughout our network of offices. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) has named former President and Chairman Peter H. Powell, Sr., 2010 recipient of the Association’s prestigious Centurion Award. Mr. Powell has been a tireless and long-standing champion of the NCBFAA and the Association is very pleased to be able to bestow this well deserved honor on a very dear friend. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Agility has announced the appointment of Hans Hickler as CEO, Asia Pacific Region, with effect from March 2, 2010. At the same time, Wolfgang Hollermann, who was previously CEO, Asia Pacific Region, will transition to a new role as Advisor to the Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) President and CEO, Essa Al-Saleh. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation In the first of three service developments this year in the United Arab Emirates, global forwarder and logistics services provider Geodis Wilson has opened a new airfreight office in Dubai to support increasing demand for this service mode as well as its advancing sea-air product. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Damco has commenced warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Samrong, Bangkok. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Saddle Creek Corp., a nationwide third-party logistics provider, announced that the company has opened a West Coast distribution center for Riviana Foods Inc. and New World Pasta Company, the North American subsidiaries of leading Spanish food group Ebro Puleva. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Weber Distribution, a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider for more than 85 years, announced today that it has hired Jeff Harding as business intelligence analyst and Matt McCool as supply chain solutions analyst to strengthen the delivery of analytics, reporting and solutions for its customers. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation FMI International, the leader in apparel and retail logistics, has been named as Logistics Service Provider of the Year by Under Armour. Under Armour announced FMI as the winner of this year’s award during their Vendor Summit at their headquarters in Baltimore, MD. The award honors outstanding logistics service providers for their service excellence and extraordinary contributions towards Under Armour’s global supply chain initiatives. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Andrea Robinson, Business Development Manager-UK for CargoWise®, a globally recognized technology supplier for logistics service providers, says that the current complex and dynamic global business environment presents increased operating challenges for Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) as they struggle to achieve business sustainability. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation DHL Express, the world’s leading express delivery and logistics company, announced it has partnered with The One Laptop per Child foundation (OLPC) to deliver over two thousand laptops to Haiti for use by displaced students and schools that have been hardest-hit in the earthquake-stricken country. OLPC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help provide every child in the world access to a modern education. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Representatives of affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that the latest safety figures help to show the effectiveness of the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules. These representatives also told FMCSA that the rules can be improved with flexibility in the sleeper berth provision. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.5 percent in February, following a revised 1.9 percent increase in January. The latest drop put the SA index at 108.5 (2000=100), down from 109.1 in January.  The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by the fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 97.6 in February, down 0.8 percent from the previous month. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation CN announced that it has reached a tentative three-year labor agreement with the union representing approximately 200 rail traffic controllers across Canada. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation (The Automotive Market Unit of DB Schenker Rail, Deutsche Bahn's rail freight operator, was one of the ten top suppliers and service providers to be presented with the "Porsche Supplier Award 2010" by the Stuttgart-based carmaker in its Leipzig plant. The award went to Autotransport Logistic GmbH (ATG), who provides intermodal rail and road logistics services for Porsche. The best suppliers of the year are chosen by Porsche on the basis of the following criteria - quality, performance, flexibility and customer service. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation YRC Worldwide Inc. one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, expresses strong support for legislation to be introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 was outlined by Senator Robert P. Casey (D-PA.) at the YRC Worldwide facility in Harrisburg, Penn., which is the largest facility in the YRC Worldwide network. Legislation being introduced by Senator Casey will help preserve the jobs and pensions of hundreds of thousands of Americans. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation CN announced that it received and will begin implementing, Arbitrator Andrew Sims' arbitration ruling setting the terms and conditions of a new three-year collective agreement between CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), representing 1,700 locomotive engineers in Canada. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation NASSTRAC announces the recipients of its 2010 Carrier of the Year program, an annual program that recognizes transportation providers on a quantitative scale in five key areas: customer service, operational excellence, pricing, business relationship, leadership and technology. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation World trade will grow by nearly 10 percent this year, rebounding strongly from the economic crisis and shrugging off halting progress in the eight-year-old Doha round, World Trade Organization figures showed. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation China reaffirmed its determination to keep the yuan steady, rejecting U.S. arguments that a stronger exchange rate is needed to help iron out global trade imbalances. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Washington hopes a WTO report on EU subsidies for Airbus will help resolve a row over U.S. and European support for their rival aircraft industries, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation A group of Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. President Barack Obama to take immediate action to resolve a long list of trade disputes with China, the European Union and other countries. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Philippine alcohol taxes discriminate against Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam and other American brands and should be struck down, U.S. officials urged the World Trade Organization. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Two top U.S. trade negotiators whose jobs had been in limbo in the Senate for six months were put into office by President Barack Obama on an interim basis. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Taiwan has leveraged its goal of a landmark trade deal with China to open talks with Japan, the United States and other powers on free trade deals expected to boost the long-isolated island economy, officials said. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The United States has talked with U.S. credit cards companies about barriers they face in China and is mulling the best step for cracking open that market, the top U.S. trade official said. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation McDonald's Corp expects China to be the engine of growth in the Asia Pacific over the next five years and predicts a good first quarter for same-store sales in the Asia, Middle East and Africa region. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Many big U.S. industrial companies are counting on China's economy to drive growth, a bet unsettled by Washington's recent saber-rattling on Beijing's closely managed currency. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation U.S. steel executives urged Congress to get tough with Beijing on trade, while a Chinese official pressed President Barack Obama's administration not to label his country a "currency manipulator" with an undervalued yuan. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Eighteen U.S. pork plants will be able to resume shipments to Russia within days after Moscow lifted a ban that had closed the United States' fifth-largest export market for several months, officials said. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Featuring next-generation technologies, the new Vector® 6600MT hybrid trailer refrigeration unit from Carrier Transicold raises the bar on multi-temperature trailer refrigeration system capacity while reducing fuel consumption and emissions. Carrier Transicold is part of Carrier Corp., a business unit of United Technologies Corp. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The recent call of Hamburg Süd’s containership “Cap Bon” at San Francisco/Oakland is a visible sign of the company’s continued commitment to meeting the needs of customers for vessel and schedule integrity and access to a widening array of major markets worldwide. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Member carriers in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) concluded CEO-level meetings in Taipei with a positive but cautious assessment of the Asia-U.S. freight market going forward support for the recommended TSA guideline rate increases of US$800 per 40-foot container (FEU) for cargo moving to the U.S. West Coast, and $1,000 per FEU for cargo moving to the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, as well as U.S. interior points, via all-water or intermodal services. The increases would take effect in most cases on May 1, 2010. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the joint development, along with Akasaka Diesels Limited*, of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for vessels that use marine heavy fuel oil. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Friends of the Earth calls new limits on air pollution from ships a major victory—the result of more than ten years of advocacy http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Maersk Line announces it will adjust its Trans-Pacific 6 service (TP6) to add a direct, all water call from South Vietnam to the US West Coast. With the direct TP6 call, Maersk Line becomes the first carrier to introduce the “Post-Panamax” class (9000 TEU vessels) to Vietnam. The first sailing will be on the Mathilde Maersk on Wednesday, May 12, 2010.  The new service will call at the SP-PSA International Terminal in Vung Tau, Vietnam, a deepwater facility that accommodates larger vessels located 80 km south of Ho Chi Minh City near the mouth of the Cai Mep-Thi Vai River. This direct service will have a Sunday arrival into the APM Terminals facility, Los Angeles, California delivering the cargo in just 18 days.  Cargo availability will be on Tuesday.  The westbound port rotations will remain unchanged; exports will depart Los Angeles on Thursdays. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Asian container shippers, which slogged through their worst-ever year in 2009, could be headed for a smoother ride after a surprise upswing in volumes and freight rates this year propelled major routes back to profitable levels. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The Montreal Port Authority has signed an agreement with AJ Corman Railpower to purchase a next generation locomotive, one more respectful of the environment, for $1.6 million. The agreement includes an option for four additional locomotives. These are multi-generator GenSet locomotives providing a total of 2,000 horsepower each. The GenSet technology used by R.J. Corman Railpower was develoooped in Canada by Railpower. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Zebra Enterprise Solutions (ZES), a division of Zebra Technologies announced the launch of a new operating solution designed for terminals that move at least 120,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per year. TEU is a standard measure in intermodal transport. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation While throughput in the port of Rotterdam declined by 8.1% in 2009, the result of the Port of Rotterdam Authority fell by 4.4%, to € 144.2 million. Including a one-off item of income, the result rose by 10.9% to € 167.4 million. ‘The Port Authority invested some € 341 million in the port in 2009. In 2010 we will be increasing that to about € 500 million and in 2011 to almost € 700 million, because besides Maasvlakte 2 we are also investing about € 175 million each year in the existing port area. The Port Authority is taking a long-term view, and the outlook is positive. The result enables us to continue our investment programme despite the crisis, so that the mainport will make an important contribution to the economic recovery’, says Chief Financial Officer Thessa Menssen. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation As part of APM Terminals’ ongoing drive to set new standards in customer service throughout the Global Terminal Network, APM Terminals Rotterdam has become the latest terminal to have become AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certified. Established as a means of assuring security in international trade, and in response to the creation of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) in the United States, AEO Certification, first proposed by the EU in 2005, went into effect on January 1st 2008. The purpose of the AEO initiative is to enhance EU customs authorities’ and certified businesses joint responsibilities for safe and secure cross-border transactions. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced at its board meeting that the GPA continued to experience positive growth during the month of February and has recorded three consecutive months of increased trade through its ports. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Ports America Group (Ports America) announced today that its board of directors has named Michael F. Hassing as the company's president and chief executive officer. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Cargotec has received an order from DP World Callao for two Kalmar DRF450 reachstackers and two Kalmar DCE80 empty container handlers. DP World trusted that Cargotec would quickly deliver reliable and productive equipment for its brand new terminal operations in Peru. The machines were ordered in quarter four 2009 with delivery occurring in quarter one 2010. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation New weekly call will bring 52 ships per year to Tioga Marine Terminal. John H. Estey, Esq., Chairman of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) announced that Sea Star Line, LLC, a major carrier serving the US, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean region, will begin calling PRPA’s Tioga Marine Terminal in Northeast Philadelphia beginning in April.  Sea Star Line will initiate a weekly ship call beginning on Friday, April 23, and expects to bring a ship to Tioga Terminal every Friday after that.  Sea Star will handle a variety of containerized cargoes, as well as roll on/roll off cargoes.  Tioga Marine Terminal is operated by Delaware River Stevedores, Inc. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation APS Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of optical character recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and intermodal terminals, announced Virginia International Terminals (VIT) has implemented the APS Gate OCR Portal to automate container identification and truck license plates for improved security and throughput.  VIT operates all the marine terminals within the Virginia Port Authority, and is the third largest container port on the East Coast, handling over one million containers annually.  http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The Port of Felixstowe is celebrating after winning one award, and being runner-up in a second category at Suffolk County Council’s ‘Creating the Greenest County Awards 2010’. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation If you watched the ski jump competition in this year’s Winter Olympics on TV anywhere in the world, you relied on TV production trucks that were recently shipped through the Port of Tacoma. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) and the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) extended a voluntary agreement that has successfully reduced port-related air emissions. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation McAllister Towing, one of the oldest, largest and most respected marine towing and transportation companies in the United States, is moving off of its legacy operations system for HELM, a maritime operations software system, developed by Edoc Systems Group Ltd. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation The Port of Houston Authority handled a total of 91,204 twenty-foot-equivalent-units from Brazil in 2009, statistics compiled by the firm Datamar show. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation - By Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT - U.S. Rep. James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen believe bringing U.S. transportation infrastructure into shape requires a major shift in federal approach, according to separate remarks at last week’s American Association of Port Authorities spring conference in Washington. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation X-ray inspection systems to scan vehicles and trucks entering high-risk facilities for explosive threats and contraband American Science and Engineering, Inc. a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced that it has received an $8.2 million order for its cargo inspection systems to secure critical infrastructure in the Middle East. The cargo inspection systems will be used to scan vehicles and trucks entering high-risk facilities for explosive threats and contraband. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation TITAN Salvage has safely removed the partially submerged Washington Gantry crane and other navigational hazards from Port-au-Prince, Haiti for the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). The company's work helped to re-establish port infrastructure and significantly increase the volume of marine cargo into Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation DGX-Dependable Global Express now is offering weekly less than container load (LCL) service from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico with additional deliveries to all points on the Island. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation By Peter A. Buxbaum, AJOT - Sound economic policies helped some countries weather economic crisis well, continue pattern of strong growth http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Maersk Line has announced a new direct service between Ecuador and Russia, called the ECUBEX service. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation - By Peter A. Buxbaum, AJOT - Public works, mining, alternative energy are benefiting from government spending and private investment http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation - By Karen E. Thuermer, AJOT - South America appears to be exploding with trade opportunities, particularly with Brazil. Enter the US$1.5 billion steel plant constructed in Sepetiba Bay in the Brazilin state of Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian resources giant CVRD [RIO] and German heavyweight ThyssenKrupp. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation With few exceptions Port Metro Vancouver saw all categories of traffic slip in 2009 and, at year end, total tonnage through Canada’s largest port had declined by 11 percent compared to 2008. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Ports say solving container shortage, coordinating infrastructure investments key to creating, protecting American agriculture and manufacturing jobs http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation By Martin Rushmere, AJOT - In an era of increasing cargo specialization, cargo diversification in the Pacific Northwest has been key in lessening the impact of the economic downturn. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation In a presentation to the Board of Commissioners, Executive Director Ken O’Hollaren reported 2009 as a record setting year for the Port of Longview, just one year after reporting records in 2008. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST American Journal of Transportation Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert appears to be emerging from the worldwide economic slump with a vengeance, with plans for several new additions to meet customer needs, including a logistics park. http://www.ajot.com/ http://www.ajot.com/