http://www.joc.com/ Delivering Global Trade and Logistics Intelligence - since 1827 enhttp://www.joc.com/trucking/yrc-worldwides-ceo-foresees-more-layoffsYRC Worldwide cut its payroll 34.5 percent last year and a further 5.5 percent so far in 2010, reducing its...2010-03-09T16:51:35-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/montreal-buys-green-locomotivesThe Montreal Port Authority plans to buy up to five “green” locomotives that will reduce the port’s emissions and conserve...2010-03-09T16:39:48-05:00http://www.joc.com/trucking/us-seeks-trucking-deal-mexico-kirk-saysThe White House is looking for a route out of a year-long trade dispute with Mexico over the elimination of...2010-03-09T16:26:50-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/phmsa-narrows-hazmat-security-requirementsThe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is removing selected items from a list that requires security plans for their...2010-03-09T16:16:46-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/aphis-finalizes-canada-inspection-feesThe Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Tuesday made final an interim rule to collect inspection fees for ships,...2010-03-09T16:08:29-05:00http://www.joc.com/logistics-economy/michelin-picks-damco-vietnam-logisticsMichelin chose Damco, the logistics arm or A. P. Moller-Maersk, as its logistics and customs clearance provider in Vietnam. ...2010-03-09T15:05:49-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/hong-kong-containers-fell-14-percent-2009Container throughput at the Port of Hong Kong fell 14 percent in 2009, but fourth quarter figures signaled the beginning...2010-03-09T14:57:50-05:00http://www.joc.com/logistics-economy/panalpina-adds-los-angeles-capacityThe Panalpina Group recently added 42,000 square feet of warehouse space to its supply chain management portfolio in the Los...2010-03-09T14:39:57-05:00http://www.joc.com/logistics-economy/kenco-schnellecke-form-logistics-ventureKenco Logistic Services is forming a joint venture with Schnellecke of America to support automotive production in the Southeastern United...2010-03-09T14:19:51-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/ocean-carriers-reactivate-some-idle-box-shipsOcean carriers are returning laid-up container ships to service at a faster pace to keep up with growing cargo volume,...2010-03-09T11:52:54-05:00http://www.joc.com/trucking/ch-robinson-carrier-roster-shrinksFreight brokerage giant C.H. Robinson says its base of carriers shrank 6 percent, or 3,000 carriers, in 2009 as the...2010-03-09T11:46:20-05:00http://www.joc.com/trucking/diesel-reaches-highest-point-16-monthsThe national average price of diesel fuel reached its highest point in more than a year in the past week,...2010-03-09T11:32:44-05:00http://www.joc.com/air-expedited/lufthansa-cargo-boosts-february-volumeLufthansa Cargo carried 9 percent more cargo in February than a year ago, further narrowing the gap with its larger...2010-03-09T10:43:03-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/k-line-test-ship-scrapping-system“K” Line plans to develop a new method for scrapping ships in Japan rather than in low-cost developing countries by...2010-03-09T09:54:53-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/nynj-port-cut-emissionsThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans this week to release details of a clean-air program expected...2010-03-09T09:40:56-05:00http://www.joc.com/air-expedited/deutsche-post-dhl-swings-profit-2009Deutsche Post DHL, the German global mail, express and logistics group, reported 2009 net income of $876 million against a...2010-03-09T09:35:26-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/oocl-limits-window-export-bookingsOOCL is limiting the acceptance of online booking requests, the company informed its U.S. customers on Monday. Outbound cargo space...2010-03-09T09:12:51-05:00http://www.joc.com/trucking/truckers-fear-driver-shortageA spike in cargo volume could produce a driver shortage and would expose bottlenecks on key freight corridors, the chairman...2010-03-09T08:18:57-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/barge-operators-seek-fuel-tax-hikeThe inland waterways industry is willing to pay higher fuel taxes to repair and maintain aging locks and dams if...2010-03-08T16:47:59-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/port-tracker-forecasts-accelerating-importsThe monthly increases in imports that began at the nation’s major container ports in December are expected to climb at...2010-03-08T15:26:38-05:00http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/norfolk-southern-pay-4-million-chlorine-spillNorfolk Southern Railway will pay a $4 million penalty to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations, the government said, in...2010-03-08T14:59:21-05:00http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/kcs-buys-puerta-mexico-intermodal-terminalKansas City Southern bought the Puerta Mexico intermodal terminal facility about 40 miles west of Mexico City at Toluca, and...2010-03-08T14:05:28-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/finnish-dockworkers-strike-fifth-dayFinland's ports are at a standstill on the fifth day of a nationwide stevedores' strike as unions and employers prepare...2010-03-08T13:59:42-05:00http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/short-line-traffic-climbsSmall railroads across North America are seeing their new freight loadings reach the highest levels in nearly a year, fueled...2010-03-08T13:46:03-05:00http://www.joc.com/logistics-economy/logistics-leader-jerry-ulm-diesJerry Ulm, who capped his longtime logistics career as leader of global carrier relations at Owens Corning, died this month...2010-03-08T13:39:30-05:00http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/nova-scotia-plans-wind-tower-facilityAt a time when there is a huge oversupply of idled freight railcars and ocean ships, Canada’s Nova Scotia provincial...2010-03-08T11:52:13-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/forth-ports-rebuffs-930-million-offerForth Ports, the UK's last listed ports operator, has rejected a $930 million takeover offer. A consortium, whose members...2010-03-08T11:46:08-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/caribbean-shipowners-impose-peak-surchargeThe carriers that belong to the Caribbean Shipowners Association voluntarily agreed to implement a peak season surcharge next fall, when...2010-03-08T10:47:28-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/obama-nominate-harding-tsa-headThe Obama administration intends to nominate a retired senior Army intelligence officer to be the next head of the Transportation...2010-03-08T10:37:35-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/mol-open-chennai-serviceMitsui O.S.K. Lines will open a route linking Laem Chabang, Singapore, Port Kelang, and India’s Port Chennai starting March 23,...2010-03-08T10:25:59-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/seattle-program-scraps-100th-dirty-truckThe Scrappage and Retrofits for Air in Puget Sound (ScRAPS) program, which the Port of Seattle and its partners launched...2010-03-08T10:12:24-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/california-agency-enforce-clean-air-goalsSouthern California air quality regulators are proposing “backstop” rules to ensure the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach achieve...2010-03-08T09:36:44-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/msc-chief-blames-customers-crisisShippers caused container shipping's deepest crisis by exploiting overcapacity to drive down freight rates below vessel operating costs, the head...2010-03-08T09:33:49-05:00http://www.joc.com/trucking/nasdaq-warns-yrc-listingYRC Worldwide must boost the value of its stock above $1 per share by Aug. 30 or face delisting, the...2010-03-08T08:34:12-05:00http://www.joc.com/commentary/terminal-realityThe rate spikes and capacity squeeze gripping the trans-Pacific container market since the New Year was one aftershock of the...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/commentary/sealed-deal-shortage-claimQ: One of my drivers live-loaded an intermodal marketing company’s box on an intermodal shipment. The driver said the product...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/trucking/think-globally-truck-regionallyThe open road doesn’t have the allure it once did for some truckload carriers, or for their shippers. Companies...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/intermodal-matchmakingUnion Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation say customers will get the most out of their new UMAX domestic intermodal service...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/trial-harbor-trucks Cities pressing for the legal authority to regulate harbor trucking should find out how far they can go in court...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/asia-horizon Horizon Lines will be a small fish in a big pond in the trans-Pacific market, but it hopes to succeed...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/tempers-flareIf the words flying between shippers and carriers are any indication, the annual contract negotiations for trans-Pacific ocean services that...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/maritime/boiling-point-break-evenCarrier executives and shipping industry analysts meeting in Long Beach last week for The Journal of Commerce’s 10th Annual Trans-Pacific...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/watching-borderA group representing independent truck drivers responded angrily to reports the White House may be looking to open talks with...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/cracking-codeWord spread “like wildfire” among customs brokers that they had won a landmark victory in the U.S. Court of International...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/vehicle-mileage-tax-within-decadeOregon introduced the first state gas tax in the U.S. in 1919, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer hopes the state leads...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/better-core-big-appleNew York City is many times larger than Stockholm, but the Big Apple could learn some lessons from Sweden’s capital....2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/making-transportation-smarterTechnology that is not just intelligent but “smarter” may offer the best route around a legislative bottleneck that has stalled...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/bunning-throws-brushbackWhen Jim Bunning retired from baseball after the 1971 season, the pitching ace was headed for the Baseball Hall of...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/state-projects-stallThe 2,000-foot bridge over the Colorado River gorge just below Hoover Dam is far from a bridge to nowhere. The...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/high-risk-highway-games As a game of chicken over funding formulas helped push federal highway spending into a ditch last week, some lawmakers...2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00