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Air Menzies Launches Express Wholesale Service for Imports

The U.S. arm of Air Menzies International (AMI) has launched click2ship Imports, the import version of its online, door-to-door express wholesale service for air freight.

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Somali Pirate Attacks Reported Down, But Increase Seen in Other Areas

The number of pirate attacks fell sharply in the first half of 2012, led by a drop in Somali piracy, according to the International Maritime Bureau's global piracy report. At the same time, those positive numbers were offset by a worrying increase of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.

Old Dominion Opens Service Centers in Wisconsin, Southern California

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened new service centers in Wisconsin and Southern California. The Duluth Service Center, located on five acres in Superior, Wis., will serve customers in Twin Ports and more than a dozen cities in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, the company.

U.S. Vessel Imports Drop 3.7 Percent in June

Zepol Corporation, a trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. import shipment volume for June, measured in TEUs, was down 3.7 percent from May, but is up 4.4 percent from June 2011. Similarly, Q2 of 2012 has topped last year at this time by 4.7 percent. Although there was a drop from last month, June had the second-highest TEU imports so far this year, outdoing January by a slight 1 percent. Last year saw a comparable trend in the summer months with a moderate dip in June, but spikes in July and August.

Storm Rages Over EU Megatrucks And Over Who Can Regulate Them

The European Commission (EC) has authorised the cross-border use of 25-metre (82-foot) megatrucks, but European parliamentarians and transport lobbies say the EU's executive body has exceeded its authority.

Carrier Transicold Develops New Reefer Units for EPA Compliance

Carrier Transicold has developed new transport refrigeration units and generator sets, to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for diesel emissions, which take effect in 2013.

GAC Group Launches Road Freight Groupage Between U.K., Turkey

The GAC Group, a global logistics, shipping and marine services company, has launched a road freight groupage offering between Turkey and the U.K.

Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 1.6 Percent in July

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.6 percent in July compared with the same month last year, and modest year-over-year increases are expected through the holiday season shipping cycle, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

As European Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Branches Out, Is Use of 3PLs a Good Thing?

Pharmaceutical companies are hiring a little help, and joining with third-party logistics services companies, but are they abandoning too much control over their business, asks a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research.

Retail Organization Urges East Coast Ports and Longshoremen to Avoid Work Stoppage

In a letter sent today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) urged the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance Ltd. to reach a contract agreement well in advance of the September 30 deadline in order to prevent a disruption to the flow of goods and the lasting economic affects that would result.

FPS Lanka's Project Forwarding, 3PL Arm Sets Up New Logistics Center

Projects FPS, the new project-forwarding and third-party logistics arm of Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka, has created a dedicated logistics center at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka.

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