Traffic World articles from September 2004

Traffic World archives from September 2004

High priorities.(Editorial)
September 6, 2004... Where is the next terror threat coming from? Some transportation executives might quip that the most immediate threat comes from the Transportation Security Administration. But the heartening thing in a new survey of those who may know the...

Security: trucking's balancing act: government, trucking industry fighting terrorism with 'common sense' security measures.(Cover Story)
September 6, 2004... In the nearly three years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government has warned of al Qaeda attacks on bridges, tunnels, high rise office buildings and apartments, synagogues, veterans hospitals, Las Vegas casinos, sports...

New border rules to speed cargo?(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... New rules for truckers at major U.S.-Canada border crossings are designed to speed freight as well as combat terrorism. Starting Nov. 15, truckers entering the United States from Canada are required to file information about their cargo...

Transportation's shifting security priorities.
September 6, 2004... Freight transport industry executives believe, by and large, that their own companies have done a great job in adopting anti-terror security measures but that their competitors need to do better. That disconnect between what's going on...

Stay the course: FMCSA, ATA seek stay of decision overturning HOS as agency revises rules to satisfy court requirements.(Washington)(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(American Trucking Associations)(Hours of Service)
September 6, 2004... Federal trucking regulators will try to drive around legal roadblocks to new hours of service rules while they consider revisions that could save the regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week asked a federal...

RFID gains momentum: as 'mandates' multiply and retailer deadlines approach, shippers turn to 3PLs for RFID help.(Logistics & Technology)(Radio Frequency Identification)
September 6, 2004... Large third-party logistics companies are scrambling to help shippers comply with RFID mandates from mass retailers as deadlines for thousands of shippers to adopt radio frequency, identification technology draw closer. In fact, RFID may...

Metro chips in supply chain plan.(Logistics & Technology)(RFID program)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... German retailing giant Metro Group will start rolling out a critical part of its "store of the future" in November when it becomes the world's first retailer to have an operational RFID program with its suppliers. The company will launch...

Manugistics hits control, alt, delete: Coote fired as revenue declines, company says new CEO Cowan 'doesn't need a president'.(Logistics & Technology)
September 6, 2004... Shippers looking for big changes at Manugistics Group are seeing the first waves from turnaround specialist Joe Cowan, brought in last month as CEO to revive the ailing supply chain software company. The Rockville, Md.-based firm fired its...

Cadillac Europe.(contracts)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Cadillac Europe, the Netherlands-based importer of U.S. Cadillac, Chevrolet and Corvette brands into Europe, will use Caterpillar Logistics Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, to support its regional growth plans. "We are...

Mitsui USA.(service contracts)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Mitsui USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Japan, a diversified trading and service enterprise, invested $10 million in transport software provider Savi Technology through Infolink Systems, a holding company and parent of Savi...

Virtual railroad: Pacer Stacktrain is a billion-dollar intermodal player that wants to get bigger--if rails can improve service.(Special report: intermodal shipping)(interview)(Interview)
September 6, 2004... No one would like to see railroad capacity and service problems solved more than Charles T. Shurstad, president of Pacer Stacktrain, the wholesale arm of $1.7 billion Pacer International Shurstad oversees an intermodal double-stack network that...

Cargo terminator? Opponents of California anti-pollution bill claim it would stunt growth at vital West Coast ports.(Rail & Intermodal)
September 6, 2004... Intermodal interests, shippers and carriers are pressing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto a bill they fear would seriously limit future growth at Southern California ports. They claim the legislation would handcuff the ports,...

Locomotive fee bill killed.(Rail & Intermodal)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... While Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway wait to see how Governor Schwarzenegger will act on AB 2042, they successfully lobbied against legislation that would have required them to pay an emissions fee for any...

CSX getting help in Atlanta: shortline partnership to bolster Southeast hub and build on system-wide service gains.(Rail & Intermodal)(service enhancement contracts)
September 6, 2004... CSX is banking on a new partnership with shortline operator Omnitrax to help boost service in the Southeast at a time when the eastern carrier is starting to see improvements in performance. Denver-based OmniTRAX, which owns 11 short line...

Trucks tapping out: record fuel 'spike' threatens transport recovery, U.S. government pressed to release oil reserves.(Trucking)(influence of oil prices)
September 6, 2004... With the price of diesel fuel soaring more than 20 percent this year to a record $l.874 a gallon last week, this should be just the time for price hedging operations at trucking companies to kick in. But that is hardly the case in a marketplace...

UPS enters hydrogen age.(Trucking)(UPS Truck Leasing)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... With an eye toward blunting a fuel bill that surged 29 percent to $320 million in the last quarter, UPS is stepping into the hydrogen fuel cell age. The three hydrogen fuel cell vans the parcel carrier introduced are a drop in the bucket...

FMCSA: let's talk.(Trucking)(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to hear from truckers. FMCSA is conducting what it calls a comprehensive review of how the agency can best monitor and assess the safety of the nation's motor carriers and ensure their...

Airlines meet deadline: like Y2K, star of Customs' air cargo data clearance system was nonevent but technology hurdles remain.(Air & Express)
September 6, 2004... The message put out by the United States Customs and Border Protection agency was blunt: air carriers that failed to submit their house air waybill information through the Automated Manifest System prior to the plane's arrival in the United...

SIA adds LA reighter service.(Air & Express)(Singapore Airlines Ltd., Los Angeles)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... A new 747-400 freighter will help Singapore Airlines increase all-cargo service to the United States and Europe. The airline, the world's third-largest international freight carrier, will add a third weekly flight through China to Los...

TSA screening by the bulk: security agency begins tests of cargo screening with explosives detection at three U.S. airports.(Air & Express)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... A new test of devices to screen bulk-loaded air cargo is aimed at protecting passenger aircraft from explosives but could also protect the freight business of commercial airlines. The Transportation Security Administration added...

Delta's Charaf out as cargo chief: veteran headed Delta Air Logistics since 2000, airline expects to move quickly for replacement.(Air & Express)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Delta Air Lines is searching for a new head of its cargo division after moving Tony Charaf to head the technical operations division as part of a management shuffle at the airline. The senior vice president of Delta Air Logistics since...

Forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics won the Chubb insurance group's safety practices award for Advancements in Workers Compensation and Fleet Safety Award. The company used multimedia programs and frequent inspections in areas such as forklift...

With the epic battle.(Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's third runway completed)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... With the epic battle over a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport apparently over, airport officials say the work needed to expand the airport's capacity should be done by 2008. The Airport Communities Coalition said they would...

Wal-Mart makes waves: Retailer's plan to cram peak season into two months further strains intermodal network, brings surcharges.(Maritime)
September 6, 2004... Wal-Mart Stores' transportation group called a meeting of railroads, truckers, warehouse operators and third-party logistics providers last month in Long Beach to deliver an urgent message. The world's largest retailer said it will push more...

Ohio River lock reopens early: waterways group says Louisville site closing shows locks and dams in disrepair.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Waterways officials expected traffic on the Ohio River to return to normal in only a matter of days after the McAlpine Lock was repaired and reopened three days of ahead of schedule. Sixteen barges were lined up waiting on either side of...

The St. Lawrence Seaway.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The St. Lawrence Seaway is projecting a banner year after bulking up on grain in the first half of 2004. After several down years, the Seaway reported total cargo traffic grew 11.5 percent in the first half and there were 374 more commercial...

Growing Panama Canal.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Growing Panama Canal traffic is justifying the canal's costly improvement program. The Panama Canal Authority reported a 13.2 percent increase in tonnage in its fiscal third quarter ending June 30 and total vessel transits were up 9.4 percent....

PSA's huge size in Singapore didn't carry much weight for United Arab Shipping.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... PSA's huge size in Singapore didn't carry much weight for United Arab Shipping. According to reports in Singapore, United Arab Shipping chose the smaller competing Jurong Port as its transshipment hub in Southeast Asia, the third time in the...

China's rapid economic growth.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... China's rapid economic growth isn't helping vessel manufacturers even if it is boosting demand for more container ships. Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering says demand for steel in China has helped push demand for key shipbuilding...

NYK Logistics says its new Moscow-based subsidiary will offer the fullest supply chain transparency of businesses in the Russian logistics market.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... NYK Logistics says its new Moscow-based subsidiary will offer the fullest supply chain transparency of businesses in the Russian logistics market. The company, NYK Logistics CIS, was formed with the owners of Mobile Shipping Services, which...

High charter rates.(Ship Finance International Ltd. and Frontline Ltd. earned high profits)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... High charter rates on the high seas are sending vessel operator profits soaring. Ship Finance, the shipping business controlled by John Fredriksen, the Norwegian maritime giant, showed a net profit of $62.2 million in the second quarter on...

Customs and Border Protection.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Customs and Border Protection has installed five scanners for detecting radioactive materials at Port Newark Container Terminal. The devices, known as radiation portal monitors, are designed to prevent terrorists from smuggling into the U.S....

LAN Cargo.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... LAN Cargo, the cargo arm of LanChile, named Frederico Germani to the new post of vice president of planning. A 13-year veteran of international business, Germani most recently was with the McKinsey consultancy.

TranSystems.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... TranSystems, the transport and logistics consultancy focused on facilities development and management, named Scott Prihula vice president and manager of TranSystems' new Minneapolis operations. He has more than 20 years' experience in retail...

Kansas City Southern.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Kansas City Southern appointed James S. Brook vice president and comptroller. Brook, a 20-year management veteran, joined KCS from Aquila, where he held various executive positions from 1993 to 2004. He most recently was vice president of...

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway appointed Frederic W. Yocum, Jr. vice president of finance and administration and CFO. Yocum, a 37-year veteran of the rail industry, most recently was vice chairman of MM&A. Before that, he was president of...

PACCAR.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... PACCAR, the manufacturer of light and heavy duty trucks that include the Kenworth and Peterbilt brands, named Stephen F. Page to its board of directors. Page retired in April as vice chairman and chief financial officer of United Technologies...

Cadre Technologies.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Cadre Technologies, a Denver-based fulfillment systems provider, hired Ron Hounsell as director of logistics services. Hounsell, a 22-year supply chain industry veteran, spent several years as the main logistics executive in privately held...

The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority hired transportation industry finance veteran Jim Preusch as chief financial officer. Preusch, most recently a principal at HTNB Management Consulting, was CFO and treasurer at the Port of Los...

Eastern Connection.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Eastern Connection, the Boston-based regional parcel company, promoted Robert Soucy to vice president of the company's same-day delivery unit, Rapid Response. He will lead a restructuring aimed at raising the profile of that business. A 14-year...

The First Coast Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Management.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The First Coast Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Management presented its annual award for outstanding achievement to Priscilla Miller, a controller at Landstar Logistics. Miller was treasurer of the First Coast Roundtable between 2001...

Cargo Connection Logistics.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Cargo Connection Logistics, which specializes in air cargo road feeder services and warehousing for the fashion industry, hired Paul Pagliaro as sales manager for the mid-Atlantic United States, based in Charlotte, N.C. Pagliaro has more than...

Dayton Freight Lines.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Dayton Freight Lines appointed Nathan Reed sales representative at its new Danville, Ill., service center. He is a recent graduate of Wittenberg University, with a B.A. degree in business.

Watkins Motor Lines.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Watkins Motor Lines announced several promotions and new hires led by the promotion of Kevin Fazenbaker to regional safety manager for the Atlantic region in Harrisburg, Pa. Fazenbaker most recently was the line haul safety supervisor at its...

Velocity Express.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Velocity Express, Minneapolis, a critical shipments specialist, gave Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey T. Hendrickson, the additional position of president. Vincent A. Wasik continues as chairman and CEO. The company is in the midst of a rapid...

Savi Technology.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Savi Technology, a provider of RFID supply chain networks, appointed Mary Ellen Genovese as chief financial officer. She had been CFO of Trimble, a provider of advanced positioning technology, since 2000 and had worked at the company since...

Logistics Management Solutions.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Logistics Management Solutions, a St. Louis-based 3PL, hired Rich Cutak as lead architect, a position providing support for Web-native transportation management systems. A 20-year veteran of computer engineering, he recently worked on projects...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 6, 2004... SEPTEMBER 8-15. International Manufacturers Technology Expo, Chicago. (800) 733-4763 or www.imtsnet.org. 9-10. Information Technology Conference (IWLA--Association for Logistics Outsourcing), Chicago. www.iwla.com. 12-14. NASSTRAC...

Logistics seminars and courses.(Calendar)
September 6, 2004... SEPTEMBER 7-Dec. 4. Global Logistics Specialist, Module Two, Transportation/Logistics Management, (13-evenings and 3-Saturdays) (California State University), Long Beach, Calif. (562) 296-1170 or kphipps@ uces.csulb.edu. 8-10....

Update.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
September 6, 2004... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] National & Regional Averages: Aug. 30 United States $1.871 East Coast $1.858 Midwest $1.844 Gulf Coast $1.824 Rocky Mountain $1.915 West Coast $2.051 Note: Table made from...

Size and weight limits.(Q&A)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Q: You recently answered a question about whether highway size and weight limits are affected by trailer length. Your answer was very good (they are not) except for the last sentence where you state that "it is unlikely a 47,000-50,000 pound...

Logging.(The BackPage)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Kudos to Stephen B. Oates for his biography of Abraham Lincoln, "With Malice Toward None." Our favorite anecdote comes from Lincoln's work representing the Illinois Central Railroad. Lincoln ended up suing the IC to collect his fee and the...

Unwired.(The BackPage)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The State of Nagaland is free to go. The Indian container ship was seized by Sri Lankan authorities last month after officials accused the ship of severing the island nation's main underwater communication cable, cutting off Sri Lankan Internet...

Sour.(The BackPage)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Here's why wholesalers need to pick their distributors better. Wholesaler Lisy Corp. bought 14,000 bags of candy sight unseen from L&M Import of Miami. The candy came with toys, a bunch of which featured miniature depictions of a plane crashing...

Fair War?(The BackPage)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Fans of low priced airline tickets may want to head to Southeast Asia, where Singapore startup Tiger Airways is offering $1 flares to its three destinations. Those are Singapore dollars, so in U.S. currency that's 59 cents. The catch is, the...

Supplying logistics.(Editorial)(Editorial)
September 13, 2004... We were expecting a spirited defense of logistics services and terminology a while back when we asked the head of one large third-party logistics operator just where he drew the line between the high-minded world of logistics and the basics of...

Supply chain security.(Letters To TW)(Letter to the Editor)
September 13, 2004... The findings of the Deloitte security study discussed in your editorial ("High Priorities," Sept. 6) come as little surprise to those of us who have been with this issue since 2001. Sadly I think your interpretation (that security is now...

Back to basics.(Letters To TW)(Letter to the Editor)
September 13, 2004... Regarding the article "Logistics' Identity Crisis" (Aug. 30), I am in whole-hearted agreement that this industry has gotten away from the basics and that this will soon come back to haunt all the "sophisticated" logistics and supply chain...

Shippers' anxious hours: revisions to hours of service rules loom as shippers, truckers say supply chains had adjusted to regs.
September 13, 2004... Truckers used to waiting at loading docks are putting their patience to work again, this time joined by shippers as federal regulators prepare to revise the troubled driver hours of service rules once more. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

What cost security? Carriers, shippers, terminal operators adjust to new security regulations but continue to tally the costs.(Washington)
September 13, 2004... All the cargo containers line up in orderly ranks, correctly positioned and ready for loading when a ship comes in. The pier may be anywhere from Shanghai to Rotterdam. What's missing is the last-minute chaos as carriers scurry to load one last...

A logistics nightmare: Ford shuts down plant due to parts shortage, losses estimated in millions by logistics experts.(Logistics & Technology)
September 13, 2004... Speaking at a recent meeting of automobile manufacturing executives, Chrysler Group President and CEO Deter Zetsche had a tough assessment of parts suppliers to the North American unit of the DaimlerChrysler car sales giant. "Time and...

New name, new game: CLM President Ray says council will expand role as supply chain educator while advancing logistics.(Logistics & Technology)(Council of Logistics Management)
September 13, 2004... Logistics isn't what it used to be. A few years ago logistics managers were jumping from the back room to the boardroom as CEOs turned to supply chain experts to wring costs from operations and create earnings-boosting efficiency. That...

Indiana finances logistics growth: Evansville, Ind., plastics firm gets real estate financing from Ports of Indiana in first use of expanded aid law.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Indiana has its first expansion of a manufacturing and logistics operation under a law aimed at helping businesses build the state's role in supply chains. The Ports of Indiana will provide $11 million in real estate financing for Berry...

Nanopower sues over RFID research: technology company wants to block chip secrets from moving with sale of Matrics to Symbol.(Logistics & Technology)(Radio frequency identification equipment)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Shippers should keep their eyes out for another potential radio frequency identification market shakeup. RFID producer Nanopower Technologies is suing RFID technology maker Matrics and its recent purchaser, Symbol Technologies. The Newport...

Third party logistics provider Exel's Lima, Peru office received certification from the new Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Third party logistics provider Exel's Lima, Peru office received certification from the new Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition. BASC, a private sector-led coalition supported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was created to address issues...

BSW-Broadcast Supply Worldwide.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... BSW-Broadcast Supply Worldwide, a broadcast audio products distributor, will use DHL Logistics to run its U.S. and international warehousing and distribution operation. BSW will locate goods at the DHL Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio. DHL...

The Yucaipa Companies.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... The Yucaipa Companies, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, bought automotive logistics service provider TDS Logistics, a unit of Eagle Global Logistics. Terms were not disclosed. TDS' employee base and senior leadership team will remain....

Third party logistics provider Maersk Logistics launched Spective, a visibility application.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Third party logistics provider Maersk Logistics launched Spective, a visibility application. The software integrates information from partners to provide a global view of the supply chain. Maersk is part of the A.P. Moller--Maersk Group.

Diversified trading company Mitsui & Co.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Diversified trading company Mitsui & Co. is using Sterling Commerce's Gentran Integration Suite to develop its Trade-Logistics Messaging Service to improve communication among shippers, carriers, freight forwarders and customs house brokers....

Expedited freight's ground game: experts believe domestic U.S. expedited cargo's shift to trucking is permanent.(Special report: integrated carriers)
September 13, 2004... Driven by a need to cut costs in the harsh fiscal environment of the early 2000s, U.S. forwarders and shippers began moving domestic time-sensitive freight on the ground with increasing frequency. And while the economy finally may be on the...

UPS integrates importers: parcel giant says expanding deconsolidation to air is the "shape of things to come" in global trade.(Air & Express)(United Parcel Services)
September 13, 2004... The gap between international air freight service and domestic parcel delivery is growing more narrow. Hoping to leverage its dense North American overnight network for more high-value global industrial shipping, UPS unveiled an air cargo...

DOT tabs Polar for China flights: award would add new services, competition, tilt balance in Asia air cargo networks.(Air & Express)(U.S. Department of Transportation)
September 13, 2004... A decision to give Polar Air Cargo new rights to China would bring new competition and a dramatic increase in freight capacity for shippers and forwarders operating in the world's fastest growing air freight market. The U.S. Department of...

CPS carriers wanted: forwarders want portals with more airlines, cite advantages of visibility, booking.(Air & Express)(Cargo Portal Services)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... A survey of users of one air cargo booking portal says the forwarders want to move toward electronic booking but want more airlines on board the Cargo Portal Services before they boost their use of the online service. Dubbed the annual...

Truckers fight terror: truckers fighting terror threat with technology, innovations that keep commerce moving.(Trucking)
September 13, 2004... In Sacramento, Calif., an idling fuel tanker operated by Interstate Oil is shut down by remote control from more than 500 miles away. In Green Bay, Wis., the first of 51,000 tractor-trailers are equipped with wireless tracking that lets...

Murphy flatbed addition pays off.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Murphy Warehouse, a century-old logistics company based in Minneapolis, says it is seeing strong growth from the addition of flatbed capabilities to its existing transportation brokerage operations in North America. The addition of flatbed...

Carving out shorthauls: intermodal technology gets slow start but expects fast gains moving shorthaul container freight.(Rail & Intermodal)
September 13, 2004... Shippers moving intermodal containers by truck between Fort Wayne, Ind. and Jacksonville, Fla., have a cheaper alternative that could increase scarce truck capacity at the same time. RailRunner, N.A., which had been waiting months for the...

Amtrak's dead letters: delivering mail with people is no longer viable for passenger service trying to remain afloat.(Rail & Intermodal)
September 13, 2004... Dragged down by its own operations and congestion along the tenant freight railroads, Amtrak will give up carrying mail for the United States Postal Service. Freight rails and LTL carriers will absorb First Class and bulk mail moving under the...

TTX gets pooling extension: STB rules unanimously for TTX over objections of railcar lessors.(Rail & Intermodal)(TTX Co.)
September 13, 2004... The Surface Transportation Board approved a 10-year extension of TTX's flatcar pooling authority. The extension was supported by the National Industrial Transportation League and National Steel Car but opposed by a group of rail car leasing...

No visa, no entry: U.S. position on seafarer ID cards shows hurdles in creating global security standards.(Maritime)
September 13, 2004... Non-U.S. seafarers arriving at American ports with biometric identification cards issued as anti-terror measures may find the cards won't earn them a welcome in the United States. The State Department said it has no authority to accept the...

Maher Terminals goes northwest: East Coast terminal operator wins contract to run new terminal on Canada's West Coast.(Maritime)
September 13, 2004... In its first venture outside the Port of New York and New Jersey since it shut down its Baltimore operation in the late 1980s, Maher Terminals will run a new terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert on Canada's West Coast. "We think it has...

Maersk's security fee: $6 charge will be addded to terminal fees; container line says freight, pricing are rising.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Maersk Sealand will add a $6 security charge for each container to pay for its compliance with the international security mandates and will pass terminal security charges through to its customers. The charge, which takes effect Oct. 2, came...

The Port of Corpus Christi.(container terminal planning)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... The Port of Corpus Christi will start work immediately on a major container terminal that will anchor the Texas port's efforts to lure international trade. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved plans for the La Quinta Trade Gateway, a...

FKI Logistex.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... FKI Logistex, a provider of material handling devices to the logistics and warehousing industry, promoted Bob Duplain to senior vice president and CFO. Also promoted at the Cincinnati headquarters were: Arlo Bromley, vice president,...

TNT Logistics North America.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... TNT Logistics North America promoted Kerry Zielinski to director, automotive sales, overseeing business development for the "Big 3" for the company's important automotive manufacturing sector. A 12-year veteran of TNT Logistics, he earlier...