Nippon Express has introduced its East Coast Time Advantage Service (ETA) for cargo imported through JFK International Airport in New York. ETA offers midnight warehouse operation, bar-coded manifest operation, pre-filed customs brokerage, and seven-day, non-stop bulkbreak operations. The service will cut transit times from New York to major cities from Boston to Raleigh-Durham, N.C., by one-half to one day. (www.nipponexpressusa.com)

Henningsen Cold Storage Co. has launched Henningsen Transportation Services, which will offer multi-temperature transportation services in the lower 48 states and Canada. The division provides dry, refrigerated, frozen, and flatbed services for truckload and LTL. (www.henningsen.com)

Matson Navigation Company's new "Paniolo Express" service connects the Big Island of Hawaii and Maui directly to the West Coast. The service will offer specially designed "cowtainers" for the transportation of cattle to the ports of Long Beach and Oakland. (www.matson.com)

Con-Way Transportation will set up a separate division called Con-Way Truckload to move truckloads in transcontinental lanes for three of its regional LTL companies: Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express, and Con-Way Western Express. Con-Way had been using truckload carriers to linehaul LTL shipments between its regional subsidiaries. (www.con-way.com)

U-Freight has established a Stock Shipment Team to provide sales support for shipments of time-sensitive retail merchandise. The team initially will focus on traffic from Asia to the United States, including apparel, sundries, toys, and games. (www.ufreight.com)

Watkins Associated Industries (WAI) has acquired Toronto-based Fairway Canadian Express, which will change its name to Watkins Canada Express Inc. (www.watkins.com)