American Shipper

CaroTrans adds all-water Charleston/Tokyo link

BAX Global starts two China subsidiaries

Brynwod Partners buys Inter-Jet Systems

World Cargo Alliance, CIFA plans second conference in China

CMA CGM to develop box terminal in West Africa

Outgoing MarAd chief praised by U.S.-flag shipping industry

Stolt-Nielsen to sell offshore arm

Lauritzen, NYK Reefers to start joint venture

Coast Guard responds to towboat sinking on Ohio River

Rickmers-Linie Belgium appoints Huybrechts

Eimskip make Thorlaksdottir senior marketing manager

Seawheel starts Duisburg/Goole link

50-hour waits on Upper Mississippi River irritates shippers

Bush picks Jamison acting head of rail agency

FDA issues warning about regulated products from South Asia

U.S. quota pre-processing extended through 2006

GT Nexus offers software to support service contract tasks

CBP extends reconciliation deadline for six months

CSI goes live in Marseilles

Gov. Sanford allocates $2.4 million for Charleston deepening project

Dubai Ports gets close to Abu Dhabi and Fujairah

Port of Seattle appoint two to boost China trade

Houston holds security grants briefing

Port of Tacoma elects Bottiger president

Shipping industry condemns “opportunistic” Panama Canal toll increases

Angelini to sell 18% stake in CSAV

Hapag-Lloyd orders three 8,600 TEU ships

International Shipholding raises $40 million through offering

Koch, Raymond named to DHS maritime panel

Safmarine names second vessel for Europe/South Africa trade

Carriers feed Boston cargoes via Halifax

Clarification: Marine Log sponsors security conference

Mexican Government brings lawsuit against TMM and TFM

U.S. intermodal grew 10% in 2004

Chlorine gas from Norfolk Southern train kills 8 textile workers

CSX give winter weather alert

CSXI picks P&O for Baltimore contract

DHS produces national incident response plan

JPMorgan to acquire Vastera

ITC rules certain shrimp from six countries injures U.S. industry

U.S. industry group seeks end to “zeroing” for antidumping cases

Calif. congresswoman proposes voluntary seal program for empties

Mich. lawmaker introduces bill to strengthen anticounterfeit law

House Transport Committee sets leadership

U.S. top trade negotiator may head to State Department

Peterson starts trade consulting service

North Carolina ports to charge container inspection fee

Georgia ports give Schaller new role

SDDC unit to manage tsunami relief distribution at Laem Chabang port

CP Ships, CSAV join Europe/West Africa conference

Brandt takes senior position at Maersk Sealand

CP Ships names Baker senior VP

No spill from tanker that struck pier along Mississippi

Tasman Orient ship hits Ho Chi Minh wharf

COSCO, P&O Nedlloyd give funds, free services for tsunami relief

U.S. air cargo growth neared 12% in November

Cow takes out cargo plane, delays relief flights

Continental says good-bye to MD-80

Door opens for Venezuela shrimp imports

ITC investigates patent infringement case involving electronic imports

Collins continues as Senate homeland security chair

Famous Pacific relocates its Shanghai office

Port of Long Beach topped 2003 traffic in first 11 months of 2004

IMO to assess maritime infrastructures after tsunami disaster

B & N Nordsj÷frakt confirms ship orders with Aker

MOL’s debt rating improves

NYK, ANJI start car transport joint venture company

United, American score cargo increases for 2004

DHL promotes Brink to direct sales strategy in Americas

UPS names Barnes chief information officer

FedEx Custom Critical names Ayers manager, government sales

St. Lawrence Seaway closed for winter, reopens in late March

Shoener joins Kansas City Southern

ARC survey shows variety in addition of RFID tags

MOL Logistics opens Czech subsidiary

Former CSX executives set up IT company

Dunkle to head import operations at Shapiro & Co.

FIATA appoints Zimmermann manager

Raymond, Luft to discuss security issues at February conference

Tsunami spare Diego Garcia

NYK president sees rising demand in shipping market

Westwood, Star Shipping to cooperate in Pacific trade

CSAV group to issue shares

CMA CGM adds North Europe/Morocco link

Yang Ming offers free shipping to tsunami disaster areas

Lightering equipment reaches stern of Unalaska shipwreck

CBP abruptly terminates test of e-manifest

FRA implements enhanced freight train visibility rule

Meat industry group thrashes USDA’s Canadian beef import policy

U.S.-Australia free trade agreement takes effect

South Korea agrees to up U.S. rice imports

RILA names Asher VP of retail operations and loss prevention

National Retail Systems names Tempesta senior VP

Port of Rotterdam sees 350 million tons for 2004

Port of Melbourne invests in rail infrastructure

PSA, Fuzhou Port Authority start joint-venture towage company

Port of Vancouver, Wash. resumes control of terminals

Colombo port handled 2.2 million TEUs in 2004

U.S. trade court bars limits on textile imports from China

New trading era begins as clothing quotas expire; U.S. hedges remain