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Dock labor says its container seal checks help in war against terrorism

U.S. ports still ponder security-related fees

Study blames environmental record of major U.S. ports

COSCO Pacific reports 51% jump in Chinese box volumes

Asia/Canada carriers revise rate increases

Royal Nedlloyd stockholders approve P&O Nedlloyd buyout

APL opens agency company in Russia

DHS, DOT need better coordination of rail security measures

Bush considers sharing export data with foreign governments

Mandatory electronic export filing moves closer to reality

Loy urges continued industry cooperation with DHS

CP Ships moves into logistics with Canadian acquisition

DeMarchi appointed NAMA’s coordinator of technical and export programs

P&O Ports signs 51-year lease in Vancouver

MOL unveils plan to invest $10.5 billion in ships

FMC to discuss Chinese carriers’ exemptions, Chinese restrictions

Hapag-Lloyd parent shuns Hamburg Sud merger approach

Hapag-Lloyd orders another two mega-ships

U.S. State Department to eliminate all crew visas June 16

Gulf Africa Line switches from Savannah to Jacksonville

Hoegh Fleet Services pays $3.5 million fine for dumping waste oil

Kim retires from NYK Line (Canada)

FMSCA to work “front end” of container chassis safety

FMSCA seeks shippers’ help to provide parking for resting truckers

USDA proposes opening market to Chilean clementine imports

DOT supports NVO confidential service contracts

U.S. harbor lobby cites “disturbing” spending on overseas port projects

U.S. Customs installs radiation portal monitors at Jersey City terminal

Georgia Ports Authority names Tillotson engineering director

Crowley Liner Services raises its operating income

Wan Hai, PIL enter Asia/Europe trade

Crowley Maritime may acquire barge operator Yukon

MOL to transport rail cars to Taiwan

International Maritime Bureau helps Thai navy thwart pirates

TSA picks security directors for D.C., Philadelphia airports

DOT dispatches FAA team to Iraq

Virginia ditches gas tax hike

U.S., Qatar enter trade and investment framework agreement

State Department asked to investigate Malaysia’s illegal timber trade

U.S. Customs disburses $190 million in Byrd Amendment claims

Lower February imports at Los Angeles, Long Beach

Maersk denies Virginia terminal has been approved

“One of best years to date” leads to profit bonanza at OOCL parent

Hanjin expects further increase in profit

USTRANSCOM chief cites need for faster cargo ships

Maersk extends contracts with Horizon Lines for 3 years

Lawmakers seek GAO review of air cargo security

Shanghai planes to get freighter makeover

CN, CAW ratify new labor agreements

WCO calls for greater cooperation among customs administrations

ITC assesses Central American, Dominican Republic, and Morocco FTAs

U.S. files WTO cases against China, Mexico

USDA denies trade help to Michigan catfish producers

PMA names McKenna CEO after Miniace resigns

TSA, Florida work together on port worker ID program

Hutchison cashes in $978 million operating profit

Port of Marseilles tightens security in wake of Madrid

Israeli authority says container breached Gaza border

IMO confirms master can be ship security officer

Mediterranean Shipping adds 4th Asia/Europe loop

Yang Ming to transfer documentation work to Asia

Lykes starts Chinese Web site

ABS appoints Wiernicki executive VP

Volga-Dnepr enters scheduled cargo market

FedEx gets 3rd quarter payback from cost-cutting effort

DHL selects Teradata to warehouse data

CSX Corp. names Ingram CSX Transportation COO

FMC invites comments related to FedEx Trade Networks petition

Famous Pacific moves into Belarus, Romania

Panama Canal sets one-day, million-ton cargo record

CSX uses rail-barge link to deliver fuel

Hyundai adds transpacific link

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines gets contract to carry Chinese iron ore

Teekay acquires Naviera F. Tapias for $810 million

U.K. court fines ship captain for wrong-way passage

House panel considers security report on Alameda Corridor

Central Freight buys assets of Oregon LTL

American grain shippers applaud U.S.-Dominican Republic FTA

Exel adds U.K. logistics business

FMC REVOKES EIGHT OTI LICENSES

FMC revokes eight OTI licenses

GeoLogistics opens offices in Pakistan

Kerry says he would do more to protect ports

Delmas reports port congestion at Chinese port

Wallenius Wilhelmsen expands auto processing in Brunswick

USAID extends SSA MarineÆs Umm Qasr contract

Horizon Lines adds cranes in San Juan

IMO secretary general urges early enforcement of security rules

Transpacific carriers raise fuel charges

North/south carriers groups in Asia plan large rate increases

Marine Corps considers future cargo preposition ships

Pacific carriers want to bring wastepaper rates up again

MMS Co. Ltd. will pay $2 million dumping fine; engineer jailed

Messina adds Mundra to Med/Indian subcontinent link

OT Africa Line names vessel after Angolan national park

U.S., Madagascar ink civil air agreement

U.S. talks bring Dominican Republic into CAFTA fold

U.S., U.A.E. sign trade and investment framework agreement

Appeals Court says U.S. can recover cost of undelivered food

Tibbett & Britten to test RFID