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Astar realigns executive team

China Post cuts domestic express rate 10%

Mexican railroad owners nix KCS acquisition

FedEx picks Texas site for distribution hub

World Bank: Cutting import tariffs a two-way street

WTO upholds key aspects of U.S. actions against Canadian lumber

P&O Nedlloyd, Log-Net form Shanghai joint venture

Atlantic Forwarding picks INTTRA-LINK for data submission

Simpson retains role at AAEI

DHL unit to import liquor to Canadian province

Port of Singapore increases inspections of bulk carriers

Port of Miami reopens after ammonia leak

Stockton becomes powdered milk depot for U.S. food-aid programs

Hapag-Lloyd sees 67% rise in 2nd-quarter shipping profits

MSC, CMA CGM compete with direct Black Sea/East Med/Asia services

Nordana starts North America/West Africa multipurpose service

CMA CGM, China Shipping finalize Mediterranean/U.S. East Coast service

APL’s box rates still increasing fast

A.P. Moller adds new large containership

COSCO and PSA sign Singapore’s first dedicated terminal deal

Customs changes AES filing rules for vessel operators

NYK Reefers to take 50% share in LauritzenCool

Second TOTE vessel prepares for first Alaska run

U.K. marine accident branch issues timber deck study

Pilots press for handguns in cargo planes

UNCITRAL study group to meet Sept. 4 in Washington

Bush authorizes Ex-Im Bank to support Iraq exports

North American millers to fight higher tariffs for Canadian wheat

USDA raises fee for new export health certificate

Tibbett & Britten France picks Croatto as managing director

CNF unit selects Freightgate’s software for service contracts

ITC’s Simpson retires

ProLogis names De Jong-Douglas European manager

MOL’s logistics affiliate in China obtains agency license

USSEC posts 5% currency adjustment factor

Crowley to launch Haiti service

Anderson begins work at FMC

Corporate governance expert: Astar under de facto control of DHL

Delta Air Logistics offers 3rd-party online booking domestically

Icelandic cargo carrier leases aircraft

Astar executive Rossum becomes CFO

South Korea truck strike over

U.S. industry pegs Canadian softwood lumber subsidy to 30%

GAO slams Air Force for sloppy parts distribution management

USDA proposes standards for privately owned quarantine facilities

Hong Kong’s Tsang to speak Sept. 17 in New York

Defendants plead guilty in Port Everglades security case

World Shipping Council asks Customs to redefine ôshipperö

A.P. Moller-Maersk shows improved first half results

MOL relocates office in Rotterdam

FedEx, UPS scramble to reassess strategy in Astar case

FCS prepares for Air AMS filing service

INTTRA introduces advanced tender response software

Exel names Renaud VP risk management

Shipco strengthens business to India

Menlo Worldwide Forwarding opens Manzanillo office

Suzuki plans to double auto imports through Baltimore

Port of Houston approves gate contract, financing proposal

Panama Canal reports progress on channel deepening

ASA lobbies House to fund building of two Navy cargo ships

Port of Singapore sets rules for SOLAS/ISPS compliance

USDA conducts annual review of cotton promotion program

GT Nexus, Open Harbor offer integrated compliance software

U.S. awards $500,000 to Thailand for security initiative

U.S. gives Indonesia $845,000 for maritime, aviation security

Chamber of Commerce weighs in on manifest rule

USDA presses China to drop phytosanitary restrictions on soybeans

China amends export visa requirements for textiles, apparel

Schneider Brokerage offers software to match capacity

IRS issues final rules on taxing foreign vessel operations

Schubert: RRF still at top of its game

Mediterranean-Canadian conference sets surcharge

USSEC posts eastbound tariff increase

Last of four Europe/West Indies ships delivered to CMA CGM

Sinotrans requests exemption from rate notice period

German and Russian port operators set up feeder carrier

Kingston port secures five-year hub deal with Zim

Carriers suspend U.S./Australasia conference

EC allocates 9-million-euro payment after “Prestige” oil spill

Stelmar Shipping gets tanker contract with ChevronTexaco

Hong Kong logistics firms welcome China’s opening

“OOCL Montreal” makes maiden call

IMO begins tanker talks as EU threatens own action

Atlas Air names Dolan COO

Austrian Airlines Cargo joins Cargo Portal Services

Great Lakes carriers float better on western coal in June

Genco Distribution System acquires Iogistics

WTO: Japan apple import quarantine measures unfair to U.S.

Customs upholds non-quota classification for dairy protein blends

Evans to lead oil business delegation to Russia

DOE funds Advent software in Snezhinsk, Russia

Modern Freight expands facility in Dubai

FMC assesses $7.9 million penalty against Hong Kong NVO

BAX Global names Lear, Wolfman as import directors

Traffic down 4% in June at main Hong Kong terminals

U.S.-flag barge marks first in Cuba

CP Ships revives Portland/north Europe all-water link

IMO begins oil tanker talks as EU threatens to go its own way

NYK adds Long Beach to “Marex” service

MOL (America) realigns North American managers