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The partnership is part of a global cargo safety initiative.

The new offering adds to LTL and expedited segments.

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven expressed “unanimous concern and disappointment,” while China threatened to pull out of U.S. trade negotiations entirely.

Rising cost of fuel, port congestion among reasons cited for $55-per-TEU charge.

“Jetblack” will allow select customers in Manhattan and Brooklyn to send shopping requests via text message and have their orders delivered within one day.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revises exemptions on personal conveyance to include laden trucks.

Two legal battles on the West Coast involving proposed bulk marine terminals will test the limits of state and local government regulations over these projects.

As capacity tightens throughout the United States, shippers make best use of existing and future storage space.

CMA CGM and APL will purchase slots on sailings to Latin America.

The company has been growing its container fleet in addition to its mix of tankers, bulkers and oil and gas rigs.

Truck transportation and warehousing and storage had the biggest gains of the 18,700 added jobs.

The 770 new tractors will be equipped with “the latest technologies for comfort and safety.”

The South American nation is the Florida port’s No. 1 source of imports.

Proposed legislation provides for improvements to nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks and dams.

The Trump administration’s decision to drop EU, Canada and Mexico exemptions from tariffs on steel and aluminum sparked chorus of opposition.

President Trump released two proclamations on Thursday announcing he will follow through on Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, Mexico and Canada.

Full operations resumed Thursday morning after railroad, Teamsters reached agreement Wednesday ending short strike.

Buffalo-based subsidiary of Rich food company extends reach into Texas.

Seaspan says deal will bolster its strategy to lead consolidation in containership sector.

The total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement rose 5.5 percent year-over-year in March following an 8.7 percent […]

The containership owner and operator posted a first-quarter net profit of $500,000 on revenues of $28.3 million.

Global demand for air freight climbed 4.1 percent for the month after a 1.7 percent uptick in March.

Kansas City Southern chief is tapped to serve on the board of directors.

The 26 rubber-tired gantry cranes carry a price tag of $46.4 million.

Schwichtenberg named safety chief; Malin will head operations.

The Commerce Department has laid the groundwork for the assessment of countervailing duties on U.S. imports of certain plastic decorative ribbon from China.

The Commerce Department has finalized antidumping duty amounts for imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium, Colombia and Thailand.

The Eagle Express X service will launch in August.

Introduced in New York/New Jersey, the product offering will be expanded to Los Angeles/Long Beach in June.

Full operations are expected to resume Thursday at 0600 local time across Canada after conductors and locomotive engineers went on strike Tuesday night.

European Shippers Council polls members about benefits of shipping consortia.

Shippers express concern about the effects a strike by Canada’s second-largest Class I railway may have.

Three whistle-blowers will receive about $4.4 million as part of the False Claims Act.

Some shipments may be affected as officials investigate the Wednesday morning explosion in Lexington.

The top Republican and Democrat on the committee sent letters to shippers, online retailers, payment processors and rights holder trade associations on Wednesday “to help inform a public report.”

The Florida-based TMS provider is the Australian company’s seventh acquisition so far this year.

The agency is collecting comments, data for review of the national security impacts of car, parts imports.

The annual growth rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018 is down from 2.3 percent in its initial projection and 2.9 percent the previous quarter.

Bud Wright says the time is right to step down as executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

A lookout spotted the man more than 400 nautical miles off the Philippines coast.

Vessels travel from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic and on to the Virgin Islands.

Consortium seeks to advance technology and its transportation and logistics applications.

The Qatar-based maritime transport and logistics conglomerate is one of the first companies in the Middle East to use artificial intelligence to perform clerical tasks.

Global Shippers Forum complains about “conference-style pricing methods to impose surcharges” on customers.

The Class I railway said the work stoppage is scheduled to start at 2200 Eastern time Tuesday.

After both lost ground the previous week, one measure of spot rates ticked up 1.4 percent sequentially last week, while another slipped 1.1 percent.

Supply chain professionals would be wise to examine their bills of lading carefully as fine print like a forum selection clause can have a big impact in dispute resolution, according […]

The move is designed to enable further collaboration in the transformation of China’s logistics industry.

The acquisition of Shipping and Airfreight Services is part of a long-term strategy to expand coverage around the globe.

French carrier reports revenue up 17 percent, a positive EBIT, but net loss in the first quarter.

U.S. exporters risk downplaying the Commerce Department’s Unverified List in their compliance checks.

The deal will include the consolidation of vessel fleets, staff and the global network of customers and offices.

UPS names former Xerox exec as marketing chief; Railinc promotes IT leader.

The Chinese logistics company says “Strolling Dragon” is equipped with cutting-edge artificial intelligence and superhuman vision.

The move is designed to deepen relationship, enhance services in Belgium.

The Salt Lake City-based company says the increase, the largest in its history, will impact about 60 percent of its drivers.

The announcement comes a little over a week after the U.S. Treasury chief said the measures were on hold for the time being and before the U.S. Commerce chief is […]

According to a published report, ZTE will be required to pay a “substantial fine,” place U.S. compliance officers at the company and change its management team.

Teamsters say negotiations will resume immediately in an attempt to avoid a strike.

After it gets answers to questions, the agency will have another 45 days to review proposed revisions.

Meanwhile, conductors, engineers and signal maintainers at Canadian Pacific had until noon Friday to vote on the railway’s offers.

Most Kingpin Act designations during the Trump administration have been associated with Mexican drug cartels, according to a Treasury official who testified to a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Wednesday.

“Discriminatory regulations implemented by British Columbia are unfairly keeping U.S. wine off of grocery store shelves, and that is unacceptable,” says U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

Maersk contributed to the development of Insurwave as a pilot client and is continuing on the platform with its marine hull portfolio.

The project will promote streamlined customs processes and sound implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

The Port Authority reports 551,117 TEUs were handled during April, the fourth consecutive monthly high.

The agencies will accept comments on the export control reform-related proposed rules to move several firearms and related items from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List through […]

The Commerce Department has finalized its determinations for fine denier polyester staple fiber imports from China, India, South Korea and Taiwan.

The partnership will combine contract and spot rates from two databases into one single product.

The Cotulla terminal now offers more than 24,000 tons of storage capacity.

The Liebherr crane was delivered fully assembled and ready to be put to use.

Carriers announce charges because of rapid rise in fuel costs.

Booming automobile manufacturing sector and new free trade deals are likely to spur future gains.

The Israeli ocean carrier managed to increase its revenues and volumes during the quarter from a year prior despite a larger net loss.

The portal gives cargo owners, freight haulers a single window into operations at four container terminals.

The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index ticked up 2.2 percent following two consecutive sequential losses.

Terminals at the Port of Savannah handled 356,700 TEUs in April, a year-over-year increase of 7.1 percent and a record for the month.

The review could result in tariffs, akin to similar investigations into steel and aluminum imports that concluded earlier this year.

The fast-growing containership owner and operator has purchased three 2,500-TEU vessels for a total consideration of $33.8 million.

Crowley promotes attorney; new VP driving Xeneta sales in North America

Four men were adrift in a small boat for five days.

CEO Marie-Christine Lombard says local presence will “offer more opportunities to develop end-to-end logistics solutions.”

The Maritime Global Technologies Innovation Center is talking blockchain and showcasing startups at two June events.

Seven state-of-the-art 3,800-TEU newbuildings are being deployed in the service.

California warehouse opening comes ahead of launch of eShop

The Bristol facility is the logistics provider’s largest to date at 150,000 square feet.

Two ultra-Panamax container vessels now can be simultaneously loaded and unloaded.

Seaborne refrigerated trade grows as perishable shippers raise demand for temperature-controlled containers.

The Treasury secretary clarified that although the U.S. has agreed to hold off on implementing tariffs on roughly $50 billion in Chinese imports, the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum […]

The move comes amid reports that President Donald Trump has offered to lift restrictions on the Chinese telecom giant in exchange for trade concessions from Beijing.

The Danish ocean carrier in early July will commence a dedicated container service connecting ports in Italy, France and Spain with Montreal and Halifax.

Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said officials are looking to balance trade enforcement and trade facilitation by incentivizing private-sector partnerships.

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America board chairman congratulates CBP for finishing the Automated Commercial Environment core.

Congressman Shuster says the legislation will help “prevent future project backlogs.”

Carriers can using emerging technologies to cut costs, find new revenue streams.

Short line railroads across the United States offer affordable and flexible options for shippers, yet they are still struggling to overcome track quality, technology and reliability.

Chamber of Marine Commerce president outlines Canadian government’s plans to modernize pilotage rules.

Nearly one-third of the U.S. Senate sign a letter in a drive for greater flexibility within rules for commercial vehicle drivers.

Bailey and Brittin leading Transportation Institute at the University of Denver; Gonçalves joining Institute of International Container Lessors; and O’Brien and Bordelon serving Shipbuilders Council.