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The Northern Sea Route, which can cut 12 to 15 days off voyage times between Asia and North Europe compared to the traditional Suez Canal routing, is currently only usable […]

The voyage data recorder from the U.S.-flag cargo ship that sank Oct. 1, 2015 near the Bahamas was in good condition and revealed bridge audio, weather data and navigational data.

The German ocean carrier said its merger with UASC will create the world’s fifth largest container carrier and secure the large ships it needs for the Far East-Europe trade.

The port terminal operator division of China COSCO Shipping Corp. posted net profits attributable to equity shareholders of the company of $171.9 million on revenues of $275 million, year-over-year declines […]

Container volumes in the transpacific trade between Asia and West Coast North America jumped 5.5 percent year-over-year in the first six months of 2016, while Asia-Europe volumes ticked up 1.1 […]

The U.S. International Trade Commission has released a new web-based interface that allows the public to more easily monitor changes in U.S. imports.

The London-based shipping research and consulting firm said it forecasts slow growth in the world container fleet of four to five percent per year through 2019.

The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 134.3 for the month, down 2.1 percent from June but up 0.3 percent compared with July 2015, following a 1.6 percent decrease […]

In addition to skipped sailings in the transpacific trade, the G6 Alliance will void one sailing each on its Loop 5 and Loop 7 services between Asia and North Europe […]

Airfreight markets in the first six months of 2016 were “substantially weaker” than passenger markets, posting marginal 0.5 percent year-over-year growth, according to data from Airports Council International.

The Omaha, Neb.-based Class I railway applied for a Presidential Permit to operate and maintain the Brownsville West Rail Bypass International Bridge.

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III will no longer send an annual letter to the industry asking Class I and other railroads to comment on their end-of-year outlook […]

Worldwide Flight Services appoints new CEO, while CSafe names director of strategic life science sales.

However, individual terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will negotiate directly with chassis leasing companies over compensation for storing chassis and providing services to lessors.

However, individual terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will negotiate directly with chassis leasing companies over compensation for storing chassis and providing services to lessors.

A survey from same day delivery company CitySprint revealed 47 percent of small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom do not anticipate any disruptive impact from the Brexit, but […]

The global logistics and transportation services provider commenced operations at Pier 80 at the Port of San Francisco yesterday where it was awarded a 15-year lease to operate the terminal.

The Hong Kong-based third-party logistics provider increased net profit 1 percent to $548 million Hong Kong (U.S. $70.7 million) compared with the first half of 2015 as revenues grew 3 […]

A total of 339 cargo thefts were reported in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region during the second quarter of 2016, 129 of which occurred in the United Kingdom.

The ocean carrier alliance will void one sailing each on its Central China 4 (CC4) and South China 2 (SC2) services between Asia and the United States West Coast in […]

The 17,859-TEU CMA CGM Vasco de Gama serving on the Ocean3 Alliance’s FAL 1 loop ran aground as it made its way to the Port of Southampton.

The U.S. International Trade Commission said imports of heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea, Mexico and Turkey unfairly harm domestic producers.

The containership lessor sold the 3,700-TEU MOL Express for scrap, pocketing $5.94 million in the process, according to a report from maritime consultant Clarksons Research.

The ocean carrier alliance has added an additional week to total transit times on its FAL1 service between Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, according to ocean carrier […]

Despite challenges from less iron sand exports and the ongoing challenges the container industry has been experiencing due to ship construction outstripping trade growth, the Ports of Auckland saw net […]

Ocean shipping e-commerce platform INTTRA appoints new chief technology officer, while integrated logistics provider Agility names managing director for Malaysia.

Ninety-five percent of hides produced in the United States are shipped in containers to leather producers, primarily in the Far East, but also other countries around the world.

The Association of American Railroads has submitted comments to the Federal Railroad Administration in response to a July 15 public hearing, once again urging the administration to withdraw its proposed […]

The containership charterer said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last Thursday that past due accounts receivable from South Korean ocean carrier Hanjin Shipping had grown […]

Price, port coverage and transit times are traditionally the primary determinants in choosing a container carrier or service loop, but with vessels stopping at fewer ports and sailing slower than […]

The $114.3 million deal is expected to be completed around late November.

Truckload pricing dipped another 1.6 percent in July 2016 compared to the same 2015 period, the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

A new air transport agreement between the United States and Mexico entered force on Sunday, and promises to enhance passenger travel and air cargo opportunities.

The Justice Department said Wenxia “Wency” Man of San Diego was sentenced to 50 months in jail for conspiring to export U.S. military technology to China.

Intermodal pricing in July dropped for 19th straight month compared with the prior year period, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index, and analysts with Avondale Partners expect the […]

In addition to typical problems drivers face while transporting cargo, Mexico’s militant teacher’s union known as the National Coordinator of Education Workers has been conducting roadblocks in response to the […]

Container throughput at the Canadian seaport stood at 1.4 million TEUs during the first six months of the year, a 6.5 percent decrease from the record setting throughput seen in […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $54,000 civil penalty against Gordon Food Service of Wyoming, Mich. for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials regulations.

The e-commerce giant said it plans to employ 1,500 permanent workers at the Tilbury, Essex warehouse and distribution center once it’s completed next year, in addition to creating 500 new […]

Singapore-based provider of logistics facilities, GLP, signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement Thursday with China International Marine Containers.

Ocean carriers CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL issued general rate increases.

DSF said it expects intra-regional trades to grow in importance at the expense of the main east-west trades.

Richard Lidinsky    Richard Lidinsky, who in July stepped down after seven years as one the five members of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, kept a fanciful cartoon from the […]

   It’s truly ironic that the country which led the charge to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement earlier this year may be the one that oversees its destruction.    If […]

   With the advent of e-commerce, a new stress point is emerging. It used to be large volume importers vs. ocean carriers. This may be shifting to large e-commerce importers […]

   In 2004 the hull of the tanker Athos I was punctured by an abandoned ship anchor as it approached an asphalt refinery terminal in Paulsboro, N.J., on the Delaware […]

Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing met with the director general of China’s Inspection and Quarantine Ministry to gain more information about how shippers can comply with China’s requirement […]

The New Zealand port is scheduled to receive its first 9,500-TEU vessel in October, following the completion of its dredging project, which deepened the port’s shipping channels to 14.5 meters […]

The Hong Kong-based container and bulk shipping company reported a net loss of $40.2 million in the first six months of 2016 as revenues slid 20.5 percent to $385.8 million […]

Tanjung Priok Port’s new container terminal was built by NYK Line, PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and PSA International Pte. Ltd.

The Ardita, which arrived at the Port of Hamilton at the western end of Lake Ontario in April, remains anchored in the harbor near the port due to a legal […]

The French Mediterranean port posted a total cargo throughput of 7.8 million metric tons for the month as container volumes grew 12 percent to 112,768 TEUs compared with July 2015.

The cargo airline unveiled its new Madrid-Amsterdam service taking effect today, along with its new service from Frankfurt to London via Paris that’s scheduled to launch next week.

Dachser prepares way for new chief operations officer, while the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad names business development director, and ECU Worldwide relocates two regional sales managers and appoints to […]

Louise Muenter, head of media and stakeholder relations at A.P. Moeller-Maersk, said a corporate restructuring is a possibility following a report the Danish shipping conglomerate could be split into separate […]

Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing met with the director general of China’s Inspection and Quarantine Ministry to gain more information about how shippers can comply with China’s requirement […]

Southern California’s so called “Blue Cut Fire” has disrupted BNSF and Union Pacific rail traffic, including intermodal traffic moving to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, […]

The Federal Railroad Administration released a status update yesterday on implementation of Positive Train Control, highlighting the need for greater funding from Congress for railroads to implement the technology “as […]

The Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based global port terminal operator posted a profit of $608 million on $2.1 billion in revenues for the first six months of 2016, year-over-year increases of […]

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority in a special meeting held yesterday approved a $1.5 million increase in funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ maintenance […]

United States truck trailer net orders totaled 9,500 units in July 2016, a 20 percent decline from June and a 55 percent drop from the same 2015 period, according to […]

The liner carrier commenced a new service operating with two vessels between Jacksonville and Port Everglades in Florida, Costa Rica and Jamaica.

The temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company has acquired Consolidated Distribution Corporation, a leading foodservice supply chain logistics company and the largest independent multi-concept re-distribution provider in the nation.

The real estate investment company last Wednesday purchased CLT Logistics Center, located just south of the Charlotte-Douglas Airport in North Carolina.

The fruit company signed a lease extension with Port Manatee through Aug. 31, 2021, with options for three additional extensions of five years each, the Central Florida Gulf Coast port […]

The Japanese ocean carrier has changed the names of its MM Holdings (Americas) and Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (Asia Oceania) divisions in an effort to unify its marketing efforts and […]

However, the Department of Homeland Security waived the 100 percent scanning law for the third time, which was originally scheduled to be implemented four years ago in reaction to 9/11.

Southern California’s so called “Blue Cut Fire” has disrupted BNSF and Union Pacific rail traffic, including intermodal traffic moving to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, […]

The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia that will receive $25 million in grant funding for implementation of Positive Train Control […]

DCLI, Flexi-Van and TRAC asked the Federal Maritime Commission to prevent imposition of a chassis fee by terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center will begin providing supply chain threat reports to critical U.S. telecommunications, energy, and financial businesses in an effort to defend against cyberattacks, among […]

The mid-Atlantic port attributed the year-over-year decline in container throughput in July to a realignment of some vessel services calling the port.

The London-based shipping research and consulting firm said carriers can’t cut costs fast enough in an industry where revenues may be $50 billion below what they were in 2014.

The vessel caught fire off the coast of San Juan this morning, and at around 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, USCG Lieutenant Commander Ryan Kelley told American Shipper that all […]

The French ocean carrier, which earlier this year acquired a majority of NOL, the parent company of ocean carrier APL, will consolidate the existing transpacific businesses of its ANL and […]

All vessel traffic was temporarily suspended after a dry bulk carrier collided with a Turkish coast guard vessel early this morning in the important Turkish waterway, according to a customer […]

Canadian Pacific Railway will pay $1.21 million for operating wireless radio facilities in the U.S. without prior approval from the Federal Communications Commission and failing to obtain authorization for the […]

The Mexico City-based port management and logistics provider reported a net loss of 1.40 pesos per share for the quarter on revenues that fell 20.8 percent to 662.6 million pesos […]

The Chesterfield, Mo.-based transportation and shipping management software firm reached an agreement to acquire Seattle-based technology company Ajillus.

The Indian Customs office has awarded third-party logistics provider Wen-Parker Logistics’ regional subsidiary a license to operate as a non-vessel operating common carrier in Chennai, the company said in a […]

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is suing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over the government’s mandated use of electronic logging devices, which it claims does not advance safety and […]

Shipment volumes were flat from the previous month, and expenditures were down just 0.6 percent, but both still remained well below 2015 levels, according to the latest Cass Freight Index […]

The Berkshire Hathaway-owned Class I railroad recorded a $500 million distribution to its parent during second quarter 2016, half what it contributed the previous year, according to regulatory filings.

As a result of the extended agreement, truckers will continue to have access to a common pool of chassis at the Port of Savannah.

Under a new service agreement, Sameday Worldwide will handle all of Roadrunner Transportation Systems’ less-than-truckload volumes in eastern Canada, while Roadrunner will handle all Sameday Worldwide shipments within its U.S. […]

The Dubai-based terminal operator said it will explore moving containerized freight with Hyperloop One, which is one of several companies that wants to build a system for moving freight or […]

Although cargo throughput at the German port for the first six months of the year slipped 0.9 percent from the same period in 2015, seaport-hinterland traffic by rail rose 3.9 […]

Singapore-based global cargo transportation and logistics company APL Logistics Ltd. launched a joint venture with Arab Global Logistics LLC in Oman.

The Port of Barcelona, Spain saw international containerized imports in the first six months of the year grow 11 percent to 264,624 TEUs compared with the same 2015 period, while […]

South Korea’s largest container shipping company’s transported volumes ticked up 1 percent year-over-year in the quarter to 1.17 million TEUs, container revenues tumbled 26.6 percent year-over-year to 1.35 trillion won.

Regional and short line rail group Genesee & Wyoming Inc. has agreed to acquire Worcester, Mass.-based railway Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. for $126 million, according to a joint statement […]

The Southern California port attributed its 7.7 percent year-over-year drop in container volumes in July to high inventory levels and a slow start to the peak season.

Non-asset based logistics company KFS, Inc., which has been in business for over twenty-five years, has been acquired by Business Intelligence Group.

The ship broking and shipping services group saw profits in the first six months of the year more than double to 13 million British pounds compared with the same 2015 […]

The aircraft manufacturer is considering the launch of a passenger-to-freighter conversion program for its Avro RJ jetliner and is seeking customer feedback in an effort to assess market potential, the […]

Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG’s Container Terminal Burchardkai received three new container gantry cranes Sunday, and once they go into operation, the terminal will be able to handle ships with […]

Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL and Emirates issued rate increases, while members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association issued a peak season surcharge.

Meanwhile, the A.P. Møller – Maersk conglomerate, which includes both Maersk Line and APM Terminals, reported second quarter profits of $118 million, 89 percent below the $1.09 billion in the […]

Industrial conglomerate Honeywell is reportedly in talks to purchase JDA Software, one of the largest developers of transportation management system and warehouse management system platforms.

The South Florida port and the Florida East Coast Railway educated business groups in Washington, D.C. Wednesday about South Florida’s potential as an export gateway.