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German ocean carrier had suspended calls to the port due to West Coast congestion during ILWU-PMA labor contract negotiations.

The freight forwarder and logistics provider saw increased net profits in the first quarter despite slightly lower revenues, compared to the first quarter of 2014.

Maritime Administration originally awarded the money to Horizon Lines, but the ocean carrier did not move forward with the project and has since been broken up and sold to Pasha […]

Canadian Pacific set first quarter records for revenues, net profits and operating ratio, according to the railway’s latest financial statements.

The index increased 5% compared to March of 2014, according to the American Trucking Associations.

China Railway Import and Export Co. partners with Kerry Logistics China, DB Schenker Rail UK launches Eco Neutral program, MacGregor signs equipment deal with GRUPO CBO, and Lincoln Equities Group […]

Norfolk Southern expands roles of two VPs, while UTi and Cambridge Systematics add to management teams.

Shipping will remain the NYK Line’s core business, but diversification and expansion into logistics are ‘essential’ to continued growth, according to the company’s new president.

The recovery of congestion laden West Coast ports significantly impacted shipment volumes and expenditures, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.

The southeastern ports continued their blistering growth rate, both increasing throughput by over 13 percent for the month.

Maersk Group and Crowley Maritime say the new company, called Ardent, will be headquartered in Houston.

London-based shipping industry consultant Drewry questions whether carriers will be able to charge $2,000 per FEU on eastbound boxes.

March volumes were up 21 percent at the allied Pacific Northwest Ports, but log volumes are down this year, according to Puget Sound reports.

The vessel, which runs on liquid natural gas, will enter service later this year between Jacksonville and San Juan.

The port attributed the results primarily to throughput growth in oil products, LNG and container cargo.

Boyd Group report compares the operating costs of warehousing in 25 cities across the United States, based on a hypothetical 500,000-square foot facility.

The airfreight carrier will test Matternet drones from California, along with Swiss Post.

Oman Air and Cargolux sign joint venture agreement, HOYER adds to environmentally friendly vehicle fleet, Virgin Atlantic Cargo partners with Jan de Rijk Logistics, and ClassNK opens survey office in […]

MOL (Canada), Ameriquest Transportation, and ABS Group made senior appointments.

The Federal Maritime Commission may institute more stringent monitoring of ocean carrier alliances, according to commissioner William P. Doyle.

New Jersey Attorney General cites the work of the NY/NJ Waterfront Commission as a bill to dissolve it sits on the Governor’s desk.

Despite the exit of ocean carriers Hanjin and Hapag-Lloyd, Portland director says the port has “a valuable, unique market.”

State Senate President Stephen Sweeney called for a $2-billion-a-year Transportation Trust Fund.

Ships will call Mexico, Colombia and Panama.

The former employee was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to repay $4.68 million in restitution

The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday released a regulatory package to enhance the safety crude oil and ethanol shipped by rail.

With a large reefer capacity, the new ships are destined primarily for the South American trade lanes.

American Trucking Associations wants electronic speed limiters on all large trucks to be set at no higher than 65 mph.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 36 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The $5.9-billion deal includes KTR’s real estate assets and operating platform.

XVELA, a unit of Navis, aims to help carriers and port terminals work together.

   Channel Construction chartered a barge on three occasions to Northland Services between 2010 and 2012. Northland used it as a platform to generate electricity and refrigeration of fish products. […]

   When the World Customs Organization set out to establish the SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, it handpicked […]

Customs organization ready to assist members with implementing WTO agreement.

Inland port, logistics park, highway and freight rail to be co-located outside Muscat.

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer    Much has been written in recent months about the congestion issues at U.S. West Coast ports. Contentious labor negotiations between the International Longshore and […]

Some cargo diverted from West Coast ports during recent congestion crisis will stay.

Marine terminals sees congestion as precursor to challenges from Panama Canal.

   The changes taking place in the container-shipping industry are structural, not cyclical, said Ron Widdows, ex-chairman of the World Shipping Council and former chief executive officer of Neptune Orient […]

Shippers seek to better link transportation and compliance with their sourcing processes.

   The logistics staff that you hire today for your business, whether you’re a shipper, transportation intermediary or freight carrier, will mostly come from the millennial generation.     While it’s […]

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange shows spot rates to Europe at low of $399 per TEU.

Transportation Intermediaries Association says truck safety scores on FMCSA website have led to misuse in lawsuits.

Squamish dock was used to handle forest products, steel.

The Transportation Intermediaries Association and United Fresh Produce Association have released a new joint broker-shipper contract for transportation.

UTi Worldwide appoints co-presidents for forwarding, while the Port of New Orleans welcomes new commissioner.

Southern California container terminals clear backlog in wake of tentative ILWU contract.

While the Jones Act is seen as a pillar by many industry and government officials, it’s under heavy attack by some legislators and interests.

The average financial loss of these crimes was 205,625 euros (about $220,000), the trade group said.

The Commerce Department has concluded there’s both dumping and subsidization of these imports from China.

Cargolux will provide Oman Air with access to its Boeing 747 freighters, while Oman Air will offer Cargolux belly hold space on its passenger aircraft.

Austrian 3PL cargo-partner group expands in the United States, while TNT opens new hub in Sydney, Australia.

Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer says labor impasse sent “ripples through the U.S. economy.”

Port says volumes are increasing and vessels are reaching Oakland off-schedule and in bunches after delays at congested Southern California ports.

Port terminal manager now has terminal operations in Castellon, Barcelona and Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.

Forty ultra-large containerships have been ordered since January and more are expected from Maersk and COSCO.

Earnings for the quarter increased year-over-year despite negative changes in currency relations, according to the third party logistics provider’s latest financial statements.

Georgia Ports Authority said its terminal handled 27.8 percent more containers in March, 2015 than in the previous year.

Overall first quarter cargo volumes rose 5.9 percent to 51 million tons at the port.

Logistics company deemed SITTAM a “non-core” business, selling it to a subsidiary of Gruppo PIR.

The systems will be installed in a dozen ships currently under construction in Japan.

MatchBack Systems names VP of commercial development, while Florida Department of Transportation appoints a state freight and transportation administrator and Port Metro Vancouver adds new board member.

Speaking to U.S. footwear and apparel importers, the FMC Chairman expounded on the commission’s decision to release a report on detention, demurrage and free time earlier this week.

APL will operate a US-flag string independent of its G6 partners.

The International Civil Aviation Organization developed the prototype risk information repository in response to recommendations from the UN’s High-level Safety Conference in February.

New resources help company grow fleet for perishables.

Developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, PlugPower Inc. and CharlatteAmerica, the zero emissions ground support equipment is the first of its kind.

The German ocean carrier joined the Shenzhen Port Green Convention, an agreement to voluntarily reduce emissions in the region by using low-sulfur fuel in port.

The index’s 7.4 reading “reflects a softening in capacity utilization due to the Hours of Service suspension and fluctuating diesel prices,” according to industry analyst FTR.

CaroTrans introduces direct LCL service from New York to Helsinki, Port of Duluth-Superior welcomes the first ocean vessel of 2015 season, and Yusen Logistics improves electronics logistics facility.

Schenker AG names new head of contract logistics, while Abu Dhabi Terminals appoints CCO.

Fees are having “negative impact” on the fair, efficient and reliable movement of ocean cargo, according to a new report from the Federal Maritime Commission.

Port of New York and New Jersey terminals have seen additional containers from “extra loaders.”

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board approved a joint proposal by Anacostia Rail Holdings’ Louisville & Indiana Railroad and CSX to upgrade the rail line.

Combining the tanker fleets would result in larger and stronger business, says Milaha.

The two agreements announced Friday will allow U.S. producers to export slaughter cattle to Mexico and expand pork shipments to Peru.

Approximately 4,000 barrels of fuel oil spilled into the Bolivar Roads Precautionary Area waterway, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

COSCO, Wan Hai and PIL will all take slots on the new loop connecting South Korea, China, Taiwan and Singapore with the United Arab Emirates.

As part of the settlement, the four Texas companies and Chinese manufacture will pay a total of $560,000 in civil penalties.

Transportation, Commerce and State departments will review comments alleging sudsidies for Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways

MOL shuffles senior management with commercial chief, VP appointments, while Finnair appoints VP of global sales.

Lower bunker prices are a temporary windfall that won’t last, according to predictions from Boston Consulting Group.

Rates from Shanghai to the U.S. West and East Coast, however, have risen in the wake of recent GRIs.

LNG exports should be carried in American vessels, says the ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Heavy ice and lack of icebreaking resources from both the U.S. and Canada are to blame for the decline, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.

The California port hopes the new facility will attract some first-port inbound calls from Asia.

The facility is part of a two-part construction project to provide a large rail interchange at the west end of the Texas port’s inner harbor area.

The so-called “flora container,” developed by Unit45, allows plants and flowers to be transported by multimodal rail.

CSX names treasurer, while Shipco Transport appoints a new Chicago general manager.

Virginia port officials have ordered more equipment, and hired new mechanics and managers to help recover from congestion crisis.

“It’s a recipe for disaster if we continue to do nothing,” Port of Tacoma Chief Operating Officer Don Esterbrook told port comissioners.

At least four separate thefts have occurred at airports in Brazil since February, according to FreightWatch International.

An important figure in the evolution of U.S. transportation industries, Daniel J. Kerrigan retired from ACL in 1987.

App has a range of other functions and is available from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Containership charterer also expects delivery of an additional vessel this month.

Airfreight tonnage increased more than 12% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2015 at Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd.

The federal agency said India met its ICAO safety standards and has now received a Category 1 rating.

Company emphasizes collaboration through tabletop simuation game.

Alleged hazardous materials shipments were offered for air transport without proper paperwork and package labels.

DB Schenker Rail UK wins coal contract from Drax Power Station, CMA CGM opens intermodal corridor from Port of Libreville, Woodland Media moves to larger warehouse facility, and Swissport Brussels […]