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   Horizon Lines said Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the three ships it operates in its service between Tacoma, Wash., and three ports in Alaska—Anchorage, Kodiak, […]

   Intermodal container volumes ended 2012 at a record high with 13.1 million moves, surpassing the previous year by 5.9 percent, according to the latest Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics […]

   The parent company of Tropical Shipping said it expects the Caribbean carrier to have higher earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in 2013 than last year.    AGL Resources, a […]

   Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the transportation and logistics industry was higher in the fourth quarter of 2012 than in any quarter in the past three years, according to […]

   DB Schenker is planning to construct a 41 million euros ($55 million), 54,520-square-foot logistics center in Singapore.    The warehouse — which will be geared toward the healthcare, electronics […]

The board said NACPC’s 10 current members account for a very small percentage of the estimated 7,000 motor carriers that provide intermodal transportation of marine chassis in the country.

The program is set to expire at the end of July and American companies would face $2 million per day in new taxes if Congress fails to renew GSP by Aug. […]

   The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said five individuals and five corporations have been charged in an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn, N.Y., for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys […]

   The United States on Wednesday requested World Trade Organization dispute settlement consultations with India concerning domestic content requirements in India’s national solar program.    “India’s program appears to discriminate […]

Rafi Ben Ari, the carrier’s vice president of shipping, said the “revised network presents an improved alignment, better suited to our customers’ requirements, with improved coverage, reliability and availability.”

   The North Carolina Council of State Tuesday voted to approve a lease that gives the go-ahead to a public-private partnership seeking to construct a cold storage facility at the […]

   The Port of Tampa said it has been selected as the port of entry for shipments of wing and fuselage assemblies destined for Embraer’s jet assembly plant in Melbourne, […]

   The National Industrial Transportation League, the nation’s largest shipper organization, urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to “closely examine the ramifications and impacts” of a plan by the Transpacific Stabilization […]

   Container throughput at the French port of Marseilles Fos rose 13 percent in 2012 – led by a 16 percent surge in deepsea volumes at Fos – for a […]

Legislation in both the House and Senate would require the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to spend the amount of tax it takes in each year explicitly on dredging needs.

   The International Chamber of Shipping said it will support the concept regulating carbon dioxide emissions from ships.    Meeting in London on Tuesday, the ICS board reviewed recent developments […]

   Pangea LNG (North America) Holdings, LLC, the Woodland’s, Texas-based subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Pangea LNG B.V, said Monday the Energy Department has granted it permission to export liquefied natural […]

   All 28 speakers at a public hearing Monday evening in Norfolk urged the Virginia Port Authority board of commissioners to reject proposals by APM Terminals and a consortium led by […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is asking the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) for additional information about its plan to expand its scope to include not only the inland container […]

   The U.S. Commerce Department has proposed an agreement to drop antidumping duties on imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico.    The department believes the draft agreement meets the requirements […]

   Classification society ABS said it will relocate its Northern European regional marine operations office from London to Hamburg, Germany.    “This relocation is part of ABS’ ongoing effort to […]

The discussion agreement will deploy more than 50 ships in the trade that will call at 30 ports in Asia, the North American east coast, Central America, the Caribbean, Indian Subcontinent, […]

The across-the-board general rate increase (GRI) applies to all dry and refrigerated cargo and will be in the amount of $400 per 40-foot container (FEU) to the U.S. West Coast […]

   A study released Tuesday has defined the modal and environmental advantages of using marine shipping to transport goods in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway region.    The Environmental and […]

   Crowley Maritime Corp. and Customized Brokers, the company’s customs broker, have opened a new cold storage warehouse facility, Crowley Fresh, located in Miami.    A joint offering from Crowley […]

   The supply chain executive software developer Accellos said Tuesday it has partnered with business and technology consultancy West Monroe Partners to add West Monroe’s proprietary FLEXdls labor management software […]

   Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has announced a general rate increase covering exports from Canada, the United States and Mexico to North Europe (including Scandinavia and the Baltic region) and West Mediterranean (including […]

Increases amount to 5 percent on tankers and 2 percent for containerships and car carriers, and 3 percent for other types of ships. Tolls vary based on type of vessel […]

Maersk spokesman Michael Storgaard said divers examined the ship on Sunday while discharging containers at the Suez Canal Container Terminal and found the flooding was caused by damage to one of […]

   The Port of West Sacramento in Northern California has released a request for interest (RFI) to identify potential business partners to lease or operate the port’s cargo facilities and […]

   The North Carolina State Ports Authority on Friday named Jeff Miles as acting executive director.    Miles has served in senior management positions in the port and maritime transportation […]

   After nine months on a seven-week rotation, the ocean carrier Maersk Line has further slowed its FM3 service between Asia and the Indian Subcontinent in order to skip a […]

George H. Cohen, director of the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said “local negotiations are ongoing and will continue without interruption to any port operation.”

   The logistics services provider GAC said Monday it has started construction of its new office and warehouse in Houston.    The facility is located in Houston’s Central Green Business […]

The U.S. federal mediator said “the tentative agreement is subject to the ratification procedures of both parties and, as well, to agreements being achieved in a number of local union […]

During past year, USDA has eliminated barriers, opened markets, secured the release of U.S. shipments held in foreign ports, and ensured the safe movement of agricultural products consistent with international standards.

   Japan’s largest shipping companies reported results for their third fiscal quarters, ending Dec. 31.    NYK, MOL, and “K” Line all have fiscal years that end on March 31. […]

“Though justified for decades as national security measures, many cabotage regulations… are motivated largely by protectionist concerns for local industries and employment,” the organization said.

“I think there is still a lot of skepticism and concern out there, rightfully so,” said Curtis Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, during an interview with American […]

   Roller coaster negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) are continuing today, with some sources saying Friday afternoon that the chances of a settlement […]

   DB Schenker Rail has been appointed to operate the Telford International Railfreight Park.    The company was appointed through formal EU procurement after the Telford & Wrekin Council consulted […]

James Capo, USMX’s CEO, said the two sides are “still bargaining,” but he could offer no further comment. In an update to members on its Facebook page, the ILA said yesterday […]

   Classification society ABS has formed an operational and environmental performance department.    “The shipping industry continues to deal with a weak and challenging market. Vessels and assets have to be […]

   Frank Peake, the former president of Sea Star Line, was found guilty this week after a two-week jury trial held in the U.S. District Court for the District of […]

   Crowley Maritime Corp. christened its newest tanker, Florida, on Wednesday at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.    The 46,000-deadweight-ton ship and a sister ship, Pennsylvania, that was delivered by Aker […]

   United Fresh, a large trade group representing shippers of fresh fruits and vegetables, will host a series of stakeholder meetings in conjunction with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s […]

Stephen Berry, attorney for the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, said a vote on 16 contracts for 14 employers and members of the ILWU’s Local 63 Office Clerical Unit […]

“Where there is federal jurisdiction, we need the federal government to step up to the plate and be a stronger partner for our nation’s transportation infrastructure,” Kurt J. Nagle, the […]

   Hanjin Shipping said it had a net loss of 638 billion South Korean won in 2012 ($587 million), compared to 823.9 billion won in 2011.    The company’s operating […]

   The Pacific Northwest port of Tacoma handled 1.7 million TEUs in 2012, a 16 percent increase over the previous year and its best year since 2008.    Inbound containerloads […]

The ILA and its employers resumed contract negotiations on Tuesday, but sources say efforts to reform work rules and improve productivity in the Port of New York and New Jersey are […]

Both APM Terminals and a group that includes Maher Terminals and JPMorgan IIF Acquisitions LLC have submitted bids to privatize the VPA terminals under the state’s Public-Private Transportation Act of […]

Japan is currently the No. 2 market for U.S. beef exports in terms of value and No. 3 in volume (143,900 metric tons or 317.2 million pounds) valued at $969.8 […]

   OOCL said it will implement a general rate increase in the westbound transatlantic trade on March 1.    Rates for dry cargo will be hiked $300 on 20-foot containers […]

   Port Freeport in Texas received a positive report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ chief to deepen and widen its harbor channel.    The Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project […]

   Evergreen Line launched a new feeder service linking Greece, Turkey and Malta (GTM) on Monday.    The 600-TEU Kirsten sailed from Piraeus and will make the following rotation every […]

   The terminal operator DP World said its terminals handled 56.1 million TEUs in 2012, a 2.4 percent increase over 2011.    DP World operates more than 60 terminals across six continents, […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank on Monday opened its newest regional export finance center in Detroit.    This is the latest opening of four planned regional export finance centers by […]

   U.S. steel imports declined 13.9 percent in December compared to November, according to preliminary government data compiled by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).    “Imports plummeted in […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank will guarantee a $780,000, 10-year loan to be made by UPS Capital Business Credit to finance the export of photovoltaic solar modules from Suniva Inc. […]

   The North American Millers’ Association (NAMA) on Monday said its president, Mary Waters, has decided to resign her position.     The Washington-based trade group said the “employment relationship is being ended […]

   The U.S. and Japanese governments today have agreed on new terms and conditions which open the door for expanded exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan.    Under these new […]

   The steady growth of transloading in Southern California is welcomed by officials at the local ports because it represents an opportunity to attract more import cargo, but the trend […]

The railroad’s investments reflect the profitability of the freight railroads and their desire to keep up with growing demand as the population, highway congestion, international trade and U.S. reindustrialization increase.

In a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. warned that it expects “to record a significant net loss” for 2012, in contrast to its profit of […]

   J.B. Hunt Transportation Services generated record fourth quarter net earnings of $84 million, an $11.4 million rise over 2011’s total.    Operating revenue for the fourth quarter also rose, […]

   Manuel Ernesto Ortiz-Barraza, an independent financial consultant, was extradited to the United States from Mexico Friday for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank […]

   The U.S. International Trade Commission said domestic manufacturers are unfairly harmed by subsidized exports of large residential washers made in South Korea and similarly from imports of these products […]

The Canadian railroad has been an industry leader in making intermodal comparable to a truck service to attract shippers that demand fast and reliable freight transportation – and continues to hone […]

The port director of the Tampa Port Authority said robust growth in Latin America presents potentially significant opportunities to ports at the intersection of major East-West and North-South trade lanes.

   The Alabama State Port Authority has approved $11.5 million in new contracts for the construction for a rail access bridge and expanded for another year Moffatt and Nichol’s engineering and […]

   Swift Transportation submitted record quarterly operating revenue and operating income, finishing the fourth quarter with $922 million in revenue, outpacing last year’s result of $860 million.    Full-year operating […]

   The Panama Canal Authority will move ahead with plans to build a large terminal in Corozal, close to the new set of Pacific locks being built as part of the […]

   Liberty Maritime Corp. on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District District of New York accusing the Maritime Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation […]

Calendar-year revenues increased 10 percent to more than C$9.9 billion, with all business units registering gains, led by petroleum and chemicals at 15 percent to C$1.6 billion. Intermodal revenue grew […]

Seaspan has signed contracts for the construction of four 10,000-TEU class vessels that will be chartered to the Japanese liner carrier. The ships, to be built in China, are scheduled […]

   BX Solutions, a Toledo, Ohio-based multimodal company borne from the debris of BAX Global, has added a time-definite, airport-to-airport trucking service to its 31 markets.    Expansion of the […]

   The liner carrier MOL on Wednesday released the latest monthly performance metrics for its North America service, as well as its latest quarterly intermodal performance metrics.    Of 13 service […]

   The Lake Carriers’ Association said it will continue to focus its lobbying efforts on Great Lakes dredging needs in 2013.    LCA’s 2012 Annual Report, released Wednesday, said inadequate […]

   Cargo security firm Freightwatch International said a suspect hijacked a last-mile courier load of pharmaceutical products at gunpoint outside of a pharmacy in Detroit on Monday morning.    The load […]

Canadian National Railway is investing in two intermodal facilities in the Midwest to help shippers access the West Coast ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. The facilities are scheduled to […]

   A German shipping fund plans to auction 14 containerships because of an inability to charter them profitably.    MPC Offen Flote, a fund organized by MPC Capital, bought the […]

   The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is asking the U.S. Commerce Department to fund operation and maintenance (O&M) of a system that measures tides and currents this […]

   DHX – Dependable Hawaiian Express, an ocean freight consolidator in the West Coast Jones Act trades, said it launched a door-to-door rate application that calculates combined transportation costs for […]

   Wisconsin-based Marten Transport experienced the highest net income in its history last year, finishing 2012 with a 12.3-percent year-over-year rise in income to $27.3 million.    Net income in […]

   Total tonnage for all commodities moving across Port of Redwood City’s docks during the first half of fiscal year 2012-13 was 666,543 metric tons, an increase of 9 percent […]

   DHL Global Forwarding has introduced the flexitank, a container specially designed for the transport of bulk non-hazardous liquids, to its operations.    Shippers can use flexitanks for the transport […]

   The Dredging Contractors of America said it endorses the Hurricane Sandy supplemental bill and urged the Senate to approve the legislation.    The House passed the same bill last […]

   For many companies, international transportation management has long been an isolated process — where products are shipped to, or received from, far-flung places overseas.    Each successful transportation manager […]

   The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision that found a vessel liable in rem for damage to pipe that was shipped in 2006 from China […]

If combined Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd would be fourth largest container carrier. By Chris Dupin    The two leading German liner carriers, Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd, said in December they’re discussing a […]

   Saddle Creek Logistics Services will open a 225,000-square-foot facility in Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 1.    The new development is a relocation of an existing wine logistics customer’s distribution […]

By Eric Kulisch    Yusen Logistics (Americas) and Pacer Distribution Services are two of the biggest providers of transloading services in the Los Angeles area, and visits to their facilities […]

  While precautions having to do with the production of animal byproducts used in feed have increased and trade become more restrictive in recent years because of concerns about “mad cow […]

The railroad said the 200-acre terminal near Greencastle, Pa., built at a cost of $97 million terminal, will connect Central Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, and Northern Virginia to domestic and world […]

   CSX said it will make improvements on its River Line between northern New Jersey and the Albany, N.Y. region.    The railroad said the $26 million project, with plans […]

   CMA CGM said it would implement a peak season surcharge, effective Jan. 28, in advance of Chinese New Year on Feb. 10.    The company said volumes from China […]

   Adoption of index-linked contracts for container freight is growing, says Martin Dixon, research manager for freight rate benchmarking at London-based Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.    He believes “it is […]

   The classification society Germanischer Lloyd said it is developing guidelines for route-specific container stowage, which will be introduced early this year.    “In times when the market is especially […]

   Transportation is key ingredient for Fornazor International, an exporter of food products. Close attention to transportation and logistics has been one of the keys to the success of Fornazor International’s […]