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World Container Index Between New York and Rotterdam. Source: World Container Index
 
WCI: Trans-Atlantic Westbound Rates Continue to Slide
World Container Index rates to Shanghai. Source: World Container Index
 
WCI: Westbound Trans-Pacific Rates Jump
U.S. Industrial Production Index. Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
 
US Industrial Production Index Sees Largest Drop in Eight Months
North American rail volumes through May 11, 2013. Source: Association of American Railroads
 
North American Intermodal Traffic Up Six Straight Weeks

Press Releases

World Business Chicago to Hold Logistics Hackathon
Logistics Technology
Florida Governor Scott Visits Seaboard Marine
Seaboard Marine
ASF Logistics Account Executive Appointed to Savannah Traffic Club Board
Logistics Providers
Long Beach Named North America's Best Seaport
Port of Long Beach
STTAS-Brazil to Host Reception for Van Andel Global Trade Center's Trade Mission to Brazil
US Economy News
Graybar Sponsors Chicago Energy Summit
Logistics Providers
Distinguished Service and Port Champion Awards
International Freight Shipping
Port Named to Canada's 'Green 30'
Port Metro Vancouver
Hands-On Training Feature of Union Pacific’s Ethanol Safety Conference
Union Pacific Railroad
JOC Group Inc. Names Peter Tirschwell Chief Content Officer
Maritime News
 

Precision Bearings Maker SFK to Expand in Charleston

17 May 2013
SFK Group will expand its existing operations in Charleston County, S.C., representing an investment of $3 million.
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Amber Road Lands Kahala Posts Group Contract
17 May 2013
Amber Road, a New Jersey-based platform that automates and streamlines global trade, has been selected by the Kahala Posts Group, an alliance of 10 postal administrations around the world...
 
Shippers, Transport Providers Urged to Crack Down on Bribery
17 May 2013
The Department of Justice’s investigations into bribery have gotten more aggressive as the U.S. partners with other countries and U.S. companies expand globally.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in Baltimore discovered a Horvathiolus superbus seed bug in a shipment of Italian ceramic tiles. A U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist confirmed that this interception was a first regional discovery of the species.
 
Buggy Shipment Rejected by Baltimore Customs
17 May 2013
Agriculture specialists with Baltimore U.S. Customs and Border Protection have intercepted a shipment of ceramic Italian tiles that was contaminated with the the Horvathiolus superbus seed bug, a potential agriculture threat pest.
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of May 17, 2013. Source: Shanghai Shipping Exchange
 
SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Inch Up After Five-Week Slump
17 May 2013
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes slightly increased in the week of May 17, following five weeks of declines.
 
Fraudulent JOC Article Circulated at NY-NJ Terminals
17 May 2013
A fraudulent article purporting to have been published by The Journal of Commerce was being circulated at Global Terminal
 
NJ Legislators to Vote on Employer-Driver Bill
17 May 2013
A bill to create a presumption that port and parcel delivery drivers are employees and not contractors and allow allegedly misclassified drivers to sue for damages is up for a vote Monday in the New Jersey General Assembly.
 
Canada Invests in Technology for Atlantic Gateway
17 May 2013
The government of Canada has invested in the Atlantic Gateway to improve the supply chain efficiency and competitiveness of transportation in New Brunswick...
 
Mullen Group Acquires Jay's Moving & Storage
17 May 2013
Mullen Group has signed an agreement to acquire Jay’s Moving & Storage, a private, less-than-truckload transportation corporation owned by Dennis Doehl, based in Regina, Saskatchewan.
FedEx Freight Canada’s new service center for the Vancouver area.
 
FedEx Freight Canada Opens Center in British Columbia
17 May 2013
FedEx Freight Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx, has held an opening ceremony for its new service center for the Vancouver, British Columbia, area.
 
Grupo TMM Posts Bigger Year-Over-Year Loss
17 May 2013
Grupo TMM reported a net loss of 165.6 million Mexican pesos (about US$13.4 million) in the first quarter of 2013, compared with a net loss of $11.3 million in the first quarter of 2012.