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As debate rages in Washington about how to pay for infrastructure expansion and modernization, one need look no further than the Alameda Corridor for how much-debated and controversial user fees can w

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Hybrid electric trucks are rolling off the drawing board in greater numbers as manufacturers ramp up production and transport operators put them to work — or at least try them out.

For members of the barge industry and shippers that move goods by water, a strategic spending plan for Army Corps of Engineers navigation projects is a must-have in the next Water Resources Developmen

When the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach sneeze, the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority catches a cold.

When Joe Killeen wanted to prove an all-electric truck could make it on the tough streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, he turned to Norton and Trixie.

A bridge renovation project that started this month at Galveston, Texas, is the latest in a series

Rail freight data is flashing new warning signals about the strength of industrial demand for raw materials even as intermodal traffic expands.

The Port of Gulfport, Miss., is still grappling with the legacy of Aug.

Containerized import volume into Southern California ports jumped 18.3 percent in May, as the shipping recovery at Los Angeles and Long Beach picked up speed and retailers pushed more goods out of Asi

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Some of the staunchest supporters of the Jones Act are debunking a news report claiming the Obama administration is using shipping regulation to prevent foreign skimmer vessels from assisting in the c

Ocean vessel operators are watching talks in Congress over potential changes in oil pollution liability limits for the impact legislation responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster could have on car

The Journal of Commerce’s Annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters ranking is based on data from PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions, a JOC sister company, and other industry sources.

Construction products manufacturer Dayton Superior will place a manufacturing and distribution center in central Georgia to serve as its main point to ship goods to the southeast U.S.

BNSF Railway will replace its entire bridge over the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa, to tap into low construction costs in the recovering economy and a major upgrade of one section that is alre

BW)(TX-BNSF-RAILWAY-COMPANY)(.) BNSF Announces Changes to Marketing Leadership BNSF Railway Company today announced changes to its Marketing leadership.

FedEx Express President and CEO David Bronczek promises a strong cargo focus to his new post as chairman of the International Air Transport Association board of governors, including close attention to

International Longshoremen’s Association members in Hampton Roads refused to accept lower pay for handling uncontainerized cargo and for handling containers that move on a barge shuttle between

Maersk Line is set to unveil a peak-season surcharge on the Asia-Europe liner trades in mid-July.

ACT Research increased its 2010 forecast for heavy truck production to 4,500 units, a 23 percent increase over 2009.

An ocean carrier representative, responding to a sharp broadside from a congressional leader, said legislators should be cautious about imposing new regulations on container ship lines because of prob

No one on the Senate Commerce Committee challenged John S.

YRC Worldwide’s stock value fell almost 12 percent Thursday to 20 cents a share, as approximately 131 million shares changed hands in a day of frenzied trading.

CMA CGM will share space on Maersk Line’s FM3 service linking the Far East and Indian subcontinent, which will add a direct call at Shanghai.

Import cargo volume through the nation’s nine busiest container gateways is expected to post a year-to-year increase of 15 percent in June and rise by double digits into this fall, the National

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, responding to criticism this year of carrier moves on rates and capacity, is forming an advisory board with shipper members to

Container carrier Samudera Shipping Line upgraded its feeder connections between India’s eastern Port of Kolkata and Singapore.

Volume through APM Terminals’ West Africa Container Terminal at Onne, Nigeria, posted year-to-year growth of 18 percent through May.

SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping lines are implementing measures in westbound Pacific lanes that should provide a long-term solution to capacity and equipment shortages hitting U.S.

Decrying ocean container carrier business practices, the head of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee called Thursday for the end of antitrust immunity for vessel operators in the Uni

Two 139-foot-long wind turbine blades transported recently in an Antonov AN-225 were the longest cargo pieces ever flown in an aircraft, said logistics provider Geodis Wilson, which managed the shipme

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 10, 2010) - The Board of Directors of Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) appointed Bobby J.

After delaying sweeping truck safety changes, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is “absolutely on target” to meet its new deadlines, FMCSA administrator Anne S.

Shippers and freight brokers are facing a “landslide” of lawsuits related to truck accidents, says Tucker Company Worldwide President Jeffrey Tucker.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and representatives from Class I railroads met Wednesday to discuss building a nationwide high-speed rail network, the secretary said.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood may want to get more diesel-guzzling trucks off the road, but he says that doesn’t mean he undervalues the trucking industry.