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Heavy-truck maker Navistar resolved a dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency over how it certified certain heavy-truck engines as 2010 compliant.

Malaysian carrier MISC Berhad on Friday reported its profit before tax in the fourth quarter ended March 31 rose 49.3 percent to $85.2 million mainly due to higher profits in LNG and offshore oil supp

Container shipments from Asia to Europe surged 20 percent in the first quarter from a year ago as the rebound in traffic that started in the final three months of 2009 continued into 2010, according t

UPS put 25 hybrid electric package cars on the streets of Houston today as part of its plan to deploy 200 hybrid trucks in eight U.S. cities.

Cargo volume at major ports in India grew 3 percent in April compared with a year earlier, according to preliminary traffic figures released by the Indian Ports Association.

Philippine terminal operator International Container Terminal Services said its profit rose 107 percent in the first quarter ended March 31 as the global trade recovery channeled more volume through i

A. P. Moller-Maersk sold its Premier Technical Plastics subsidiary to McCalmont Industries by means of a management buyout to its president Jim McCalmont.

Nippon Express, Japan's largest freight forwarder, said on Friday its net profit declined 17.2 percent in fiscal 2009, which ended on March 31, from the previous fiscal year to $136.6 million.

MOL said Friday one of its dry bulk ships, the Bright Century, sank in the early morning hours of May 2 about 40 minutes after colliding with a Liberian-registered freighter in foggy conditions some 2

The economic recovery has wheels at Echo Global Logistics.

NOAA observers spotted some oil on the Chandeleur Islands, off the Louisiana coast, during observation flights late Wednesday, but for the most part the oil sheen floating in the Gulf of Mexico remain

FreightCar America saw first-quarter orders for future railcars surge to 3,656 units from just 339 a year earlier and 185 in the final 2009 period, which pointed to an improving outlook for the compan

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Container lessor Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

Forwarder and heavy transport provider Magdenli Transport and Trade recently handled out-of-gauge component moves for several Turkish wind and natural gas projects using a new 500-ton-capacity mobile

Global household goods mover Arpin Group acquired Affiliated Transportation Systems and eight related companies, expanding its U.S. military business.

UPS formed a strategic alliance with AliExpress, an online wholesale marketplace launched by e-commerce facilitator Alibaba.com.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a provider of air cargo assets and outsourced aircraft operation, improved net profit 44.5 percent year-over-year in the first quarter earning $33.8 million on revenue up

The Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans of up to $2 million in working capital for certain docks, boatyards and other facilities hurt by the spreading oil spill along the Loui

Expeditors International of Washington reported a $61.2 million net profit in the first quarter, 3 percent better than a year ago, and the freight forwarder offered a cautious view of the global tradi

DHL launched a direct less-than-container-load service connecting Cochin, India, to Europe, North America and other markets via the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services, seeking to improve a balance sheet hit hard by the global trade downturn, is in negotiations to sell unspecified holdings in two non-Israeli companies, according to a

Russian special forces early Thursday rappelled from a helicopter and freed 23 Russian sailors from a disabled oil tanker that had been seized by Somali pirates, a European anti-piracy naval force sai

The price of jet fuel reached its highest point in more than a year-and-a-half this week, rising more than 12 cents from the week before to $2.389 a gallon on the daily spot market in New York, accord

Con-way reported a $4 million net loss for the first quarter, including a $3.2 million operating loss at Con-way Freight, despite soaring freight volume.

Pacer International nearly wiped out its net loss in the first quarter as it reshapes its business plan.

Pending legislation in the Senate to add shipper-friendly competition rules on the rail industry won’t move ahead unless it also strips railroads of exemptions they enjoy from antitrust law, sai

The head of the American Trucking Associations, in a sharply worded letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, warns that a new government focus on shifting freight off trucks is based on misinfor

Port executives on Wednesday spelled out the differences between the port of Los Angeles truck concession agreements and the port of Long Beach registration agreements in testimony before the House Co

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Trailer Bridge has won dismissal from a civil class-action lawsuit alleging antitrust violations by carriers in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade.

The spot rate for shipping a 40-foot container from Hong Kong to Los Angeles jumped to $2,189 per FEU in the week ended May 3, according to data collected by Drewry Shipping Consultants.

YRC Worldwide has enough support to survive 2010, despite a first quarter loss of more than a quarter of a billion dollars, transportation investment analysts said today.

The Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control on Wednesday issued interim rules for sanctioning U.S.

CMA CGM, which has been unable to complete negotiations with a consortium of lenders to restructure $7 billion in debt, is considering a public listing of its stock as part of a package of measures ai

Ocean container carriers could start ordering new ships within 12 months, driven by a rapidly shrinking order book and an improving global trade outlook.

Lufthansa Cargo swung to an operating profit of $45.5 million in the first quarter of 2010 from a $93.6 million loss a year ago, driven by surging cargo volumes and rising freight rates.

The Port of Portland has reached a tentative lease agreement with International Container Terminal Services Inc. to operate its container and breakbulk facility at Terminal 6.

The oil spill still fouling the Gulf a few miles off the Louisiana Coast is not affecting vessel traffic.

It may be 2011 before Congress passes a surface transportation bill, says Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.