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The Department of Transportation began opening a $600 million grant account for project applications, in an indirect extension of discretionary “TIGER” grants the DOT awarded under the eco

Vacancies for U.S.

The total number of ships and tonnage of the ships passing through the Panama Canal declined during the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, but there was some growth in key segments, the Panama Cana

Officials with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Customs and Border Protection on Monday signed an agreement giving CPSC inspectors access to Customs’ Automated Commercial System.

Atlantic Container Line will stop providing chassis for trucking moves in three areas of the U.S. market, effective June 1.

The volume of 40-foot containers handled by APL jumped by 32 percent and the average revenue per container climbed by 12 percent in the four weeks from March 6 to April 2 compared to the same period l

Seaspan Monday took delivery of an 8,500-unit containership named the Cosco Philippines from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea on April 23.

Ryder System net profit soared 82 percent in the first quarter to $12.4 million, bouncing back from a deep decline in the recession.

A weak global warehouse market slashed revenue and funds from operations in the first quarter for ProLogis. The industrial real estate developer lost $91 million in the quarter.

Dry-van truckload carrier USA Truck saw its first-quarter net loss expand 59 percent from a year earlier to $2.9 million but said it is making headway on diversifying the revenue stream and increasing

Industrial manufacturer Siemens will switch some 1,440 railroad equipment shipments heading for China from truck to rail transport in Central Europe under an emissions saving strategy worked out with

The Department of Transportation’s total spending under the economic stimulus package reached $10.893 billion as of April 16, up $456 million since the end of March.

Hong Kong’s largest air freight handler set a one-day record for cargo tonnage, the company said Monday, signaling a recovery in Asia expedited shipping is maintaining momentum into the second q

CMA CGM will seek a new general rate increase on all westbound cargo moving on its EPIC Service from India and Pakistan to Europe and the Mediterranean, starting May 10.

Geodis closed the acquisition of French parcel carrier Ciblex on Monday, giving the forwarding and logistics company new reach in the small package business in France and Belgium.

Two of the largest conventional refrigerated shipping lines, Seatrade Group and Alpha Reefer Transport, are pooling vessels in a bid to cut costs and boost efficiency.

The Port of Marseilles increased container traffic by seventeen percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago and is set for further gains with the launch of new services to North America and

ABF Freight System workers in Connecticut were credited with helping police seize 13.5 pounds of marijuana and arrest two people on drug charges.

DP World, the global container terminal operator, said first quarter traffic grew 15 percent from a year ago and would contribute to improved earnings in 2010.

It took North Carolina $300 million in state and local subsidies to convince Dell to open a plant in Winston Salem in 2005.

Chinese Ports Post Record Volumes

Deutsche Post DHL’s chief executive sees “clear signs” that a global economic comeback is under way, but says potential threats to a recovery still loom.

For the second time in a year, the Teamsters union is offering a major trucking employer significant concessions to keep its trucks and drivers in the battle for shippers.

The economic recovery increasingly is showing up on highways, on loading docks, in trailers and on the bottom lines of two of the largest truckload carriers, giving credence to claims the freight econ

As the first major railroad to report quarterly earnings, CSX Transportation often sets the tone for what to expect from the others.

For U.S. trade interests struggling for years with an antiquated Cold War-era export control system, your wait for reform is almost over.

State agencies, freight railroads, transit operators and intermodal project planners could tap an expanded rail loan program or visit a new one-stop financial aid shop if Department of Transportation

Container ships plying the trade between North America and North Europe are running close to full in both directions this spring.

For European airlines, the industry’s nascent recovery was carried away on what seemed to be a wisp of dust.

Diesel prices have risen above $3 a gallon, extending a months-long trend that is pinching owner-operators and forcing shippers to pay higher surcharges.

ABF Freight System’s tentative labor accord tries to dull the pain of wage cuts by promising employees payback for profit.

While other transportation modes were losing market share last year during the freight recession, domestic intermodal was growing. Now that most of the indicators in the U.S.

A sharp east-west difference of opinion is dividing the maritime community in New York harbor.

Dell Computer may be second among PC providers in the U.S., but its supply chain is No. 1.

Maersk Line formally announced Friday it will begin a pilot test of imposing a $10-per-container fee on U.S. export containers that do not arrive at their load ports starting on May 1.

As sales of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks improved, manufacturer Paccar increased its profit 160 percent to $68.3 million in the first quarter.

Marten Transport earned net income of $3.9 million in the first quarter, compared with a profit of $4.1 million for the same quarter of 2009.

First-quarter profit for Boeing fell 15 percent to $519 million as deliveries fell 11 percent and the company took a non-cash charge related to changes in federal healthcare law.

AMB Property Corporation lost $620,000 in the first quarter, a marked improvement over the prior year as the industrial real estate developer recovers from the global recession, which struck hard at p

Forward Air reported a positive first quarter for 2010, with numbers up in revenue as well as income from operations over the last 12 months.