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Nearly half of the truckload carriers polled in a recent survey said they were not prepared for new federal driver safety rules.

Canadian Pacific Railway appointed Edmond L. Harris as executive vice president and chief operations officer, a role in which he earlier served rival Canadian National Railway.

MOL said Thursday it completed the concept for the third ship in its series of next-generation vessels, which it said will be technically feasible in the near future.

Air France and American Airlines this week operated the first green trans-Atlantic flights in a government sponsored joint initiative to reduce pollution.

Deutsche Post DHL signed a five-year contract with Volkswagen to handle in-plant logistics at the German car manufacturer's assembly plant in Slovakia.

Pilots at Lufthansa have called off a four-day strike planned for next week after agreeing to resume contract negotiations with the German airline.

TNT, Europe's second largest express delivery company, is examining an initial public offering or partnerships for its mail business.

British Airways and Iberia, Europe's third and fourth largest airlines, April 8 signed a definitive merger agreement, paving the way for the creation of one of the world's biggest carriers.

Rail and marine equipment builder Greenbrier says demand recently began to rise for new railcars and barges, along with more used railcars coming into its shops for repairs.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Russia's largest international cargo carrier, added a fifth Boeing 747-400 Freighter to its fleet.

The International Air Cargo Association is calling for modifications to changes proposed by the U.S.

The Maritime Administration’s final rule establishing its Marine Highway program broadens the concept from earlier proposals, in ways that could add more port facilities and types of cargo that

Arrow Electronics, a global distributor of electronic components and computing products, agreed to acquire Converge, a leading provider of reverse logistics services for electronics manufacturers and

McLeod Software, a software provider for the trucking industry, joined Descartes' United by Design program.

CEVA Ground, the domestic road transport services division of CEVA Logistics in China, achieved the Transported Asset Protection Association TSR-2008 validation.

Engineering, procurement and construction firm Bechtel Corporation earned $30.9 billion in revenue during 2009, booked new work worth $20.3 billion and had a project revenue backlog of $82.1 billion,

The Obama administration rejected Pennsylvania’s latest attempt to use tolls on Interstate 80 to raise revenue, prompting criticism from Gov. Ed Rendell.

Heavy-load carrier Dockwise has signed seven near-term contracts worth approximately $40 million for the transport of four jack-up rigs, jack-up construction vessels, supply boats and a floating crane

Royal Wagenborg launched the 12th in a series of multi-purpose vessels late last month when Sofia Svartsjo christened the Arubaborg at Hudong -Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai.

Greek bulk shipowner Diana Shipping April 7 completed its $50 million investment in a previously announced project involving a company set up to acquire containerships.

U.S. railroads will be able to tap into a new $50 million government grant program to help install expensive collision avoidance and locomotive control systems.

In a sign of burgeoning U.S. trade demand, Evergreen Line plans to reintroduce a pendulum service covering the U.S.

Pilots at Lufthansa vowed to go ahead with a four-day strike next week unless the German carrier agrees to terms for arbitration to resolve a dispute over pay and job security.

Railcar and barge manufacturer Greenbrier lost $4.8 million in its fiscal second quarter that ended Feb.

Harmful diesel emissions fell sharply at the Port of Los Angeles and in surrounding communities, according to data accumulated from air monitoring stations in 2009.

The Department of Transportation is launching a formal marine highway program, announcing plans to fund the marine highway system through dedicated grants.

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April 6, 2010 – Jacksonville, Fla. – Eleets Transportation, Co. Inc., an asset-light provider of transportation and logistics services, has named Thomas Shurstad as president.

Backers are calling it their “cold train,” a four-day-a-week run of refrigerated intermodal cargoes from the Port of Quincy, Wash., to Chicago that starts moving this week.

NEW YORK – April 6, 2010 - Choice Logistics, the global specialist in customized third-party mission-critical service parts logistics, has named Robert Bacchi as senior vice president of informa

Shipping line Safmarine has announced the appointment of Eric Herman as its Chief Commercial Officer.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (April 5, 2010) – HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, has appointed Russell Fleischer as chief executive officer.

JERICHO, NY – April 7, 2010 – Purolator USA, a leading provider of U.S.-Canada cross border logistics services, has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Avery as branch manager of its R

Freight forwarder Echo Global Logistics will open an office in Dallas, Texas, on April 5.

Industrial real estate owner and developer AMB Property extended its development portfolio in Asia in the first quarter with 11 new leases in six properties in China, Japan and South Korea.

Less-than-truckload carrier Estes is changing its freight routing network to speed shipments moving between its Midwestern terminals and other U.S. markets.

CSX Transportation and the United Transportation Union reached a tentative labor deal covering UTU train conductors and yard workers on CSX southern lines.

UPS is deploying 200 hybrid diesel-electric delivery trucks in eight cities across the United States, increasing the size of its hybrid electric fleet by 400 percent.

American Shipping Group, named Frank Peake as vice president Tuesday, and appointed Steve Hastings to succeed him as president of its affiliated company, Sea Star Line.