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Truckload carrier Western Express plans to raise $275 million by selling eight-year securities and use the funds to pay down debt and to buy new trucks.

The Perry County Port Authority, which operates an Ohio River cargo facility at Tell City, Ind., has contracted with a RailAmerica short line to run a port-owned track operation.

Cargo volume at major ports in India surged 5.68 percent in fiscal 2009-10 compared with a year earlier, the Indian Ports Association said in a statement on Tuesday.

The North American short line railroads that report traffic through RMI’s RailConnect index saw volume slide in the week ending March 27 to the lowest in a month although most cargo loadings rem

Pirates attacked two merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden in the last two days, but both ships escaped.

The dredging of the Port of Savannah’s harbor received support from Georgia’s two senators on Monday, when they announced they are seeking $105 million in federal funds to ensure that the

The 83-year-old Peace Bridge, for more than 20 years a ground of local conflict, should receive by this summer the final go-ahead to reinvent itself with a twin span between Buffalo, N.Y., and Fort Er

Deliveries of new container ships are set to surge over the next three months, contributing to a near 10 percent growth in the global fleet in 2010.

HHLA, Hamburg's largest stevedore, is set to temporarily shutter one of its container terminals in response to a steep slump in cargo volume at Europe's third largest box hub.

The average price of diesel fuel jumped 7.6 cents last week to $3.015 per gallon, pushing beyond the $3 threshold for the first time in 17 months, according to figures released Monday by the U.S.

BNSF Railway and Canadian National Railway signed new track sales accords with large commuter rail operations, in which they sold line and property for over $100 million each but retained some freight

The state-owned investment fund of the nation of Qatar is offering to pump $1 billion into financially-troubled CMA CGM to help bail out the world’s third-largest container ship operator, accord

The Port of Beaumont, Texas, welcomed its namesake ship, the Alliance Beaumont, with a ceremony and presentation late last month. The 751-foot-long U.S.

Imports continue to gain traction at U.S. ports, with the container volume in April projected to increase 8 percent over the same month last year.

Germany signed a memorandum of understanding promising to support the United Arab Emirates in setting up a high-capacity rail infrastructure.

Freight shipping in the United States shot up to its highest level in nearly a year-and-a-half in March, signaling a surge in international shipping had reached U.S.

The German Aviation Authority granted an operating license to DHL Express for its newly formed Leipzig-based cargo airline, European Air Transport.

Tideworks Technology launched Intermodal Pro, a comprehensive terminal operating system for intermodal terminals.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected to release a date for the introduction of significant new truck and driver safety rules “in the coming weeks.”

GEFCO, a logistics provider for the industrial sector, is expanding on two continents as it doubled capacity at its Sete Lagoas site in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and signed a contract to distribute Renaul

Freight forwarders Overseas Group and Globe Express Services announced a merger that took place March 20. Management teams from both companies will remain with the new organization.

Sao Paulo, Brazil, 31 March 2010 – CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading supply chain companies has announced that Denise Carrion has been appointed Director Freight Management for CE

Container throughput at India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru rose by 2.8 percent compared with the previous year in fiscal 2009-10 ended March 31, despite the slowdown in world trade.

MISC Berhad will open its own shipping agency in India as a joint venture with its existing third party agent, Crescent Shipping Agency India Ltd.

Hanjin Shipping introduced a new electronic booking system on Monday that it has been developing for the last two years in cooperation with Cyberlogitec and IBM GBS.

For at least one trade-related industry, these are boom times.

If you’ve ever received a package from UPS, you’re all too familiar with those tiny handheld devices the drivers wield to scan bar codes and get your signature.

Compliance, cost and control are three reasons customs clearance may soon be the purview of do-it-yourselfers.

Maersk Targets Overbooking and ‘Rolling’

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More than a year after taking office, the Obama administration is still looking for a chief of transportation security.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to unsnarl a tangle that leaves carriers and cargo owners questioning who should be liable for damages on cargoes shipped from a foreign port.

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., unveiled legislation on March 22 that would reform multi-employer pension plans.

Container ship charter rates are rebounding from all-time lows as ocean carriers lease more vessels to cope with an unexpected rush of cargo on long-haul trade routes.

What a difference a year makes.

The marine highways concept has a number of selling points.

The Obama administration is forming a national freight transportation policy that can be boiled down to one concept: Get more trucks off the roads.

Support for broad-based pension reform is growing in Washington as businesses and labor unions seek a federal fix for troubled union and corporate retirement plans.