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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.

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.