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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said that all the terminals in the harbor except Maher Terminal and the Sealink office will be closed next Wednesday, March 17.

U.S. exports of beef in January were higher than in January of 2009, but pork exports were lower, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

North America’s regional and short line railroads are steadily adding traffic and setting new highs almost weekly in their recent volume levels.

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A strike by Finnish longshoremen is set to continue into next week after talks between union officials and port employers broke down March 12, the ninth day of the nationwide walkout.

The Army Corps of Engineers will open its Soo Locks four days early to launch the shipping season for Great Lakes freighters, after getting requests from users citing “an improved business clima

APM Terminals has been named the preferred bidder to operate a 25 year concession at the Liberian port of Monrovia.

The European Shippers Council elected Jean Louis Cambon, head of Michelin Tire’s Ocean Management Committee as the new chairman of its Maritime Transport Council this week.

NEWPORT, R.I.--With the new Importer Security Filing rule still in its shakedown period, Customs and Border Protection is trying to help importers figure out the rule and its own responses to applicat

Hanjin Shipping will launch a new direct service between Asia and Mexico in mid-March when its China America Express Service begins calling at Manzanillo.

British Airways cargo operations face disruption as the carrier's cabin crew will walk off the job for a total of seven days during two weeks later this month.

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President Obama on Thursday announced an export strategy that includes two high-level panels, financial support and advocacy for exporters, and a reform of antiquated export control laws.

U.S. freight railroad operations had their safest year ever in 2009, said the Association of American Railroads.

The trucking industry continues to lose workers, but it's cutting jobs at a lower rate than a year ago, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Southern California logistics company serving fulfillment companies and retailers said Thursday it will set up a $25 million distribution center near the Port of Charleston in South Carolina.

Lufthansa Systems AG today announced that its Supervisory Board has appointed Stefan Hansen as CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board for a period of three years.

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The full Senate began consideration of a bill to reauthorize and fund the Federal Aviation Administration, after Sen.

Volga-Dnepr will accept delivery of its third IL-76TD-90VD freighter in April.

Panalpina, the Swiss global forwarder and logistics services company, fell into the red in the final quarter of 2009 but said it expects ocean and air cargo volumes to recover this year.

Transportation and warehousing firms that view the green movement with trepidation may be missing out on an opportunity to remove cost and add profit to their operations.

Airline finances are recovering strongly from the global economic downturn, driven by double digit growth in cargo demand and stronger passenger numbers, the International Air Transport Association sa

Greatwide Logistics aims to recruit mid-tier shippers as it expands its dedicated contract carriage and third-party transportation services in the nascent recovery.

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways saw their international cargo volume surge in January on a year-on-year basis, according to figures released by the two biggest Japanese air carriers.

Dock union officials and port employers in Finland resumed contract negotiations Thursday after a long day of talks failed to end a week-long national stevedore strike.

Lufthansa Cargo earned a $39.7 million profit in the last three months of 2009, although the broad global downturn left the airline with a $234.3 million loss on cargo operations for the full year.

Australian regulators are launching an investigation of Korean Air over allegations that the world’s largest international freight airline engaged in price fixing for air cargo services.

President Obama planned to name CEOs from Boeing and Xerox to lead the President’s Export Council, a group aimed at pressing the president’s efforts to expand U.S.

Korean Air’s cargo revenue jumped 22 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 demand and pricing increased dramatically at the end of the year, the airline said in its annual report.

The first phase of the Port of New York and New Jersey’s clean-trucks plan drew praise from a diverse group including the Teamsters union, the American Trucking Associations, environmentalists and mar

New York-New Jersey port officials said they will seek additional federal grants to support a second phase of their plan to replace the port’s oldest container-hauling trucks with newer, cleaner-opera

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Domino's Pizza Inc. said Monday that John Macksood will become executive vice president of the company's supply-chain operations.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Corporation today announced the appointment of Nathan Goldman and David Bowling to new General Counsel roles, resulting from the planned April 1 reorga

China Shipping Container Line agreed to pay the Federal Maritime Commission $440,000 to settle alleged violations of the Shipping Act going back four years, the commission announced on Tuesday.

The drive by labor unions to organize warehouses and other companies has not taken a back seat to the immediate goal of employees to retain their jobs during the economic downturn, according to an att

Evergreen Line and China Shipping Container Lines will launch a joint China-Philippines-Thailand Express Service in mid-March.

Freight transportation services, as measured by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TSI index, increased 0.4 percent from December to January.

Food giant Kroger cut the amount spent on transportation and diesel emissions last year through better management of its private fleet.

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