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Madison, New Jersey, March 01, 2010 - Damco strengthens airfreight solutions with the hire of Mr. Remo Eigenmann as the new Head of Airfreight.

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) has announced the appointment of John Tiliacos to vice president of cargo operations.

A proposed 4 percent tax on warehouse services in Pennsylvania would kill local jobs, says International Warehouse Logistics Association President Joel D. Anderson.

Global Ship Lease, the NYSE-listed container ship charter owner, reported fourth quarter net profit of $12.3 million compared with a year-earlier loss of $43.7 million.

The trucking industry hasn't seen the last of Douglas G. Duncan.

Wolfe Research suspended its “underperform” stock rating for YRC Worldwide pending a more complete fourth-quarter and full-year earnings report from the company.

Lufthansa, Europe's second largest airline, reported a net loss of $151 million in 2009 but said it achieved its goal of an operating profit.

Goldenport Holdings, the London-listed container ship and bulk carrier owner, swung to a $1.4 million net loss in 2009 from an $87.6 million profit in the previous year, mainly because of lower ship c

Project and heavy-lift carrier Intermarine launched a heavylift service between Europe and South America.

The average price for diesel jumped 2.9 cents to $2.861 per gallon last week, the second consecutive week of increases after a five-week fall, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Container shipments from the Far East to the United States declined by 15.3 percent in 2009 from the previous year to 10.1 million 20-foot equivalent units, down 2.8 million TEUs from their peak of 12

Investing in marine terminals and port infrastructure remains a viable option for pension funds and other investors who are patient over the long-term, according to an investment banker.

Japan Airlines ended negotiations with Japan's largest shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha on integrating its cargo operations with NYK's air cargo arm, Nippon Cargo Airlines, JAL said Tuesday

State transportation officials warned on Monday that if Congress can’t pass an extension of highway funding in the next few days, they will be forced to put new projects on hold, and delay or ca

On the day the Army Corps of Engineers began its long-awaited deepening of the Delaware River, New Jersey Gov.

Container shipping is beginning to recover from its worst-ever recession, but shippers and carriers need to develop long-term relationships to ensure stability in rates and service, Maesk Line CEO Eiv

All states met a key deadline in last year’s stimulus law to obligate their highway project spending before March 2, said Vice President Joseph Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Italy's biggest container terminal is temporarily laying off 280 workers in response to falling cargo volume amid increased competition from rival North African terminals.

Manufacturing business increased in January for the sixth consecutive month after 13 months of decline, according to a survey of the nation’s supply executives by the Institute for Supply Manage

APL, the liner shipping subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, handled 307,400 40-foot equivalent units in the six weeks from Dec. 26, 2009, to Feb.

Kuehne + Nagel, the global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider, reported 2009 earnings fell more than 20 percent from the previous year on lower world trade, a strong Swiss franc and a p

Hapag-Lloyd in April will seek rate increases on two trade lanes affecting the Indian Subcontinent.

Charging that “political games” are forcing a partial shutdown of federal operations and support to states, U.S.

Ocean carriers have different names for it — overbooking, fall down, phantom bookings — and it’s driving them crazy.

Presidential meetings with the Dalai Lama are nothing new. Nor are U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan. However, President Obama’s Feb.

Even though it’s 75 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the Port of Stockton, Calif., boasts a healthy cargo mix, according to Mark Tollini, deputy port director.

Breakbulk carriers are catching up with changing shipper demand by adding larger ships equipped with cranes capable of lifting heavier loads for construction projects and other cargoes.

Cancellations Slash 6.7 Percent From Box Ship Orderbook

After last year’s massive layoffs, tens of thousands of truck drivers are unemployed, and more trucking bankruptcies are expected as the nascent recovery takes root.

Rail freight shippers and the largest U.S. railroads are increasingly on a collision course over rules that could govern their market for decades to come.

In his State of the Union address a month ago, President Obama pointed out the bank bailout was as “popular as a root canal.” With both political parties criticizing the federal government

The Obama administration is making big down payments on a wide range of major freight projects around the country with its latest $1.5 billion in transportation grants.

Despite stronger opposition on several fronts, members of Congress are sticking with the idea that scanning all containers at foreign ports is good supply chain security policy.

Next in line in a probe into price-fixing charges, forwarders await word on air freight penalties

Driver pay has been a factor in driver shortages since at least 1914, when a publication called Motor Truck reported, “Nearly all employers complain of the great difficulty of securing drivers w

With container volumes down 18 percent from the peak year of 2007, and some marine terminals operating at 50 percent of capacity, this may not seem like the best time for West Coast ports to spend bil

Tension is intensifying between the U.S. and China as the two economic powerhouses trade barbs over trade, from sanctions and countersanctions to U.S.

The White House is looking for a route around roadblocks to a new cross-border trucking agreement with Mexico, hoping to end a year-long trade dispute hurting many U.S. companies.

UPS Freight is extending its reach across the U.S.-Canadian border by shortening transit times between major Canadian cities and U.S. markets.

The confidence across Canada hardly ends with this year’s Winter Olympics.