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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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The Port of New York and New Jersey will ban the oldest drayage trucks from its terminals starting next Jan. 1 in the first phase of a multi-step program to reduce air pollution from trucks.

DFDS, the leading north European freight ferry and roll-on, roll-off shipping line, reported 2009 revenue and earnings fell steeply from a year ago on lower cargo volume, increased competition and wea

Teamster employees at YRC Worldwide subsidiary Reddaway this week turned down a proposed contract that included wage and benefits cuts.

The rate of growth in Europe-Asia container traffic is picking up pace, and trans-Atlantic cargoes are growing modestly, according to the latest figures from ocean carriers.

American Airlines, British Airways and Spain's Iberia offered to give up landing and take off slots at airports in New York and London in a bid to win anti-trust clearance from European Union regulato

Frankfurt airport's freight traffic soared 30.1 percent in February from a year ago, maintaining the momentum from January when shipments rose by almost a third to an all-time high for the opening mon

Container traffic at major ports in India grew by almost 3 percent in the 11 months from April to February compared with a year earlier, the Indian Ports Association said in a statement.

Two of Japan’s largest shipping firms, NYK and “K” Line, reached agreements with shipbuilders to convert some container ship orders to orders for bulk carriers and other vessels, as

Shippers this past year were more receptive to using the services of third-party logistics providers as they sought to reduce supply chain costs including transportation and warehousing.

YRC Worldwide cut its payroll 34.5 percent last year and a further 5.5 percent so far in 2010, reducing its workforce from 55,000 to 34,000 employees.

The Montreal Port Authority plans to buy up to five “green” locomotives that will reduce the port’s emissions and conserve fuel.

The White House is looking for a route out of a year-long trade dispute with Mexico over the elimination of a cross-border trucking pilot project.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is removing selected items from a list that requires security plans for their transportation.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Tuesday made final an interim rule to collect inspection fees for ships, trucks, trains and vessels arriving from Canada.

Michelin chose Damco, the logistics arm or A. P. Moller-Maersk, as its logistics and customs clearance provider in Vietnam.

Container throughput at the Port of Hong Kong fell 14 percent in 2009, but fourth quarter figures signaled the beginning of a turnaround.