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Hans Hickler appointed new CEO, Asia Pacific Region, and former CEO, Asia Pacific Region, Wolfgang Hollermann to take on a global advisory role to Essa Al-Saleh, Agility's President and CEO, G

SAN MATEO, Calif., and SHANGHAI, China — March 3, 2010 — In another indication that Menlo Worldwide Logistics is sharpening its focus on the Chinese market, Menlo has named veteran industr

U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico by truck and rail rose 10.5 percent in December, the first year-over-year increase since the global financial crisis struck in September 2008.

Competition between West and East Coast ports for Asian cargo has hit a point of equilibrium and market share probably won't change much in the coming years.

Much of Chile’s port and terminal capacity is back in operation following Saturday’s earthquake, according to Hamburg Sud, one of the larger carriers serving the country.

Profit for Overseas Shipholding Group fell 78 percent in 2009 to $70.2 million on revenue that dropped 38 percent to $952.6 million as plummeting demand for tanker charters cut rates in half.

Orient Overseas Container Line on March 15 will increase documentation fees in the intra-Asia trade to $29 per bill of lading for shipments loaded in Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou and Xiamen.

Old Dominion Freight Line is reaching deeper into shipper supply chains by expanding its warehousing division.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services gave a “BBB” rating to new CSX long-term debt notes, saying the eastern-U.S.

Global air freight demand grew at a steady pace in January, adding up to a very large volume improvement over a year earlier at the low point of the global recession, but airlines will remain in the r

Early data show heavy truck orders climbed 19.7 percent in February from January, but were well below last year's average, indicating a slow recovery in new Class 8 truck orders, said FTR Associates.<

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Bulk traffic surged late last year at the Ports of Indiana, helping to push its tonnage for the year up 7 percent to 7.2 million tons.

The economic recovery is finding its wheels at Landstar System, which saw its load volume leap 17 percent in January and again in February from depressed levels a year ago.

CMA CGM will raise freight rates for all types of U.S. export cargoes to Asia, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent on March 15.

Finnish stevedores are set to walk off the job on March 4, joining striking truckers in a nationwide transport stoppage that threatens to bring industry to a halt and strangle the Nordic nation's fore

Jack Yen has been named vice chairman of Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd., and will be succeeded as president by Capt. C.J. Wang.

The Coast Guard terminated an application for the Detroit International Bridge Co. to build a new bridge adjacent to its 81-year-old Ambassador Bridge.

India&rsquo;s Tariff Authority for Major Ports ordered a 10-percent reduction in tariffs currently levied by Indira Container Terminal, the private terminal operator at the Port of Mumbai.

Fraport AG, operator of Frankfurt airport, reported its 2009 net income slumped 20 percent from the previous year as the global economic downturn cut freight shipments at Europe's biggest air cargo hu

CEVA Logistics reported double digit declines in 2009 revenue and profit compared with the previous year, but all business units are now benefiting from the global economic upturn, the international s

Four days after blocking a temporary jobs and transportation measure and forcing a two-day shutdown of Department of Transportation highway programs, Sen.

The battle over control of harbor trucking will head east next week when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey releases its clean-truck plan.

Chileans are dealing with the aftermath of a ferocious 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the south-central region Saturday and triggered a devastating tsunami.

The Department of Transportation&rsquo;s highway programs remained shuttered for a second day, as lawmakers again failed to convince Sen.

Lakeland, Fla., Mar. 2, 2010 - Saddle Creek Corporation, a third-party logistics company, has added a new director of business development who will focus heavily on transportation.

Chicago, IL, USA, March 2, 2010 &mdash; CargoWise&reg;, a globally recognized technology supplier for logistics service providers, has tapped Craig Seelig as Product Manager for Customs and Government

Orlando &hellip; ASIG&reg;, an industry leader in aviation services, announced today that it has named Mark Edwards as Senior Vice President, Business Development. Mr.

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 &ldquo;underperform&rdquo; 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.