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The World Shipping Council and its 29 carrier members proposed to the International Maritime Organization and its member governments a new global Vessel Efficiency System to improve the carbon and fue

The Federal Maritime Commission on Tuesday reminded carriers, non-vessel-operating common carriers, forwarders and marine terminal operators they can waive or reduce tariffs and other fees for charita

Truckload pricing must rise alongside freight volume as capacity tightens and higher costs bear down on truckload carriers, says veteran trucking executive Pat Quinn.

In terms of freight volume, truckload carriers are doing better than many analysts expected in early 2010, thanks to a strong finish to 2009.

Orient Overseas (International) Ltd said Wednesday revenue for the fourth quarter, ended Dec.

Container traffic moving through India’s major ports fell 1.5 percent during the April-December period, the first nine months of fiscal 2009-10, compared with a year earlier, the Indian Ports As

The U.S.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano authorized the temporary activation of up to 900 U.S. Coast Guard reservists.

Japanese export ship orders rose for the first time in 15 months in December on a year-on-year basis, surging a robust 71.5 percent to 471,600 gross tons, according to figures released by the Japan Sh

Cargo interests are gradually shifting from last year's recession mentality to embrace growth strategies, but their investments in supply chain improvements are still constrained.

Harbor drayage companies calling at the Port of Oakland experienced sporadic delays Tuesday as the port initiated its ban on old trucks.

CSX Corp., parent company of the nation’s largest eastern railroad, reported $2.32 billion in revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter ending Dec.

The head of the Transportation Intermediaries Association says the group could accept a 10-fold increase in bonds required for licensed freight brokers in exchange for stronger regulation of the licen

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a petition by the state of Michigan to close locks between the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal and Lake Michigan.

UPS is adding 245 new delivery trucks powered by compressed natural gas to its fleet in Colorado and California, expanding its use of CNG vehicles more than 20 percent.

Freight interests in California and the West are petitioning the California Air Resources Board to revise proposed regulations for low-carbon fuel and a cap-and-trade mechanism for the freight transpo

YRC Worldwide regional subsidiary Holland reduced transit times on cross-border lanes linking Toronto and the U.S. Midwest, cutting a day from transit times in some lanes.

Exports of U.S. steel fell off nearly 5 percent to 935,335 tons from October to November, according to the American Institute for International Steel.

Beluga Shipping took delivery of the first of 16 new 20,000 deadweight-ton ice-class P-series vessels, the Beluga Houston.

The American Trucking Associations is suing the Department of Transportation in an attempt to force it to declare what supporting documents trucking companies must keep to prove their employees comply

National Retail Systems, the New Jersey-based logistics provider, appointed Patrick Ahern to the new position of vice president, International.

Orient Overseas (International) Limited, the parent of container line OOCL, said Tuesday it sold its real-estate subsidiary Orient Overseas Developments Limited to CapitaLand China (RE) Holdings Co fo

A Northern Air Cargo Boeing 737 aircraft landed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti this afternoon at 2pm. EST from Miami, FL in support of earthquake relief efforts in the region.

Maersk plans to expand its Direct ChassisLink program throughout the Midwest and the Ohio Valley as of March 1.

DHL Express, trying to close the books on its painful withdrawal from U.S. domestic business, said Tuesday it will donate its Wilmington Airport facility to local authorities in Ohio.

Lufthansa Cargo pilots will vote on strike action after the German carrier and their union failed to reach agreement on a new contract.

French dockworker leaders set a mid-February deadline for the government to respond to their demands for more waterfront jobs or face further industrial action.

Japan Airlines, the biggest air carrier in Asia, filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors on Tuesday, marking one of the biggest corporate failures in Japanese history.

Con-way Freight is speeding service by a full day in some lanes by cutting transit times to 460 U.S. destinations.

Trailer Bridge plans to expand the frequency of its service to the Dominican Republic from every two weeks to weekly, the tug-barge operator said Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation took steps this week to facilitate the rapid flow of rescue and relief personnel and supplies to Haiti following the major earthquake there on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service announced today it has placed a temporary hold on all mail destined to the nation of Haiti.

Riviera Beach, FL - Port Commissioner Wayne Richards is taking a leading role in Palm Beach County's response to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.

Payments by the Department of Transportation to reimburse states for stimulus projects reached $8.101 billion as of Jan. 8, DOT said, up about $1.3 billion in the past month.

SEATTLE, January 18, 2010 - As recovery efforts in the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake continue, tugs and barges from two Seattle-based companies are in the U.S.

Hanjin Shipping plans to raise trans-Atlantic rates in both directions in three quarterly increases on April 1, July 1 and Oct. 1, the carrier announced Monday.

Maersk Line’s AE7 Asia - Europe service Jan. 13 called at the Port of Felixstowe in the UK.

Deltaport, Canada’s largest container terminal, opened a third berth Monday, increasing the capacity of the Port Metro Vancouver, Canada, facility by 50 percent.

The head of Southern California’s PierPass, rejecting suggestions the marine terminal program is too costly to operate with the downturn in container volume, says the terminals will continue to offer

The United Nations’ World Food Program said it will use five routes to overcome logistics obstacles as it steps up delivery of relief supplies to Haiti.