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FedEx said Thursday its net profit fell 30 percent in the quarter ending Nov.

Horizon Lines, the largest U.S.

The Port of Savannah saw its second straight month of container traffic growth in November, but the brief peak season recovery slowed down sharply as import volume declined 13.8 percent.

A modest recovery in container volume appears to be underway at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and exports are leading the way.

YRC Worldwide's banking group came to the troubled carrier's rescue today, extending its credit agreement until Jan.

Florida will pay CSX Transportation $432 million for a 61-mile track segment after Gov. Charlie Crist on Dec. 16 signed into law a measure to boost passenger rail operations.

Ethanol terminal operator U.S. Development Group said its West Colton Rail Terminal at Rialto, Calif., has started handling ethanol railcars from Union Pacific Railroad.

The House is expected to vote this afternoon on a trio of intertwined measures that will extend the Department of Transportation’s highway program at current budget levels, puts the Highway Trus

OOCL will increase its rates on all dry and reefer shipments from Hong Kong, Macau and South China to Australia, the company said Wednesday.

Michael Khouri, the president’s latest nominee to the Federal Maritime Commission, told the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday that he will apply his experience in the inland river transportat

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Schneider National, one of the largest U.S.

An official of the British International Freight Association says the United States should scrap its 100 percent scanning program and adopt a “risk assessed, commercially practical and technolog

Construction began Tuesday on an enormous three-part, bridge between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao that will eventually speed transport throughout the Pearl River Delta on an expressway with three lanes

British Airways officials say they are reworking schedules and planning to contact cargo customers about the changes in case flight crewmembers launch a strike as threatened next week.

YRC Worldwide, trying to extend the clock on its bid to avoid bankruptcy protection, pushed back its deadline for a debt-for-equity swap by another two days on Wednesday.

Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., introduced legislation this week that would toughen standards for employers in transportation and other industries that use independent contractors.

Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific will attempt to increase their freight rates by $400 per 40-foot container on Jan.

Fifteen major airlines, including top cargo carriers, signed what the Air Transport Association calls “groundbreaking” agreements to line up supplies of alternative aviation fuels with two

The Dec. 15 transition of its chief executive by intermodal provider Pacer International had been planned for some time, said incoming Chairman and CEO Daniel W. Avramovich.

Former DHS and DOT Executive to work with Risk Assessment and Intelligence, Transportation Security, and Traveler Management Practice Groups

Lakeland, Fla., Dec. 15, 2009 – Saddle Creek Corporation, a third-party logistics company, recently promoted Kimberly Devore to the position of manager of business development.

An Iowa Pacific Holdings short line railroad in Texas launched a major upgrade over 70 miles of track, using a recent loan from the Federal Railroad Administration.

For the second time in a week, YRC Worldwide faces a midnight deadline for a critical part of its plan to avoid bankruptcy.

The Greenbrier Companies agreed with General Electric Railcar Services to modify GER's railcar manufacturing contract by reducing the order from 11,900 to 6,000 railcars.

Dubai World's financial problems will have no immediate adverse impact on India's first international container transshipment terminal under development at the southeastern Port of Cochin, subsidiary

The federal Environmental Protection Agency chose the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to be the recipients of its Environmental Justice Achievement Award for their clean truck plan.

Strengthening the transportation system’s resilience may reduce long-term costs from climate change, according to a study by transportation specialists Cambridge Systematics.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, launched a warehouse and inventory management system for a customer of freight forwarder Crane Worldwide Logistics.

The Government of India set up a high-profile committee on maritime security to enhance surveillance of the country’s vast coastline.

Worldwide sales of Volvo Group trucks declined 37 percent year-over-year in in November and were down 7 percent from October, the company said.

Industrial production increased 0.8 percent in November, the fifth consecutive month without a negative change, according to a report Tuesday from the Federal Reserve.

The world's airlines will lose $5.6 billion in 2010, nearly 50 percent higher than a forecast of $3.8 billion in September, because of rising fuel prices, the International Air Transport Association s

The House on Monday voted to extend two widely-supported trade programs, but for only one year.

China Cosco Holdings, China’s largest shipping company, warned Monday that it will post a full-year loss.

The head of the American Association of Port Authorities urged leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives to help boost industry jobs by bolstering some ongoing federal programs and tackling a

Freight services provider Pacer International said Tuesday Chairman and CEO Michael E. Uremovich is leaving the company immediately and will be replaced by Daniel W.

Hapag-Lloyd swung to an operating loss of $986 million in the first nine months of 2009 from a year-earlier profit of $320 million as Germany's biggest ocean container carrier booked double digit decl