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As part of its strategy of selling off non-core assets, A.P. Moller-Maersk agreed to sell its Rosti Technical Plastics Holding unit to privately owned Nordstjernan of Sweden for an undisclosed sum.

In a continuing drumbeat of rate increases on its global services, Evergreen Line on Wednesday announced that it will boost rates on all cargoes and commodities including reefer and special equipment

Groupe Eurotunnel, the operator of the Channel tunnel between the UK and France, has acquired the French operations of Veolia Cargo, the biggest private rail cargo company in Europe's second largest r

Italian port unions have called for a 24 hour nationwide strike on Dec. 18 in a dispute over planned reforms of waterfront labor laws.

With the White House preparing for a Dec.

Although ships are keeping their schedules at the Port of Halifax, N.S., the strike by locomotive engineers against Canadian National Railway is affecting railcar supply and some marine operations.

The Port of Prince Rupert on British Columbia’s remote northern coast, although tied to the U.S.

The Canadian Industrial Transportation Association warned that the strike by train engineers against Canadian National Railway could derail the economy, and urged members of Parliament to unite around

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AirBridgeCargo Airlines, the scheduled cargo subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest international cargo carrier, added a fourth 747-400 extended range freighter to its fleet.

Saddle Creek Corporation acquired ServiceCraft Logistics, a third-party logistics company headquartered in Buena Park, Calif.

Hanjin Shipping and three other South Korean shipping lines agreed to borrow $630 million from 13 lenders to refinance liquefied natural gas vessels, according to Bloomberg News.

Customs and Border Protection intends to close its drawback office for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to an announcement Tuesday in the Federal Register. The agency set a Dec.

Two of the biggest names in trucking software were combined today as TMW Systems acquired Innovative Computing for an undisclosed price.

Bob Whitney is retiring as general manager of MD Logistics in Plainfield, Ind. At the same time, the company appointed two people to executive positions.

UPS Canada on Dec. 1 formally opened a $70 million expansion of its Toronto distribution center, the largest single Canadian investment for the global package delivery company.

FMCSA is pleased to announce that Benisse Lester, M.D., has been appointed as the Chief Medical Officer for the Agency.

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Chief Commerical Officer Roy Schleicher has been honored with this year's International Business Leader Award by the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, th

Surface trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement completed a cycle in September of 12 consecutive months of steep declines. U.S.

Canadian National Railway is asking customers to help it line up their freight for easier train pickup by taking steps to curb railcar switching by CN while its locomotive engineers are on strike.

The Southern California clean-truck program by Jan. 1 will have reduced diesel pollution in the harbor by 80 percent, a full two years ahead of schedule.

Port operations at Halifax, N.S., are feeling the impact of a locomotive engineers strike against Canadian National Railway.

Growth in US manufacturing sector slowed in November as a closely watched report on factory activity slipped back 2.1 percentage points, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.

Lloyd’s Register Classification Society (China) teamed up with Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design to develop a new fuel-efficient bulk carrier that can satisfy demands by shipowners and

Container traffic rose 5 percent at Marseilles in the first ten months of 2009 compared with a year ago even as France's biggest port suffered a double digit decline in overall cargo volume.

Bob Magee, an executive with Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Sea Star Line and their holding company, died Monday, Saltchuk Resources announced.

The Transportation Security Administration has not effectively assured the security of air cargo while it is being handled by personnel on the ground, the Department of Homeland Security inspector gen

Shippers in Canada are diverting some cargo away from Vancouver to U.S ports, as ripple effects spread from the strike by locomotive engineers against Canadian National Railway.

The Teamsters union launched a campaign to organize 1,500 workers at the Challenger Group, one of Canada's largest privately owned trucking companies.

Canada’s top West Coast port is warning the government and industry that the new strike by locomotive engineers against Canadian National Railway could leave lasting damage.

Canadian Pacific teamed up with the Canadian government’s Natural Resources ministry to test the use of biodiesel fuel, in what CP says will be “the first time biodiesel will be used in Ca

David A. Brown will become the chief operating officer at eastern-U.S. railroad CSX Transportation when Tony Ingram retires from that post Dec. 31.

Diesel fell 1.2 cents to $2.775 per gallon last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Freight volume is increasing faster than anticipated at truckload giant Landstar System, which told analysts today it expects positive year-over-year load count growth in the fourth quarter.

The chief executive officer of International Lease Finance Corp.

ProLogis said Monday the European commercial real estate market is stabilizing after announcing lease agreements for some 378,000 square feet at distribution centers across the continent.

While the average online shopper spent more on purchases than last year, consumers who went out to the stores for Black Friday weekend spent less, bringing total consumer spending for the three day st

Dubai's state-owned Emirates Airlines, a passenger and cargo carrier, said it will not be forced to cancel any aircraft orders following the debt crisis afflicting the Persian Gulf emirate.

With North American demand for rail equipment still weak, locomotive builder GE Transportation is expanding operations in China while partnering with China’s Ministry of Railways to target U.S.

Warren Buffett isn’t the only investor interested in transportation companies.