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Evergreen Line, which is one of the few container lines that has refrained from ordering new ships in recent years, plans to order 100 container ships in 2010 to expand its fleet to nearly 300, the co

Dock workers at Greece´s biggest container gateway, the Port of Piraeus, suspended their two and half week strike after the government said it will re-negotiate a deal with China`s Cosco Pacific

When logistics industry analyst Steve Banker prepares a report on strategy and trends in supply chains for consumer goods or beverages, he knows where to start.

The world’s largest truck manufacturer is guardedly optimistic that sales in North America and Europe have hit bottom and will improve this year as the economy picks up and demand for trucking service

Heavy truck sales in North America increased for the fourth straight month in September, reaching 10,817 units, largely driven by new emissions standards, according to FTR Associates.

Congress wants more government regulatory agencies to be involved in the importing process, a move that could place a special burden on customs brokers.

The Port of Corpus Christi’s long-delayed plan to build a container terminal on a 1,100-acre tract of land called the La Quinta Trade Gateway is being resuscitated as part of a multi-phase, mixed-use

Hallmark Cards once used the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports for virtually all its imports into the United States.

In the fight against climate change, South American seaports do not come quickly to mind as the worst polluters.

When APM Terminals opened its highly automated $500 million container terminal in Portsmouth, Va., in the fall of 2007, it presented a direct competitive threat to the three state-owned and operated c

The economic recession has changed the rules of the game for ports and terminal operators.

Pat Moffett, vice president of global logistics at Audiovox, has been through this routine before.

Federal regulators have a message for freight shippers or others who want to put a big complaint on rail issues before the Surface Transportation Board: Those commissioners will now want to hear the a

The top Republican on the Senate’s Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee predicts truckers, manufacturers and other key industry groups will push for a higher federal fuel tax, with annual in

As debate rages on Capitol Hill over how to raise $500 billion or more to bring surface transportation infrastructure up to par, Mary E.

The United States is not likely to see large-scale privatization of transportation infrastructure like the deals states struck with private-sector investors just three or four years ago, but anyone wh

On a recent Wednesday afternoon at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the departures board showed a single flight to Beijing — right above five listings for Bentonville, Ark.

J.B. Hunt Eyes New Intermodal Deal

Wal-Mart’s plan for a global sustainability index is good public relations for a company often criticized for hard-nosed tactics.

One of the last areas of the freight sector to recover from severe recession may be the rail equipment market. With an estimated 500,000 railcars or more parked across the U.S.

Orient Overseas Container Line is launching two rounds of rate increases for intra-Asia cargo. The first applies to dry cargo from Hong Kong, Macau and South China bound for Japan starting Oct. 26.

For the second time, YRC Worldwide employees in Teamsters Local 710 in Chicago rejected wage and benefit cuts proposed by the company and union, a dissident labor group reports.

Airgroup, a subsidiary of air forwarder Radiant Logistics, opened an office in San Antonio, Texas.

CMA CGM added a call at Saigon Premier Container Terminal beginning Friday, Oct. 16 on its FAS Vietnam service.

FedEx Express completed expansions of a hub in France and a bonded warehouse in Mexico this week, strengthening the infrastructure in its global network.

The captain of the M/V Theotokos was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison and four months community confinement after pleading guilty to one violation of environmental law and two violations of

Pirates in the Indian Ocean hijacked a Singapore-flag container ship some 300 nautical miles north of the Seychelles, signaling a resurgence in attacks on ships using trade lanes near the coast of Som

Industrial production grew 0.7 percent in September and expanded on an annual basis in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen on Thursday placed National President Edward Rodzwicz on a leave of absence pending outcome of the charges levied against him by the U.S.

Grain industry firm Archer Daniels Midland acquired five oceangoing dry-bulk ships of varying sizes to haul “all types of grain, grain products and bulk commodities to and from ports in Europe,

NEW ORLEANS -- The surge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean is causing ocean carriers, cargo interests and insurers to take a fresh look at their insurance coverage, a marine insurance exe

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission Thursday agreed to extend its contract with the Gephardt Group lobbying firm to promote legislation in Washington that is favorable to the port's clean-truck program.

The economy is stabilizing but will take time to adjust to a "less spendthrift" consumer, and a rebound in U.S.

North America’s small railroads – regional carriers and low-mileage short lines – pushed their volume to 92,646 new loads in the week ending Oct.

(Irvine, CA-October 13, 2009) Aeronet, a leader in integrated logistics solutions, announced the appointment of Tony L. Medeiros as President and Chief Executive Officer of Aeronet, Inc.

Global logistics provider Agility will open U.S.

Container traffic in Rotterdam fell 13 percent in the first nine months of 2009 from a year ago, a slight improvement on the 15 percent drop in first half volume.

New intermodal loadings spiked at major U.S. railroads last week to their peak level so far this year, but carloads of bulk materials and heavy machinery or equipment slumped.

Descartes joined SAP's Industry Value Network for Travel & Logistics Services, an interactive community of independent technology vendors, systems integrators and customers working together to ide

One year after implementing its “safety culture” program, global terminal operator APM cut significant injuries by 40 percent.