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BDP Project Logistics, subsidiary of Singapore-based BDP International, opened an office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Lufthansa Cargo warned it might give up its fleet of freighters if night flights are outlawed at its Frankfurt airport hub.

A&B Properties, the real estate subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, acquired two distribution warehouses in the Northpoint Commerce Center in Fullerton, Calif., near Los Angeles.

Evergreen Marine reported its second consecutive quarterly loss as the global recession reduced volume and prices for the world’s fourth largest container line.

Intermodal intermediary Pacer International, looking to shore up its finances amid big losses in the economic downturn, announced a restructured credit agreement with bankers Friday, beating its end-o

The Coast Guard is proposing new standards for controlling foreign organisms that might hitch a ride to the United States in a ship’s ballast water.

Freight traffic at New York’s John F.

In preparation for the peak fall season and extra demands on retailers, YRC Worldwide is expanding its window delivery capabilities across all of its transportation companies.

Hong Kong-based Fleet Management will pay a $10 million penalty after a U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco on Dec.

Forth Ports, the UK's last publicly traded ports company, reported profit fell 10 percent in the first six months of 2009 from a year ago on flat cargo volume.

The Houston area’s container-hauling drayage truckers will be both targets and beneficiaries of a revolving fund to finance clean-truck upgrades or purchases of new rigs, under a $9 million stim

The Chinese government revised its tariffs on imported auto parts after losing its appeal against a World Trade Organization ruling.

YRC Worldwide named Richard Williamson, a management consultant who’s worked with the less-than-truckload operator on its financial restructuring, chief strategy officer, a

The Piraeus Port Authority moved into the black in the first half of the year as revenue surged by a third on higher container volume and Greece's biggest port recovered from widespread strike action

Indian port and dock workers called for an indefinite strike starting Sept. 15 if the Shipping Ministry does not heed their demands for wage increases and other benefits.

Air New Zealand earned a $99.25 million gross profit for its 2008/09 financial year ending June 30 -- a drop of 26 percent from the previous year.

South American freight airline Tampa Cargo is considering direct all-cargo flights between Colombia and Europe, airline industry officials said Friday.

Freight traffic at small North American railroads in the latest week grew to its highest level in nearly six months last week as short lines, like major carriers, enjoyed an accelerating recovery from

Cargo airline Amerijet International said Friday it is maintaining its scheduled freighter flight operations despite a strike by pilots and flight engineers.

Orient Overseas Container Line announced Friday it will raise fuel charges or rates on three trade lanes.

The Port of Houston is expected to name businessman Alec G. Dreyer executive director of the Port of Houston Authority later this month, according to Port Commission Chairman James T. Edmonds.

Trucking and marine freight carrier Trailer Bridge named Ivy Barton Suter as chief executive officer, effective immediately. She succeeds Ralph W.

Mediterranean Shipping Company will put a General Rate Increase into effect Oct. 1 on all tariff and contract cargo from the United States and Mexico to Western Mediterranean destinations.

China-based Cosco Pacific will sell its stake in Cosco Logistics to its parent company, the container terminal operator said Thursday after reporting a 32 percent drop in its profit in the first half

A rise in railcar loads of coal, plus metal industry inputs of scrap and metallic ores, pushed bulk carloadings up by 2,990 units for major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug.

The Environmental Protection Agency is forming a partnership with shippers, carriers and cargo consolidators to develop a national certification program and rating system for port drayage trucks.

DP World, the world’s fourth largest container terminal operator, warned of tough conditions ahead as net profit in the first half of 2009 fell by around a third from a year ago on lower box vol

Clarksons, the world's biggest shipbroker and shipping services company, reported first half operating profit dipped 35 percent from a year ago as shipping markets weakened on reduced global trade.

Asia-Pacific airlines saw their best month for freight traffic in 2009 in July as they pulled capacity back faster than falling demand and recorded their smallest year-over-decline in freight traffic

The year long decline in global air cargo slowed in July but revenue and freight rates remain under intense pressure, the International Air Transport Association said.

Japan's trade surplus rose 364.2 percent in July compared with the same month last year, to $4.06 billion, the finance minister said Wednesday, but the news reflected more weakness than strength.

World trade volume rose 2.5 percent in June from the previous month following a revised 1.4 percent decline in May, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis said.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is soliciting comment on how to regulate pallets and other wood packaging material to combat the spread of tree-killing insects such as the emerald ash b

The Department of Transportation pushed its stimulus project payouts to $2.023 billion in the week ending Aug.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services, the troubled Israeli ocean container carrier, reported a second quarter loss of $186 million compared with $42 million deficit a year ago, swelling first half losses

The Bureau of Economic Analysis in its second estimate on Thursday confirmed last month’s advance estimate of a 1 percent decrease in gross domestic product.

Evergreen Line and the four lines of the CKYH Alliance (Coscon, “K”LINE, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping) will launch a cooperative service in the U.S.

The Jumbo Jubilee set a tandem heavy-lift record at the Huisman shipyard in Schiedam, Netherlands, this month when it lifted a 1,980-metric-ton ballasted pontoon with two 900-ton mast cranes.

Universal Africa Lines opened a new South African branch and launched a fortnightly shipping route to supply West African oil and gas exploration and production bases.

The Port of Galveston promoted Diane Falcioni to the position of director of governmental relations and legislative affairs.