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Rail industry equipment supplier FreightCar America said it received an expected notification letter from the Nasdaq stock exchange that it is out of compliance with deadlines for financial filings, a

The Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) called on the Obama Administration and Congress Thursday to comply immediately with World Trade Organization decisions condemning the use of &qu

Maersk, the world's biggest ocean container carrier, swung to a $402 million second quarter loss from a year-earlier profit of $198 million as cargo volume and freight rates plunged deeply across its

The city of Temple, Texas, on Aug. 15 granted Patriot Rail an exclusive long-term license to provide rail switching and other rail-related services to customers at Central Pointe Rail Park.

MOL appointed Jim Boyer director of pricing for the Transpacific Trade.

The nation’s top railroads increased employment slightly from mid-June to mid-July.

Major U.S. railroads enjoyed the highest bulk carloadings in five months during the week ending Aug.

Evergreen Line is adding the Far East and Indian Sub-Continent to Mediterranean Westbound Trades to its list of trade lanes to get a general rate increase as the peak season approaches and other ocean

The Department of Transportation paid out another $243 million for stimulus projects bills in the week ending Aug. 14, bringing the total it has spent so far to $1.737 billion.

India’s Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure on Aug.

Small North American railroads saw their freight traffic rise in the week ending Aug. 15, with some cargoes pushing to the strongest levels since last winter.

Gross Domestic Product in the 30 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development stabilized during the second quarter of 2009, dropping by a mere 0.002 percent, followin

Containerized cargo traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey fell 18.8 percent in June as an accelerating decline in exports offset slight improvement in imported business, the Port Authority sa

Container trade imports will fall 20 percent in August and September and another 18 percent in October, pushing overall retail imports for 2009 down to the lowest level since 2002, industry forecaster

Intermodal firm Pacer International completed the sale of its Pacer Transport flatbed truck unit for about $2 million to Universal Truckload Services. The sale closed Aug. 17, Pacer announced on Aug.

Japanese export ship orders sank for the 10th consecutive month in July on a year-on-year basis, tumbling 63.2 percent to 950,820 gross tons, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters'

In a clear indication that the recession is bottoming out, the Leading Economic Index rose for the fourth consecutive month in July, according to a report Aug. 20 from The Conference Board.

Deutsche Bahn, Germany's state-owned rail company, earned less than half the profit of a year ago due to "massive declines" in rail, ocean and air cargo volume.

The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program -- a massive construction plan to untangle clogged freight rail, commuter lines and roadway traffic -- is culling its game plan.<

Penske Truck Leasing, Reading, Pa., partnered with Web auction site eBay to expand used vehicle sales online.

UPS Airlines and seven passenger carriers will start using renewable diesel fuel for ground service operations at Los Angeles International Airport under a contract aimed at meeting new California cle

The U.S. Postal Service and FedEx Express renewed their cooperating agreement to provide date-certain international delivery service to more than 190 countries and territories.

Shipping volume on the Great Lakes was down dramatically in July and for the year to date, according to a report from the Cleveland-based Lake Carriers' Association.

Australian airline Qantas said cargo revenue fell 20.3 percent in its fiscal year ending June 30 to US$634 million, the lowest level since 2005.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pushing back against the idea that federal stimulus money spending by his department is not helping the economy, saying the funds are creating thousands of jobs.

Domestic freight shippers increased the share of rail hauls in the second quarter from three months earlier for goods carried in trailers and containers, taking them away from truckers.

Australian competition regulators filed a suit in the country&rsquo;s federal court against Emirates, alleging price fixing in an arrangement with other air cargo carriers.

CMA CGM carried the shipping world's rate hiking efforts to two more trade lanes on Wednesday, announcing price increases on container business from Asia to North Europe and between Asia and the Medit

The container ship order book is down to its lowest point since 2005 as ocean carriers and charter ship owners impose a buying freeze in a bid to rein in capacity amid plunging freight rates and shrin

The Asia to Chicago and Memphis container traffic of the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and its sea and rail partners, is on an upswing other North American ports have yet to experience.

Average spot rates for shipping a 40-foot container from Hong Kong to Los Angeles grew 5.5 percent in the week ending Aug.

Shipping industry analysts expect A.P. Moller-Maersk, parent of the world&rsquo;s largest container line, to report a steep net loss when it reports its financial results this Friday.

Lufthansa Cargo will launch a twice-weekly freighter service between Frankfurt and Seattle on Thursday, Aug.

Agricultural exporters hailed the Port of Seattle&rsquo;s clean-truck program for reducing pollution without imposing fees on cargo interests, and exporters urged the port commission to withhold suppo

Waterfront employers in Southern California and International Longshore and Warehouse Union locals diffused a potentially explosive labor dispute Tuesday as they clarified the role of company superint

Seventy U.S. shipyards will split $98 million in economic stimulus grants announced Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Maritime Administration.

Singapore Airlines saw its cargo load factor reach its highest point in nearly two years in July as sharp capacity cuts surpassed reduced demand.

Zenith Global Logistics is opening a 204,000-square-foot distribution center in Claremont, N.C., to meet what the furniture supply chain specialist says are changing inventory patterns for retailers.<

Amid bickering among union officials and allegations of &ldquo;secret negotiations&rdquo; with management, prospects have dimmed for quick agreement on a new International Longshoremen&rsquo;s Associa

Short line operator Watco Transportation Services got its new Alabama Warrior Railway in operation this month in and around Birmingham, Ala.