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When storms threaten New Orleans during this hurricane season, barges and vessels must clear the Industrial Canal, the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and several other canal

Ship calls at the Port of Olympia, Wash., rose from four in 2008 to 14 thus far in 2009 and should continue to grow, primarily because forest product maker Weyerhauser began using the port to export b

The London Metal Exchange is expanding the range of its Mediterranean steel billet contract by introducing its first western European storage location in Rotterdam as of September 4.

A halting expansion in cargo at London Heathrow Airport accelerated in July as freight tonnage grew 5.7 percent on a month-to-month basis, giving the European gateway its busiest month this year for c

CMA CGM carried the shipping world's rate hiking efforts to a new market Tuesday, announcing price increases on container business between Europe and the Indian sub-continent.

Less-than-truckload carrier New Penn Motor Express may be merged into long-haul operator YRC unless union employees reverse course and accept wage and benefit cuts they rejected earlier this mont

The retail price of diesel fuel edged up 2.7 cents last week to $2.652 per gallon, the highest price since Nov. 24, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Towne Air Freight, part of the Charterhouse Group, on Monday announced the closing of its acquisition of Texas Land and Air.

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Hanson Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled supply chain services, announced today the appointment of Blake R.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, created a dedicated export logistics center in Joliet, Ill. for machinery manufacturer Caterpillar.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is joining the push by California ports to give ports exemption from federal trucking oversight, saying local regulation is needed to create stronger clea

The Russian Navy located a cargo ship missing since late July, the New York Times reported.

The short line operator formerly known as Arizona Railroad Group is no more.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee want to change the focus of the federal Customs and Border Protection agency to stress efforts on trade enforcement and facilitation.

Neptune Orient Lines container shipping volume grew to its highest level this year in the monthly period ending July 24, growing 8.8 percent from the previous reporting period and providing a new sign

Business conditions are beginning to improve for manufacturers in the state of New York for the first time since the start of the recession, according to the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

CSX Transportation and state officials broke ground for an intermodal terminal at North Baltimore, Ohio, A spokesman said it will be the “centerpiece” facility for the big eastern-U.S.

In troubled financial times, it’s increasingly important to manage your business effectively.

The air freight industry is hoping Polo Ralph Lauren isn’t creating new fashions for international shipping strategy.

Federal regulation of freight railroads may be headed for a more shipper-friendly overhaul, but Congress broke for its long recess with a reform bill still to be written and after a key regulatory app

The Gulf of Mexico oil patch is the unlikely battleground over the Jones Act.

Max Pietsch has a simple formula for expedited trucking companies to survive the recession.

Bright spots are as hard to find in the trans-Atlantic container trade as anywhere else — maybe even harder.

With shipment volume weak, it’s no surprise even the best-managed providers of logistics and transportation services are suffering lower revenues.

Chances are you’re pinching pennies these days. You’ve whittled all the fat out of your transportation budget and are running lean and mean.

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There’s an uneasy feeling in the trade community that ACE is not whole.

For many trucking companies, the business outlook for the rest of 2009 is pretty bleak.

The state of the trucking industry in mid-2009 is, to put it mildly, chaotic.

If North American intermodal shipping were only a domestic business, there would be plenty of reason to say things are bottoming out.

On a windswept spit of land where the Port of Rotterdam meets the North Sea, a new landscape is emerging.

The fate of the nation’s largest trucking company lies in the hands of its bankers — and customers.

Emboldened by improving vessel utilization under steep capacity cuts, carriers in the eastbound Pacific are warning cargo consolidators: If you don’t agree to pay higher freight rates, securing space

The federal government gave plans at Eaton to build plug-in hybrid trucks and utility vehicles a $45.4 million charge with grant money from the stimulus package.

President Obama nominated transportation attorney Cynthia L.

Overall rail traffic declined from a week earlier at North American short lines tracked in the RMI RailConnect index, but small railroads recorded some of the strongest loadings in months for several

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners on Aug.

Freight traffic for European airlines fell 20.7 percent in June compared to last year, including an accelerating decline in European air trade with Asia, the Association of European Airlines said.

Last year’s gut-wrenching drop in global steel demand appears to be easing as rust-belt steel manufacturers gingerly begin restarting idled mills and recalling workers.