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Global industrial production is on track to recovery, albeit in fits and starts, according to the trend signaled by the industrial price index compiled by The Journal of Commerce and the Economic Cycl

American Airlines’ cargo revenue plunged 42.6 percent in the second quarter to $134 million as falling shipping demand sent air freight prices into a steep slide.

Containership owner Danaos, facing declining demand in the charter market, is delaying delivery of five 6,500 TEUs ships from a South Korean shipyard that have been chartered for 12 years to French oc

Container traffic in Antwerp slumped 18.5 percent in the first six months of 2009 from a year ago, and officials at Europe’s third largest box port said they do not expect volume to grow in the second

The volume of container handled by the Port of Rotterdam fell by 15 percent in the first six months of 2009 to 4.6 million TEUs, but the Port of Rotterdam Authority said July 15 it believes the downtu

The trucking industry is towing too many empty trailers to gain the speed it needs to reach a recovery, says FTR Associates.

Piracy attacks around the world more than doubled to 240 from 114 during the first six months of 2009, compared with the same period in 2008, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Mari

APM Terminals in Aarhus, Denmark, has started a new rail shuttle service from the Port of Aarhus to Copenhagen.

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The Bahamas and Cuba have completed a “successful round” of preliminary negotiations aimed at marking out the maritime boundaries between the two neighboring countries, the Bahamian Ministry of Foreig

New York-New Jersey port truckers said they support the concept of chassis pools, but aren't happy with Maersk's planned Direct ChassisLink program, and won't support it without changes.

The Teamsters union would gain a seat on YRC Worldwide's board of directors and other concessions from the company in return for a 15 percent overall wage cut and a temporary waiver on pension payment

Singapore's container terminals handled nearly 2.1 million TEUs in June, down 17 percent from the same month last year, but only fractionally below May levels, according to preliminary estimates by th

Shippers must amend their Importer Security Filings when data changes while a container is in transit between a foreign port and the first U.S.

Truckload carrier Heartland Express defied the economic downturn with a 2 percent boost in net profit in the second quarter, but the carrier said July 14 it sees little improvement in the economy and

Summer sales abound, but deals failed to sway consumers in June, when retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) decreased 3.8 percent unadjusted over last year a

The Port of Ensenada is ready to receive post-Panamax vessels with a capacity of 7,500 TEUs following dredging work at the Mexican port.

The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge to all vessel transits from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST on July 14.

The European Union and Korea concluded negotiations on their long-awaited bilateral free-trade agreement, completing 26 months of arduous negotiations between the two sides.

Although the worldwide plunge in manufacturing output has apparently bottomed out, the immediate outlook for a resumption of world economic growth remains “tentative and in flux,” according to a new r

Idled container ship capacity is heading for more than 2 million TEUs by the end of the year, as shrinking global box traffic amid accelerating deliveries of new ships swells the glut of tonnage.

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The parent of Hong Kong-based carrier Orient Overseas Container Line said revenue plunged 42.6 percent in the quarter ending June 30, and the carrier said it expects the sharp decline in shipping to c

CSX Transportation saw revenue fall 24.8 percent and net profit drop 20 percent on a sharp decline in shipping in the second quarter, but the railroad still managed a $308 million profit and said it m

Rail industry sources expect a Senate committee to soon unveil a bill that would overhaul railroad regulations and alter the Surface Transportation Board.

Container traffic handled by major ports in India fell 8.4 percent in the April-June period, the first quarter of fiscal 2009-10, amid signs of improvement in overall traffic movements.

Crowley Maritime delivered the Royal Ballet’s sets, scenery, costumes, lighting equipment and props to Cuba last week for the ballet troupe’s performances in Havana July 14-18.

Choice Logistics, the global specialist in outsourced mission-critical service parts logistics services, has announced that Joe Keenan has been appointed as director of the Asia-Pacific region.

London Heathrow Airport had its busiest month for cargo in eight months in June, despite a 14.5 percent year-over-year decline in freight tonnage at the key European gateway.

Forwarder Expeditors International of Washington expects its profit to fall up to 33 percent in the quarter ending June 30 despite an uptick in freight shipping late in the quarter.

The global economic recession is “far from over,” World Trade Organization director general Pascal Lamy told the WTO on July 13, warning that protectionism by WTO member states could prolong the econo

The Obama administration's Department of Transportation came closer to a full complement of agency leaders July 13 as the Senate confirmed Victor Mendez as administrator of the Federal Highway Adminis

Unemployment continued to rise in the 30 industrial countries that belong to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.

Logistics provider Agility's defense and government services division will team with DynCorp International and CH2M HILL for military logistics support for southern Afghanistan under a contract w

The new chairman of Iberia, Spain’s national airline, vows to complete stalled merger talks with British Airways that would create a million-tons-a-year cargo carrier.

The International Longshoremen’s Association filed a complaint accusing Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) of improperly trying to include 13 Taiwanese guest workers among the company’s clerical empl

A controversial 2007 plan to merge two large labor groups in the AFL-CIO, the United Transportation Union of train conductors and other rail workers with the Sheet Metal Workers International Associat

Zim Integrated Shipping Services is sailing against prevailing business winds by adding capacity to its fleet.

LONDON — Container traffic at Marseilles surged 35 percent in June from a year ago on new services and fewer strikes.

The Department of Transportation paid out another $82 million in stimulus project funds in the week ending July 3, escalating how quickly it is pushing money out to cover bills for work it and states