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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday gave preliminary approval to test a “sock on stack” air quality improvement system for docked ships that in previous tests has captured about 95

Provisions in a new surface transportation bill should cut in half the amount of time it takes to launch infrastructure constructions projects, according to the leading Republican on the House Transpo

The Traffic Club of Pittsburgh elected its officers and board of governors to serve during its 108th year beginning on July 1, 2009.

Prices for agricultural commodities will be restrained by “continued weakness in the general economy” over the next two to three years, although they will remain above their average level

The National Foreign Trade Council on June 15 urged the Obama Administration to move forward on the international trade agenda outlined by U.S.

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FedEx reported an $876 million net loss in its fiscal fourth quarter ending May 31 on Wednesday but company chief Frederick Smith said he believes the economy likely appears to have reached the bottom

DSV, Scandinavia's top trucking and logistics group, has scrapped plans to take joint control of DFDS, a leading short sea shipping line, after European trust busters launched an in-depth probe of the

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Commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission won’t intervene in an informal review of a split routing case involving a non-vessel-operating common carrier.

Federally mandated emissions controls will add $6,000 to the price of a 2010-model-year diesel bus, vehicle manufacturer Navistar says.

The Federal Maritime Commission is moving to dismiss its challenge to the Los Angeles-Long Beach clean-trucks program, in effect telling the U.S.

Hanjin Shipping took delivery June 16 of a new Cape-size vessel from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Singapore Airlines’ freight traffic fell 20.7 percent in May and the carrier pulled back capacity at a record pace in the face of declining cargo demand.

Ryder System will handle distribution management of auto parts throughout Mazda’s Mexico network of dealers.

In a report released today, AMR Research identified the top U.S.-based supply chain programs, highlighting Pennsylvania State University and Michigan State University as the leaders in terms of indust

Hamburg Süd will replace its agent in Poland with Safe Shipping, effective July 1.

Only global trade will pull the economy out of recession, but the framework for global trade will have to change, says the chairman and CEO of transportation giant UPS.

Wal-Mart is making progress toward reducing its environmental impact and improving working conditions at supplier factories, the retailer said in its online 2009 Global Sustainability Report.

The Environmental Protection Agency is joining the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in a partnership linking the agencies’ policies.

Sounding a note of caution about prospects for a rapid economic recovery, Vice President Li Keqiang said Tuesday that China will maintain its relatively loose monetary policy and proactive fiscal poli

CMA CGM added three calls for its three 1,100-TEU vessels in the CAGEMA service linking the East Coast to the Caribbean.

Containerized exports out of the Port of Tacoma grew 6.2 percent in May over the same month last year, a potential signal of recovery at the Pacific Northwest port.

Use of industrial capacity fell to its lowest point ever in May as output of factories, mines and utilities slipped another 1.1 percent from April and fell 13.4 percent below last May’s level.

UPS is giving customers tighter control of their parts inventory with a Web-based system that allows them to choose their own supply chain routing.

Citigroup and the World Bank have launched a $1.25 billion funding facility that will help banks in emerging markets extend financing to local importers and exporters, the banks announced Monday.

Container traffic at Marseilles soared 60 percent in May from a year ago as ocean carriers launched new services.

Net profit for state-owned Shipping Corp. of India fell almost 20 percent to $42.5 million in the January-March quarter of fiscal 2008-09 ended March 31.

Frankfurt airport, Europe's biggest air cargo hub, reported the six month long decline in air freight traffic slowed significantly in May, providing further evidence the global air cargo market has st

Container volume at the Port of Los Angeles declined 16.3 percent in May compared to May 2008, which was about par with the port’s performance since January.

Exports out of the Port of New York and New Jersey fell more than 20 percent for the fifth straight month in April, pushing overall container traffic at the East Coast’s largest port down 17.8 p

A.P. Moller-Maersk is considering an additional 175 layoffs at its iconic Danish shipyard because of a lack of orders.

Diesel prices rose for the sixth straight week, ending with an average jump of 7.4 cents to $2.572 per gallon nationwide on June 15, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Loaded container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 22.6 percent in May, but the port showed signs of improvement in its busiest month so far in 2009.

Freight traffic for European airlines fell in April at its sharpest rate yet, a 22.9 percent drop that signaled the downturn for air carriers is getting deeper.

The $521 million expansion at the Cape Town container terminal is progressing well, with the first of four berths to be deepened expected to come on stream in July, Transnet Port Terminals reported on

Manufacturers across the state of New York are still struggling but the outlook for the next six months is improving, according to a closely watched monthly survey.

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Con-way Freight will soon begin offering “truckload-style” pricing for large less-than-truckload shipments by capping rates in an effort to funnel more business into its higher-cost LTL fr