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As pirates stalk, Washington talks.

President Obama picked an infrastructure coalition leader with top Senate staff experience and a work history that includes major port areas to become the Department of Transportation’s assistan

Lufthansa Cargo will shift its technical stopover point for Asian flights.

A group of German charter container ship-owners agreed to a $710 million rescue for CSAV, the financially troubled Chilean ocean carrier.

New Zealand-based forwarder Mainfreight expanded its net profit 2 percent in the year ending March 31 to $25.5 million despite a weak performance from its recently acquired U.S. operation.

The United States and the five member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have decided to negotiate a bilateral investment and trade cooperation agreement instead of the more comprehen

Real gross domestic product decreased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the first quarter, according to preliminary estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) established its own shipping agency, "K" Line Roro & Bulk Agencia Maritima Ltda., in Brazil for car carrier and bulk shipping.

With stricter border documentation requirements set to start June 1, Canadian truckers are “on edge” about how the new rules will be applied to drivers delivering exports into the United S

The Port of Montreal on Thursday reported itself "relatively optimistic about the future," although a 22.5 percent drop in April container traffic reduced performance that has proved compara

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded $15 million to nine states for emergency repairs to damaged railroad infrastructure resulting from natural disasters.

Trade among North American Free Trade Agreement partners using surface transportation fell for the sixth consecutive month in March.

Liquid bulk carrier DisTech opened a terminal near Cincinnati as part of a plan to relocate into bigger facilities to take advantage of transportation options.

FTR Associates is forecasting the economy will stabilize in the third quarter, followed by a moderate recovery in 2010 with GDP growth estimated to rise 2.7 percent, data the firm says suggests the wo

Revenue rose 7 percent for Descartes Systems Group to $17.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2010, ending April 30.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said Wednesday that the U.S. government will help American companies sell their products to China in order to reduce America's trade deficit with the country.

Germany's BBC Chartering and Danish carrier Clipper Projects have called time on their five year Far East project cargo joint venture.

Ports in the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are overcoming their reputation as a cargo bottleneck and could compete with St.

If this is the bottom, U.S. railroads are dragging along it with only a small hint at climbing out of the hole.

The American Trucking Associations will support legislation limiting tolls on federal highways while the Obama administration is keeping tolling on the table as a way to pay for maintaining and upgrad

A new equity partner has apparently saved the Port of Miami tunnel project just in time for a June 1 deadline.

The downturn in global trade is hitting the Virginia Port Authority hard.

Zim Integrated Shipping reported first quarter net losses widened to $119 million from $29 million a year ago on weaker freight rates and a slump in cargo volumes.

The Japanese government released an annual report on what it deems unfair practices by trading partners, including the controversial "Buy American" clause and 35 other policies and measures

Shipments of manufactured durable goods declined for the ninth consecutive month in April, decreasing $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $174.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Thursday.

A pilot program that fosters cooperation between the U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Mounted Police is now permanent.

Third party logistics provider Kenco Logistic Services announced the executive promotions of Andy Park to senior vice president, operations and Dean Arnold to senior vice president, public operations.

U.S. imports of steel declined by 21 percent in April, compared with March, based on preliminary data released Wednesday by the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau.

The California Air Resources Board is releasing about $90 million in state bond money for the state's goods movement emission reduction program, including the clean-trucks programs at the ports of Los

Saia cut transit times by a day for freight moving between Atlanta and the Midwest as a result of improved density that allows for more direct moves.

Shippers and carriers will have the opportunity this fall to discuss the economic effects of the elimination of the European conference system, according the Federal Maritime Commission.

In a report to the World Trade Organization's General Council, WTO director-general Pascal Lamy applauded recent efforts to revive the Doha Round of multilateral trade talks.

Two of the nation’s largest trucking organizations are at odds over legislation establishing a national database for commercial driver drug and alcohol test results.

Container throughput at the Port of Marseilles-Fos picked up sharply in April to 225,726 TEUs, almost as much as the entire first quarter, resulting in a 1 percent increase in the first four months of

International air freight fell 21.7 percent in April as the pace of decline in expedited shipping accelerated around the world.

Breakbulk carriers will continue to feel the world economic bust, but they’ll weather it better than their brethren in the container or dry-bulk markets, analyst Dirk Visser told the Journal of

Breakbulk carriers have established the International Council of Heavy Lift and Project Cargo Carriers to discuss industry issues related to education, technical innovation, security and other non-rat

Steel shipments have been hurt by the recession but general cargo terminals in Antwerp and Rotterdam report a sharp increase in volumes of aluminum ingots.

Kalmar, a business unit of Cargotec, won a contract to provide a fleet of 20 shuttle carriers to TTI Algeciras in Spain.

Cargoitalia this week took delivery of the first of three MD11SF freighters. The Italian all-cargo airline is preparing to re-launch under the new ownership of ALIS.