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Maersk Line will delay the general rate increase on the North America to Mediterranean and North Africa trade.

Hanjin Shipping is increasing freight rates in its Asia-Mediterranean/North Europe trades beginning June 1.

The president’s choices for deputy transportation secretary, the second-highest job at the Department of Transportation, and for the top slot at the Federal Aviation Administration, go to their

Philippine terminal operator International Container Terminal Services said its profit fell 44 percent to $10.9 million in the quarter ended March 31.

The world’s largest trading nations called Tuesday for the United Nations to consider “joint measures” to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, but the countries reportedly backed

The Galveston Wharf Commission in a vote Monday unanimously opposed an application by port pilots that would raise their rates 43 percent over the next five years.

The Obama Administration today will propose raising mileage and emissions standards for cars and light trucks, speeding the development of smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles and the development of

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is delaying implementation of changes to certain ISF transaction sets until the end of June.

YRC Worldwide’s intention to request $1 billion in federal aid could provide a check on rising freight rates by keeping a major competitor up and running, says the director of logistics at a lea

Retail diesel prices climbed 1.5 cents last week to an average of $2.231 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

A bipartisan resolution in the Illinois state senate is pivoting off a controversial rail merger outside Chicago, as it asks President Obama to name a community-minded freight specialist to fill a fed

In a visit likely to strengthen commercial ties between two major emerging nations, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Beijing Monday for three days of trade and investment talks

The impact of the economy had a multiplied effect on non-asset based transportation services company AutoInfo in the first quarter.

Effective July 1, 2009, ANL will be implementing a General Rate Increase (GRI) in the southbound trade for both dry and reefer cargo from the U.S.

The three carriers that remain in the Grand Alliance following the withdrawal of MISC Berhad said today that its departure would have no effect on the alliance’s trans-Pacific or trans-Atlantic

Japanese export ship orders tumbled for the seventh consecutive month in April on a year-on-year basis due to ship owners' flagging demand for new vessels amid the deep global economic slump.

Containerized traffic handled by India’s major ports in April, the first month of fiscal 2009-10, dropped by 14 percent from a year ago, amid indications that the continuing slump in trade will

The crisis in global financial markets has put a damper on merger and acquisition activity in the global transportation and logistics sector, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The American Trucking Associations has challenged the April 28 decision by the U.S.

Inland waterway groups are rallying to oppose an Obama administration proposal to replace fuel taxes with lock user fees as a way to pay for construction and maintenance on the river system.

The two seated members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission by a split vote have turned down an emergency request by the National Association of Manufacturers to postpone a labeling requirement f

YRC Worldwide’s lenders waived a $45 million second quarter earnings requirement in a move one Wall Street analyst says is evidence banks aren’t interested in shutting down the troubled ca

Exports of steel mill products declined 34.4 percent in March, compared with March a year ago, said the American Institute for International Steel.

The twin troubles of overcapacity and weak demand forcing motor carriers to readjust operations could lead to long-term changes in the markets that supply their equipment.

The National Industrial Transportation League and the European Shippers Council are waging a war of white papers over the European group’s opposition to a new international cargo liability convention.

Cutting transportation costs without sacrificing service or losing customers is difficult enough when times are good.

There’s one point in the debate over congestion pricing that isn’t debatable: Building toll roads delivers an economic boost to local communities.

The first phase of U.S. enforcement of the Lacey Act began on May 1 with few complaints from importers, but they are bracing for the next wave of requirements.

When Japan’s once-vibrant economy slid into the years of stagnation that came to be known as the “lost decade,” a broad range of exports built on consumer goods helped the country ride out the storm a

The battle over transportation infrastructure funding is shaping up to be about more than how much to spend on highways, railroads and ports over the next five years.

Pacer International's shift from a $13 million profit in the first quarter to a $177 million loss this year is a strong sign the intermodal landscape itself has shifted.

The National Infrastructure Bank proposed by President Obama will likely have many twists and turns on its journey toward a new way to fund infrastructure projects.

The ports of New York-New Jersey and Virginia are squaring off now in a competition that won't be decided for five years.

In 1982, then-American Association of Port Authorities President J.

The hazy regulatory skies that have hovered over harbor trucking for 30 years are becoming a bit clearer thanks to recent federal court rulings in California.

There's a growing belief that action must be taken on size and weight limits for trucks on highways, but don't mistake that for any sort of agreement on the direction of truck limitations.

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When Expeditors International of Washington announced its first-quarter results this month, the company suggested a bleak picture for international trade: Shipping volume was down sharply, ocean reven

Transportation giant UPS said it’s studying the issue of federal bailouts for financially ailing trucking companies but wouldn’t comment directly on competitor YRC Worldwide’s reques