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Closing the gap between fuel surcharges and actual fuel costs is a priority for shippers and truckers still feeling the sting from last summer’s roller-coaster ride at the pump.

While those of us who travel overseas for our jobs sometimes complain about the time away from home and the extra-long days, there is no better way to keep up with trade and transportation than to vis

The Federal Maritime Commission isn’t going to be deterred even after a federal court “smacked down” the agency’s stand in the controversial clean-trucks program at Southern California ports.

While the U.S.

Governments largely defeated one outbreak of piracy in recent years, but experts say the successful strategies that worked in the Strait of Malacca likely don’t offer many lessons for the Indian Ocean

Building cross-industry coalitions in Washington is more crucial than ever to getting favorable legislation passed, but transportation interests must be careful not to alienate potential partners — ev

[BRAZIL:34:4/27/09:TRADE] Brazil has moved outside the rest of the world’s mainstream in commerce and culture for years and that could be how it turns out to be with the global economic downturn.

Falling construction prices are making federal dollars meant for infrastructure projects go further, and Washington is trying to make sure the money goes to those building plans.

Compared TO other major ocean trade lanes, the trans-Atlantic had a strong 2008, even though that meant container volume declined 1.2 percent.

Truckload carriers intent on making it to the other side of the recession are taking cues from the economy and new trends in shipping by focusing on short-haul lanes.

Freight railroads are eager to climb aboard the Obama administration’s plan for high-speed passenger rail.

Gen. David Petraeus told a congressional committee that ocean cargo carriers should consider putting armed guards on ships traveling through pirate-infested waters off the coast of Africa.

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Congress will jump into the legal and policy issues raised by the recent expansion of pirate attacks on cargo ships in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa.

Agility opened an Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore along with an expanded regional distribution center to strengthen its presence and provide a platform for further growth.

Agricultural shippers announced their support for clean-trucks plans proposed by the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, saying the Pacific Northwest ports intend to reduce harmful emissions from harbor truc

Challenger Motor Freight, the largest privately owned truckload carrier in Canada, opened an expanded terminal in British Columbia.

Envirotainer, providers of active temperature-controlled air cargo containers and cold chain management specialists to the healthcare industry, promoted Reinier Danckaarts to the post of partner manag

Shipments, orders and inventories of manufactured durable goods all fell in March, according to a report released April 24 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Regional trucking specialist Saia announced a new round of cost reductions Friday after reporting a $6.3 million loss in a first quarter marked by declining demand and falling prices.

Horizon Lines lost $10 million in the first quarter, ended March 31, compared to a profit of $700,000 in the same quarter last year as volume declined and other unusual charges mounted.

The Transportation Security Administration lacks the structure, policies and procedures to complete an effective risk management plan for freight and passenger transportation, according to a report by

A weekly container service linking Southeast Asia with the east coast of North America, starting on May 3, brings new traffic to the struggling Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe profits in the first quarter fell 36 percent to $293 million as freight volume declined dramatically and an unfavorable coal rate case decision slashed revenue.

Profit fell 81 percent in the first quarter for China Shipping Development, the Shanghai-based parent of China Shipping Container Lines.

Rickmers Maritime (Trust) posted a first-quarter profit of $11.04 million, an increase of 32 percent from the $8.39 million it earned in the same quarter of 2008, on a hefty increase in revenue from c

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide lost $257.4 million in the first quarter as shipment volumes dropped at its carriers and throughout the less-than-truckload industry.

Transportation and logistics giant Con-way lost $154 million in the first quarter, including a goodwill impairment charge of $134.8 million, as a result of intense price competition and plummeting dem

The high-profile position of president of the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will become vacant on May 7 when S. David Freeman resigns to become the city's top environmental officer.

Manhattan Associates saw licensing revenue from its supply chain software fall more than 70 percent in the first quarter, all but wiping out the company's net profit.

Construction equipment giant Caterpillar says the scale of the federal economic stimulus package is “disappointing” and will have little impact on construction business this year.

Consol Energy, signaling a weakening market for coal shipping this year, cut its production forecast for the year because of reduced demand.

First-quarter profit at Old Dominion Freight Line dropped nearly 62 percent as weakening demand and lower prices took their toll on the multi-regional LTL carrier’s profits.

Support is growing for replacement of the Bayonne Bridge, which spans the main channel into the New York-New Jersey container terminals and is too low for many ships to pass through.

Hub Group profits in the first quarter plunged 52.6 percent to $6.2 million as volumes decreased and costs remained high.

Sharp decreases in operating costs at Union Pacific couldn’t put the brakes on a runaway first-quarter decline in railroad revenue and profit that threatens to gain speed as volumes plummet.

Canadian Pacific Railway profits fell 31 percent in the first quarter to $50.9 million.

For the fourth consecutive week, U.S.

Local agents of container lines calling at India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru called on Container Corp., the state-owned intermodal logistics provider, to speed evacuation of inland containers in

GATX Corporation profit fell 42 percent to $27.6 million in the first quarter as demand for railcars and barges declined, depressing both fleet utilization and lease rates.