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Orient Overseas Container Line said it will seek a rate increase of $200 per 20-foot container of dry cargo on its service from Asia to North Europe as of April 8.

Two German states on Tuesday agreed to inject 3 billion euros ($3.9 billion) into HSH Nordbank, the world's biggest shipping bank and member of a consortium buying ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd.

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Port of Long Beach beginning April 1 plans to offer financial incentives to marine terminal operators and ocean carriers to ship more rail cargo through the port.

SEATTLE -- The Port of Seattle's container volume in January declined 5.7 percent to 128,837 TEUs from the same month last year, but that was a big comeback from its December performance, when box tra

TOKYO -- Japan's largest shipping firm, NYK Line, is cutting its container fleet transport capacity on its major routes, including Asia-North America, by an additional 10 percent this spring.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that Customs and Border Protection is not likely to meet a 2012 deadline for scanning all U.S.-bound containers.

Three Democratic lawmakers on Feb. 25 introduced separate bills to fight organized retail crime.

The House took the first steps to provide a fiscal 2009 budget for most of the federal government, including the Department of Transportation.

In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama invoked one of the most dramatic rail construction efforts in U.S.

Kansas City Southern Railway plans to re-open a long-closed 90-mile link southwest of Houston before July.

Pacer International appointed Robert J. Grassi to the board of directors effective March 1.

A further weakening in freight demand portends falling freight rates through the second quarter, according to a mid-February report by freight forecaster FTR Associates.

"The bottom continues to be pushed out," said transportation equipment forecaster FTR Associates as it cut its outlook for North American railcar deliveries in 2009.

YRC Logistics, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, added to its global trade management services a team of experienced licensed customs brokers to help importers comply with the new Importer Security Filin

The National Association of Manufacturers warns that deteriorating roads and rails pose a "serious threat" to the competitiveness of the U.S. economy and manufacturing.

The European Commission issued an additional request for information to Expeditors International (U.K.) in connection with an ongoing investigation of freight forwarders.

The deregulation of the U.S.

When it comes to taking it on the chin from the railroads over the fight for government funding, the trucking industry is apparently mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore.

The U.K.'s leading container ports are deferring the construction of new terminals, freezing investments and laying off workers in a bid to conserve cash amid slumping box volumes.

Asia Express Consortium members Hamburg Sud and CCNI will consolidate some services with Mediterranean Shipping between Asia, Mexico and the west coast of South America because of deteriorating market

Various states are quickly revving up their transportation spending, now that federal stimulus money is headed their way.

Maersk Line on Monday announced a general rate increase on the trans-Atlantic as of April 1.

Maersk Line announced a series of enhancements and adjustments to its Asia-Europe network.

TUI likely will acquire a bigger stake in Hapag-Lloyd than it originally planned in order to finalize the sale of the world's fifth-largest ocean carrier.

Rail equipment supplier Wabtec's fourth quarter profit rose 8 percent from a year earlier even though "demand softened dramatically in certain segments of the global freight rail market," its presiden

Private investment firm Centerbridge Partners completed its purchase of Greatwide Logistics Service in a restructuring that's expected to reduce the debt of the $1 billion logistics company by $478 mi

The four Grand Alliance ocean carriers on Monday announced they are re-routing all ships deployed on the eastbound EU3 Asia-Europe service around Africa's Cape of Good Hope instead of transiting the S

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said getting into circulation the $28 billion in stimulus package funding set aside for surface transportation is the top priority at DOT.

The leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday came to the defense of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood after he was rebuked last week by White House spokesman Rob

The Port of Long Beach beginning April 1 plans to offer financial incentives to marine terminal operators and ocean carriers to ship more rail cargo through the port.

Asia Express Consortium members Hamburg Sud and CCNI will consolidate some services with Mediterranean Shipping between Asia, Mexico and the west coast of South America because of deteriorating m

MUMBAI, India -- Unionized port and dockworkers at India's major ports plan a nationwide strike on March 10 to press for higher wages and other demands.

A Coast Guard unit in Galveston is overseeing an attempt to refloat a tanker that grounded off the Texas port city on Friday.

TOKYO -- Japan's two largest airlines reported dramatic declines in their international cargo volume in December amid the deepening global economic slump.

A Coast Guard unit in Galveston is overseeing an attempt to refloat a tanker that grounded off the T

MUMBAI, India -- Unionized port and dockworkers at India's major ports plan a nationwide strike on M

TOKYO -- Japan's two largest airlines reported dramatic declines in their international cargo volume

NEW YORK -- The deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry by the 1980 ICC Termination Act continues

SEATTLE -- The Port of Seattle

Wal-Mart is revamping the hiring practices in its logistics division as part of a $17 million settlement of a racial discrimination class-action lawsuit.