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Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.JANUARY-- Oil prices hit $100 a barrel, pushing

The year's first shipment of winter fruit from Chile called the Port of Wilmington, Del., onboard Pa

Horizon Lines announced the departure of two board members, reducing the board from 11 to nine membe

FedEx will delay delivery of 11 Boeing freighters for up to 17 months. The express carrier r

Lufthansa Cargo, Europe's biggest airfreight carrier, on Monday announced it will trim capacity by 1

The St. Joe Port Authority has entered into a long-term agreement with The St. Joe Co. to lease a 63

The Port of Tampa announced that AAA Lines will launch a new export roll-on/roll-off service to West

SEATTLE -- Heavy snow, high winds and icy conditions in the Pacific Northwest over the past four day

Demand for heavy duty trucks and trailers won't revive until at least the second half of 2009, says

Hutchison Whampoa's port unit today acquired control of the Ceres Paragon Container Terminal in Amst

TOKYO -- In trade with the U.S. West Coast, including Mexico, the Port of Tokyo handled 29,783 TEUs

Schneider Exceeds Company's Unique Transportation and Logistics Bid Requirement GREEN BAY, W

The Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) awarded an agreement to AdvanceOnline Solutions to provide

Loans and leasing for capital equipment fell sharply in November, as businesses cut back on investme

Containerized foreign handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan grew for the first time in six m

A group of nearly 900 crewmembers at Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide voted to leave the Air

Just when supply-chain managers were hoping that the trillions of dollars being injected into the gl

A federal judge has delayed until Feb. 6, 2009, the effective compliance date for an Environmental P

SEATTLE -- November marked the eighth straight month of weaker container volume at the Port of Seatt

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants to give sh

Harbor-generated pollution dropped noticeably in 2007, according to an analysis performed by the Por

The U.S. has requested consultations at the World Trade Organization to resolve a dispute regarding

Yang Ming Line announced plans to launch a second East Mediterranean feeder service, the TIX2, effec

The International Longshoremen's Association said the decision by Maersk Line to withdraw from the P

The Port of Los Angeles next summer is scheduled to begin a $106-million expansion of the China Ship

The U.S. has requested consultations at the World Trade Organization to resolve a dispute regarding

TOKYO -- Transport ministers from 22 nations will gather in Tokyo Jan.14 to discuss ways to reduce c

The Port of Vancouver, Wash., and BNSF Railway reached preliminary agreement to boost construction o

President-elect Barack Obama intends to name former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as United States Trade Rep

Container carrier APL today announced that its leading Central America service will switch calls to

Jones Act carrier Trailer Bridge announced that Chief Executive John D. McCown has resigned.

The National Association of Manufacturers today supported President Bush's plan to extend federal lo

LONDON -- Evergreen Group has acquired minority stakes in container terminals in Rotterdam and Londo

Eagle Bulk Shipping announced it was suspending its stock dividend and cutting spending for new ship

Hamburg Sud announced the formation of its own national organization in Costa Rica as of Jan. 1.

Evergreen Line announced plans to upgrade its China-South U.S. West Coast-China Service (CPS), effec

Employers and foremen represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union returned to con

A bailout for General Motors and Chrysler came through on Dec. 19 as President George W. Bush announ

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants to give sh

Rail freight traffic plunged in the week ending Dec. 6, according to the Association of American Rai