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Dozens of new port concessions and contract extensions should direct 40 billion reais ($11.82 billion) in investments toward Brazil’s ports over the next 25 years.

A new intermodal container transfer facility at the port of Jacksonville is positioning the Florida gateway to move more cargo to the US Midwest.

CMA CMG reports third quarter loss amid lower container volumes and rates, a year after posting a profit.

Hyundai Merchant Marine will not join Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. in the 2M Alliance.

City officials have dropped the idea of selling the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, but are continuing to explore the possibility of a public-private partnership for the short line that handles switching for the port’s six Class I railroads.

Diana Containerships is the latest victim of the Panamax crisis.

Container Corporation of India has slashed its tariff for the movement of containers from the Ludhiana Container Depot, a major northern hinterland point, to Mundra Port.

Eimskip said it is eyeing fresh acquisitions as the Icelandic shipping and logistics group posted its best third quarter since 2009.

Spot market rates have continued to decline on the Asia-Europe and Asia-US trades.

Demand for US agricultural products in overseas markets is negating the impact of the strong dollar and less-than-robust growth in Asian economies.

Higher spot-market truck rates and volumes are pushing up the DAT Freight Index at a point in the year when it traditionally would fall.

The length of time that containers sit idle at a marine terminal is critical because it affects the terminal’s cargo-handling productivity.

More than two dozen owner-operator truck drivers are suing six container terminals or their affiliates in Los Angeles-Long Beach, charging that the terminals blocked their entry to the facilities to ensure peace with the Teamsters.

The Port of Houston is losing a preposition and gaining a new marketing name.

The Association of American Railroads wants the White House to freeze pending proposals at the Surface Transportation Board, including a proposed rule backed by rail shipper groups.

Maher Terminals has been acquired by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners III and a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company NYK Line.

Pasha Hawaii said it is moving closer toward a decision on construction of container ships that will operate on liquefied natural gas.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has notched up its 13th record year of growth with two months to go.

VTG’s profit continued to surge into the third quarter on the back of a successful refinancing and synergies from an acquisition.

The South Korean government is looking to the country's large multinational exporters to take a major role in turning around the fortunes of its struggling shipping sector.

State-owned Shipping Corporation of India swung to a net loss in the second fiscal quarter.

The Philippines approved the start of work on a proposed container port in Cebu.

Airlines in Asia take a dim view of the anti-free trade rhetoric that has emerged from the United States.

Cargo volumes have been robust out of Asia in the last two months, with carriers and airports reporting decent increases.

Container-on-barge service supplies chemical exporters with empty boxes.

Hanjin Shipping spiraled closer to insolvency in the third quarter as Hyundai Merchant Marine turned a profit for the second straight three-month period as they plan for the future.

Dry bulk carrier is set to acquire Hanjin Shipping's five 6,500-TEU ships, in an attempt to diversify its holdings.

BNSF and Kansas City Southern railways are launching a new joint cross-border intermodal service, a bet that the new Trump administration won’t upend the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Just days after Taiwan’s leading container lines reported tumbling revenue and profit, the Taiwanese government said it will provide billions of dollars in financial support.

India’s biggest private port operator, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, is continuing to invest heavily in infrastructure upgrades at its flagship Mundra Port.

Rep. Duncan Hunter views PierPass as a model for other ports' efforts to extend gate hours.

The port of Hamburg consolidated its recovery from last year’s slump in container volume.

Earnings at India’s leading transportation and logistics services providers took a hit in the second fiscal quarter, but there are signs of recovery.

As shippers using the Brazilian port of Santos cope with delays from strikes by customs officers, they can take relief in the pleasant surprise that sorely needed maintenance dredging has unexpectedly resumed after several weeks of delays.

Scrap another 100 Panamax ships in the next couple of months if there is to be any rebalancing of supply and demand, Alphaliner warns.

Suit on behalf of two drivers seeks federal class-action status.

Tightening space and rising rental rates in Vancouver are driving some Western Canadian importers to move their distribution hubs inland — roughly 604 miles inland to Calgary.

October was an especially strong month for Los Angeles-Long Beach.

Maersk Line has appointed company veteran Mike Fang as head of greater China.

Shippers have generally welcomed the new approach.