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Truck turn times at container terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach got a bit longer last month, but still remain below what has been described as a new normal for the harbor trucking community.

India shippers will have more leeway on the tolerance level of variation for container weights, and one decision of the Directorate General of Shipping could impact shippers.

APM Terminals announced Wednesday it will provide container weighing services at 29 locations across its global network to ensure a smooth transition to an international regulation that comes into force on July 1.

The first terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey has announced how it will respond to the SOLAS container weight rule.

A third major shipping alliance could be announced as soon as this week.

Northeast regional LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle is blending warehousing, distribution and dedicated trucking to attract shippers.

Authorities at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust seem to have resolved issues tied to the introduction of an expanded “direct port delivery” scheme.

Nippon Express Co., Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, saw its net profit surge by double-digits in 2015.

In issuing its guidance on how exporters need to meet the SOLAS container weight rule, Israeli stakeholders have said they will double-check the verified gross mass declarations of containers.

Diversified Port Holdings of Jacksonville, Florida, has acquired the Savannah and Charleston breakbulk operations of Liberty Terminals, and will operate them as Seaonus-Savannah LLC.

Containerized imports at the major U.S. gateways are projected to decrease modestly over the next six months.

The Virginia Port Authority has revised its position on the SOLAS container weight rule, the latest sign of how terminals and port operators are changing tactics.

Port Panama City plans to develop a breakbulk forest products terminal on a newly acquired waterfront tract at the U.S. Gulf Coast port on the Florida panhandle.

Hyundai Merchant Marine will meet with bondholders to offer a repayment plan that will ensure its survival over the coming years.

Mitsui O.S.K Lines and Wan Hai Lines have joined forces for a new intra-Asia service.

Europe’s northern gateway ports will remain a better option than their Mediterranean rivals for Asia cargo.

Japan is providing Vietnam with new loans.

Analyst Drewry says the container shipping industry is on track to lose up to $10 billion this year after a disappointing first quarter.

Nothing good is in store for the container manufacturers this year with box prices at record lows and sales declining.

California drayage companies are not rushing to take advantage of new legislation that could shield them from fines and penalties if they classify their independent contractor drivers as employees.

Facing a soft LTL market, Roadrunner takes steps to build out its U.S. network and attract freight from western Canada.

BNSF Railway profit slumped 25 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, hammered by declines in energy-related volumes.

The credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the credit of "K" Line and is reviewing that of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines as two of Japan’s top three container lines struggle against unfavorable market conditions.

Shipments of smaller aircraft declined in the first quarter worldwide, as business demand dropped.

Two industry groups have issued guidelines for safe containerized shipment of calcium hypochlorite, a chemical product that has been blamed for multiple ship fires and banned by several ocean carriers.

Negotiations between India and Iran are rapidly progressing on the long-awaited plan to upgrade and operate marine facilities at the Chabahar port, a free trade zone on the Gulf of Oman.

A new container terminal at Colombo will expand capacity at one of Asia's largest transshipment hubs.

Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou gives his thoughts on how the carrier is adjusting to the changing contract to spot market ratio on the major trades.

U.S. air cargo price-fixing lawsuit yields another settlement from a major carrier, leaving just one airline standing in the decade-long class action.

Chinese firefighting vessels work to control fire that forced 22 to abandon ship after collision

Shippers are watching closely to see whether regulators approve the latest proposed vessel-sharing agreement in the global container trade and how those carriers left behind respond.

Mention the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor to International Longshoremen’s Association officials or port employers, and they're likely to react with a grimace, a groan or a pier-style expletive.

The New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen’s Association haven’t given up on their effort to dissolve the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.

Ecoporto Santos has had to lay off more staff as container throughput has fallen to just a trickle.

The U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement last week that it wouldn't object to two alternative methods of verifying container weights set in motion a high-stakes game of chicken between carriers and exporters. It is also fueling a fight among ports seeking to present themselves as the most user-friendly to shippers struggling to comply with the new rule.

Japan’s major transportation and logistics companies are on a spending spree in Myanmar.

DP World Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem in an exclusive interview with JOC.com reveals how DP World is prospering in a down market.

The California labor commissioner’s office has launched an amnesty program for trucking companies.

Trucking hiring is bumping against a post-recession ceiling as unemployment drops, construction wages rise.

For the second consecutive year, no U.S. West Coast port achieved double-digit growth or even made the Top 10 fastest-growing ports among the JOC Top 25 North American container ports in 2015.