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All chemical types have become increasingly more containerized in ocean transportation over the last 12 years, although some chemical types continue to be primarily shipped in bulk, according to Seabury.

Shippers have a new way to book less-than-truckload freight and compare LTL truck rates — an online LTL spot rate marketplace launched by uShip and 16 asset-based LTL carriers.

Nippon Express Co., Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, has completed its acquisition of Panasonic Logistics...

Growth in demand from the Asia-Pacific will be critical to the fortunes of the logistics industry in 2014, according to the Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2014.

If the P3 Network gets the go-ahead from regulators, it will enjoy a cost advantage over the G6 alliance not only because of the larger average size of its ships...

The world’s 20 largest container carriers lost an average of $16 on each TEU they carried from 2008 through 2012, according to a new report by Dynamar.

The deputy administrator of the Panama Canal Authority on Tuesday said the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal will meet the target date of mid-2015.

Three shippers discuss what they expect in 2014.

Responding to intense competitive pressures in the maritime industry, the ports of Seattle and Tacoma today filed a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission that would allow them to gather and share information on operations, facilities and rates.

China Shipping Container Lines has upgraded the capacity of five ships on order at Hyundai Heavy Industries from 18,400 TEUs to 19,000 TEUs, the South Korean shipyard said today as it began construction of the first of the world’s largest container vessels.

Federal regulators are set to gain new authority to shut down unsafe trucking operators and pursue trucking officials with a history of "egregious" violations.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex’s total container volume in December was 1.24 million TEUs, increasing 7.6 percent from 1.14 million TEUs in December 2012.

Singapore is set to benefit this year from its status as one of Asia’s leading transport hubs, as demand from key markets in the West boosts trade.

India’s merchandise exports in December rose 3.5 percent year-over-year to $26.35 billion, the lowest growth rate in six months.

All the signs are growing that air freight volumes in Asia will rebound this year, but Cathay Pacific posted a surprising 5 percent decline in cargo in December despite boosting capacity.

The Teamsters union and YRC Worldwide reached a tentative contract agreement Friday that must be reviewed by local union leaders before being put to a vote.

U.S. containerized imports are projected to increase 6 percent in 2014, up from 3.5 percent growth in 2013, according to Journal of Commerce economist Mario Moreno.

UPS today proved there’s no such thing as free online shipping. The parcel giant lowered its earnings expectation for the full year to $4.57 a share from a previous prediction of $4.65 to $4.85 a share, citing the unexpected surge in last-minute online shopping orders in a compressed holiday peak season.

Positive train control, improved mass rail transit safety and eliminating driver distration were among the ten top transportation safety improvements the National Transportation Safety Board wants to see advance in 2014.

The U.S. energy boom has helped the nation reduce its trade deficit and could pave the way for even more natural gas exports. But the energy bonanza comes at a cost. Rocketing natural gas and oil production appears to be hampering the shipment of one of the U.S.’s top export: agriculture products.

Trucking and logistics giant Con-way expects fourth-quarter earnings to be flat with year-ago results, citing problems at less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight and Menlo Worldwide Logistics.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters wants YRC Worldwide to offer “meaningful improvements” in any contract proposal that replaces the one defeated by rank-and-file members last week.

Despite a strong end to 2013, Hong Kong port still saw container volumes contract 3.6 percent year-on-year.

More than a dozen ongoing port strikes across Chile are threatening copper, fruit and other exports from the South American country, according to multiple news agencies.

Israel Corp. is set to lose control over Zim Integrated Shipping Services after creditors agreed to restructure the financially troubled Israeli ocean carrier’s debt.

The polar vortex didn’t put the U.S. into a deep freeze for long but the widespread chill is still causing transportation problems for shippers, railroads and drayage truckers. Those problems may be contributing to stronger-than-usual business for over-the-road truckers.

The volume of containers shipped via Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo expanded nearly 3 percent year-over-year in 2013, driven largely by a turnaround in transshipment business, according to data released by the Sri Lankan Ports Authority.

The U.S. Maritime Administration’s top official said U.S.-flag carriers in international markets are “at a tipping point” and that helping them compete will be an important part of Marad’s effort to develop a national maritime strategy.

Federal regulators this year will apply lessons learned in a massive bus safety crackdown to root out unsafe trucking companies and shut them down.

The Panama Canal, following a widely reported payments dispute with contractors that threatens to delay its expansion, went on the counteroffensive this week with a new website designed to provide “Clarification of the most common doubts about the Expansion.”

CSX Transportation told investors Thursday that it plans to expand its intermodal hub in northwest Ohio, after the railroad's intermodal traffic jumped 11 percent in the fourth quarter.

YRC Worldwide said it will revise its failed contract proposal, rather than put the proposal to a second vote. The company is in discussions with Teamsters union leaders.

The trans-Atlantic, the mature granddad container trade lane where nothing much happens, is looking forward to a rare burst of excitement in 2014.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Wednesday said the nation can solve its “transportation infrastructure deficit” by gaining much-needed funding through corporate tax reform and constructing more efficiently.

CSX today reported fourth quarter net income of $426 million, falling 5 percent from $449 million in the same period last year...

Many significant developments are on the horizon for the global container shipping industry in 2014...

A split sleep pilot project slated for 2014 could pave the way for more flexible hours of service rules, FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro told the Transportation Research Board.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission today requested more information from the G6 Alliance of ocean carriers on their plans to share vessel space and cooperate more closely on trade routes between Asia and the U.S. West Coast and between Europe and the U.S. East Coast.