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Major container lines hope to implement rate increases in a variety of trades in January and February, despite signs that any hikes achieved may be fleeting.

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., today reintroduced legislation that would create a competitive grant program for freight projects by charging shippers a user fee on cargo transported within the United States.

Agricultural shippers in the U.S. Midwest are facing rail delays of a day to three days because of the sizable harvest, snow and record-breaking freezing temperatures, said the executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition.

APL will move from its current geographically organized structure to a functional one, according to the Singapore-based container line.

The global beverage trade will be a key contributor to shipping demand growth over the next five years, according to a new report.

Lufthansa Cargo said the global air freight market could pick up in 2014, reversing two years of flat demand, following positive developments towards the end of 2013.

The North American intermodal market this year will likely be downright predictable compared to the volatility facing other transportation modes, particularly ocean shipping and air cargo. That’s less-than-thrilling news for investors, but a dose of much-needed certainty for shippers tired of wild rate fluctuations and sporadic service from other modes.

YRC Teamsters decisively rejected proposed concessions, casting the company's ability to refinance $1.4 billion in debt before it comes due into doubt.

Yusen Logistics is expanding its warehousing operations in Duisburg, Germany.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has decided to impose fines on some shipping firms for allegedly violating the antitrust law in transporting automobiles.

The coming year will witness a changing of the guard at the top of the global carrier hierarchy. With legal obstacles to the marriage of American Airlines and US Airways removed, the path is clear to creation of the world’s largest airline. In terms of cargo, the new behemoth will offer more capacity and a larger network, but it’s unlikely to change the landscape dramatically. In fact, the two airlines likely will be preoccupied with their integration in the months ahead.

Rising shipper demand for returnable or reusable freight packaging is driving expansion at packIQ, which designs and makes industrial packaging.

WASHINGTON — Congress has a small window to approve legislation that would renew President Obama’s authority to submit two ongoing major trade pacts to Congress for a simple yes-or-no vote.

Shipping lines could find the intra-Asia trades an unhappy hunting ground in 2014 after a similarly tough 2013. But the long-term outlook remains positive.

With technology seeming to increase in sophistication by the month, logistics companies are poised to play an even more bigger role in the shipment of goods in North America and worldwide. This will prompt third-party logistics providers to work out new — and improved — relationships with companies that own freight-moving assets.

Truckers at the Port of New York and New Jersey say the first days of 2014 have greeted them with congestion reminiscent of the gridlock that delayed cargo pickups and deliveries last summer.

The International Longshoremen’s Association and its employers in the Port of New York and New Jersey are pushing forward with a court challenge of new hiring rules...

America's economy is in its best shape since before the Great Recession, but U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue calls for more action on trade, energy production to create jobs.

“K” Line has plans to shift its focus from “protective” policies to an “offensive” approach, according to the head of the Japanese shipping company.

The volume of export and import containers handled by major ports in India declined 4.15 percent year-over-year from April to December...

China is reportedly allowing more U.S. dried distiller grains into the country after rejecting roughly 661 short tons of corn-based DDGS and 2,205 short tones of regular corn, both containing an unapproved genetically-modified strain.

Carrix Inc. is boosting its financial strength and positioning its SSA Marine subsidiary to react quickly to opportunities for container terminal, bulk terminal and rail facility expansion in North America and overseas.

The Panama Canal Authority said Wednesday it could not negotiate over a new proposal by the consortium that is building its new locks to keep construction work going in the face of its threat to stop work in a dispute over the contractor’s claims for cost overruns.

As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prepares to expand its rulebook in 2014, others are scrutinizing the agency’s playbook.

Maersk Line is reviving the SeaLand name it acquired in 1999 to rebrand the regional intra-Americas services in a new container-shipping company it plans to launch early next year.

California’s ports on Jan. 1 became the first in the world to require that container lines operate their vessels from shore-side electrical power while at berth, and this potentially industry-changing event is proceeding without any major problems.

YRC Worldwide and creditors led by Credit Suisse reached an agreement to refinance $1.15 billion in long-term debt due in 2014 and 2015, if the trucking giant's Teamsters employees agree to extend wage and benefit cuts.

A long-awaited rule on a CSA-based safety fitness rating system for trucking companies is one of many trucking regulations slowly moving through the federal pipeline.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is taking its Canadian pre-inspection pilot to the next phase, allowing trucks crossing the Peace Bridge to Buffalo, N.Y., to enjoy faster clearance by getting initial paperwork completed in Fort Erie, Ontario.

The Panama Canal Authority on Tuesday has made an offer to resolve its dispute with the contracting consortium that is threatening to suspend construction work on its new locks.

The P3 Network is likely set for smooth regulatory sailing in Europe and the U.S., but it’s unclear what Chinese regulators have in mind for the alliance involving the three largest global container lines.

New bridges, marine terminals and channel deepening get the headlines, but the key to ports’ success may lie in more mundane details such as better information flow and reduced delays for trucks.

A.P. Moller-Maersk today announced it is selling the majority of its stake in Denmark’s largest supermarket chain in the latest move to divest non-core operations and focus on container shipping and energy.

New order placement for Class 8 trucks in North America surged in December.

The Suez Canal Authority has invited 14 consortia to present plans to develop the waterway into a logistics and industrial hub.

A shortage of skilled labor hampered container handling in Los Angeles-Long Beach on Monday, although the problem was expected to dissipate during the next couple of days as terminals worked their way out of the log jam that built up over the holidays.

Union Pacific Railroad recently began intermodal service between Laredo, Texas and Memphis, Tenn., providing shippers with better access to Mexico’s booming automotive and consumer goods manufacturing industries.

Armed with two new container services that launched last year and a new rail ramp opening later this year, Port Everglades is poised for a year of growth in its container throughput.

More midsize and smaller shippers will have access to intermodal rail following the acquisition of Pacer International by XPO Logistics, a move that will push truck freight brokerage toward a more multimodal model.

Japanese containerized cargo exports will rise for the second consecutive year in fiscal 2014, which starts on April 1, amid a moderate recovery in the global economy, a Tokyo-based research firm predicted in a new report.