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Norbert Dentressangle reported its total revenue in the third quarter of 2013 was €1.0 billion (about US$1.4 billion) increasing 6.2 percent from €967 million...

Hanjin Shipping will receive a loan of 150 billion South Korean won (about US$141.4 million) from Korean Air, a major shareholder of Hanjin Shipping Holdings.

The global air cargo market stabilized in September, inching up 0.5 percent year-over-year...

The American Trucking Associations has applauded the introduction of the TRUE Safety Act in the House by Reps. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y.; Tom Rice, R-S.C.; and Mike Michaud, D-Maine.

France’s Port of Le Havre has welcomed the maiden call of the Glovis Condor, a roll-on, roll-off vessel owned by Glovis, a South Korean company.

U.S. steel exports in August totaled 1.147 million tons, increasing 5.5 percent from 1.087 million tons in July, but declining 2.1 percent from August 2012, according to government reporting.

Major container lines have announced planned rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in November and December.

Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. said its group net profit plunged 79.0 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal 2013, which began on April 1, to 282 million yen ($2.9 million) despite a big jump in operating revenue.

Don’t count on exports to the Caribbean and Central America as a panacea for what ails the sputtering trade with the rest of the recovering world economy this year. What were fast-growing trade lanes are taking a breather. Many tourists are opting to skip their tropical vacations, so those islands are not importing retail goods in anything like the quantity they need when snowbirds come flocking.

Truck driver pay — or the lack of it — is a key factor in the so-called driver shortage, though not the only reason motor carriers can’t hire enough drivers.

Saia reported its profit in the third quarter of 2013 was $12.9 million, jumping 39.5 percent year-over-year from $9.3 million.

Trucking’s early third quarter earnings reports looked better than might be expected in a sluggish and inconsistent economy. That’s largely because the first publicly owned motor carriers past the quarterly post took advantage of opportunities to move more freight by intermodal rail, diversified their over-the-road services and, most important, protected profit margins in the quarter.

Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Oct. 31 that its group net profit tumbled in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, from a year earlier, despite increased revenue from both passenger and cargo operations.

CEVA Logistics has appointed Peter Dew as president, Asia Pacific.

Trade growth to and from the Philippines is being held back by poor gateway performance and a lack of hinterland infrastructure, claim lines and forwarders.

The Harbor Trucking Association of Southern California in early December will launch on its Web site a monthly tracking system that will provide data on turn times at all of the container terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach.

Seaspan reported its net income in the third quarter of 2013 was $48.0 million, spiking 169.7 percent year-over-year from $17.8 million.

China’s HNA Group has completed the acquisition of TIP Trailer Services, Europe’s largest truck and trailer leasing company, from GE Capital.

The Port of Virginia’s long search for a new executive director and chief executive officer came to an end today with the appointment of John Reinhart to that position.

“K” Line saw group revenue and profit improve in the six months ended September 30, despite the poor performance of its container business.

Con-way increased net profit 21 percent year-over-year in the third quarter to $30.6 million, despite a slight drop in overall revenue from a year ago to $1.4 billion.

Rotterdam’s container traffic declined 1 percent year-over-year in the first nine months of 2013 as the impact of a sluggish European economy was compounded by the loss of traffic to its German rivals.

After months of difficult negotiations over regional supplements, ABF Freight Systems has a new five-year contract with the Teamsters and a 7 percent wage cut, effective Nov. 3.

The neighboring ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have dominated the trade between Asia and the U.S. for so long that the Southern California transportation community has come to believe it is its birthright.

DSV’s profit declined in the third quarter as the Danish global transport and logistics group saw low growth and tougher competition in ocean, air and land transport.

The Port of Long Beach will find out soon enough if its search for a new executive director will attract potential candidates worthy of what should be one of the most prestigious jobs in the industry or if the port’s toxic political environment will discourage top talent from even applying.

The Port of Long Beach will work with industry stakeholders, including shipping lines, terminal operators and cargo interests, as it spends $4.5 billion to build the most productive port in the nation, Harbor Commission President Thomas Fields said on Oct. 30.

A bipartisan trio of U.S. legislators has introduced legislation that would block new hours of service rules for the trucking industry, the latest salvo in motor carriers’ fight against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation.

Roadrunner reported its net income available to common stockholders in the third quarter of 2013 was $13.2 million, jumping 34.0 percent year-over-year from $9.9 million.

Although it was a single incident involving one motor carrier in Southern California, the purchase of a truck off a lease by a father-son driving team confirms that the owner-operator model at U.S. container ports is viable, the harbor trucking industry believes.

Congress was not caught napping as federal regulators moved to set new requirements for identifying and treating sleep disorders among truck drivers. Despite a partial government shutdown, legislators this month rushed a bill to the White House ordering the Department of Transportation to pursue a full rule-making and not simply issue guidance on obstructive sleep apnea and truck drivers.

Crowley Maritime’s liner services group and Seaboard Marine have entered into a vessel-sharing agreement in the South Florida-Costa Rica-Panama trade.

TransForce reported its profit in third quarter of 2013 was C$44.0 million (about US$42.0 million), down 18.2 percent year-over-year.

Property giant the Goodman Group has signed an agreement to develop a 108,000 square foot facility for BMW Brilliance Automotive in Hebei Province, China.

Ceva Logistics is targeting further growth in Asia, according to Inna Kuznetsova, the company’s chief commercial officer.

China Shipping Container Lines reported a net loss of 404.4 million Chinese yuan (about US$66.3 million) in the third quarter of 2013.

Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said on Oct. 30 that its group net profit nosedived in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started in April, from a year earlier, despite a jump in international cargo revenue.

A shorter holiday shopping period and a consumer shift towards e-commerce may be the drivers behind U.S.-based courier delivery companies’ predictions for...