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London is in danger of losing its position as a global maritime center.

Members from Somalia’s government and the European Union have again met to discuss how to strengthen maritime security and economic development in Somalia.

U.S. steel exports in July totaled 1.087 million tons, rising 2.2 percent from 1.064 million tons in June and 0.3 percent from July 2012, according to government reporting.

Member lines of the Southern Africa Europe Container Service, including Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Maersk Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Safmarine...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — If the necessary approvals are delivered as planned, the Port of Charleston deepening project will be approved in late 2015, and the South Atlantic gateway will have a 50-foot channel five years later.

The recent surge in orders for mega-ships risks delaying the recovery in liner shipping beyond 2015, according to industry analyst Alphaliner.

The National Gateway coalition has finished its first phase, launching double-stack intermodal rail service between CSX’s existing terminal in Chambersburg, Penn., and its hub facility in...

New Jersey’s Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed the Truck Operator Independent Contractor Act, which would have reclassified port truckers and parcel delivery truckers as employees...

The Netherlands’ port infrastructure has been ranked as the best internationally by the World Economic Forum...

William R. Costantini has been named vice president and chief transportation officer for Florida East Coast Railway (FEC), effective Sept. 16.

Import volume at major U.S. retail container ports is expected to rise 5.1 percent month-over-month in September, as retailers head into the holiday season...

The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller has called at the Tanger-Med port in Tangier, Morocco, its latest visit on its first service loop in Maersk Line’s Asia-Europe service.

Hamburg Süd will implement a revised policy on chassis provision in the Charleston, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Savannah, Ga.; and Atlanta areas, effective Oct. 1.

United Arab Shipping Company’s order for 10 mega-ships represents the first challenge to the market supremacy of major ocean carriers since Chinese lines...

Cosco Pacific is set to boost capacity at its container terminals in Piraeus, Greece, amid reports that the company plans to bid for a majority stake in Greece’s largest port.

Maritime labor unions were told last week they must intensify their efforts to educate Congress and the public about the national significance of infrastructure development and laws that preserve American maritime jobs, or risk even deeper cuts to these programs.

The county prosecutor in Vancouver, Wash., will not file charges against a longshoreman accused of intentionally damaging machinery at the United Grain export terminal.

Hyundai Merchant Marine has opened a new off dock container yard in Qingdao, China.

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

A faster-paced economy wasn't evident in the August employment numbers for freight transportation industries.

UPS has plans to purchase two Costa Rica-based companies: Union Pak de Costa Rica, a small package delivery firm, and SEISA Brokerage, a brokerage business.

UTi Worldwide reported a net loss of $4.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, ending July 31, 2013, compared with a net profit of $18.9 million in the same period last year.

The AFL-CIO and its Maritime Trades Department are quite willing to help longshore unions resolve jurisdictional issues on the waterfront, but only if the dockworkers remain part of the umbrella organization, MTD President Mike Sacco said Thursday.

Regional container carrier Orient Express Lines has launched a new dedicated feeder service linking key hub ports in the Indian subcontinent.

Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, which includes Khalifa Port, is establishing a representative office in Mumbai, India, to tap growing global markets.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume rose for the fifth straight month in July on a year-on-year basis, jumping 9.7 percent to 47,758 tons.

Three former USA Dry Van Logistics executives are charged with bilking more than $26 million from lender GE Capital.

WASHINGTON — Port and freight rail projects got a larger share of the Department of Transportation’s TIGER grants this time around, but the future of the politically contentious program is uncertain.

In seasonally adjusted terms, Australia had a goods and services trade deficit of A$129 million(about US$141.3 million) in July, after posting a A$243 million surplus in June, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

About $474 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 2013 discretionary grant program...

CMA CGM is building a war chest. The French ocean carrier has nurtured its debt-ridden balance sheet back to health and is raising capital to guard against future down cycles in what promises to be an increasingly volatile environment for the container shipping industry.

A.P. Moller-Maersk is selling its 31.3 percent stake in DFDS, a Danish shipping and logistics company, in a further divestment of non-core assets...

Members of the G6 Alliance have canceled two voyages scheduled for early October, as a result of vessel maintenance and a national holiday week in China.

The U.S. Merchant Marine could lose up to 15 vessels, dealing a blow to mariners who operate the vessels, if federal sequestration cuts take effect next year, according to a maritime trade union.

The high cost of shipping Midwest grain by rail to the West Coast is restricting containerized grain exports to Asia, according to a Cargill executive.

International Airlines Group reported cargo traffic of 459 million metric-ton-kilometers in August, down 7.3 percent from 495 million metric-ton-kilometers of cargo in August 2012.

The U.S. trade deficit in goods expanded to $58.6 billion in July, up $4.5 billion from June, as exports fell by $1.1 billion to $132.7 billion and imports rose $3.4 billion to $191.3 billion.

Hyundai Merchant Marine said it expects to return to profitability after a long interval of operating losses.

Canada’s merchandise exports in July slid 0.6 percent month-to-month, while imports inched up 0.6 percent, resulting in a trade deficit of C$931 million (about US$887.3 million)...