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State and federal agencies are working to finalize a pilot program to bring grapes and blueberries from Peru and Uruguay into Florida’s Port Everglades and PortMiami, starting in October.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired certain assets of the U.S. Southeast drayage division of Transport Corp. of America, an intermodal transportation provider in the Southeast, for about $1.2 million.

Maersk Line almost doubled its second quarter profit as above-target cost cuts, buoyed by lower fuel prices, more than offset sluggish growth in container volumes and a double-digit decline in freight rates.

The U.S. Postal Service has launched changes to its Priority Mail lineup, including improved features such as free insurance, better USPS Tracking, day-specific delivery and new packaging.

Germany’s Port of Hamburg moved 46.5 million tons of container cargo, or 4.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units, in the first six months of 2013, up 2.1 percent year-over-year.

WASHINGTON — New hours of service rules for truck drivers are here to stay following a federal court ruling earlier this month, the president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association said Thursday.

The Diamond State Port Corp., operator of Delaware’s Port of Wilmington, and Dole Foods have reached an agreement in principle by which Dole will continue to use the Port of Wilmington...

A maritime attack from al-Qaida or other affiliate terrorist groups is increasingly likely, according to Gulf of Aden Group Transits.

The intra-Asia, Thailand-based carrier Regional Container Lines reported a net loss of 132 million Thai bahts (about US$4.2 million) in the second quarter of 2013...

Confusion reigns in China as the transport and logistics industry tries to come to terms with a new value-added tax of 6 percent introduced on Aug. 1.

Vietnam will lift its remaining ban on white offal on Sept. 1, 2013, although it will simultaneously impose several new conditions on imports of the animal product, according to the European Commission.

Expansion of China’s pulp manufacturing capacity in the last five years has resulted in a “dramatic increase” in the importation of wood chips to supply the new paper mills...

Pacific International Lines has revised the port rotation for its China Transpacific Service, which connects the U.S. West Coast, Oceania and Asia.

Southeastern shippers are gaining better intermodal services to container terminals at Savannah and Charleston through the development of inland ports.

Kuehne + Nagel’s board of directors today appointed Detlef Trefzger as its CEO.

International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett plans to spend next week in Norfolk and Baltimore to discuss deadlocked local contract negotiations with ILA members and employers.

Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., next month will introduce legislation that would repeal the controversial harbor maintenance tax and replace it with a user fee to fund harbor dredging and maritime-related intermodal infrastructure projects.

Direct ChassisLink Inc. plans to participate in a new pilot program to offer premium chassis with radial tires in Consolidated Chassis Management's South Atlantic Chassis Pool.

Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores has approved the sale of two 6,500 20-foot-equivalent unit ships, in line with the Chilean carrier’s strategy of having larger and more efficient ships.

Felixstowe, the U.K.’s biggest container port, has stepped up hostilities in a war of words with the new London Gateway terminal that will open for business in a depressed market before the end of the year.

Former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, has become the 10th administrator of the Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.

Identec Solutions has entered into a multi-year alliance with WAM Technologies to expand their refrigerated container monitoring solutions.

The world’s fleet of operationally leased containers rose annually by almost 11 percent throughout 2011 and 2012, according to a “Container Leasing 2013/14” report published by Drewry Maritime Research.

Contargo has agreed to buy APM Terminals’ intermodal terminal in Neuss, Germany, for an undisclosed sum.

Hapag-Lloyd Holding will merge with the Hapag-Lloyd parent corporation, effective retrospectively from Jan. 1, 2013.

Allcargo Logistics Ltd., India’s leading international freight forwarder and port-based logistics provider, reported its consolidated net income in the first fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, was Rs. 38.66 crore (about $6.3 million), slipping 32 percent year-over-year.

India’s Chennai Port Authority, which last month canceled the bidding process for the construction of its long-planned mega container terminal, is again seeking bids.

Shipping Corporation of India reported its net loss in the first fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, widened to $16.2 million from $9 million a year earlier, as operating income and profit from disposal of ships declined sharply in a tight global shipping market.

UPS has expanded its presence in China with the addition of two new contract logistics distribution facilities in Chengdu and Shanghai.

YRC Worldwide's stock has been on a wild ride the past few months, but the trucking operator is steadily narrowing losses and striving to make long-term improvements in LTL operations.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has transported 16 metric tons of satellite equipment on one of its Boeing 747-400 freighters from Toulouse, France, to Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

The National Industrial Transportation League is asking the federal government to find out how China’s recently implemented value-added tax on freight transportation relates to international cargo movements.

United Nations inspectors have arrived at Panama’s Manzanillo port to examine the North Korean ship carrying hidden military equipment that was intercepted by Panamanian authorities...

Roadrunner Transportation Systems has commenced a public offering of 4.3 million shares of its common stock, at a price of $27.00 per share to the public.

Maersk Line has revised its South Atlantic Express service.

The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corp., reported July cargo figures for its principal subsidiary, showing an increase to 154,124 million ton miles, up 5.7 percent from 145,833 million tons miles reported in July 2012.

The global economy weakened slightly in the second quarter of 2013, mainly driven by declining optimism in Asia and Latin America, although North America showed signs of continuing recovery...

In the second quarter of 2013, the eurozone’s gross domestic product rose 0.3 percent compared with the previous quarter, which was better than expected...

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board today adopted a final rule that will require all rail carriers that submit R-1 reports to begin breaking out expenses for positive train control...

The Border Commerce and Security Council has voiced concerns about U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s plan to fund certain staffing costs through agreements with some border cities.