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The Nicaragua National Assembly has ratified the government’s commercial agreement with HKND Group to develop the Nicaragua Canal and Development Project.

The St. Lawrence Seaway reported cargo shipments from March 22 to May 31 totaled 8.1 million metric tons, down 12 percent compared to the same period in 2012.

The American Trucking Associations has applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to reject two concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles’ clean-trucks program.

Crawford Diamond Industrial Park, a 1,800-acre industrial site in Callahan, Fla., with dual Class I rail access, has received “megasite” certification from McCallum Sweeney Consulting.

Maher Terminals has announced that it will be open for the delivery of import cargo on Saturday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting two more concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles clean-trucks program did not drive a stake into the heart of the port’s attempt to regulate harbor trucking, but it made the task of any port attempting to follow such a strategy more difficult.

The Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project is now about 60 percent finished, following the completion of Reach D, an 11-mile stretch of the Delaware River’s main shipping channel in Delaware...

The Port of Virginia handled 191,368 20-foot-equivalent units in May, rising 7.2 percent or 12,784 units from May 2012.

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday struck down two more concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles clean-trucks program, further weakening the ability of a port to regulate harbor trucking for environmental or other goals.

The European Union has requested consultations with China in the World Trade Organization concerning anti-dumping duties of 9.7 percent to 11.1 percent imposed on imports of high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes.

APM Terminals officials have met with Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria’s minister of industry, trade and investment, along with a delegation of government officials and advisers, continuing talks on infrastructure investment to enhance Nigeria's logistics capabilities.

Bolloré’s winning proposal to build a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan violates Ivory Coast’s competition law, according to Jean-Louis Billon, the country’s minister of commerce, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

NYK Line, Evergreen Line and Simatech Shipping will jointly launch the new Bengal Arabian Service (BAS), connecting key ports in the Indian subcontinent, starting later this month.

United Arab Shipping Co. will implement a rate increase for dry and refrigerated cargo from Asia to the Mediterranean and Adriatic on July 1.

Maersk Line will increase rates in its trade from the Middle East and Indian subcontinent to the U.S. and Canada, effective July 3.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee, led by Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., has approved Mike Froman’s nomination to be U.S. trade representative by unanimous voice vote.

Norfolk Southern has officially unveiled its Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility in Pennsylvania.

“Strong demand” for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants continues as the number of applications has once again surpassed available funding, according to Ray LaHood, U.S. transportation secretary.

The Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma in Washington, along with British Columbia’s Port Metro Vancouver, have set collective goals to reduce diesel emissions by 75 percent per ton of cargo by 2015 and by 80 percent by 2020.

The Railway Association of Canada has applauded the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s request for installation of in-cab video cameras and voice recorders in all mainline controlling locomotives in the nation.

Maher Terminals has announced that it is continuing to work on the system-related issues that are affecting truck processing at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Hamburg Süd will offer a new service from South Africa to Argentina and Brazil, in cooperation with Nile Dutch.

Maersk Line will boost rates in its trade from the Far East, excluding Japan, to the Mediterranean, starting July 1.

Port Saint John in New Brunswick reported its container tonnage in the first five months of 2013 was 220,198 tons, jumping 102 percent from 109,218 tons in the same period in 2012.

DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Thermonet, a new air freight product tailored to the life sciences and health care sector.

The federal government is turning to obvious but oft-neglected sources — shippers and transportation advisers — for advice on how to improve the national freight system and boost supply chain competitiveness.

Americold has appointed Todd Sheldon as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

Train passengers and the family of one of the three engineers who died in last year’s VIA Rail derailment in Burlington, Ontario, are joining the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s call for improvements in rail technology.

Con-way Freight will raise its less-than-truckload base rates 5.9 percent on average June 24, along with minimum charges and accessorial fees.

Amber Road has opened an office in Munich to serve as headquarters for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

The U.S. has threatened to ban ships from entering Nigeria unless the sub-Saharan African nation improves security in its ports and waterways, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

Class 1 railroads are making a big push to convert over-the-road freight to intermodal, and for CSX Intermodal, its 2-year-old Northwest Ohio hub is proving to be a force multiplier in that strategy.

The air cargo downturn suffered by Asia’s carriers in 2012 has continued this year.

OOCL will boost rates on its westbound trade from the Far East, including Japan, to the Mediterranean and Black Sea, starting July 1.

Kerry Logistics has opened three new logistics centers in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, China, to continue its expansion in the nation.

The China Railway Corp., a spinoff of China’s former Ministry of Railways, has launched a new express cargo service to allow it to better compete in the logistics market, Global Times reports.

D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah.

John Spencer, chairman of KiwiRail, along with the KiwiRail’s board, have announced that they will not renew KiwiRail Chief Executive Jim Quinn’s five-year contract when it expires in February 2014.

Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores will introduce regular calls at Port Klang, Malaysia; Khalifa in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Qingdao, China, to its Galex Sling 1 service.

U.S. East Coast ports experienced widely varying impacts from the months-long threat of labor strife that began last year with the breakdown of talks for a new International Longshoremen’s Association contract.