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Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order to deliver two diesel electric Kalmar straddle carriers to Port Otago, a container handling operator in New Zealand.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a notice in the Federal Register stating that any domestic producer who is entitled to file a claim under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000...

Liebherr Container Cranes has received an order from Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos in Paita, Peru...

The National Industrial Transportation League has proposed a change to rules governing U.S. railroad that, if promulgated by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, would establish new standards by which shippers who are served by a single Class I carrier could qualify for competitive switching of their freight to a second carrier if certain criteria are met.

Coregistics, a packaging supply chain services company, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Cano Packaging...

The Port of Jacksonville’s channel-deepening project will cost $733 million, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers analysis.

The Port of Klaipėda in Lithuania has completed the dredging of its channel after one year of work.

A Department of Transportation study on the ramifications of allowing heavier and bigger trucks won’t likely end the decades-long debate over the issue, but it could provide Congress with a more definitive roadmap.

The world’s airlines will post a collective profit of $12.7 billion this year, 20 percent higher than an earlier forecast of $10.6 billion in March, as cheaper fuel and cost savings offset sluggish global economic growth, the International Air Transport Association said.

PSA International has acquired a stake in Fujian Jiangyin International Container Terminal (FJCT) in the Port of Fuzhou, China, becoming the second biggest shareholder in the terminal after Fuzhou Port Group.

South Africa’s trade deficit widened to R15.02 billion (about US$1.49 billion) in April, as imports expanded faster than exports.

Allcargo Logistics, India’s leading international freight forwarder and port-based logistics provider, said its consolidated net profit in fiscal year 2012-13 was Rs. 169.7 crore (approximately $30 million), slipping 40 percent from $50.3 million in the previous fiscal year.

The United States has begun an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into Ukraine’s intellectual property rights regime.

A $1.2 million joint industry project focused on the use of liquefied natural gas on Canada’s west coast is aiming to identify and address barriers for LNG as a marine fuel in Canada.

UPS Freight today announced a general rate increase of 5.9 percent for non-contractual shipments in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Lineage Logistics, the world’s second-largest cold storage company, has added another space to its portfolio, acquiring the real estate and assets of a facility in University Park, Ill. Financial terms of the transaction weren not disclosed.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. has announced several rate increases for cargo from Asia.

Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates from East Asia (excluding Japan) and the Persian Gulf.

In a decision that could prove beneficial to U.S. exporters of beef and beef products, delegates at this year’s general session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recognized the United States as having a negligible risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or “mad cow disease”).

U.S. and Canadian officials released the first-ever joint United States-Canada Border Infrastructure Investment Plan.

Etihad Cargo and Atlas Air Worldwide are partnering on a new round-the-world freighter service.

Shippers reluctant to jump into intermodal rail transport have a major incentive to test the waters: relatively low intermodal rates with few signs on the horizon for aggressive hikes.

Deutsche Afrika-Linien is joining the fortnightly Africa-Indian subcontinent service of affiliated carrier United Africa Feeder Lines.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood yesterday announced the members of the National Freight Advisory Committee, a panel that will provide recommendations regarding the country’s freight transportation system.

Guinea-Bissau deposited with the secretary general of the World Customs Organization its instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.

ART Logistics has launched a multimodal freight service connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand with Central Asia.

Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway, based in Star, N.C., is in the process of developing a multimodal facility and business park in Midland, N.C., according to Cabarrus Economic Development.

Yang Ming is extending its lease at the Port of Los Angeles for an additional nine years.

OOCL will boost rates for dry and refrigerated shipments in its trade from Asia to the U.S. on July 1.

Evergreen will raise rates in its trade from the Far East, excluding India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh; South Africa; and the Middle East, to the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, effective July 1.

Pacific International Lines will soon revise its CTP service to provide a direct connection between Manila, the Philippines, and Los Angeles.

Imports of Australian beef will be exempt from Indonesia’s quotas, following negotiations with the Australian government, in order to stabilize the supply and cost of beef in Indonesia’s domestic markets ahead of Ramadan next month and the Eid al-Fitr festival in August.

Ray LaHood, U.S. transportation secretary, has selected seven members to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s advisory board.

OOCL will increase rates for westbound traffic on its trade from Asia to North Europe, starting July 1.