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MIQ Logistics has opened a new facility in Laredo, Texas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend the Country of Origin Labeling regulations to require more detailed information about the country of origin information on meat labels...

The International Air Transport Association has criticized the decision of the European Single Sky Committee to endorse “weakened” performance and charging scheme regulations for air navigation services from 2015 to 2019...

CMA CGM has announced several rate increases that will take effect on April 1.

There were many takeaways from this year's TPM Conference in Long Beach, Calif. Here is some of what we learned.

The collapse of Germany’s KG ship finance system has not dampened orders for new container ships, as funding remains widely available, according to industry analyst Alphaliner.

Genesee & Wyoming has appointed Greg Pauline as managing director of Genesee & Wyoming Australia, its Australian branch.

The need for a new Customs commissioner will become agonizingly clear when the fallout from federal sequestration delays clearance of U.S. imports as early as this month.

New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga has received final approval from the Minister of Conservation for its plan to widen and deepen its shipping channel in order to accommodate larger ships.

The 10 less-than-truckload carriers with more than $1 billion in annual revenue increased combined sales 4.3 percent in 2012 to $23.2 billion.

Indian Railways reported earnings from April 2012 to February 2013 were Rs. 111984.89 crore (about US$20.6 billion), rising 20.4 percent compared with $17.1 billion during the same period in the previous year.

India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported the trade deficit from April 2012 to February 2013 was $182.1 billion, expanding from the deficit of $169.8 billion in the same period in the previous fiscal year.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union grain workers Monday delivered what they consider to be a “fair” contract to the offices of United Grain Corp. with the hope of ending an employer lockout that has been under way at the Vancouver, Wash., grain export terminal since Feb. 27.

The Port of Hong Kong handled 5.6 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the fourth quarter of 2012, down 9 percent year-over-year, according to Hong Kong’s Census and Statistics Department.

Import cargo volume at the U.S.’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 2.3 percent in March compared with the same month last year, despite federal spending cuts that could slow down cargo processing...

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has added a third weekly service between Moscow and Milan to handle rising Asian cargo flows.

Eagle Distributing of Shreveport has signed a lease agreement with Ryder System for 23 compressed natural gas tractors.

Following negotiations between Iberia airlines and its workers, IAG Cargo, created from the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has accepted a compromise proposal...

IAG Cargo will provide additional cargo capacity on flights from Hyderabad, India, to London.

Copenhagen Malmö Port reported turnover in 2012 reached 725 million Swedish krona (about US$113.2 million), increasing 4 percent year-over-year.

Almost 150 sailings on the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe routes were cancelled between October 2012 and February 2013, which has significantly impact freight rates and the regularity of service provided to shippers...

International Container Terminal Services reported its net income attributable to equity holders in 2012 was $143.2 million, rising 10 percent from $130.5 million in 2011.

European ferry giant Stena Line is examining further service options in Asia after announcing that its first route between the South Korean city of Sokcho and the Russian ports of Zarubino and Vladivostok will start operations on March 19.

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission certified the final environmental impact report for BNSF’s proposed Southern California International Gateway.

A bill that seeks to raise the de minimis value, the level at which shipments entering the U.S. are free from tariffs, taxes or formal customs procedures, has been introduced in Congress.

Port Logistics Group and Tagsys RFID have partnered to provide radio-frequency identification solutions for Port Logistics Group customers at their U.S. gateway facilities.

The decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to cease overtime work for its personnel while Washington attempts to solve the sequestration issue will be a burden for all ports, but it could be disastrous for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Bolivariana de Puertos, Venezuela’s government-owned port operator, has ordered a large amount of port equipment from Cargotec’s Kalmar.

OOCL will launch a new KTX5 service, which will be operated by OOCL and MCC Transport.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists assigned to the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport complex have seized 1,500 high-fashion leather handbags bearing counterfeit “Hermés” listed trademark.

Maersk Line has announced several rate increases that will all take effect on April 1.

Textainer Group Holdings has named Alvin Chong as vice president and head of the resale division, succeeding Stefan Mackula, and promoted Anthony C. Sowry to senior vice president of operations and acquisitions.

Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport has joined forces with VIP Truck, a provider of air-cargo road feeder services in Germany.

AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, reported a 10.2 percent year-over-year decline in system cargo ton miles for the month of February.

The bilateral U.S.-Iraq Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, first negotiated in 2005, is likely to enter into force later this year, providing a bilateral forum to foster greater trade and investment between the two countries.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized more than 122 pounds of khat at the Indianapolis FedEx facility.

Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types on its trade from North Europe and the Mediterranean to East Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, starting April 1.