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FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index recorded a reading of -4.9 in December, reflecting tightening capacity, which is expected to get “significantly worse” by mid-2013.

HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder has teamed up with Gottwald Port Technology, Vattenfall, and the universities of Oldenburg, Gottingen and Clausthal to determine how the batteries of...

Patrick R. Donahoe, postmaster general, has urged Congress to reform the Postal Service’s business model to alleviate the agency’s worsening financial problems.

As one of three increasingly profitable YRC regional carriers, New Penn is contributing to its parent company’s revival.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Data2Logistics has appointed Bob Newcom as director of professional services.

U.S. poultry exporters face a litany of challenges this year: Record feed grain prices; import quotas and an ever-shifting regulatory regime in Russia; and tariffs and countervailing duties totaling 104 percent in China.

Logistics company Janel World Trade reported a net loss of $201,286 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending Dec. 31, 2012, improving from a net loss of $246,912 in the same quarter...

CrowleyFresh, a cold-chain warehouse and logistics service jointly offered by Crowley Maritime and its subsidiary Customized Brokers, recently stored 110 pallets of fresh Colombian roses in advance of Valentine's Day.

Icelandic shipping company Eimskip has signed a contract with Maine Port Authority to begin new container service operations out of the recently renovated International Marine Terminal...

The private sector is willing to pay higher user fees to fund transportation infrastructure and is ready to unleash a quarter of a trillion dollars in capital for public-private partnerships, Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue said on Wednesday

Thailand has amended its import conditions related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as “mad cow disease,” which will facilitate the exports of bovine products from the EU.

Canadian National Railway has suspended the feasibility study for the construction of its proposed rail line and terminal handling facility to serve the Quebec/Labrador iron ore range.

Shri Anand Sharma, India’s Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, has released a task group report that aims to make India an international trading hub for rough diamonds.

Mahindra & Mahindra, an Indian multinational automobile manufacturing corporation, and Navistar International, an Illinois-based truck manufacturer, have announced Mahindra has completed its acquisition of the Navistar Group’s stake in Mahindra Navistar Automotives and Mahindra Navistar Engines.

A Sept. 9 trial date has been set for three ex-presidents of a large International Longshoremen’s Association local and nine others charged with participating in a mob-run “Christmas tribute” racket on the New Jersey docks.

Bud Wright, executive director of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, has applauded President Obama’s reference to infrastructure investment in his recent...

The retail and manufacturing industries have remarked on President Obama’s recent State of the Union address, commending his focus on job creation, while also offering a few suggestions.

Government officials, politicians and business and industry leaders have commended the decision of the U.S. and the European Union to initiate the necessary internal procedures for the launch of...

President Obama said the right things about investing in transportation infrastructure and removing trade barriers with Asia and Europe during his State of the Union address Tuesday.

Genesee & Wyoming reported net income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $13.4 million, dropping from $33.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Maersk Line has suspended its Asia-Europe service until April 2013, in view of declining demand.

The European Union will co-finance a project to raise bridges on the Albert Canal in the Flanders region in Belgium to allow taller ships and barges to access the waterway.

The inability of union officials in Los Angeles-Long Beach to convince office clerical workers to approve a proposed contract that was almost three years in the making points to the need for a permanent solution to the Office Clerical Unit conundrum.

Mumbai, India-based Allcargo Logistics reported profit after tax in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending Dec. 31, 2012, was Rs. 36.1 crore (about US$6.7 million), falling 29 percent...

Atlas Air Worldwide reported net income jumped 56 percent from $33.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 to a record $52.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.