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A new mobile paradigm is emerging, with mobile devices and apps becoming key connective cogs in the transportation cycle.

In an industry built around mobility, when speed on the front end pays off on the back end, the rapid development of mobile technology makes it more important than ever for freight transportation to adapt and evolve.

H&S Container Line will launch rail service between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the terminal on the Rhine river in Kehl, Germany.

CMA CGM will hike rates for dry and refrigerated cargo on its trade from India and Pakistan to the U.S. East Coast, starting March 15.

Delmas has added a weekly feeder route from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to enhance trade to Male, Maldives, from Europe.

Eimskip will open a new office in Gdynia, Poland, on March 1.

Hamburg Sud and Alianca Navegacao will increase rates for all cargoes from North Europe and the U.K. to South America’s east coast, effective April 1.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has appointed Jeffrey Tucker to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee’s CSA subcommittee.

The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) is at a standstill as dockworkers at India’s largest container gateway take part in a nationwide 48-hour general strike.

Hong Kong’s Census and Statistics Department today reported the volume of Hong Kong’s total exports of goods in December 2012 jumped 13.9 percent, while the volume of imports of goods fell 11.0 percent.

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 2.9 percent in January, after increasing 2.4 percent in December 2012.

The South Carolina Ports Authority reported that the Port of Charleston’s container volume was 121,286 20-foot-equivalent units in January, rising 7.7 percent year-over-year.

Air Transport Services Group has named Arthur J. Lichte to its board of directors.

Pacific Imperial Railroad has been engaging partners to upgrade its Desert Line freight operations in San Diego.

A lackluster outlook for the U.S. trucking industry hasn’t stopped traditional dry van operations from expanding into refrigerated business.

The nation’s fiscal tightening threatens not only freight-related transportation programs but also general commerce, particularly shippers and carriers involved in military contracting.

Panther Expedited Services has appointed R. Louis Schneeberger as president and CEO and Edward R. Wadel as chief operating officer.

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

USA Truck has appointed John Simone as president and CEO, as well as a member of the board of directors.

Etihad Cargo reported tonnage in January was 32,613 metric tons, rising 27 percent from 25,600 metric tons in January 2012.

FedEx has launched a new Web-based tool, fedex.com Integration Manager, designed to help business owners who manage multiple stores online simplify the shipping process.

Dependable Companies' return to trucking acquisitions to bolster transportation growth signals increasing confidence in the economic recovery.

Hapag-Lloyd will hike rates for all cargo and container types on its trade from North America to Latin America, effective April 1.

Canadian National has appointed Jim Vena as executive vice president and chief operating officer, according to Claude Mongeau, CN’s president and CEO.

Norfolk Southern has elected Martin H. Nesbitt and John R. Thompson as directors, according to Wick Moorman, chairman and CEO.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol added 800 metric tons of additional inbound freighter capacity, an increase of 30 percent, to its usual 26 weekly freight flights...

France and India have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen technical cooperation in the railways sector.

The Port of Marseilles Fos Authority in France reported container throughput rose 13 percent in 2012 to a record 1.1 million 20-foot-equivalent units, driven primarily by a 16 percent surge in deep-sea volume.

The European Union has allocated 3.5 million euros (about US$4.7 million) from the TEN-T Programme to help further the development of a rail freight corridor at Meteren-Boxtel in the Netherlands.

Hurricane Sandy shipment claims, coming on top of a record year for marine insurance claims, may cause a flattening of the overcapacity in the insurance market that has led to steep declines in premiums over the last few years.