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Rosemont, Ill.-based kitchenware provider, World Kitchen, has completed two leases for industrial space totaling more than 1.6 million square feet in Greencastle, Penn., and Riverside, Calif....

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged package giant UPS with religious discrimination in a lawsuit filed on behalf a Jehovah’s Witness fired by the company.

FedEx will raise FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery rates on average 5.9 percent Jan. 7.

The National Association of Manufacturers and 104 businesses and business groups today sent a letter to congressional leaders urging the passage of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill...

Seventeen container ships have diverted to other ports because of the strike in Los Angeles-Long Beach by the Office Clerical Unit of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63.

“Virtually everyone” in the trucking industry expects natural gas trucks to comprise a growing share of the Class 8 tractor market, although industry participants differ in their market share expectations.

Taiwan-based ocean shipping company Yang Ming has announced a new direct service from Kasai, Japan, to Taiwan and Southeast Asia, starting Dec. 11.

Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport today announced expansion in Belgium, the Netherlands and the U.K., including the opening of new offices Amsterdam and London...

The National Retail Federation has reiterated its request that President Obama intervene in the OCU strike....

Freight demand improved sequentially in November after a weak October, partly because of Hurricane Sandy and partly because of strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail sales...

Containerized volumes of grains and soybeans from the U.S. will see double-digit declines in the coming months.

Canadian National Railway in 2013 will continue to strengthen its intermodal connections to the ports of Prince Rupert and Metro Vancouver and build on its terminal network.

Logistics company DHL Supply Chain today appointed Jeroen van Oekel as vice president of business development for automotive, engineering and manufacturing sectors in Asia Pacific...

Dutch heavy lift shipping company Dockwise have rejected a 682 million euro ($887 million) takeover offer from Boskalis

Logistics service provider Kerry Logistics has started construction of a new 33,700 square meter (about 362,743 square foot) automotive parts facility in Kunshan, China...

With the arrival of the vessel Dallas Express in the Port of Oakland in California recently, Hapag-Lloyd has for the first time connected one of its ships to shore-based power...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has reaffirmed its support for the 600 striking clerical workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...

Federal regulators ordered a truck driver involved in a fatal crash off the road after discovering he had a medical condition that disqualifies him from driving.

There appeared to be some movement in talks between striking office clerical workers and waterfront employers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where 10 of the 14 container terminals remained closed over the weekend.

Port Everglades handled 5.9 million tons of cargo in fiscal year 2012, ending Sept. 30, a 3 percent increase from fiscal year 2011 and the third consecutive year of growth in cargo.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the UK government’s regulatory department, recently clarified at a conference its policy on authorized economic operators for imports and exports...

The U.S. transportation construction infrastructure market is expected to increase 3 percent from $126.5 billion to $130.3 billion in 2013...

Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International AG’s board of directors today appointed Detlef Trefzger as the newest member of the management board, effective March 1, 2013.

Troy Container Line has expanded and relocated its Charlotte, N.C.-based import office to another part of the city to provide extra space for staff.

Fort Smith, Ark.-based freight transportation company ABF Global Supply Chain Services is now serving Europe and Turkey with ocean transport...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is proposing a two-year contract with ABF Freight System that would include a $1 per hour wage hike in each year.

Isabella Shipping has begun its Tex-Col Express service, which offers U.S. Gulf exporters direct service between Port Freeport in Texas and Cartagena, Colombia.

Eight vessels have been diverted from Los Angeles-Long Beach since the office clerical workers strike began on Tuesday.

Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group has signed an agreement with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System...