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Lufthansa Cargo carried 8 percent less freight in August than a year ago as it reduced capacity in a bid to stay profitable in a slowing global air cargo market.

The Maritime Administration said its recently announced study of the effects of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990’s requirement for double-hull ships “is being

Global freight forwarder and logistics provider Damco plans to move its headquarters

APL Logistics and Con-way Freight are rapidly expanding their OceanGuaranteed service for less-than-containerload cargo from Asia.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. said that its international cargo volume grew for the sixth consecutive month in July on a year-over-year basis, rising 2.7 percent to 43,523 tons.

The average cost of diesel in the U.S. stayed nearly flat, inching up a five-hundredth of a cent in the week ending Sept. 10 as oil prices rose.

Containerized imports at major U.S.

Hapag-Lloyd has announced a temporary suspension of its calls at Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, as part of its

CMA CGM rebounded to a $178 million net profit in the second quarter from a $248 million net loss in the opening three months of the year driven by a “substantial “ upturn in freight rates

Efforts were under way Monday to extinguish a fire that continued to burn aboard an Antigua and Barbuda-flag container ship off Mumbai harbor, Indian maritime agencies said.

APM Terminals has acquired a 37.5 percent stake in Russia’s Global Ports worth $860 million, making the port-operating arm of Denmark’s A.P.

Container throughput at major ports in India grew about 2.5 percent year-over-year from April through August, according to preliminary figures released by the Indian Ports Association.

Trans-Pacific volumes are performing well but the outlook for Asia-Europe is at best “challenging,” according to one leading shipping executive.

International Longshoremen’s Association and management negotiators are running out of time to avert a threatened Maine-to-Texas dock strike that is forcing shippers to scramble for alternatives

The international cold chain received a significant investment in 2011 when a record number of refrigerated containers joined the global fleet, according to industry analyst Andrew Foxcroft.

It’s not just apples and bananas in fruit markets these days.

Officials in Yuma County, Ariz., are looking closely at the trade and jobs benefits that reefer rail service could give the region.

Cargolux has resumed flights to Ecuador after a nearly 39-month hiatus.

The Defense Logistics Agency is procuring a six-month advanced supply of meat, poultry and fish to provide drought relief for the U.S. agricultural industry.

Thermo King is launching the Precedent, a new trailer temperature-control platform designed to deliver double-digit fuel savings, best-in-class performance and lower lifecycle costs, while providing r

Watsonville Coast Produce installed a solar power system on its roof that will save the company more than $100,000 in the first year alone.

The Philippines imposed a ban on poultry items from the Netherlands because of an outbreak of low-pathogenic avian flu in the country, according to news reports.

The drought that stretched across much of the U.S. this summer decimated corn and soybean crops, with the U.S.

San Diego’s Board of Port Commissioners voted unanimously to grant Dole Fresh Fruit a 24 1/2-year lease to import and export fresh fruit at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.

CMA CGM will upgrade its fixed-day weekly service between the east coast of South America and the Caribbean, introducing the Brazilian ports of Manaus and Salvador de Bahia to the rotation.

Shippers planning for a possible East and Gulf Coast port shutdown next month must choose from a menu of unpalatable choices.

The U.S. poultry industry got a mixed decision from Mexico after one government agency formally decided U.S.

There’s a reason they’re called “emerging markets.” Although markets such as India, Vietnam, Brazil and Russia offer the highest upside, it can take years — more than a d

When it comes to trouble finding skilled employees, trucking isn’t alone.

Billions of dollars worth of fresh produce and pharmaceuticals cross the Mexican border each year to enter the U.S., and billions more in poultry and meat gets shipped south.

U.S. farmers, ranchers and producers are expected to sell record amounts of agricultural commodities to overseas buyers next year, according to new estimates from the U.S.

Two consumer groups are stepping up their criticism of delays in implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act by suing the Office of Management and Budget and the Food and Drug Administration.

U.S. truck shipments of fresh produce totaled 8.9 million tons in the second quarter, up 24 percent from the first quarter and 1 percent higher year-over-year, according to a new report.

As China’s middle class expands and develops, so does the food marketing system and cold chain that deliver the more diverse commodities Chinese consumers crave.

The Port of Yokohama in Japan saw its container trade with foreign countries decline 2.0 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier to 1,369,627 20-foot-equivalent units, according to

German logistics provider Dachser has opened a new office in China.

China’s logistics industry achieved impressive growth in the first seven months of 2012, despite rising costs and slowing export growth, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purcha

Maynard F. Skarka is returning to YRC Worldwide as chief operations officer of national less-than-truckload carrier YRC Freight.

Mexico is hungrier for U.S. poultry meat than any other country. U.S. apples, pears, beef and pork also have huge markets in Mexico.

Office clerical workers and waterfront employers in Los Angeles-Long Beach have agreed to continue negotiating throughout the month of September.