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When the Federal Maritime Commission launched an inquiry into shipment of U.S.-bound containers through Canadian ports, cargo interests and Canadian officials feared the FMC was trying to build regula

Canadian Pacific Railway shippers worried that E. Hunter Harrison would immediately push for tighter scheduling can take solace in recent comments by the railroad's new CEO and president.

The Journal of Commerce Trucking Employment Index rose 0.3 percentage points in July as for-hire motor carriers and other U.S. employers increased hiring.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 1.9 percent year-over-year in July, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

North American intermodal growth isn’t just driving volume on the major railroads, with the expanding transport mode boosting traffic 19 percent on short line railroads so far this year.

It’s been a long time since “YRC Worldwide” and “profit” could be mentioned in the same breath.

Ryder Europe said it has completed the acquisition of Euroway, a U.K.-based truck rental and fleet management company.

The volume of containers handled by the Port of Baltimore declined 2.8 percent in June from the same month last year but increased 5 percent year-over-year for the first six months of 2012.

Singapore-based container carrier APL plans to impose “operational cost recovery surcharges&rdq

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s five-year plan of focusing on four core strategic businesses is already paying off, according to Group CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen.

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide reported an operating profit of $15.5 million in the second quarter while cutting its net loss 47 percent to $22.6 million.

Cargo revenue at International Airlines Group, the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier, stalled in the second quarter as strong growth at the U.K.

All Nippon Airways Co. posted a group net profit of $7.59 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, which ended June 30, compared with a net loss of $106.33 million a year earlier.

APL said Friday it is no longer providing chassis as part of its container transport services in Denver and Salt Lake City.

IJS Global opened a dedicated warehouse in the Philippines to handle the logistics needs of Novartis Animal Healthcare.

Transportation infrastructure ground to a halt and at least one person was killed as Typhoon Saola made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Thursday.

Hanjin Shipping, riding strong gains in container volume and revenue, climbed back into the black in the second quarter.

When UPS last spring agreed to acquire TNT Express for $6.6 billion, the deal reverberated throughout global express and parcel markets.

Horizon Lines reported a $29.8 million net loss for the second quarter but th

Matson Inc.

U.S. intermodal traffic on the major railroads in July rose 5.6 percent year-over-year, hitting a record high for the month, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Genesee & Wyoming profit jumped 17 percent year-over-year to $36.4 million, as higher fuel surcharges and improved operations helped the short-line railroad operator offset a 6.9 percent decline i

Harmful emissions from port operations in Los Angeles have declined as much as 76 percent over the past seven years since the port implemented a number of measures to reduce pollution from vessels, ha

Crowley Liner Services pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $17 million criminal fine for conspiring

Maersk Line Ltd. acquired 3PSC, a privately held ship operator based in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Major North American railroads and shippers say they support more federally sponsored arbitration, but the carriers can’t get onboard with the current proposal requiring them to opt-out instead

In a welcome sign of cooperation, office clerical workers and waterfront employers in Southern California met through the day on Wednesday, recessing the talks at 9 p.m.

U.S. pressure to reject the European Union's carbon tax on international airlines is mounting, with committees in both chambers of Congress approving bills blocking participation in the program.

International air cargo traffic increased 1.1 percent in June from a year ago, driven by strong growth in the Middle East that masks continuing market weakness, the International Air Transport Associa

The slowing economy wasn’t a drag on Old Dominion Freight Line in the second quarter.

Japan Airlines said on Thursday that its net profit soared 111.2 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, which started on April 1, from a year earlier to $340.51 million on a consolidated basis.<

Spot rates in the Asia-Europe trade rebounded this week after three consecutive weeks of decline as carrier efforts to reduce excess capacity began to take hold.

CEVA Logistics said its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depre

The global trade in auto parts is getting a fuel injection as a result of the growing market for exhaust and emissions control equipment as governments in emerging countries adopt regulations &ldquo;o

Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan Corp.

Caribbean carrier Tropical Shipping posted a $4 million operating loss on $80 million in revenue despite an increase in container volume, parent company AGL Resources said.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged three rounds of labor concessions at YRC Worldwide by claiming the Teamsters union violated a national contract by offering wage concessions to YRC

Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Deutsche Post DHL lifted its 2012 earnings guidance after strong demand for its express delivery services in Asia boosted its second quarter results.

Orient Overseas Container Line&rsquo;s parent company reported a 26 percent drop in operating profit