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Diesel prices in the U.S. rose for the fourth straight week, climbing 1.3 cents in the week ending July 30 as oil prices slipped.

Intermodal operators want federal regulators to do a better job identifying who is responsible for safety violations — motor carriers or intermodal equipment providers — when “scorin

Knud Stubkjaer, a former senior executive with Maersk Line and German shipowner E.R. Schiffahrt, has been named CEO of Carrix, the parent of Seattle-based SSA Marine and Tideworks Technology.

Japan has decided to extend, for another year, punitive tariffs on tapered roller bearings imported from the U.S. in retaliation against a U.S.

Frank Reimen, Cargolux Airlines International president and CEO, has stepped down following his appointment to a Luxembourg government post, the carrier announced.

Air France-KLM’s cargo unit posted an operating loss of 62 million euros ($76.3 million) in the second quarter compared with 14 million euros ($17.2 million) a year ago as traffic declined sharp

The International Chamber of Shipping asked the International Maritime Organization to revise ballast water regulations that wo

TNT Express, the Dutch package delivery company being acquired by UPS, boosted second quarter operating profit by 67 percent to 77 million euros ($94.7 million) from 46 million euros ($56.6 million) a

The damaged container ship MSC Flaminia and its accompanying tugs were halted about 100 nautical miles off the British coast for inspection by firefighters and shipbuilding experts, owner Reederei NSB

International air freight carried by Asian airlines rose 4 percent in June compared to a month earlier, but traffic fell 0.8 percent year-over-year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlin

They’re not there yet, but the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance are reporting progress on a new master contract for East and Gulf Coast dockwork

Bay Grove Capital is showing no signs of slowing its investment in the cold storage industry, purchasing Castle & Cooke Cold Storage for its Lineage Logistics subsidiary.

Refrigerated rail operator Railex will spend up to $20 million to build a 500,000-square-foot bonded wine storage and distribution center next to its transload center in Wallula, Wash.

The U.S.

Food importers won a reprieve from setting up verification programs for foreign suppliers, a delay that has angered consumer and food safety groups.

International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett announced plans for the union’s affiliation with a global dockworkers’ organization that previous ILA regimes kept a

The International Refrigerated Transportation Association named Paul Kramer, director of logistics at Sheboygan, Wis.-based Johnsonville Sausage, as the recipient of the 2012 IRTA Executive of the Yea

The fledgling refrigerated domestic intermodal sector is growing this summer as industry pioneer Rail Logistics Cold Train adds 200 53-foot reefer containers and moves into new service lanes on the Ea

While the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance churn the wake on the East and Gulf coasts, all should be calm on the West Coast.

The maritime industry is no longer the oft-ignored stepchild in Washington, but increased pats on the head from Congress and President Obama have yet to translate to significant raises in allowance.

RFID and the promise of real-time monitoring of perishable cargoes have existed for more than a decade.

Drug store chain Duane Reade lists the eco-friendly products it sells, from face wipes to glass cleaner to bamboo cutting boards, on its Web site.

It’s taken three years, but the opening of MOL’s TraPac international container terminal is turning the Port of Jacksonville into a growing import gateway and distribution center for retai

A year ago, plenty of people were willing to bet James Welch wouldn’t be where he is today: in the CEO’s office at YRC Worldwide. It’s time to pay up.

Colorado’s San Luis Valley is a favorite destination among railroad fans.

From his office window in the New York Container Terminal, Jim Devine can see the rigs blasting rock at the bottom of the Arthur Kill, deepening the channel leading to the terminal’s berths to 5

Despite grim forecasts earlier in the year, food shippers haven’t faced equipment or space shortages in any mode.

With freight rates in the westbound trans-Pacific already under pressure, the great drought of 2012 comes at the worst possible time for shipping lines that carry U.S. exports to Asia.

James Welch is moving into his second year as CEO of YRC Worldwide with plans to use technology to optimize the struggling company’s trucking operations.

The Journal of Commerce Truckload Capacity Index rose 0.3 percentage points to 84.4 in the second quarter, as a slower economy depressed freight demand.

Nippon Express Co., Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, said on Friday that it has set up a representative office in Myanmar, formerly called Burma, with an eye on upgrading the new

Struggling truckload carrier USA Truck suffered a second-quarter net loss of $3.5 million, as revenue dropped 6.8 percent year-over-year to $129.6 million.

Rep.

A divided Federal Maritime Commission issued

Maersk Line will raise its rates on services from the Indian subcontinent to the U.S. and Canada, starting Aug. 15.

U.S.

Just when it looked like nothing could stop the U.S.

It was a clean sweep for Mediterranean Shipping Co. in the U.S. global containerized trade moving to and from European ports in the 12 months to March 31.

China’s ports saw growth slow in the first half of the year as European import demand softened.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending July 21 rose 6.2 percent year-over-year but were flat from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.