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Some analysts and container lines are expecting a rebound in trans-Pacific spot rates after prices hit their low

The Export-Import Bank of the United States expects an increase in its lending limit through a reauthorization bill making its way through Congress.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union office clerical workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach broke off contract talks and set up picket lines at four container terminals after 18 months of negotiatio

A former Peruvian airline executive has pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix surcharges on cargo shipments from the United States and Latin America following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

ALK Technologies, creator of the PC Miler software used by truckers and shippers in routing and pricing, is restructuring to tighten its focus and expand its reach.

Matson will become a separate publically traded company under a plan approved Thursday by its parent company, Alexander & Baldwin.

YRC Worldwide boosted the per share value of its stock above $9 in a 1-for-300 reverse stock split Friday that drastically reduced its number of shares.

Trucking employment rose 2.7 percent in November from a year ago but was almost flat from October, rising only 0.3 percent despite high demand for truck drivers, according to federal statistics.

Federal regulators are planning a crack down on “reincarnated” motor carriers after shutting down two closely affiliated trucking operators in one month.

Two unions representing railroad workers have reached tentative agreement with major U.S. railroads, averting the immediate threat of a national labor action.

Moody’s downgraded some $920 million of CMA CGM’s debt for the second time in three months on Friday, citing the ocean carrier’s weak

UTi Worldwide says global economic shifts will cut into earnings in the rest of 2011 after the logistics operator reported an 8 percent gain in net profit in the third quarter.

The freight transportation industry is preparing for important trigger dates in 2012 that should convince even the skeptics that there will be no turning back when it comes to greening the supply chai

Shippers want governments around the world to adopt uniform standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime industry and insist it should come through voluntary use of improvements i

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DHL Global Forwarding is offering shippers a new multi-modal service between China and Japan, which it says cuts costs by up to 60 percent compared to air freight options.

Maersk Line is implementing general rate increases on its Far East Asia services to South America and Canada, as part of a rate restoration program.

A 12 percent surge in refrigerated food shipments sent spot market reefer rates up almost 2 percent during the Thanksgiving week, countering soft pricing across most of the truckload market, according

A New York-New Jersey terminal operator unveiled plans for labor-saving technology in an expansion set to open in 2014, but the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association said he&

Shipper and transportation groups are increasing pressure on Congress to avert a potential national rail stoppage, as the deadline for striking an agreement with two unions nears amid the peak holiday

House Democrats proposed a transportation bill on Thursday that tightens ‘Buy American’ provisions on materials used in infrastructure projects, countering a

Air freight volume at Los Angeles International Airport fell 10.7 percent, the steepest decline of the year and a stark sign of the weak market for

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This year’s container volume through the Port of New York and New Jersey is expected to be about 4 percent over last year’s 5.3 million twenty-foot-equivalent units, the port authority&rsq

Container volumes handled at West Coast ports in October declined 6 percent compared to October 2010, largely because of a 9 percent drop in imports, according to the Pacific Maritime Association

Hutchison Port Holdings signed an agreement this week with Australian engineering company Baulderstone to begin construction of Berth 11, the first of two new berths at the Port of Brisbane.

CEVA Logistics said it is increasing its less-than-container-load consolidation services worldwide.

Hamburg Sud and Seago Line plan to combine three of the services they operate between North Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean into one service with three loops in January.

CMA CGM lost $223.8 million in the third quarter despite revenue rising 2.8 percent year-over-year, squeezing the carrier's net profit to $13.2 million in the first nine months of the year.

Rotterdam is freezing harbor dues for ships for the third year running in 2012, as it bids to boost it

YRC Worldwide will execute a 1-for-300 reverse stock split Friday in an attempt to boost its stock value from about 3 cents per share to more than $1 per share.

UPS, making its first acquisition in several years, bought a major Italian pharmaceutical logistics company, as the parcel giant expands its reach into supply chains for the pharmaceutical, biotech an

The Maritime Administration on Thursday released a set of 11 ship designs that c

Operating costs for vessels calling at India’s Port of Mumbai will go up substantially mid-December following a tariff increase decision by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports, the country&rsqu

Norwegian Car Carriers’ third quarter loss widened to $4.1 million from $1.8 million a year earlier, as a one-off charge outweighed the impact of surging Japanese and Korea auto shipments.

The Port of Miami’s plan to deepen the channel into its harbor to accommodate post-Panamax ships ran into an environmental roadblock this week.

DP World has doubled its container capacity at Dakar in Sengal through the expansion of its West African terminal, as the terminal operator aims to tap growing Asian trade.

Lufthansa Cargo said it expects to lose around $54 million annually if a temporary night flight ban at its Frankfurt global hub is made permanent.

Mediterranean Shipping and CMA CGM, the world’s second- and third-largest ocean carriers, announced an agreement Thursday to join forces on key trade routes around the world in a far-reaching pa

Alphaliner expects most container shipping lines to lose more money in the fourth quarter than they did in the third quarter, as the industry suffers from weak demand and lower rates.