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Global semiconductor sales fell 1.7 percent year-over-year in September, leaving the foundation technology industry down 2.7 percent in the third quarter, according to figures released by the

Trans-Pacific spot rates rebounded this week off their 22-month low of last week, rising for the first time in two months, as measured by Drewry Shipping Consultants weekly benchmark.

APL pulled some of its refrigerated containers from service and said Wednesday the remaining stock in its reefer fleet is safe

Hong Kong’s Hutchison Port Holdings won a 10-year concession to develop and operate a container terminal at Unite

Transport Corporation of India’s profit fell 5 percent year-over-year to $2.75 million in the fiscal second

Waterfront employers are working with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union to identify and isolate at-risk refrigerated containers arriving at West Coast ports from Vietnam.

Port of Oakland executives are urging residents to balance exercising their right to freedom of speech with safeguarding the rights of port workers during a general strike on Wednesday to support the

Freightcar America said growing demand for railcars more than doubled revenue to $130.1 million, but the equipment manufacturer said the impact of weather and light maintenance dragged the company to

Genesee & Wyoming&rsquo;s net profit jumped 32.6 percent to $32.9 million in the third quarter, as the <

The pace of manufacturing growth in the United States slowed in October as the Institute of Supply Management&rsquo;s PMI fell back 0.8 percentage points to

Vladimir Lisin, reputed to be Russia&rsquo;s richest man, won the auction for state-owned Russian Railways cargo arm, Freight One, in a $4.2 billion deal that gives him control over a fifth of the nat

Yusen Logistics saw its profit fall 16.6 percent year-over-year to $22.91 million in the first half of fiscal 2011, which started on April 1, despite the Japanese forwarder growing revenue 90.6 percen

INTTRA plans to launch a new tool on its e-commerce platform that will measure the delivery performance of ocean carriers.


The House of Representatives last week laid claim to a budget offset the Senate Finance Committee intended to use to pay for Sen.

Seaspan&rsquo;s third-quarter loss widened to $122.6 million from $70.9 million a year ago, as the Hong Kong-based charterer was hit by rising operating costs and plummeting

Boeing delivered its first 747-8 freighter to Cathay Pacific Airways this week, making the Hong Kong-based airline the second carrier to take the aircraft and giving the aircraft manufacturer a needed

&ldquo;K&rdquo; Line added a weekly service called Jaseco-K connecting South Korea, the Philippines and Indonesia as a slot operator.

Longshoremen at the Port of Oakland began refusing to work vessels calling at the TraPac and SSA Marine terminals this week, joining actions that began at the Port of Seattle last week in response to

Prospects for an organized shutdown of the Port of Oakland appeared remote Wednesday after International Longshore and Warehouse Union locals in Northern California didn&rsquo;t direct longshoremen to

Diesel prices across the United States jumped 6.7 cents in the week ending Oct. 31, extending a sudden upturn that pushed diesel to its highest point in three months.

Evergreen Line is revamping several of its intra-Asian services in November to meet the growth of that trade caused by the free trade agreement between China and the 12 countries belonging to the Asso

Grand China Shipping has become the latest niche carrier to suspend a trans-Pacific service because of deteriorating conditions in the U.S. import trade from China.

A private equity firm&rsquo;s new minority stake in Canadian Pacific Railway is triggering suggestions of a large reorganization and even a potential outright sale of Canada&rsquo;s second-largest rai

U.S.-flag merchant ships spend on average 2.7 times more to operate their vessels than their foreign competitors, largely because labor and benefits cost American operators nearly twice as much, accor

The contraction in the global air cargo market continued for a fifth consecutive month in September, with traffic falling a further 2.7 percent from a year earlier on sharply lower Asian shipments, th

Japanese carrier &ldquo;K&rdquo; Line reported a loss of $242.7 million in its fiscal first half, primarily because of c

MOL said container shipping losses contributed to a loss of $214.8 million for the six months ended Sept.

NYK said weak rates and a strong yen contributed to a $150.3 million loss for the first six months of its

The overall cost of operating ships is expected to rise by 3.8 percent in 2011 and by 3.7 percent in 2012, according to a new

UK-flagged merchant vessels will be allowed to carry armed guards to combat piracy, the Prime Minister David Cameron said.

NOL Group posted a third-quarter loss of

For a good snapshot of the consumer economy, look no further than the American living room. Chances are, it looks pretty much the same as it did five years ago.

TNT Express is eyeing more cost cuts after profit in the third quarter

The National Foreign Trade Zone Board soon will publish new rules streamlining government rules for establishing and operating in the zones, the first major overhaul of the regulations governing FTZs

As Lufthansa Cargo tells it, the fate of the world&rsquo;s fourth-largest air freight carrier is hanging in the balance until a court issues a final ruling early next year on a surprise night flight b

The devil, as the saying goes, is in the details. That&rsquo;s the lesson emerging for U.S.

Brooklyn may have a bridge, but unlike four major terminals on the west side of New York harbor, ships don&rsquo;t have to pass under it to get there.

The key to boosting U.S. manufacturing exports is to stop China from manipulating its currency, not striking free trade agreements, according to a former White House economic adviser.

A reputed New Jersey mobster and an International Longshoremen&rsquo;s Association checker pleaded guilty to state charges involving waterfront loan sharking at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Cargo owners have begun lodging claims against Mediterranean Shipping Co., the charterer of the grounded Rena in New Zealand.