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The board of directors at Canadian National Railway authorized the company to buy back up to

Canadian National Railway’s profit rose 19 percent to $648 million in the third quarter from a year ago

HNA Group bought a Turkish air cargo operator and will add up to 15 freighters over the next two years, as the Chinese transportation group attempts to become the leading global logistics conglomerate

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica said he’s not ready to say how Congress will “aggressively oversee any attempts” to cut the hours truck drivers c

UPS cut its air capacity out of Asia 10 percent during the recent third quarter amid a deep slowdown in demand, and carrier officials said Tuesday they are poised to adjust space again based on market

Intra-Asia operator Samudera Shipping Line saw its third-quarter profit fall 40.5 percent year-over-year to $

Japan’s NYK Line says container volume from Asia to the United States and Europe fell 10.2 percent from September to August in a

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica says a proposed six-year, $285 billion transportation plan will “be the core of not just the Republican but the congressional

Container freight rates on the Far East-North Europe spot market have dropped below zero after stripping out bunker surcharges, and rates will continue falling as leading carriers engage in a “d

UPS reported a 5.1 percent gain in net profit in the third quarter on Tuesday, to $1.04 billion, as pricing and efficiency gains offset weak volume in a “muted growth environment.”

Lufthansa Cargo employees walked off the job at Frankfurt airport Tuesday to protest a temporary ban on night flights at the carrier’s global hub.

Used truck sales bounced back in September after an extended slump during the summer, according to commercial vehicle research group ACT Research.

Third-quarter profit fell 5.3 percent at Canadian Pacific Railway to $184 million, as it lost 10.1 percent of intermodal traffic from a year earlier while battling extreme weather disruptions.

Truck manufacturer Paccar reported the highest quarterly revenue in its history as U.S. truck operators raced to replace aging heavy trucks with newer models.

Ryder System increased net profit 44 percent from a year ago to $56.9 million as acquisitions and organic growth boosted third quarter revenue to $1.57 billion.

European Union regulators rejected a $230 million restructuring of Sea France, casting doubt over the survival of France’s state-owned freight and passenger ferry company.

Japanese export ship orders fell for the fifth straight month in September on a year-over-year b

Some trans-Pacific ocean carriers are skipping port calls and holding back vessel departures if bookings are weak, illustrating how

Singapore Airlines is adding twice-weekly freighter service between Singapore and Frankfurt, adding Asia-Europe capacity just as a ban on night flights at Frankfurt threatens to limit service at the G

DP World’s 10 percent year-over-year boost in container traffic in the third quarter was driven by strong growth at the Dubai-based company’s terminals in the United Arab Emirates, Africa

Horizon Lines is discontinuing its money-losing trans-Pacific service, a route that sought to sail in a niche market underneath the scope of larger container lines by linking the U.S.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica said he will take “every measure that’s needed” to pass a four-year authorization of the Federal Aviation Adminis

Diesel prices across the United States rose 2.4 cents in the week ending Oct. 24, increasing for the second straight week as crude oil prices rose to their highest point in nearly three months.

Containerized imports into the Port of Seattle plunged 22.6 percent in September over the same month a year ago as a tumultuous month at Pacific Northwest ports brought a meek showing in the midst of

Refrigerated trucker Marten Transport increased its net profit 15.5 percent to $6.3 million in the third quarter on higher operating revenue, volume and surcharges.

FedEx, showing strong confidence in U.S.

Container Corp.

Truckload giant Landstar System increased net profit 38.5 percent to $30.2 million on a 9.8 percent increase in revenue to $684 million in the third quarter.

Bob Evans Farms is serving up a portion of its distribution network, selling its Springfield, Ohio, BEF Foods distribution center to Millard Refrigerated Services.

Truckload carrier USA Truck rejected merger talks with larger rival Celadon Group despite falling back into the red with a $4.3 million third-quarter loss.

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Agri-Food Central Ltd.

“Share and share alike” is a maxim shippers find hard to follow, especially if it means sharing zealously guarded supply chain resources.

INTTRA, the e-commerce cargo-booking portal, said its electronic bookings reached a record high in the past two months.

Star Reefers’ loss in the third quarter widened to $14.1 million from $3.7 million a year earlier as the Norwegian refrigerated ship operator faced plunging spot freight rates and high fuel pric

Japan’s exports in September grew 2.4 percent year-over-year, increasing for the second straight month after five months of declines following the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in March, a

Air freight moving through Hong Kong fell 6.1 percent year-over-year in September, the seventh straight monthly decline and a lackluster start to the peak fall shipping season.

Williiam G. Gotimer Jr. and Mark Tanner have been named co-CEOs of Trailer Bridge, replacing Ivy Barton Suter, who resigned Friday.

The Obama administration is moving quickly, by government standards, to reform the regulations that delay outbound shipments or add unnecessary costs to the export process as the White House presses a

Ray LaHood has had enough.