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Toy shipper Mattel overhauled its agreements with ocean carriers this year to clarify shipper-carrier responsibilities and provide both parties with incentives to fulfil contract terms, a company exec

China will need to import 2 million tons of U.S. corn by next year even though the country expects a record harvest this year, said the U.S. Grains Council.

Container traffic through major ports in India increased 4.3 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal 2012 ending Sept. 30, the Indian Ports Association said Wednesday.

Less-than-truckload freight demand remains healthy despite fears of a return to economic recession, the head of Old Domi

Slow steaming, a practice that ocean carriers adopted during the last four years to save on bunker fuel costs, is likely to becom

Fewer truckload carriers are planning to add capacity next year than had planned to do so six months ago, according to a survey by Transport Capital Partners.

Containerized imports moving through West Coast ports in August declined 7 percent compared to the same month in 2010 while exports surged 12 percent compared to August 2010, according to the Pacific

The CEOs of most logistics providers are bullish about the financial prospects of their companies over the next one and three-year periods and are most optimistic about business in Asia, according to

Cargo traffic at Cathay Pacific Airways fell 9.7 percent year-over-year in August and the carrier said demand remained weak into September even as the peak fall shipping season approached.

Diesel prices across the United States dropped 3.7 cents in the week ending Oct. 3., hitting a 30-week low as crude oil prices fell to their lowest point in eight weeks.

Almost half of all containerships on order are for capacity of more than 10,000 20-foot equivalent units and the average size of vessels delivered this year will be more than double that of a decade a

The Port of Krishnapatnam’s start of container operatios in late September positions the Indian port as an alternative to the congested container gateway in

DP World said its London Gateway deep-sea container port will start operations in the fourth quarter of 2013 with an initial annual capacity of 1.6 million 20-foot equivalent container units.

Fesco, owner of Russia’s largest ocean carrier, boosted revenue by 27 percent in the first six months and forecast an even stronger second half performance.

President Obama sent Congress long-pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on Monday afternoon.

Cargo shipped through the Panama Canal increased by 7.1 percent in the fiscal year 2011 ended Sept. 30, to set a record of 322.1 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System tons.

South Carolina environmental regulators on Friday blocked a permit sought by the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the Savannah River channel to the Port of Savannah, increasing tension between the st

The Institute of Supply Management’s closely watched manufacturing index defied downbeat expectations on Monday by growing one percentage point in September to its highest level since June, sign

A coalition of about 200 shippers backing the use of heavier trucks launched a video campaign to build support for truck size and weight legislation.

The opening of Kerry Logistics' regional hub in Singapore in the fourth quarter of 2012 w

Throughput at ports in the southeast Chinese province of Fujian from January to August rose 8.3 percent year-over-year to 6.1 million 20-foot equivalent container units.

Container line Safmarine said Monday it will merge its operations into larger sister carrier Maersk Line, a move that cut 240 jobs while boosting efficiency and reducing costs.

Cargolux is expected to take delivery this month of its first 747-8 freighter after settling a contract dispute

Weak demand for exports from Europe and the U.S.

When the International Longshore and Warehouse Union violently protested the hiring of non-ILWU workers at a Pacific Northwest grain elevator, the union’s East and Gulf Coast counterparts were q

India’s Port of Chennai appealed to container terminal operators, shipping lines and shippers to help ease congestion at the congested southeastern hub.

A tentative agreement between nearly 500 Canadian Auto Workers and Canada’s St.

The downturn in the global air cargo market accelerated sharply in August with traffic shrinking 3.8 p

With container and general cargo volume steady and rising across the Gulf of Mexico, ports are spending much of their time expanding shoreside facilities in anticipation of increased Asian cargo flows

When industrial equipment giant Caterpillar announced plans in June to expand into an 850,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Victoria, Texas, the impact resonated across the entire Gulf region.

The Yangtze River is the world’s third-longest river after the Amazon and Nile, stretching 3,914 miles from the Tibetan Plateau to its mouth at Shanghai.

With the International Longshoremen’s Association contract expiration a year away, some shippers already are starting to explore contingency plans.

Galborg Line, which operates a regularly scheduled multipurpose liner service from the U.S.

Shippers looking to lock down capacity are turning not just to carriers, but to each other, and logistics providers are bringing the assets they need to the dock.

The record drought in the Southwest this year caused $5.2 billion in agricultural losses in Texas, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service reported.

The FedEx trucking division, and the largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier, reported a $42 million operating profit in the fiscal quarter ending Aug.

Express air shipments may provide heavy lift for FedEx when it comes to revenue, but ground freight is delivering the more solid profits.

The arrival late last month of a China Cargo Airlines freighter at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was supposed to launch a service aimed at raising the city’s role in global trade.

The Texas industrial real estate market is booming as shifting global trade patterns and demographic trends make Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston three of the hottest markets in the nation.

A large container ship is slowly transiting the Kill van Kull channel on its way to a berth at Port Elizabeth, N.J.