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The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index extended its slide in May, falling 0.9 percent following April's 0.5 percent decline and an “exceptional”

U.S. wholesalers’ inventories rose 0.8 percent last month, held down by tighter automotive inventories, while sales increased 0.3 percent, the Commerce Department said.

Following an acquisition and East Coast expansion, trucking company Roadrunner Transportation Systems is reorganizing its management team.

TNT Express launched a dedicated 767 freighter service between India and Europe, claiming the added capacity will consolidate the Dutch company’s market leadership in Asia-Europe express deliver

President Obama is keeping open the option of drawing oil out of the U.S.

Two national trucking groups called on the Department of Transportation to begin researching the benefits of crashworthiness standards for heavy trucks.

Record exports fueled by a slumping dollar combined with a drop in automotive and oil imports to shrink the U.S. trade deficit in April by 6.7 percent to $43.7 billion, the lowest since December.

Qatar Airways acquired a 35 percent strategic stake in Cargolux, Europe’s biggest all-cargo airline, on Thursday taking a major step toward its goal of becoming one of top players in global air

The International Air Transportation Association named former Cathay Pacific chief executive Tony Tyler to replace Giovanni Bisignani as head of

Customs and Border Protection announced a major step toward fulfilling a 10-year-old goal of giving importers a “single window” to government.

A New England-Halifax shuttle service, launched by American Feeder Lines as the forerunner of a planned coast-wide network of short-sea services, will begin service next week.

The Federal Maritime Commission will seek public comment on a proposal for an exchange rate adjusted bond rider for non-vessel-operating common carriers that do business in China.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce leaders said Wednesday that the U.S. and Mexico should elevate their efforts to promote security and trade facilitation at the border.

Coal and coke mining firm Oxbow Mining is suing the two largest U.S.

European shippers are endorsing the call for radical changes in the container industry by Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding, but the European Shippers Council said Maersk has a heavy legacy to overcome a

Ryder System expanded its truck leasing operations in the United Kingdom by acquiring British heavy truck leasing firm Hill Hire for approximately $252 million.

Freight volume carried by for-hire transportation companies in April fell 1 percent from the previous month but was up 3.7 percent from April 2010, the Transportation Department reported.

The Baltic Exchange’s new electronic marketplace for dry freight derivatives, Baltex, began trading today.

DHL Express is adding flights connecting the U.S., Middle East and Asia, dedicating a new Boeing 747-400F to its intercontinental routes.

The board of directors at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce elected Iowa trucking industry executive John Ruan III as chairman for a one-year term.

U.S. shippers moved more freight than normal in the first quarter, as a wave of inventory restocking hit earlier than in 2010, according to a shipper survey.

The Department of Homeland Security, in a move that would be welcomed by long lines of beleaguered travelers, is considering letting most airline passengers go through airport security screening witho

The port of Antwerp wiil reward “clean ships” with a 10 percent discount on tonnage based harbor dues from July 1 in a bid to further cut emissions of pollutants.

Container throughput in India’s Port of Mumbai fell 18.5 percent year-over-year in the first two months of fiscal 2011-12, the port authority said on Wednesday.

Heavy-lift shipping company Dockwise warned today that it will transfer its Dutch-flagged ships to a different register unless the Netherlands allows it to hire private guards to fight pirates.

Container traffic at Bremen/Bremerhaven hit a record high in April as the German twin ports continue to outpace growth at their North West European rivals.

APL President Eng Aik Meng announced his resignation on Wednesday, expanding a rapid overhaul in the top leadership at one of the world’s largest container shipping lines.

Spot container freight rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific took a sharp turn downward in the last week, falling 8.1 percent in a new sign of weakness on the trade lane, according to Drewry Shipping C

Japan’s trade deficit with the rest of the world soared more than three-fold to a record in the first part of May as the country’s exports withered in the wake of the

Hapag-Lloyd said it will omit the next three ship calls on its GS1 service between the U.S.

The Department of Transportation is making $1.5 million available to Alabama in “quick-release” emergency funds, to reimburse the state for some initial repairs to traffic signals, road si

A peak-season surcharge scheduled to take effect next week in the eastbound Pacific has been postponed for at least one month.

Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach will increase the traffic mitigation fee charged during daytime hours to $60 per TEU from $50 beginning July 4.

Rising floodwaters on the Missouri River have begun disrupting some rail operations, just the latest in a series of weather problems for U.S. railroads in recent weeks.

U.S. containerized exports rose 12.5 percent in April, their 19th consecutive year-over-year increase, after a 13.9 percent gain in March, according to PIERS.

The combination of Mississippi River flood water levels dropping and the river’s bottom silting up is creating what some call a navigation emergency in the channel between New Orleans and the Gu

British Airways today agreed to pay $89.5 million to scores of air freight shippers to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit over its involvement in a global cartel that fixed cargo rates.

North American owners of railcars parked 2,855 additional cars during May, expanding the fleet of idled units at a time when bulk rail freight shipments had weakened from earlier in the spring.

Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping firm, announced the partial resumption of services at two Japanese ports damaged by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeaster

A DHL Express cargo plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Gabon on Monday, but the four crew members were rescued from the wreckage.