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Trade between the United States and India jumped 31 percent year-over-year in the first 11 months of 2010, driven largely by increased imports from India.

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ABF Freight System's lawsuit challenging Teamster wage and pension concessions at YRC Worldwide is on a fast track toward a hearing in a federal appeals court.

UPS Freight didn't increase less-than-truckload shipment volume much in 2010, but its LTL revenue leaped 10.9 percent to $2 billion, a sign higher rates are sticking.

SEA ISLAND, Ga. - International companies report little disruption to their operations in Egypt as a result of the widespread protests against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

Old Dominion Freight Line more than doubled its profit for the full year and fourth quarter, as a 19.9 percent increase in shipments boosted revenue in late 2010.

Japanese carrier MOL said 97 percent of the ships in the trans-Pacific services on which it participates arrived at ports within 24 hours of schedule during the last quarter of 2010.

The massive winter storm hitting a broad swath of the U.S. is delaying or stopping truck and train transport, as states shut icy highways or impose truck limits.

TNT, the Dutch express delivery and mail company, warned severe weather, strikes and integration costs will shrink its fourth quarter 2010 operating profit by around $62 million.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is ready with financing and support for U.S.

Eurogate, Europe's biggest container terminal operator, boosted 2010 traffic 5.2 percent from a year ago, trailing double digit increases at rival terminals due to lower Hamburg volume and sluggish gr

French dockworkers, crane operators and other port workers will walk off the job Friday, Feb.

Global air cargo traffic surged by over a fifth in 2010 from the previous year, driven by a rebound in international trade, the International Air Transportation Association said.

Costamare, the NYSE-listed container ship owner, announced the signing of a contract for two new vessels with capacity of 9,000 20-foot equivalent units and the acquisition of three smaller secondhand

Major freight carriers are warning customers to expect service delays and shipment rerouting this week across a broad swath of the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency will review whether a waiver applies to rules set by the California Air Resources Board on cargo handling equipment

Jacobson Companies, a global 3PL headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is expanding into Europe with the help of a strategic partnership with Rhenus Logistics, a $3.7 billion logistics service provider b

Cargo traffic for Asia-Pacific airlines grew 24.2 percent in 2010 in a strong rebound that pushed freight business to a new record far beyond the pre-recession levels, according to the Association of

The federally subsidized Build America Bonds that states, cities and agencies could issue under the 2009 economic stimulus package, generated sales totaling $181.3 billion before their bond program ex

Ryder System completed the acquisition of California-based trucking operator The Scully Companies on Monday, expanding its dedicated contract carriage business.

The value of U.S. trade using surface transportation to and from Canada and Mexico was 15.5 percent higher in November than a year earlier, the Transportation Department reported Tuesday.

A streamlined FedEx Freight launched enhanced services Monday after cutting and reorganizing its terminals, taking some cues from its express parent.

Manufacturing activity in January reached its highest level since May 2004 and posted its 18th consecutive year-to-year increase, the Institute of Supply Management reported.

The Georgia Ports Authority named Griffith Lynch its chief operating officer.

More than 350 container ships were scheduled to enter the world fleet last year, but shipyards delivered only 290, London-based shipbroker Braemar Seascope said in a report.

A big gain in domestic package business along with tight cost controls drove UPS to its strongest profit in four years in 2010, a $3.49 billion net profit that was 62.1 percent better than the year be

Yusen Logistics boosted net profit 125 percent year-over-year to $34.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2010 with the absorption of NYK Logistics.

The port of Marseille boosted traffic just 3 percent in 2010, lagging double digit growth rates at rival European ports as it paid the price for prolonged strikes.

The Suez Canal remained open to vessel traffic on Tuesday, but A.P.

Cosco and its Piraeus Container Terminal management will work with the Athens International Airport to build sea-air business by speeding up cargo connections between the Greek seaport and the airport

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is gathering international support for an all-modes "trusted shipper"

Retail diesel prices edged up eight-tenths of a cent last week to a national average of $3.438 per gallon, according to figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The Port of Long Beach this year will progress in the development of four key infrastructure projects that will prepare the port to accommodate cargo volumes that are approaching pre-recession levels.

Neptune Orient Lines said Monday container volume for its APL subsidiary grew 24 percent in 2010 over the previous year on an average gain of 22 percent on revenue per container.

A federal judge ordered an Indiana concrete company to restore pay and benefits to 23 cement truck drivers who were cut following a Teamsters strike.

Container shipping provided most of the profits that put Japanese carrier “K” Line back in the black during its October-December quarter, reversing losses of a year earlier.

Pilots who guide ships on the Mississippi River from its mouth to New Orleans last week put a new restriction on vessel draft because of silt accumulating in the channel.

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics will add port calls at Santander, Spain; Veracruz, Mexico, and Cartagena, Colombia, on its pure car/truck carrier service between Europe and the U.S. Gulf.

The Department of Transportation on Monday proposed all trucking companies be required to install electronic onboard recorders to monitor driver hours of service.