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Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the fourth time in six weeks, declining to the lowest point since July 2008, the Labor Department said.

The Drewry Container Rate Benchmark for trans-Pacific shipping fell 5.7 percent in the week ended Nov.

APL Logistics hired two veteran intermodal experts to strengthen its inland transport capabilities.

Matson Navigation, joining the move by ocean carriers to announce price increases early heading into the New Year, said Thursday it plans to freight rates between Hawaii and the mainland by $120 per w

The president’s deficit reduction commission should reject proposals that would reduce investment in the nation’s waterways and ports, the National Waterways Conference said Tuesday.

Port Metro Vancouver hit the high point in container traffic in the port authority&rsquo;s nearly three years of existence in October, with volume growing 19.5 percent over the same month a year ago.<

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach approved an update to their ground-breaking 2006 clean air action that calls for a significant reduction in pollution from vessels and line-haul locomotives.

A Bahamas-registered container ship collided with another container vessel Tuesday on the Hooghly river near India&rsquo;s eastern Port of Kolkata.

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking for $838,250 in civil penalties from two shippers and an aviation maintenance company for violating aircraft hazardous cargo and safety rules.

APM Terminals Pipavav, which operates India&rsquo;s Port of Pipavav, agreed to lease nearly 100 acres of land to Mumbai-based Aegis Logistics.

The end is near for the Federal Maritime Commission&rsquo;s high-profile investigation into carrier capacity and equipment shortages.

India&rsquo;s Union Ministry of Environment gave the state authority final clearance to build the long-awaited Navi Mumbai airport project, about 20 kilometers from the city.

Dockwise secured approval from shareholders Nov. 23 for a $106 million share issue to help pay for the construction of a giant vessel with a lifting capacity of more than 100,000 metric tons.

The U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the third quarter, spurred by increased personal consumption, inventories, exports and business investment in new equipment.

Deutsche Post said it will target investment at its DHL express and logistics business in the next five years as its mail unit faces stagnant earnings.

Leading containership charter owner Costamare reported lower revenues and profits in the third quarter, but the company said they are optimistic about future growth.

APM Terminals, the terminal-operating arm of A.P.

The Department of Energy is putting a $50 million conditional loan commitment behind the development of a wheelchair accessible passenger van.

Department of Transportation spending, under the 2009 economic stimulus law, reached $22.65 billion as of Nov.

Popular legislation that supports U.S. ports&rsquo; efforts to reduce emissions for diesel engines will likely be considered early in the 112th Congress.

The U.S.

The Maritime Administration is providing $4 million to help prevent the spread of invasive aquatic species found in cargo ships plying the Great Lakes and inland waterways, the U.S.

A bitter confrontation appears to be brewing between India&rsquo;s Mumbai Port Authority and user associations over the levy of additional charges on stranded vessels.

The U.S.

Last-minute changes to the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 initiative announced last Thursday will benefit truckers, but will leave some shippers wondering how to assess their carriers&rsquo; safet

European world trade will maintain its growth next year despite various austerity packages introduced in countries with excessive debt, according to Global Port Tracker.

APL Logistics is starting a service that trucks containers the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh to Vietnam&rsquo;s Port of Cai Mep in Vietnam.

London — Maersk Line is settling a $13.9 million lawsuit by British retailer Argos claiming the Danish ocean carrier breached its contract with the shipper for Asia-Europe transport.

The Waterfront Commission is unique to New York-New Jersey, and its history has been intertwined with labor at the port for more than half a century.

If you use it, you should pay for it. That&rsquo;s the message running through a range of budget recommendations from the heads of President Obama&rsquo;s deficit reduction commission.

New equipment orders from lessors, railroads and shippers are giving railcar suppliers reason to celebrate for the first time since the Great Recession settled in two years ago.

Like any good buyer, Brown Trucking&rsquo;s Brian Kinsey has a checklist of sorts for evaluating a potential acquisition.

Is this the time to buy or sell a trucking company? Businesses on both sides of the question are concluding the time is right for the sort of transactions missing since the beginning of the U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration is stretching its regulatory reach overseas, but it&rsquo;s been a slow process in a rapidly changing global market.

When 2010 opened, container shipping analysts predicted the federal stimulus program and rebuilding of retail inventories would drive rapid growth in the first half of the year, but imports would slow

Shippers, you&rsquo;re on notice: Even if your cargo isn&rsquo;t destined for Europe, effective Jan.

Shippers are more likely to find supply and demand in better balance going into the new year, a year after burgeoning U.S.

Bengt Henriksen has been importing fireworks for years, contracting with a large motor carrier to haul his hazardous cargo from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to local warehouses and rail ram

After watching freight volumes moderate or slip in the late summer and early fall, some trucking companies are enjoying a late peak shipping season.

A crime watchdog agency&rsquo;s hearings on New York-New Jersey port labor practices will echo in the next round of longshore contract negotiations.