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Environmental, community and labor organizations Friday praised the decision by a U.S.

Air China reported an increase in cargo revenue of 127 percent for the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period last year. Total revenue for the period was $656 million.

The largest container ship ever to call the Port of Savannah arrived Friday.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways is expanding its freighter schedule to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The American Trucking Associations plans to appeal the ruling of U.S.

Maersk Line on Friday said it resumed bookings of all cargo for direct loading via the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), India's busiest container gateway.

A federal judge late Thursday rejected trucking industry arguments that parts of the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Programs violate federal law and said controversial provisions affecting drivers an

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Maersk Line said it will go ahead with a previously announced general rate increase on all container cargoes shipped across the North Atlantic in the fourth quarter.

The Coast Guard said Wednesday it will temporarily close a half-mile section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal during most daylight hours during the week after Labor Day for construction of paras

Major North American railroads increased their loadings in recent weeks of key raw materials as well as some finished goods related to manufacturing activity.

Rick Ferrin resigned Thursday as chief executive of the Jacksonville Port Authority. Chris Kauffmann, the port's chief operating officer, was named interim replacement.

Do you know how many truck drivers there are in the U.S.? What about number of heavy trucks? Here are some quick facts about the U.S. trucking industry.

Major U.S. railroads set a new 2010 peak for intermodal shipments in the week ending Aug. 21, the second straight week of new highs in container and trailer loadings.

The European Union opened an anti-trust investigation of marine insurance agreements among shipowners to check whether they are blocking rivals from the market.

The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a proposed rule to establish a “no-discharge” zone along the West Coast that bans sewage dumping from large vessels.

Landstar System is reducing its earnings outlook for the third quarter amid signs of slowing demand and tighter capacity in the domestic truckload market.

India's Adani Group acquired Abbot Point Coal Terminal, a dedicated coal export facility, in Queensland, Australia, from North Queensland Bulk Ports.

The Transportation & Logistics Council is pleased to announce that it is launching a new Website on September 1st.

Norway's Green Reefers, a leading carrier of palletized refrigerated cargo, blamed low spot rates, Russia's six month ban on U.S.

Truck tonnage rose 7.4 percent in July, the eighth consecutive month of year-to-year increase, the American Trucking Associations reported.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services swung to a slim $3 million second quarter net profit from a $186 million loss a year ago as the Israeli carrier's enforced restructuring program coincided with a rebou

North American short line and regional railroads are reporting freight traffic gains on the rise since mid-summer, a contrast to the wave of weak economic reports on housing and other activity for Jul

Container shipping lines have rebounded from a disastrous 2009, but their fortunes will “change quite dramatically” later this year as vessel capacity continues to rise, warns a new report

A former senior state transportation official said Tuesday the Obama administration must include financing proposals in any federal transportation policy to make the goals credible.

The Federal Maritime Commission on Tuesday announced the investigation of a Chinese non-vessel-operating common carrier for violations of the Shipping Act.

Cosco and China Shipping Container Line, which operate China’s two largest container carriers, have joined the parade of ship lines that have returned to profitability after losses in 2009.

Columbia Coastal Transportation last week terminated what could be considered one of the oldest marine highway services in the U.S.

Railcar and barge builder Greenbrier Companies took orders valued at $130 million to build new railcars and modify older ones, mostly to meet still-growing demand for high capacity domestic intermodal

German ocean container carrier Hapag-Lloyd will mull plans to issue a $630 million corporate bond and extend existing credit lines at a meeting of its supervisory board on Thursday, according to Finan

Georgia's Port of Savannah reported the busiest month for container shipments in its history in July, with 251,126 20-foot equivalent units moving through the port in an accelerating shipping rec

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose 0.3 percent in July but only because of a 76 percent jump in sales of commercial aircraft, the Commerce Department said.

Breakbulk and project cargo carrier Intermarine said it will take delivery this month of the Industrial Freedom, the first of four new multipurpose heavy-lift ships the carrier has ordered.

The Indian Shipping Ministry agreed to temporarily relax cabotage regulations to allow foreign shipping lines to transport containers between the ports of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), Mumbai, Mundr

Forth Ports, the UK’s only listed ports operator, increased first half profits 29 percent from a year ago on strong container growth and cost cuts.

Clarksons, the world’s biggest ship broker and shipping services company, boosted first half pre-tax profit 49 percent, driven by a recovery in shipping markets as a result of increased international

Global air cargo traffic climbed 22.4 percent in July from a year ago but the pace of recovery is likely to slow toward the end of the year, the International Air Transport Association said.

Japan's exports grew for the eighth consecutive month in July, but the pace of that growth slowed for the fifth month in a row as the yen gained strength and the global economic recovery faltered.

Closeout retailer Big Lots said its mid-summer inventory levels swelled as it scheduled import shipments early to avoid possible problems with container shortages during the traditional August-October

Cosco Pacific said its net profit for the first half jumped 81.7 percent as its container terminal volume increased and the company booked an $84.7 million gain from selling its stake in Cosco Logisti