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Consumer confidence improved slightly in August despite concern about business and labor conditions, a business research group reported.

With global container volume forecast to increase by strong single digits annually in the next five years, port congestion could once again become a problem, says an analyst.

The Indian Shipping Ministry said it plans to augment the country's overall port capacity from the current 1 billion tons to 3.5 billion tons over the next 10 years.

Struggling Japan Airlines submitted its state-backed rehabilitation plan to the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, two months later than initially planned.

Schiphol Group, operator of Amsterdam airport, booked a 22 percent increase in freight traffic as first half net income tripled from a year ago.

Two terminals in the largest Danish port of Aarhus are merging their facilities into one contiguous deepwater berth with one set of truck gates and dedicated rail service.

The active container ship fleet added 2.4 million 20-foot equivalent units since the beginning of the year, putting downward pressure on ocean freight rates, according to a leading industry analyst.

Air freight volume rose sharply this year but will see “little or no Christmas rush” as retailers and consumers limit their spending, said Julian Keeling, chief executive of Consolidators Internationa

The average retail price for diesel fuel fell 1.9 cents last week to $2.938 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

President Obama will sign an executive order to establish a center for coordinating export control enforcement, the White House said Monday.

Spanish logistics company Azkar acquired airport cargo handler Cargo Aerospace Logistics.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings signed letters of intent for the acquisition of the remaining minority stakes in its subsidiaries, Bulk Energy Transport and Maritime Capital Shipping.

Qantas Freight launched courier and baggage delivery services under the new brand name Qantas Courier.

NYK said Monday it will increase freight rates on containers moving in both directions on its trans-Atlantic services as of Oct. 1.

American consumers opened their wallets a little last month as consumer spending rose at a 0.4 percent annual rate, the fastest increase in four months, the Commerce Department said.

In a sharp blow to the International Longshoremen's Association, Del Monte Fresh Produce is planning to shift its shipments of half a million tons of bananas on some 75 ships annually from the Port of

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest port, boosted first half container traffic 5.3 percent from a year ago to just over 155,000 20-foot equivalent units.

OOCL plans to raise rates on Oct. 1 on its services in both directions on the trans-Atlantic and on its services from the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Australia.

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.

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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