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East Coast ports are taking temporary market share from the West Coast.

Shipper group also calls on carriers to quit discussion agreements, conferences.

The Dubai-based port operator saw respective increases of 11.7 percent and 8.7 percent in attributable profits and container throughput for the year.

Government and business officials will try to make deals for Florida exports.

The Port of Virginia continues to take incremental steps to bring its capacity crunch under control.

The airline group said revenues increased in the second half of 2014 after seeing high fuel prices, reduced passenger yield and continued weakness and overcapacity in the air cargo market in the first half.

The online retailer’s ultra-fast delivery service will now be available in Baltimore and Miami.

Bill Johnson took office this month as head of Enterprise Florida.

Sen. Vitter and Guillermo Ruiz de Theresa were named “Port Person of Year” by the American Association of Port Authorities.

Port officials and Gov. Scott celebrated the completion of Berth 14 last summer.

GPA Executive Director says ports are unable to distinguish ad hoc voyages from normal rotations.

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   If I was to say to you that the two groups that held cargo interests hostage for nearly nine months were more alike than different, would you buy it?    Because the truth is, after months of obstinate negotiations—resolved only when the nation’s labor secretary essentially forced a resolution—the Pacific Maritime Association and International […]

Maersk Line CEO set course for profitability three years ago and has since led carrier to $4 billion profit in low-growth, excess-capacity era.

Air Transport with Jon Ross    Russia-based all-cargo operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines, a division of Volga Dnepr, has been seeing increased air freight demand to and from the United States since July 2014.    To take advantage of that demand, the carrier is developing service between Los Angeles and China this year, according to Robert Van […]

XPO’s effort to roll up domestic logistics industry progresses, with projections for $9 billion in revenue by 2017.

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer   The cover story this month examines the increasing size of vessels deployed between Asia and the United States, especially as it relates to the crippling port congestion currently being experienced at West Coast ports.   Even before the conclusion of contentious labor negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse […]

Strategic View with Walter Kemmsies    Containerized exports did not perform well in 2014, according to data from ports that reported volumes for loaded and empty containers. This is not surprising given that the U.S. dollar appreciated significantly in the latter half of 2014, major trading partners’ economies slowed appreciably and potentially a shortage of containers in less populated areas that are […]

   It’s logical that after being shut in for months by the winter’s cold to get one’s house in order with a vigorous spring cleaning.    The same can be said for U.S. West Coast container terminals’ task ahead after suffering from a long winter of cargo backlogs resulting from the protracted negotiations between the […]

   Anyone who knows me or reads my stuff for any length of time realizes I like sports. They also know I like to make comparisons between sports and other walks of life. The most natural of those comparisons, of course, is between sports and my day job, covering the logistics and transportation industry.   […]