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The general director of global customs for General Motors will leave his post on March 31.

Maersk says its East-West shipping network will be monitored through a joint coordination center.

The monthly ocean service will use multi-purpose ships and handle both breakbulk and containerized cargo.

Honda is adding Acuras to the mix of vehicles it ships overseas from the Port of Jacksonville.

A group put together by the International Civil Aviation Organization has developed a risk-mitigation program for airlines.

CenterPoint Properties has acquired more than 400,000 square feet and 31 acres across two properties at the Port of Seattle.

The Cooperative Logistics Network operates with an agreement that sees the number of forwarders capped at three per city or five per major city.

The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement is recommending its 15 ocean carrier members implement a general rate increase on Dec. 15.

Logistics and compliance software provider Descartes sees profitability and revenue rise 11 percent in Q3, its 40th consecutive such month.

Long Beach-based UTi says no discussions are currently underway with Danish forwarder.

But the carrier will continue to servce customers by chartering space from APL.

Oracle’s Project-Drive Supply Chain attempts to link product lifecycle events like material planning and execution.

WiseTech Global’s flagship enterprise logistics software will receive container movement and status updates from the Oregon-based software provider.

The ground-handling agent has signed a five-year agreement with the all-cargo airline.

The Israeli carrier is focused on improving customer service and strenghtening services.

Trucking carriers will hire veterans as part of the Commerce Department’s Hiring 500,000 Heroes project.

The integrator has received regulatory approval to use iPad Air tablets as electronic flight bags and will implement the program on Jan. 1.

The freight forwarder will open new stations in Vancouver, B.C., and Mexico City next year.

A movie theater owner in the heartland has been affected by port congestion.

Transfennica, a subsidiary of the Dutch Spliethoff Group, will end its ‘Motorways of the Sea’ roll-on/roll-off service.