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NRF asks union, employers to reinstate contract through November so arbitration provisions are in place.

Shippers being forced to pay fees even though they are unable to pick-up cargo.

Army Corps of Engineers signs project agreement with Georgia.

Insurer says it is responding to an increase in rail traffic, especially crude oil and hazardous materials.

The company recorded a 35-percent, year-over-year, increase in its container load consolidation console program.

The integrator plans on 20,000 Access Point locations by the end of 2015.

Maersk and MSC plan to start up global partnership on East-West trades in January.

EPA program emphasises supply-chain collaboration to cut pollution.

A new report by Boeing predicts nearly 5% worldwide growth for air freight over the next two decades.

Maersk and sister carriers perform well in responding to e-bookings, but industry as whole lags in responsiveness.

As container shipping evolves, Drewry predicts survival of the leanest.

Two tank cars are source of fire in multi-car accident.

New products aimed at improving schedule reliability and schedule disruption data to aid shippers and LSPs when booking.

The service is available for the airline’s Priority Parcel Service, ConfirmedFS and ExpediteFS customers.

IAG will offer belly-hold cargo services on passenger flights from London Heathrow.

WFS has acquired a controlling stake in Orbital Group, ushering in growth in the Brazilian market.

Bell latest in series of personnel moves at border agency.

Former driver David R. Nelson admitted bribing employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Ga.

   A story in Monday’s AS Daily about a vessel-sharing agreement between Crowley and Seaboard Marine for a service between the United States and Dominican Republic misidentified the port that will be called in Florida. It will be Port Everglades, not Jacksonville.

Puget Sound ports said cooperation plan is a response to the competitive pressures in the container industry.