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Steel shipments continued to drop in July, according to the American Institute for International Steel.

An EPA grant will be used to imporve Los Angeles Harbor’s air quality.

Seaspan has entered into contracts for four 10,000-TEU ships.

Air France will cut back its full freighter fleet by 2016.

Maersk plans to implement a GRI on cargo from the Far East.

Logistadive will allow North American users to search for their optimal carrier.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines will add a freighter routing between Basel and Moscow.

The Federal Aviation Administration could fine the carrier for an improper repair.

All shippers must be mindful of how these new alliances might impact their service agreements as they start planning for the 2015 negotiating season.

Online freight marketplace uShip makes push into LTL spot rate market.

U.S. carriers operating in domestic cabotage trades under the protection of the Jones Act are undergoing an “extraordinary renaissance,” while that’s not so in the international trades.

OTM, which also encompasses its sister global trade management module, has been eagerly awaited by the transportation and trade community.

Dysfunction in the World Trade Organization threatens to stall critically important momentum to expand and facilitate global trade.

The Canaveral Port Authority recently received a $1.6 million port security grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Lehigh Cement Co. recently began an experiment using a “short-sea” route rather than trucking slag cement to customers in the Northeast.

The Canaveral Port Authority and the United Arab Emirates port operator submitted the application to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

Space Coast port courts new lines of cargo business, makes investments to ignite growth.

Shippers want a more balanced truckload market in which to move freight.

UPS has focused on better forecasting, increasing capacity, enhanced visibility and more complete communications with clients.

Two key vacancies were filled with highly regarded officials who have been instrumental in successfully implementing cargo security and modernization projects.