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   The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $183 million in agricultural commodities and support to benefit an estimated 2.7 million children in 10 developing countries as part of the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.    Through the McGovern-Dole Program, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service works with private voluntary organizations and foreign governments […]

   The largest export market for U.S. pork and beef in February was Mexico, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Meat Export Federation.    Beef sales to Mexico in the first two months of 2014 were up 26 percent in volume, to 37,638 metric tons, and 40 percent in […]

   A 24-hour strike planned by union transportation workers in Argentina on Thursday is expected  to the port of San Lorenzo-Rosario, transits at Zona Comun and pilot boat operations through Rio de la Plata and the Parana River.

   The members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association have called for an increase in U.S. security charges due to security measures implemented throughout the Caribbean in the past few years, the group announced Monday.

   A new study from Dynamar of the roll-on/roll-off shipping business, found that while the conventional deepsea ro/ro fleet is contracting, the vehicle carrier fleet is growing.

   The amount of cargo shipped and the price of those shipments in March rose by 6.6 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively, compared to February, according to the the Cass Freight Index Report.

   U.S. Bank has unveiled the latest service in its Fuel Solutions Program, U.S. Bank Virtual Fleet Pay, a cardless credit solution that can be used wherever MasterCard is accepted.    The bank will roll out the program in the fall.    Virtual Fleet Pay also generates detailed fleet data reports for drivers.     “When […]

   Saying there is a shortage of medical examiners signed on the national registry, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to extend the registration deadline.    The FMCSA called for a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners to be in place with 40,000 registrants by May 21. By […]

   CEVA Logistics has opened a Foreign Trade Zone warehouse operation in Miami, the company announced Tuesday.     U.S. Customs and Border Protection approved the operation, which joins CEVA’s existing network of FTZ operations in Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago.    “The Foreign Trade Zone is designed to lower the costs of import duties […]

   Yusen Logistics said Wednesday it has started a cross-border trucking service connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.    The service, called South East Asia Link (SEAL), provides full truckload and less-than-truckload solutions five times per week between Singapore and Malaysia, and twice per week between Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam.    SEAL is […]

McAuliffe    After a tumultuous three years during which state officials made a series of significant institutional reforms to address concerns with cargo volumes, efficiency and profitability, the Port of Virginia could be in for more change.     Gov. Terry McAuliffe, the new Democratic governor of Virginia, told the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce on […]

   The Port of Baltimore said it handled record amounts of automobiles, containers and wood pulp in 2013.    In total, the amount of general cargo at the port’s public marine terminals reached 9.6 million tons, matching last year’s record. Combining the private marine terminals, the port saw 30.3 million tons of international cargo cross […]

   Crowley Maritime Corporation has acquired majority ownership of Accord Ship Management (HK) Limited and Accord Marine Management Pvt. Ltd., which provide third-party international crewing and technical ship management.

   The European Commission has proposed regulations regarding the safety, security and operation of civilian drones, a move that sets in motion an impact assessment on the use of drones.

   American Airlines expects 2014 cargo revenues to top $860 million, an increase of $30 million over 2013’s total, a prediction that came in an investor relations update filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

   Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.1 percent in April, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

   American Fast Freight will open the largest cargo terminal on Alaska’s Kodiak Island on May 2.    The terminal is a 6,000-square-foot terminal built two miles from the Port of Kodiak and will receive shipments in 40-foot containers, flat racks and temperature-controlled trailers. Interstate cargo coming from the lower 48 states will be consolidated […]

   The World Trade Organization’s revised Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) officially entered into force on Sunday, almost two years after the protocol amending the original agreement was adopted.    The parties to the revised agreement will see gains in market access of between $80 billion and $100 billion annually for their businesses, WTO said. […]

   Swift Transportation said earnings per share during the first quarter will fall between $0.11 and $0.13, a lower-than-expected range that comes as a result of severe weather and its impact on volumes, and fuel and other expenses.    The company did point out, however, that first-quarter utilization improved during each month of the quarter, […]

   Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and the owners of seven “C-series” container ships are seeking damages of ¥13.8 billion ($135 million) from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in connection with the MOL Comfort incident.    The 8,000-TEU MOL Comfort split in two and sank off the coast of Yemen in June as it sailed from Singapore to Jeddah. […]