American Shipper

Railcars employed for the growing processed foods industry put the squeeze on the Tropicana.

C.H. Robinson’s vice president of Global Ocean Product expects to see ocean carriers putting profitability above rankings and volume in the coming year.

Commission employees have been placed on furlough and are prohibited by law from performing any duties during the shutdown.

An executive committee is elected in Louisiana and a managing director is hired in Italy.

Six of the submissions come from New Jersey and California; others are from Florida, New York, Texas and Virginia.

The state’s regulations for truck drivers differ from current federal rules.

The incoming Senate Finance Committee chairman also expects agriculture to be included in U.S.-EU trade negotiations.

Zoltek Corp., a carbon fiber manufacturer, netted a $7.77 million fine from OFAC for violating the U.S. government’s Belarus Sanctions Regulations.

Agricultural exporters concerned about shift to U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.

An economic downturn, coupled with trade volatility and fuel cost challenges will bog down carriers’ earnings in the coming quarters.

The Port of Charleston is expecting an unusually late slack season as a result of retailers front-loading cargoes ahead of increases in tariffs.

Innovation teams of industry stakeholders “will meet on a limited, short-term basis to refine commercially viable demurrage and detention approaches.”

The largest U.S. terminal operator and stevedore gets 50-year lease for terminals at the Port of New Orleans and will invest $66.5 million in infrastructure and equipment.

The rapidly expanding 3PL solutions provider plans to close on a deal in January.

Appointments are announced by the California Board of Pilot Commissioners, Gebrüder Weiss, Manatee, Oakland and Brownsville ports and Wet FFA Brokers Association

Long-term partnership with ATSG expanded with the lease of dedicated Amazon cargo planes.

Kurt Cavano is taking a break and resigning his executive leadership role at Infor.

The action during Tuesday’s Dispute Settlement Body meeting came amid a tense WTO Trade Policy Review of the U.S., which took place Monday and Wednesday.

The World Shipping Council and three other shipowner groups tell the European Commission consortia block exemption for liner shipping should be extended.

The department’s Office of Fossil Energy is reverting to a policy of requiring authorized exporters to report where liquefied natural gas or natural gas was delivered.