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The containership owner and operator said Mark Chu, its general counsel and chief operating officer, will step down effective Aug. 31.

All three of the major container carrier alliances now offer weekly service to the British Columbia port.

Massterly picks managing director and chairman and UPS appoints west region president, while APS Stevedoring names sales and marketing manager and Air Partner hires managing director for its regulatory and safety subsidiary.

The National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday announced it will require compliance with reporting and recordkeeping rules of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program beginning Dec. 31.

   The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday advanced the nomination of Mike Pompeo to be Secretary of State by a vote of 11-9.    Pompeo is currently director of central intelligence.    A final Senate floor vote on whether to confirm Pompeo is expected this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., indicated in […]

Results of Endangered Species Act reviews for five species could determine whether endangered and threatened species will remain subject to import and export restrictions.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has opened applications for $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding through the newly rebranded Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation program.

The final ruling clarifies the process for submitting Kimberley Process Certificates, which must accompany clean diamond exports and imports.

The U.K. maritime classification society issues a press release on the International Maritime Organization’s Resolution A.1119(30).

Some carriers allegedly are modifying cargo contract terms because of a lack of trucks at inland locations.

The Class I railway on Friday tendered final offers to the bargaining committees of two unions to renew collective agreements, averting potential strikes that were scheduled to kick in Saturday.

American Association of Port Authorities tells U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer that sanctions could hurt jobs at ports, tax revenues.

After several months of negotiations, the European Union and Mexico reached an agreement in principle on trade and investment and hope to have the remaining technical issues resolved “as soon as possible.”

The White House takes “key first steps in a series of government-wide initiatives to strengthen our allies, support the manufacturing and defense industrial base and drive American job creation and innovation.”

The global logistics software provider, which has made more than a dozen acquisitions since January 2017, unveiled an additional three on Monday, expanding its presence in Latin America and Europe.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Monday said U.S. companies with business ties to the recently sanctioned aluminum producer and its subsidiaries will have until Oct. 23 to cut those connections.

The 24-year-old Texas-based company provides logistics and information technology services to rail shippers and short lines.

The Jacksonville Port Authority has named an interim chief financial officer, while Roadrunner Transportation Systems promotes president to the board.

Mira Ricardel, former acting assistant secretary of defense for international security policy, will serve as deputy national security advisor.

Foreign companies want to invest in U.S. marine terminals, but they face government scrutiny that could curtail or even block their efforts altogether.