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Expansion of all-cargo services is designed to support pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive customers.

Lufthansa IT experts help equip the unit load device with new functions

Yusen Logistics will manage all inbound, storage, picking and value-added activities

The Kampala location will focus on the surge of industrial projects in East Africa.

China featured prominently in the Special 301 Report for the 14th consecutive year.

The U.S. Postal Service and Customs and Border Protection have been ramping up efforts to stop shipments of fentanyl, which largely arrive in the United States from China.

The union representing about 25,000 CBP officers cites “forced overtime shifts, multiple deployments away from home and low morale.”

Deferral of ship deliveries will improve supply-and-demand balance for liner companies.

The U.S-China Bilateral Maritime Consultations also included talks on competition and efficiency in the U.S. container shipping industry.

The total value of U.S. cross-border trade with Canada and Mexico increased for the 19th straight month in May.

The total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement rose 8.7 percent year-over-year to $86.47 billion in February.

The Atlanta-based parcel giant saw its net income jump 15.4 percent year-over-year to $1.3 billion, led by double-digit profit growth in the international, supply chain and freight segments.

The weekly service was discontinued in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina.

The agency also has been taking a “really strong look” at forced labor used for imported goods.

Annual report lays out strategy for domestic and overseas multimodal transport and inland services.

Dale Spencer and Andreas Maierhofer have new roles.

The port terminal operating arm of the Chinese state-run conglomerate reported net earnings of $69 million, an 84.3 percent increase from the prior year.

Move follows consolidation of its liner business with that of Japanese competitors.

Further gains likely as port adds capacity to handle temperature-controlled cargo.

Economist says, “The levels of freight will remain good going forward.”