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The third-party logistics provider has recently relocated the headquarters office for its Iberian operations to a new location in Madrid.

The proposed rule would obligate terminal operators at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma to limit truck entries to trucks with engines 2007 or newer, or trucks with equivalent emission controls.

The project to deepen the federal shipping channel from 40 feet to 47 feet began Saturday after a decade of study, independent review, public input and full regulatory approval.

U.S. Reps. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., and Michael Capuano, D-Mass., said they look forward to hearing how efforts are coming along on the implementation of positive train control, which can prevent accidents by overriding a conductor to slow or stop a train.

The Boston Consulting Group named seven areas where liner carriers need to focus their efforts and investment to meet challenges from non-asset-based digitally-focused companies and technology-first freight forwarders.

The port’s planned project to construct a container terminal capable of handling 1.14 million TEUs per year on its land in Contrecouer has been submitted to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.

A total of 4,030 cargo thefts were recorded in Mexico during the year, a 127 percent increase from 2016, according to the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center.

Transportation and logistics companies added 11,100 jobs for the month following a revised 11,600-job gain in December 2017, according to recent preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Drayage provider RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has effectively acquired intermodal trucking operator Robin Hood Container Express, it’s third such acquisition in the past 18 months, the company said in a statement.

The German ocean shipping company has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the business shares in E.R. Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie. KG.

The 6,350-TEU MOL Prestige experienced an engine room fire last Wednesday in the Gulf of Alaska at approximately 9:00 p.m. standard time while en route to Tokyo.

Dutch non-profit port community organization Portbase is partnering with PORTRIX LOGISTIC SOFTWARE to deliver the latter’s verified gross mass (VGM) application to its customers in the Netherlands, the companies said in a joint statement.

Specialist African ocean carrier NileDutch is working with Transmetrics, a tech startup that provides predictive logistics solutions, in an effort to streamline the firm’s empty container flows and increase efficiency.

Calgary-based Class I Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has opened its new Asia home base in Shanghai in an effort to further build its book of business, as well as strengthen existing customer partnerships, the company said in a statement.

The Atlanta-based parcel giant will start a daily, non-stop flight on Feb. 27 from its Louisville, Ky. hub to Dubai.

RightShip appoints new CEO; KAG Logistics hires EVP of logistics, chemical and specialty products, senior director of business development, and director of logistics solutions; and Stimson Center names managing director.

When the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate took effect in mid-December, rate levels at online freight marketplace Truckstop.com and data on spot rate market tightness rose sharply, and have remained high ever since.

Kontainers’ evolution from an ocean freight booking platform to a digital front-end transformation software for carriers and forwarders was part of the plan, according to its founders.

The Atlanta-based parcel giant and third-party logistics provider has announced an additional $12 billion in investments in its Smart Logistics Network and pension funding.

The mid-Atlantic port on March 1 will commence the roll out of its motor carrier appointment system, dubbed “PRO-PASS TRS,” at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) and will migrate it to Virginia International Gateway (VIG) this summer.