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The Ocean Network Express (ONE), comprising Japanese container carriers “K” Line, MOL and NYK, has released details on its partnership structure and service offerings with east-west vessel sharing agreement THE Alliance.

CSX acting CEO Jim Foote met with Maryland congressional delegates and port officials on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of resuscitating the now-stalled Howard Street Tunnel rail project in Baltimore, reported the Baltimore Sun.

In addition to the growth in container cargo, the 13th straight month of gains for the port, breakbulk tonnage increased 25 percent at Savannah in November to reach 248,500 tons, according to data from the Georgia Port Authority (GPA).

The composite World Container Index (WCI), which aggregates container freight rates on eight major routes to/from the U.S., Europe and Asia, is up 5 percent from last week, but still down 23 percent compared with the same 2016 period, according to Drewry.

The new cooperative, dubbed the Open Choice Equipment Agreement – Northeast (OCEA-N) will be a port-wide gray chassis pool servicing major cargo, freight and equipment handling facilities, the chassis providers said in a joint statement.

Japanese ocean carrier MOL and U.K.-based engineering company Rolls-Royce Marine will work together to create an Intelligent Awareness System (IAS) for autonomous ocean vessel navigation.

The combined air and last-mile cargo service is aimed at retailers and e-commerce brands in North America for the shipment of bulky technology and sports equipment products, according to a statement from third-party provider SEKO Logistics.

The enterprise value of the acquisition of competitor Rapp Marine Group, which is expected to close during the first quarter of 2018, is about $19 million, according to MacGregor.

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) and Container Corporation of India (Concor) have signed a memorandum of understanding for dedicated container trains in an effort to consolidate multimodal transport.

Singapore-based industrial real estate firm Global Logistic Properties (GLP) says it intends to retain Gazely’s existing management team and brand name.

The European transport and logistics provider now has a total of 100 new rail wagons to transport Huckepack trailers, as well as containers of all types.

In a rather unusual move, the U.S. Commerce Department proceeded with recommending antidumping and countervailing duties for Canadian-built 100- to 150-seat commercial aircraft, despite the fact that they have yet to be delivered to Delta Air Lines.

Recommendations for Article 50 negotiations The EC sent a recommendation to the Council to begin discussions on the next phase of U.K. withdrawal from the EU as well as recalls the need to translate into legal terms the results of the first phase of the negotiations. EU puts in place new trade defense rules The […]

The parcel giant reported a net income of $755 million for the second quarter of its fiscal 2018 year, compared to $700 million during the same period last year, on revenues that jumped 9.4 percent year-over-year to $16.3 billion.

The adjoining Los Angeles and Long Beach ports recorded a combined increase in containerized cargo of 1.2 percent, while a decline of 6.5 percent was posted at the Northwest Seaport Alliance ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

The OCEAN Alliance, comprising ocean carriers CMA CGM, APL, COSCO, Evergreen Line and OOCL, will launch an enhanced service offering with 41 east-west loops starting in April 2018.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published a notice identifying 26 individuals slated to testify as witnesses on one of six different panels covering issues related to detention, demurrage, and per diem charges at a Jan. 16-17 hearing.

Year-to-date import volumes increased 1 percent, while exports were up 8 percent to 1.32 million TEUs, in spite of a 13 percent year-over-year decrease in November volumes, according to newly released data from the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA).

The logistics software firm is purchasing ABM Data Systems and CustomsMatters, both based in Dublin, Ireland, after announcing several other acquisitions throughout 2017.