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The Honolulu-based ocean carrier reported a profit of $25 million for the third quarter of 2016 on $500.4 million in revenues.

The Philadelphia-based logistics and transportation solutions company opened a new office in Peru and two new offices in India.

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German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd is expecting its recent merger with Dubai-based United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC) to generate various benefits and synergies for the newly joined company, but they won’t necessarily come easily.

Chairs of the House PORTS Caucus – Congressmen Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Ted Poe (TX-02) – sent a letter to DHS Secretary John Kelly to get a classified understanding on the country’s ports’ cyber protection plans.

The Southern California port said it plans on spending $457 million on capital projects for the 2018 fiscal year, which is for the 12-month period that begins Oct. 1, 2017.

Standard & Poor’s confirmed Hapag-Lloyd’s B+ credit rating in the wake of its merger with United Arab Shipping Co., and removed the German shipping company from its CreditWatch.

The U.S. Gulf Coast port has completed maintenance dredging on the Bayport channel, allowing vessels with 45-foot drafts to call the Bayport Container Terminal.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Dan Elwell, who has both extensive government and private sector aviation experience, has been sworn in this week as its deputy administrator.

Upwards of 1,200 graduates of the nation’s federal and state merchant marine academies are now taking their place in the U.S.-flag maritime industry or military branches, according to the American Maritime Partnership.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based marine solutions, transportation and logistics company has joined forces with ExxonMobil and Eagle LNG Partners to develop liquefied natural gas for vessel operators bunkering in North America.

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission has determined there is probable cause in 25 complaints of racial discrimination and harassment at a UPS distribution center in Maumee, Ohio, local Ohio news source The Blade reported.

The victims were conductors aboard a CSX freight train that was approaching Union Station from Baltimore and had deboarded to check a mechanical problem.

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $63,000 civil penalty against Terrazzo USA & Associates of McLoud, Okla. for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials regulations.

The Lake Oswego, Ore.-based railroad transportation equipment manufacturer’s revenues for the quarter, which ended May 31, 2017, tumbled 28.3 percent year-over-year to $439.2 million.

The global logistics provider has opened a temperature-controlled warehouse facility by Dublin Airport to support life science manufacturers in Ireland.

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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves director of human resources services; and the Port of Corpus Christi Authority hires director of operations and financial controller.

The world’s largest liner carrier and its associated businesses are gradually recovering from Tuesday’s massive cyber attack, but some systems remain shuttered.

The state could see the construction of a new intermodal facility, plus move forward with plans for a new deepwater seaport and further develop an existing port, Oregon Shipping Group President Kevin Mannix says.