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The addition of Detroit as its 13th office gave the customs brokerage company a physical presence on the Northern U.S.-Canada border.

The new freighter service between Madrid and Basel will accommodate Switzerland’s growing pharmaceutical sector and will utilize IAG Cargo’s Constant Climate product during transport.

Federal Maritime Commissioner Mario Cordero will be appointed executive director of the Port of Long Beach, where he served as a harbor commissioner from 2003 to 2011.

Federal Maritime Commissioner Mario Cordero will be appointed executive director of the Port of Long Beach, where he served as a harbor commissioner from 2003 to 2011.

The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 will raise roughly $5.2 billion per year in investment funding for transportation infrastructure over the next 10 years through a series of gas and diesel tax hikes.

Vitti Logistics has chosen to use MacroPoint’s freight-tracking software to connect with carriers and track loads across North America.

Rhode Island House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan plans to submit legislation to repeal the so-called “Rhode Works” law, a truck-only tolling program that has been met with strong opposition from industry organizations.

However, export volumes during the month fell 5.3 percent from March 2016 as shipments to overseas markets experienced headwinds from the strong U.S. dollar.

CMA CGM’s subsidiary line APL is scheduled to launch the China Australia Service 3 (CA3) between North Asia and the East Coast of Australia May 21.

The port experienced year-over-year increases in container, breakbulk and dry bulk tonnage for the first quarter of 2017, despite a drop in liquid bulk tonnage.

The arrival of the 413-foot BBC Monte Blanc marked the official opening of the international shipping season by delivering wind turbine components from Spain to the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor.

Saddle Creek Logistics Services adds senior director of business development, while Port of Price Rupert vice-president of commercial and regulatory affairs and general counsel steps down.

The Singapore-based containership lessor, which has a fleet of 14 Panamax ships, said it will wind up operations in the wake of defaulting on loans.

The independent investment and asset management firm is launching MPC Container Ships AS, an investment vehicle focused on feeder vessels with between 1,000 TEUs and 3,000 TEUs of capacity, the company said in a statement.

Sinotrans & CSC, parent company of the largest freight forwarder in China, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of transportation, finance and real estate conglomerate China Merchants Group.

Federal Railroad Administration inspectors have discovered nearly 24,000 defects, including worn rails, broken or loose bolts, and cracked steel bars on rail lines used to transport crude oil, according to a report from the Associated Press.

The Danish ocean carrier took delivery of the world’s largest box ship on Tuesday, the 20,568-TEU Madrid Maersk.

Hong Kong-based containership lessor Seaspan said Graham Porter resigned as a director of the company, and has been replaced by The Washington Companies President, CEO and Director Larry Simkins.

The Swiss-based third-party logistics provider signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alibaba.com, combining its global logistics network with Alibaba’s expertise in B2B e-commerce to offer China-based shippers e-commerce logistics solutions.

Malta-based paperless solutions provider essDOCS has now acquired TridentGLOBAL after recently announcing its acquisition of eCertify just last month.