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Trump pick for deputy defense secretary brings extensive supply chain management experience at Boeing, but also potential conflicts

Florida East Coast Railway Holdings Corp. will be acquired by GMéxico Transportes S.A. de C.V. in an all cash transaction.

Shipping industry far more impacted by historic 2016 than any Trump policy in last two months

Brazilian meat industry downplays extent of tainted beef as some markets re-open

The port terminal operator arm of the recently merged China COSCO Shipping saw earnings tumble 42.5 percent to $247 million for the full year in 2016 despite a 1.2 percent increase in revenues compared with the previous year.

Silicon Valley-based Turvo’s platform launched Tuesday, allowing shippers, brokers and carriers to work together in real-time across the entire supply chain.

The Prevent Labor Union Slowdowns (PLUS Act), S.702, is sponsored by Senators Jim Risch, R-Idaho; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; and David Perdue, R-Ga.

The e-commerce giant may have competition in its bid for Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com, however, as Emaar Malls has submitted a competing offer, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is holding public hearings this week to discuss two proposed projects that would eliminate seven road-level crossings on a CSX rail line in Wake Forest and Raleigh.

Omaha, Neb.-based Class I freight railroad Union Pacific is combining its Pocatello service unit leadership with its Portland and Utah units and reassigning five management positions to other locations, the company said in a statement.

The airfreight carrier saw volumes rise 1.8 percent to 218,000 metric tons during the year despite a reduction in revenues caused by route changes driven by passenger demand, according to John Lloyd, senior vice president of cargo at Virgin Atlantic.

Canadian National Railway said loaded import containers arriving via its rail network from the ports it serves on the West, East and Gulf coasts will arrive in Duluth, and empty containers can then be used by exporters to ship their goods to world markets.

Starting March 26, 2017, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo began offering direct connections between Paris and Accra, Ghana, as well as Amsterdam and Freetown, Sierra Leone; Monrovia, Liberia; Cartagena, Colombia; and Minneapolis, Minn.

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund said last week the launch of the tender evaluation process would begin immediately.

Shippers exporting goods to Asia have experienced a large drop in available slots for containers with almost every shipping line, according to the European Shippers’ Council.

The transportation management software provider launched a new version of its mobile order management application, allowing shippers to tap into drivers’ smartphones for paperless dispatch and real-time ETAs.

Given the Pacific Northwest port’s importance to the region’s economy, the open chief executive officer position must be filled quickly, according to Jordan Royer, vice president in the Seattle office of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association.

The sportswear brand will use Amber Road’s China Trade Management solution to help it cope with massive import and export growth in China.

The Greenock Ocean Terminal, Scotland’s deepest container terminal, has projected its container volumes will double between now and 2021 thanks to the new Liverpool2 terminal that opened late last year.

The three-phase investment comes after the terminal experienced a 36 percent rise in volumes in 2016, and is expected to further increase cargo volumes by an additional 30 percent by the end of this year.