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The South Carolina Ports Authority said container volumes, breakbulk tonnage, and vehicle shipments all increased in December from a year prior.

Railway employment levels in the United States have now fallen in 18 of the last 20 months, according to recent data from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.

The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator moved up the previously announced appointment of David Bronczek as president and chief operating officer from the beginning of 2018 to Feb. 1, 2017, the company said in a statement.

The integration solution gives McLeod PowerBroker users access to project44’s less-than-truckload API-based transportation solutions.

The U.S. Commerce Department has determined that truck and bus tires from China are being both subsidized by the Chinese government and dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value.

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. handled a total of 1.65 million metric tons of airfreight for the full year in 2016, a record for the terminal operator and a 1.7 percent improvement from the previous year.

Röhlig appoints director of global contract logistics, while Cozen O’Connor adds to its transportation and trade group and East Coast Warehouse & Distribution names senior director of customs examination services.

An executive at the home improvement retailer said at an SMC³ conference that e-commerce orders are growing fast, but challenges persist on many fronts.

New Prime Minister May seeks to reengage on trade, but will the EU comply?

WTO Director-General Azevêdo eyes fighting anti-trade rhetoric in second term

The new president immediately put the world on notice that his administration will combat unfair trade practices, which many interpret as a return to protectionism.

Just 10 percent of longshoremen requested by terminal operator employers came to work on Friday, bringing vessel operations to a near standstill at the Northern California port, according to port spokesman Mike Zampa.

Chaos in the ocean shipping industry has led to a winter of shippers’ discontent as freight transportation managers scramble to determine how carriers will meet their transportation requirements after several carrier mergers and acquisitions took place.

Shares in the Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railroad jumped 23.4 percent on Thursday to close at $45.51 following reports outgoing Canadian Pacific CEO E. Hunter Harrison could be eyeing CSX as his next landing spot.

However, FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle, who voted against the amendment, said it is beyond the scope of the Shipping Act and harmful to the U.S. tugboat industry.

Washington law firm Akin Gump said Kevin J. Wolf, who most recently served as the Commerce Department’s assistant secretary for export administration, joined its international trade practice.

In terms of loaded containerized cargo, the Georgia Ports Authority set a record for 2016, handling 2.95 million TEUs of loaded containers thorughout the year.

The Icelandic ocean carrier has entered into an agreement to purchase three 2,200-TEU ice-class vessels from Guangzhou Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China, with an option for three more, according to report from maritime news outlet Splash 24/7.

Global professional services company Accenture will acquire the corporate advisory and aviation consulting business of Seabury Group.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol reported a cargo throughput of 1.66 million metric tons for the full year in 2016, a 2.5 percent increase compared with 2015 and a record for the airport.