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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.

   The Jan. 17 news report “Port of Duluth-Superior wraps up shipping season,” said the yearly closure and re-opening of the Soo Locks is dependent on the weather and the amount of ice on the lakes, but the yearly closure is scheduled for annual maintenance and repairs.

Gene Seroka, executive director at the Port of Los Angeles, said 2016 was an “epic” year, and in 2017, the port will focus on improvements in process management, information technology and land use.

Developed nations harkening back to manufacturing’s glory days resemble that which they oppose

Yang Ming responded by saying it has unwavering support of Taiwan’s government and has “proactively reorganized internally to effectively reduce its operating costs.”

Orient Overseas Container Line’s parent company said it is not aware or involved in any bid relating to the company or OOCL.

Kansas City Southern’s net income fell 1.1 percent to $479.9 million for the full year in 2016 on revenues that slid 3.5 percent compared to the previous year, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.

Now that the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has rejoined the Global Shippers’ Forum, ESC Chairman Denis Choumert is hopeful the Asian Shippers’ Association and other Asian shipper groups will work with the forum to address concerns.

The Shanghai Containerized Freight index fell 1.9 from last Friday to a reading of 971.64, but the index is still much higher from a year prior.

The freight visibility software provider said it will be aggressively pursuing plans through 2017 to introduce support for additional modes of transportation.

Truckload pricing dipped another 0.9 percent for the month compared to December 2015, the tenth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

The Lowell, Ark.-based intermodal and trucking provider’s net earnings for 2016 inched up 1.1 percent from 2015 to $432.1 million.

Intermodal pricing increased 1.5 percent for the month compared with the same 2015 period, just the third year-over-year increase since December 2014, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.

Online freight forwarder iContainers already had offices in Florida, India and Spain prior to the opening of its newest office in Rotterdam.

Warren T. Burns, a partner at the Dallas-based law firm Burns Charest, which has represented shippers, said the decision was inconsistent with the position taken by the Federal Maritime Commission and U.S. Department of Justice.

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Hunter Harrison, retiring president and CEO of the Calgary-based Class I railway, has apparently decided to cut his remaining time with the company short, and may be eyeing U.S. railroad CSX as his next move.