The Democratic caucus picked leaders Wednesday and Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware will be the ranking Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee.
Truck trailers orders reached 20,200 units in October, 72 percent over the previous month, but down 38 percent year-over-year, according to industry analyst FTR.
BNSF Railway Co. and Kansas City Southern will offer a new joint intermodal service connecting shippers in the Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth areas, as well as other major markets along BNSF’s rail lines to the Kansas City Southern de México network.
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America said it supports the proposal by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to electronically publish notices of liquidation, along with suspensions and extensions of liquidations.
NYK Ports acquired a 20 percent share in Maher Terminals, which operates the largest terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey.
The Honolulu-based ocean carrier said the two vessels will be the first of their kind to serve the Hawaii-Mainland trade lane, operating fully on liquefied natural gas from day one in service.
With the addition of the East Midlands Airport, the London Stansted Airport and the Copenhagen Airport, Etihad Cargo now has nine freighter destinations in Europe.
NEHDS Logistics names president, while CVI International appoints VP of business development and sales.
The Taiwanese government announced a $1.9 billion aid package for the country’s shipping industry, which both Yang Ming and Evergreen Line would be eligible for.
A new supply chain analytics benchmark study from American Shipper found that manufacturers are relying on analytics based on historical data almost twice as much as retailers and LSPs.
The port authority’s board of commissioners approved two contracts worth $217 million for 86 rail-mounted gantry cranes, with 60 of the cranes going to Norfolk International Terminals and the additional 26 cranes going to Virginia International Gateway.
Michael Webber, a senior analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, cautioned the surge in freight rates and shipping stock prices seen in recent days may be “transitory.”
The investment arm of the conglomerate Koch Industries took about a 25 percent stake in Infor, which bought supply chain software maker GT Nexus in 2014.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service on Tuesday announced an awarding of $200 million to numerous producer and trade organizations to help expand export markets for the country’s agricultural commodities and products.
The Georgia Ports Authority said almost one-third of its fleet of container stacking machines (45 out of 145), manufactured by Konecranes, have been purchased with or converted to, electric power capability.
The 2M Alliance’s new TP3/Sequoia will commence Dec. 9 from Chiwan and will provide 12-day transits from Ningbo to Long Beach.
The Southern California port handled 581,808 TEUs in October, down 6.2 percent from a year prior.
The digital ocean container quoting and booking tool 45HC.com will use the ocean freight technology provider INTTRA to provide its users with booking and track and trace tools.
The International Air Cargo Association appointed Vladimir Zubkov as its new secretary general, who was most recently vice president of the Volga-Dnepr Group.
Officials from the United States and Peru met last week to discuss the progress made to address illegal logging, challenges that remain, and how both countries can work together and individually to address those challenges.
