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Enterprise loaded a vessel with the natural gas liquid for the first time at its Port of Houston facility.

Joseph F. Sutter, considered within the aviation industry as the pioneering engineer who led the development of the Boeing 747, died Aug. 30 at the age of 95.

Logistics and marine services provider GAC Group shuffles regional VPs, while Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints regional sales manager for continental Europe.

A survey conducted by American Shipper revealed nearly three in four beneficial cargo owners and intermediaries currently have cargo on Hanjin vessels, and most are predicting rates will rise in the short- and long-term.

A survey conducted by American Shipper revealed that 40 percent of participants believe the most likely outcome of Hanjin’s predicament is that its assets will be liquidated and acquired by multiple carriers.

The ports of Savannah and Brunswick will be closed for operations tomorrow, Sept. 2, 2016, as a result of expected severe weather caused by Hurricane Hermine, which was recently upgraded from a tropical storm to a category 1 hurricane.

A survey conducted by American Shipper revealed that 40 percent of participants believe the most likely outcome of Hanjin’s predicament is that its assets will be liquidated and acquired by multiple carriers.

Carriers may seek to “turn the table” on shippers who drove hard bargains, but an upturn in rates may be short-lived.

The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson reached an agreement to acquire Melbourne, Australia-based freight forwarder and customs broker APC Logistics.

The total value of cross-border freight between the United States and North American trading partners Canada and Mexico slipped another 6.4 percent year-over-year in June 2016, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

American Shipper has established a survey to collect feedback on the impact of this massive news on the liner carrier industry.

The National Association of Truck Stop Operators has filed comments urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to work with the industry on a strategy for accelerating construction of fuel stations for alternative fuels on major highways.

The overall rate of fatal crashes involving passenger vehicles increased for the first time in three years to 1.12 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles travelled, according to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Under the new agreement, POST Luxembourg and Singapore Post, the national mail carriers of their respective countries, will offer comprehensive end-to-end e-commerce logistics solutions between Asia and Europe, the companies said in a joint statement.

Cold chain solutions provider CSafe Global acquired Kalibox, adding over 5,000 square meters of manufacturing in two European locations to CSafe’s current six North American locations that have a combined space of over 20,000 square meters.

The Belgian port has entered into an agreement with the Ivory Coast to help with the expansion of port logistics operations at San Pedro.

Hamburg-based bulk logistics company Hoyer took over plant logistics for Covestro within the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park.

Export volumes in New Zealand increased 10 percent for the second quarter of 2016, after adjusting for the usual seasonal patterns.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the shoes were seized by staff assigned to the ports of Los Angles and Long Beach, and if genuine, they would have had a total estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $4.29 million.

Hong Kong-based third-party logistics services provider U-Freight Group said it’s making investments to redevelop a number of warehouses in its network to better accommodate the future needs of the e-commerce business.