The South Carolina Ports Authority’s terminals handled 1.9 million TEUs of containerized cargo during its 2016 fiscal year, which ended June 30, a 1.4 percent year-over-year increase.
Truckload pricing dipped another 1.8 percent in June 2016 compared to the same 2015 period, the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
The European port’s breakbulk segment posted higher volumes year-over-year in the first half of 2016, while the container, dry bulk and liquid bulk segments experienced declines.
United States truck trailer net orders totaled 11,900 units in June 2016, a 10 percent decrease from May and a 56 percent drop from the same 2015 period, according to freight transportation analyst FTR.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has picked four airlines that are expected to provide new daytime flights to Tokyo, Japan’s Haneda Airport as early as this fall.
The Commerce Department on Wednesday has preliminary determined that antidumping duties should be assessed on imports of large residential washing machines from China.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based logistics company formed a new division, Dunavant Logistics Leasing Group, providing equipment throughout the Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and the Caribbean.
The expanded Panama Canal locks, which just opened June 26 to handle vessels up to 14,000 TEUs, are expected to reshape U.S. East Coast port operations.
The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s board of directors has named Jeff Theobald as its new chief executive officer, replacing James T. McDermott, Jr.
The vessel sharing alliance, which expects to launch in April 2017, is contemplating initially deploying up to 175 container vessels in U.S. trades, according to a Federal Maritime Commission filing.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the appointment of 29 new members to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Committee.
The European Commission handed down fines totaling 2.93 billion euros (U.S. $3.32 billion) to five truck makers for colluding on prices and passing on costs associated with emissions compliance, the EU anti-trust watchdog said in a statement.
The U.S. government on Monday expanded its list of raw materials that it said China unfairly controls from global industry through export duties in a recent challenge lodged with the World Trade Organization.
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railway will construct a $270 million intermodal rail hub in Rocky Mount, N.C. in addition to launching a new intermodal rail service within the state between the Port of Wilmington and Charlotte.
Shipment volumes and expenditures both increased compared with the previous month after three months of lackluster performance, but still remained well below 2015 levels, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security advised exporters on Wednesday that they should expect delays with their export counseling desk queries by telephone and email through Friday, July 22.
The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 137.2 for the month, down 1.5 percent from May but up 2.1 percent compared with June 2015, following a 2.9 percent increase the previous month, according to the American Trucking Associations.
The Japanese ocean carrier became the latest steamship line to partner with e-commerce solutions provider INTTRA to provide verified gross mass data.
The measure is aimed at preventing coal from being handled at a bulk terminal planned at the former Oakland Army Base.
Kansas City Southern’s net income grew 6.7 percent to $120 million in the second quarter of 2016 on revenues that slipped 3 percent compared to the previous year, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.
