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The Omani port received four new post-Panamax quay cranes from Shanghai-based equipment manufacturer ZPMC.

UPS Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Abney’s salary grew another 35 percent for the year after a nearly 105 percent increase in 2014, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is scheduled to resume operations at Brussels Airport March 26, offering direct flights to Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou.

Third-party logistics provider Arvato SCM Solutions will provide distribution and value-added services at its new facility in Gennep, the Netherlands.

Reading & Northern Railroad appoints forest products VP, while ICC Logistics Services names CCO and the Long Beach Harbor Commission picks directors.

Groups representing shippers and other businesses say they want to avoid a repeat of the disruptions and slowdowns at West Coast ports that contributed to severe cargo congestion during the 2014-2015 talks.

Primary candidates in the 2016 United States presidential election are tacking towards the populist message espoused by Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders, putting Trans-Pacific Partnership deal in jeopardy.

The Dow Jones Transportation Average closed at $7,690.41 yesterday, March 14, up nearly 2.5 percent from the end of 2015 and more than 16 percent compared to the two-year low of $6,625.41 seen in January 2016.

The United States on Monday reached an agreement with Peru to remove outstanding barriers for U.S. beef exports entering the South American country.

The pure car/truck carrier vessel Istra Ace leaked an unknown substance, suspected to be fuel, while docked at berth 202 in the Port of Los Angeles Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The South Korean ocean carrier last week launched the China Thailand Express, which operates between China, Korea and Southeast Asia with four, 2,200-TEU containerships.

The Danish shipping conglomerate’s tanker division completed its first successful delivery, a tin of cookies for the bulk tanker vessel Maersk Edgar, and is looking at other potential uses of unmanned aircraft systems.

The parcel giant unveiled plans to build 12 additional compressed natural gas fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet.

The International Bunker Industry Association is partnering with the Trident Alliance due to their mutual concerns over proper enforcement of the future 0.5 percent Global Sulphur Cap.

Netherlands-based container supplier CARU Containers purchased Chinese container trader Fine Link for an undisclosed sum March 1.

Global aramid producer Teijin Aramid established a collaboration agreement with MACRO Industries for the joint development, manufacturing and commercialization of more durable, fire-resistant air freight containers.

Mayor Ras Baraka sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and several other federal agencies complaining that too few minorities and women are being hired for dockworker positions at Port of Newark and Port Elizabeth in New Jersey.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she would raise duties and take other measures to stop foreign companies from dumping steel and other products in the United States at the expense of domestic manufacturers.

Containerized cargo volumes in February benefited from strong growth in imports that “indicate consumer confidence,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a statement.

A Taiwan National Airborne Service Corps helicopter crashed after dropping members of the country’s Environmental Protection Agency on to the grounded TS Taipei to evaluate any potential environmental risks, according to local media reports.