Jennifer Hedrick will replace Bruce Carlton as executive director and MCI USA will provide association management services to National Industrial Transportation League.
Carload volumes dropped 10.1 percent in February, but intermodal shipments grew 12.9 percent compared with February 2015, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.
The French ocean carrier will become a slot purchaser on the jointly operated APL, MOL, NYK and Hanjin ASA service between Asia, Mexico, Colombia and Panama this week.
Net orders for North American Class 8 trucks in February dipped 2 percent from January, but were still down 43 percent from February 2015, according to preliminary data from freight forecaster FTR Transportation Intelligence.
The independent shipping agency opened a fully staffed agency office in Hamilton, Ontario on Tuesday to provide vessel owners and operators service at Canadian ports.
A total of 1,087 cargo thefts were reported in Mexico throughout 2015, a 73 percent increase from 2014.
The Russian port operator and stevedoring company handled 11.9 million metric tons of cargo in January, a 6 percent decline from January 2015.
The 2016 Great Lakes shipping season commenced operations March 2 and the locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. are scheduled to reopen March 25.
The French ocean carrier will deploy the mammoth 18,000-TEU CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin and five sister ships in the transpacific trade between Asia and the United States West Coast starting in May.
Providing the verified gross mass of laden cargo containers is not a commercial matter, but regulatory matter, according to a letter sent to the United States Coast Guard by the World Shipping Council.
The French ocean carrier will deploy the mammoth 18,000-TEU CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin and five sister ships in the transpacific trade between Asia and the United States West Coast starting in May.
Local 63-Office Clerical Unit of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached seven-year labor deals with employers months ahead of the current contract expiration date this June.
The global trade and transportation software provider posted a net income of $20.6 million on record revenues of $185 million for the fiscal year 2016, which ended Jan. 31, 2015, year-over-year increases of 36 percent and 8 percent, respectively.
Ocean carriers UASC and CMA CGM commenced the IMEX service between the Middle East/Indian Subcontinent and the Mediterranean last week in response to the termination of the MINA, which also called North America in addition to these regions.
German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd is working to make customers aware about its ability to carry cargo that doesn’t fit neatly in a standard container and has hired more specialists to provide advice on how to carefully handle such loads.
The Australia arm of global freight forwarder Yusen Logistics purchased Hitech Asia Pacific to diversify its supply chain offerings and gain access to high-profile customers like Canon, Siemens, General Electric, and Philips.
Officials from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized $39 million in fake sports apparel in the internationally orchestrated sting.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is scheduled to hold a vote today on President Obama’s nomination of acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration T.F. Scott Darling III.
Meanwhile, the airline began offering belly-hold capacity between Doha and Sydney this week.
A total of 7,218 cargo thefts were reported in the state of Rio de Janeiro throughout 2015, a 22.6 percent increase from 2014.
