Transportation and logistics companies contributed an estimated 23,000 of the total 292,000 jobs added in the United States during month of December, according to the Department of Labor.
Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracking service MarineTraffic has begun supplying geographical positioning data to the Equasis project, according to a statement from the company.
Tugboat workers are expected to carry out 12-hour strikes at the ports of Geelong, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, which could cause cargo delays, according to local media reports.
The world’s largest air cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services, will acquire Consolidated Aviation Services.
The Salt Lake City, Utah-based third-party logistics provider posted revenues of $451 million for 2015.
A dozen rubber tire gantry cranes will be added this year and in early 2017 at Global Container Terminals’ GCT Deltaport terminal in Port Metro Vancouver as part of an intermodal yard reconfiguration project.
The refrigerated warehousing and logistics specialist finalized the purchase of the Tradewater facility in Atlanta, Ga., for which it had assumed the lease since 2006.
Several ocean carriers issued general rate increases on various trades, while members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association adopted a voluntary guideline for a bunker surcharge reduction.
Network Global Logistics names CEO, while Röhlig appoints senior advisor.
FedEx has cleared the biggest hurdle in its effort to acquire Netherlands-based parcel courier TNT Express by receiving approval from the European Commission.
The port plans to ban current trucks with 1994-95 engines by 2018 and require new trucks serving port to have 2007 engines or better starting in March.
Polar Air Cargo, along with Polar Air Cargo Worldwide and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has entered into a $100 million settlement agreement in a U.S. antitrust class action lawsuit.
Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe tumbled 24.4 percent since last Thursday.
Ocean carrier ZIM, along with CMA CGM and its subsidiary line Delmas, joined the CKYHE Alliance’s AUE/AWE8 between Asia and the United States East Coast loop as slot purchasers.
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday said Land-Air Express of New England has corrected its safety deficiencies and is now allowed back on the road.
The Ocean3 Alliance, comprised of ocean carriers CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC, will remove an eastbound Yantian call from its FAL1 service in favor of an eastbound call at Shanghai.
The United States on Thursday reached an agreement with South African government to allow for the entry of most U.S. exports of poultry, pork and beef.
Canadian National Railway Company said it will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including the redemption and refinancing of outstanding debt, share repurchases, acquisitions, and other business opportunities.
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $417,500 civil penalty against FedEx for allegedly operating a plane that was not in compliance with federal aviation rules.
The year-over-year surge in iron ore loadings at Canadian ports in 2015 was not enough to offset the decline in loadings at U.S. ports.
