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The liner carriers will commence a weekly loop between Egypt, Israel, Turkey and Black Sea ports next month.

The Belgian port reported a surge in vehicles throughput in 2015, but container volumes fell dramatically compared to the previous year.

Truckload pricing grew just 1.1 percent for the month compared to December 2014, the tenth consecutive monthly increase, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

Rates fell another 3.8 percent in December compared to last year, the 12th consecutive month prices have decreased, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.

The Irish port handled 32.8 million gross tons of cargo in 2015, a 6.4 percent increase from 2014.

The German cargo airline carried 1.6 million tons of freight and mail in 2015, around a 2 percent decline from 2014.

An Amazon China unit has registered as a non-vessel-operating common carrier with the Federal Maritime Commission, a move that could make it easier for third party companies to sell goods through the e-commerce giant’s “Marketplace.”

Port trucking carriers Pacer Cartage, Harbor Rail Transport and PDS Transportation allegedly failed to pay minimum wage, provide meal and rest breaks and reimburse expenses, according to a class-action lawsuit filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Container terminals managed by the Virginia Port Authority handled 2.5 million TEUs last year, a 6.5 percent increase compared with 2014.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the government will not be deterred by potential difficulties with a proposed ban on oil tanker traffic in the waters off British Columbia.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued its “record of decision” on deepening Charleston’s harbor to 52 feet, opening the way for Congress to authorize the project.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will begin granting an additional 10 percent concession on port dues for container vessels calling the Port of Singapore, effective Jan. 15.

The rate of fatal crashes involving heavy-duty trucks fell for the second straight year to 1.40 per 100 million miles traveled, according to an American Trucking Associations analysis of data from the Department of Transportation.

The terminal operator handled 64.1 million TEUs at its ports around the world in 2015, a 2 percent decline from 2014.

A total of 32.3 million tons of waterborne cargo passed through the Port of Duluth-Superior in 2015, an 11.3 percent year-over-year decrease.

The Irish port’s cargo throughput reached 9.8 million tons in 2015, a 10 percent increase from 2014.

The northern European airport’s cargo volumes rose 7.8 percent year-over-year in 2015 due to the arrival of four new cargo carriers.

The Netherlands based logistics services provider signed a long-term contract with Dudok Real Estate to expand its warehousing capacity at the Maasvlakte harbor in Rotterdam.

CEVA Logistics appoints COO for its new ground division and Cargo Composites names marketing director.

Dutch-affiliate Streamlines will operate a weekly container service connecting the new GT USA terminal at the Central Florida port with Europe and Central America.