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The new containerships will be built by Japan’s Imbari and are scheduled for delivery in 2018-2019.

The car company announced it will make the switch from the Port of Brunswick to the Port of Jacksonville as its new port of entry for the Southeastern United States effective October 2015.

An update to Oracle’s transportation management system and complementary global trade management system includes a landed cost simulator, and rate maintenance enhancements.

Truckload pricing increased 3.7 percent year-over-year in August after similar increases in June and July, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

The international transportation and logistics company has commenced a weekly less-than-containerload service from all major ports in Asia to Toronto, Canada.

Year-over-year rates have fallen for the eight consecutive months in response to increased demand in the truckload sector, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.

The express delivery company improved air connections to Sweden and Finland and added additional last-mile delivery capacity in large business centers.

The third-party logistics provider signed a preliminary agreement with HAROPA to construct a 36,000-square meter warehouse at the Port of Le Havre.

FIATA elects new slate of officers, while Milaha appoints CEO.

Jim Newsome, CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, laid out an ambitious plan to grow container operations at Port of Charleston over the next five years as the Army Corps of Engineers chief green-lit a plan to deepen channels to 52 feet.

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, which opposed the legislation after several compromise proposals were rebuffed, said the pilots “rolled the dice” for millions more in pay increases and lost.

Ocean carrier members of the G6 Alliance announced they will void additional sailings on their Loop 1, Loop 4, Loop 5, Loop 6 and Loop 7 services between Asia and Europe.

Truck drivers in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seeking to be recognized as employees have struck Pacific 9 Transportation six times in the past two years, and the current strike has been ongoing for 10 weeks.

The 2,742-TEU capacity Cape Moreton caught fire early Sunday morning while docked at Manila International Container Port in the Philippines.

Shipment volumes and expenditures both saw a slight decrease compared with July figures, which is not typical for the month, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.

Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles in August increased 3.8 percent to 786,677 TEUs compared to the same month in 2014.

The government plans to invest RMB 100 billion ($15.7 billion) in over 60 shipping and port related projects to reach an annual cargo throughput of 550 million tons and a container throughput of 20 million TEUs by the end of 2017.

The Port of Jacksonville was granted approval to import select cold-treated products from Peru, Uruguay and Argentina.

Higher import volumes offset a slight decline in exports from the Northern California port, according to the most recent figures from the Port of Oakland.

The Nordic cargo carrier will add belly cargo capacity to its route between Helsinki, Finland and London Heathrow to facilitate the increase in cargo demand on the route.