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TRAC Intermodal CEO said inclusive talks will result in a better overall chassis service product.

Industry analyst Alphaliner reported 39 ships with capacity for more than 18,000 TEUs have been ordered in the first half of the year.

Year-over-year import volumes at ports covered by Global Port Tracker were up 6.1 percent in April.

The program, offered in conjunction with trade finance solutions provider SeaburyTFX, bases funding decisions on trading partners’ performance history, not the buyer’s or supplier’s credit.

The ocean carriers will decrease the size of the ships on their Condor/AE 9 service from 9,500 TEUs to 6,500 TEUs on average.

Subsidiary of Hutchison Ports developed a web-based tool to help trucks find containers headed back to the port after discharging import loads.

New capacity investment will translate into better service, according to the railroad.

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes reached 3.8 million tons in May, an increase of 16.6 percent compared to a year ago.

PSA International has entered a joint venture with Beibu Gulf Port Group and Pacific International Lines to form a container terminal at the southwest Chinese port.

The liquid food transportation specialist partnered with wash station chain Quala for its new terminal locations.

Econometrics firm said it will increase its analysis of domestic freight flows and international trade.

The third party logistics and freight payment provider opened a new branch in Bend, Ore. and moved its Grand Haven, Mich. branch to a new, larger office.

Port of San Diego appoints new head, while Globe Express Services names CEO.

A new report authored by the National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board recommends STB hearings on “unreasonable” rates be replaced by independent arbitration.

The president met with fellow Group of 7 leaders in Germany this week to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership free trade agreements, among other things.

RoadOne said the additional funds from Tritium Partners will back the drayage company’s growth strategy.

Research from software provider CargoSmart finds average arrival delays much higher at West Coast ports than at East Coast ports through mid-May despite more arrivals at East Coast ports.

Transportation and warehousing segment added 13,000 new jobs in May, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The logistics roll-up has finalized its $3.5 billion purchase of French logistics and trucking company Norbert Dentressangle.

The ocean carrier is scheduled to become a slot-taker on the French line’s service between U.S. and Mexico Gulf Coast ports, Colombia and Jamaica.