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CBP official says enforcement of quotas and duties in the textile industry will become a two-way street.

The shipping company said it plans to expand its portfolio of energy efficient containerships.

The new WAZZAN loop will complement its existing EURAF loops, calling Mauritania and Senegal directly from Spain and Morocco and serving Mali via intermodal connections in Dakar.

AKI, a home decoration and do-it-yourself retail chain, signed an expanded three-year contract extension with the supply chain and logistics provider.

Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend $383 million in 2015 to improve its infrastructure in Texas.

The two-year-old carrier transports less-than-truckload freight for shippers from California, Nevada and Arizona to the eastern United States.

National Retail Federation appoints new research VP, while Greencarriers picks heads of global sales and road freight.

Order from DSME includes an option to add six more ultra-large container vessels.

The logistics roll-up company will raise the funds in both equity and the sale of senior notes to finance current and future acquisitions.

Move opens the door for full establishment of diplomatic relations and business opportunities between the United States and Cuba.

Ocean carrier United Arab Shipping Co. will enter the transatlantic trade via partnership agreements with fellow Ocean3 member CMA CGM and Hamburg Sud.

Express carrier will spend $108 million to increase cargo handling capacity at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport.

April figures reinforced trends that emerged early in 2015, according to industry analyst World ACD.

Presidential nomination of Sarah Feinberg to head the Federal Railroad Administration was sent to Congress Friday.

Logistics services provider GAC Group has opened new offices Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles.

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $70,050 civil penalty against the University of Wisconsin-Madison for alleged hazmat regulations violations.

Pasha Group acquired Horizon Line’s Hawaii trade lane operations, while Matson took over the ocean carrier’s Alaska business.

The benefits of upsizing are beginning to plateau and require more infrastructure investment, according to a new report by the OECD’s International Transport Forum.

Rates on routes from Shanghai to the United States, on the other hand, rebounded from last week, according to estimates from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.

Investment bank’s transportation and logistics group found the six publicly traded forwarders split among those focused on margin and those struggling with IT and cultural issues.