Maritime

West Coast marine terminal operators agree to a flat fee and appointment-based model.

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board wants to understand the relationship between a prospective buyer of tracks in Georgia and Alabama and short-line railroad operator OmniTRAX.

The Department of Agriculture and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative finalized an agreement with Argentina’s Ministry of Agro-Industry to restart pork exports to the South American market.

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order creating an inter-agency task force that will be responsible for recommending reforms for pulling the U.S. Postal Service out of a tailspin that has resulted in $65 billion in losses since 2009.

Year-over-year TEUs handled climb 14 percent and intermodal rail volumes move up 20 percent in March.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Friday introduced legislation to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration.

The mid-Atlantic port handled 38.4 million tons of cargo valued at $53.9 billion during the year.

Construction is under way on Nigeria’s first deep-sea port and the deepest port in sub-Saharan Africa in a project that will help reduce congestion at the nearby Port of Lagos.

Fluxys will operate at quay 526-528 to provide liquefied natural gas to small ships and barges operating in the Belgian seaport.

Northwest Seaport Alliance CEO John Wolfe also told House lawmakers that tens of thousands of jobs in the state could be lost if the United States gets into a full-blown trade war with China.

President Trump is asking for budget increases of more than $1.6 billion to combat explosive growth of drug smuggling.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao encourages legislative action clarifying the electronic logging device mandate.

Port of Nanaimo processing center will provide another gateway for cars moving into Western Canada.

Air freight volumes at the 20 busiest airports worldwide grew 6.8 percent last year, but the “specter of uncertainty regarding trade policy among major economies” could dampen growth in 2018, according to ACI Director General Angela Gittens.

The bridges slated for immediate closure are structurally deficient, Gov. Phil Bryant said, and keeping them open could jeopardize the state’s federal infrastructure funding.

The Coast Guard has closed a portion of the river to vessel traffic following an incident in which a Singapore-flagged cargo ship collided with a pier and began leaking diesel fuel Thursday morning.

The Pacific Northwest port increased its net profit and operating revenues as well as set a tonnage record as steel and dry-bulk imports surged.

The Opfikon, Switzerland-based airport ground and cargo handling services provider will defer its planned initial public offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange due to weak market conditions, the company said in a statement.

Day & Ross has appointed a new president of its freight group, while Air Partner announced the departure of its CFO.

Goal is to reduce emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 compared to 2008 while pursuing efforts toward phasing them out.