Maritime

The weekly loop is scheduled to launch in November to meet agricultural season demand.

Newton Square, Pa.-based Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. reached an agreement to purchase Vitol Group’s integrated crude oil business in West Texas for approximately $760 million plus working capital.

Crane Worldwide Logistics appoints senior director for life sciences, while Röhlig names air freight manager for Germany.

Various media reports have speculated the sale of South Korean liner carrier Hanjin Shipping, viewing COSCO and Maersk Line as possible buyers.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association said exploratory contact extension talks are tentatively set for Nov. 1-2.

The Sydney, Australia-based third-party logistics provider will build two new purpose-built ships with 40 percent more capacity to support trade between Victoria and Tasmania, the company said in a statement.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation awarded funds to seven projects expected to take 37,000 truck trips off state roads annually under the 2016 Industrial Rail Access Program, the department said in a statement.

CSPL SPV, COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary, will have the controlling stake in the joint venture company that will operate the new Khalifa Port Container Terminal 2.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has reached an agreement with the State of New York to refund a registration and decal tax in the amount of $44.4 million to trucking companies.

The Sulaibiya, Kuwait-based third-party logistics provider has agreed to work with Maersk Line to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 15 percent per container as part of the Danish ocean carrier’s Carbon Pact Challenge, Agility said in a statement.

The U.S. Justice Department said Kirby Inland Marine has agreed to pay $4.9 million in civil penalties and implement fleet-wide improvements to settle claims resulting from an oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel in March 2014.

The parcel giant’s package sorting and delivery center, located in Bielefeld, Germany and scheduled to be up and running by October 2017, will replace an existing facility in Herford, the company said in a statement.

The Greek port saw profits for the first half of 2016 jump 5.6 percent year-over-year to 12.7 million euros, despite headwinds from a 28-day strike carried out by staff between May and June.

Under the renewed long-term agreement, XPO Logistics will continue to manage nine reverse logistics service centers for Leeds-based ASDA Stores, Ltd., as well as collaborate on environmental sustainability efforts.

The airline said it plans to launch flights from Los Angeles to Havana, Cuba Jan. 5.

AAGEX Freight Group appoints VPs, while MIC Customs Solutions names project manager.

Acquiring of one of the largest mail and parcel carriers in the United Kingdom will strengthen Deutsche Post DHL Group’s cross-border network and expand its customer base in Europe’s largest e-commerce market, according to a statement from the company.

Aviation industry officials and governments are expected to finalize a global climate change agreement at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s 39th Assembly in Montreal, which begins today, according to the Air Transport Action Group.

Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger said a report released by the Surface Transportation Board shows that changes to the existing regulatory structure would not benefit the larger transportation system.

The San Francisco-based freight forwarder, which has now raised a total of $94 million to fund global expansion, said it is constructing a new operating system for global trade that will unite the world in a seamless web of commerce.