AIIS: U.S. steel imports tumble in February
The United States imported 2.21 million net tons of steel in February, 16.5 percent less than January and 38.3 percent less year-over-year.
The United States imported 2.21 million net tons of steel in February, 16.5 percent less than January and 38.3 percent less year-over-year.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially opened the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. today at 12:01 a.m., the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership said.
The mobile harbor crane was moved from Sundahöfn, Iceland, where a different mobile harbor crane was scheduled to go into operation this month.
The fund will prioritize orders for 13,000-TEU containerships, potentially supporting an additional 15 to 20 vessel orders, according to an investment advisory note from Wells Fargo.
While Brussels Airport remains closed to passenger travel in the aftermath of Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attack, cargo-only flights are now permitted to operate on a limited basis at the Belgian airport.
The International Air Transport Association has become a formal complainant in a European Commission investigation into alleged anti-competitive behavior on the part of aviation equipment manufacturers, but is not asking for damages in the case.
The Israeli ocean carrier reported a $28 million loss in the fourth quarter, much larger than the $7 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2014 despite year-over-year volume growth during the same period.
Supply chains throughout the world were hindered by $22.6 billion in losses from cargo theft and $33 billion in losses from the top five natural disasters during the year, according to a new report from the British Standards Institute.
Hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators has reached an agreement with the California Air Resources Board to resolve a previously disclosed inquiry regarding certain laminate flooring products sourced from China.
The U.S. Transportation Department this week initiated a proceeding to invite American air carriers to apply for available daytime flight slots at Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based supply chain technology firm purchased NDC Automation, an automated guided vehicle and software provider in Australia and New Zealand, for an undisclosed sum.
The airfreight carrier is scheduled to launch a new Cape Town, South Africa service in November, which will operate three times a week from London Gatwick with a B777-200.
The Swedish Port is increasing its storage for crude oil with the addition of a 600,000-cubic-meter cavern.
The airport handled 15.3 million pounds of airfreight in February and 462,123 pounds of air mail, a year-over-year increase of 8 percent and 10.2 percent, respectively.
The Khapra Beetle larvae was discovered at the Port of Baltimore inside a 55,000-pound shipment of cumin seed from India.
Union Pacific names president of ShipCarsNow subsidiary, while Cargotec appoints CFO and TIACA elects Emirates VP to board.
A televised broadcast of the first ship to transit the widened Central America waterway will follow testing of new locks earlier in the month.
A televised broadcast of the first ship to transit the widened Central America waterway will follow testing of new locks earlier in the month.
The German national railroad experienced a net loss of 1.3 billion euros for the 2015 fiscal year, while revenues topped 40 billion euros.
The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 144 for the month, an all-time high for the index and an 8.6 percent increase compared with February 2015, according to the American Trucking Associations.