The illegal narcotics, valued at over $6 million, were discovered inside a refrigerated container consisting of frozen pineapples from Costa Rica.
The Tokyo-based third-party logistics provider broke ground on a new logistics center in Mexico’s Bajio region, which has become a hub for the automotive industry.
The inland river port in northeastern Oklahoma saw barge tonnage skyrocket 40 percent month-over-month in February to 186,951 tons.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator reported a net income of $507 million on revenues of $12.7 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, which ended Feb. 29.
Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen, Sr. told the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation he sees the United States moving from “amber” to “red” on the national security scale if additional ships are lost.
The Federal Railroad Administration’s proposed regulations would require two engineers on all trains except for “operations that FRA believes do not pose significant safety risks to railroad employees, the general public, and the environment.”
The Commerce Department has determined that imports of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom are being dumped on the U.S. market.
The United States sentenced two German shipping companies, which operated the vessel BBC Magellan, for attempting to hide an oily bilge dumping scheme.
The United States exported 782,172 net tons of steel in January, a 7.8 percent increase from December, but a 15.5 percent decline year-over-year.
Leaders of the global transportation industry signed a declaration yesterday at the Buckingham Palace to fight criminal wildlife trafficking.
The Omani port received four new post-Panamax quay cranes from Shanghai-based equipment manufacturer ZPMC.
UPS Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Abney’s salary grew another 35 percent for the year after a nearly 105 percent increase in 2014, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is scheduled to resume operations at Brussels Airport March 26, offering direct flights to Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
Reading & Northern Railroad appoints forest products VP, while ICC Logistics Services names CCO and the Long Beach Harbor Commission picks directors.
Groups representing shippers and other businesses say they want to avoid a repeat of the disruptions and slowdowns at West Coast ports that contributed to severe cargo congestion during the 2014-2015 talks.
The Dow Jones Transportation Average closed at $7,690.41 yesterday, March 14, up nearly 2.5 percent from the end of 2015 and more than 16 percent compared to the two-year low of $6,625.41 seen in January 2016.
The pure car/truck carrier vessel Istra Ace leaked an unknown substance, suspected to be fuel, while docked at berth 202 in the Port of Los Angeles Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The South Korean ocean carrier last week launched the China Thailand Express, which operates between China, Korea and Southeast Asia with four, 2,200-TEU containerships.
The Danish shipping conglomerate’s tanker division completed its first successful delivery, a tin of cookies for the bulk tanker vessel Maersk Edgar, and is looking at other potential uses of unmanned aircraft systems.
The parcel giant unveiled plans to build 12 additional compressed natural gas fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet.
