The new, 13,300-deadweight ton vessels feature two cranes with a combined lifting capacity of up to 900 metric tons, with delivery to begin in the summer of 2017 and continue throughout 2018.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. port found over 615 pounds of the illegal narcotic hidden in a container that originated in Cartagena, Colombia.
Brightstar Group and Unik Toyz Trading, both based out of Los Angeles, Calif., agreed in federal court to cease their imports of hazardous children’s toys.
U.S. steel exports are down overall in 2015, thanks to an economic slowdown in Canada, which purchases about half of all steel exported from the United States, according to the American Institute of International Steel.
The Federal Aviation Administration will provide a $27 million grant to help the City of Williston, N.D., buy land for a new airport to replace Sloulin Field International Airport.
The third-party logistics provider entered into four, 10-year contracts, under which it will provide warehousing, store deliveries, e-commerce fulfillment, international distribution and 4PL services to four fashion retailers in the United Kingdom.
The independent containership owner and manager agreed to purchase KVH Industries’ mini-VSAT Broadband 2.0 maritime communications solution for 18 of its newest vessels.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and consulting firm Maine Pointe name vice presidents.
The U.S. Coast Guard and ship operator TOTE Maritime have scheduled press conferences for this afternoon to announce any new information on last week’s disappearance of the Florida-Puerto Rico cargo vessel.
Investment bank Stifel Nicolaus upgraded its rating of FedEx Corp.’s stock to “buy” Monday, causing share value on Tuesday to increase over 1 percent from the previous day’s closing price.
The Japanese ocean liner carriers and three executives at the companies allegedly conspired to fixed prices on roll-on/roll-off cargo, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday released $5 million in emergency relief funds to South Carolina to repair storm-damaged roads and bridges.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, who arrived in Cuba on Tuesday, will co-chair a regulatory dialogue with government officials from the long-embargoed Caribbean nation.
Turkon Line’s Med-USA loop will add NileDutch to the Mediterranean portion of the string and add a call at Tangier to the port rotation.
The trucking industry will need to hire 890,000 new drivers, an average of 89,000 per year, in order to keep pace with demand, according to a new report from the American Trucking Associations.
The logistics provider launched a new rail connection between Germany and the Netherlands Wednesday.
The less-than-truckload provider added an outbound LTL service from Toronto, Ontario and appointed John Geertsema as General Manager for Canada.
The Cincinnati, Ohio-based transportation and logistics firm opened an office in Daytona Beach, Fla. last week.
Kewill and Polaris Transportation make chief executive changes, while C.H. Robinson appoints Europe, Asia trade route development directors.
Just prior to announcing the board of TNT Express had approved its sale to FedEx, the company issued an investor alert warning shareholders that third quarter 2015 profits would be “materially lower” than in the third quarter of 2014.
