Maritime

The Port of Wilmington’s 101,000 square-foot cold storage facility is scheduled for completion in Feb. 2016.

Panalpina names new COO and CIO, while Port Freeport commission elects new officers and Bouchard Transportation appoints VP.

Attorneys for the Institute of International Container Lessors argue terminal operators have no right to bind third parties to mandatory chassis inspections by International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

Labor groups reacted to Senator Gardner’s PORTS legislation, which would expand the Taft-Hartley Act.

The new strategic partnership between Swire Shipping and Rickmers-Linie will connect more than 12 ports in the region, according to a joint statement from the companies.

Several new cargo carriers contributed to the growth in freight activity, according to a statement from Brussels Airport.

The cargo segment of the American Airlines began using the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner for international routes this month.

Aim of the Northwest Seaport Alliance is to protect and attract more cargo to Puget Sound region.

Components of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index declined on four major trade routes from Shanghai to the U.S., Europe and the Mediterranean.

Armed pirates boarded a product tanker off Pulau Aur, Malaysia and took crew members hostage, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s Piracy Reporting Centre.

Rotterdam’s R.B.C. Container Terminal began expanding operations with the construction of a new jetty and the redevelopment of its storage yard.

The Union Pacific railway plans to spend about $137 million in 2015 to improve its infrastructure in California.

The new Senate bill would allow state governors to invoke Taft-Hartley in an attempt to mitigate port congestion stemming from labor disputes.

Panama Canal Chief says the report raises questions about the cost competitiveness of the new waterway.

No crew members were hurt in the incident, according to the vessel’s operator, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier.

Ocean carrier now purchases slots on two weekly services between Gulf ports and the East Coast of South America.

APM Terminals outlined its plans to further expand the Poti Sea Port by adding two new deep water berths able to handle 9,000-TEU vessels.

The Port of Oakland has started a search to replace Deborah Ale Flint who announced she will resign next month as aviation director.

Net orders for Class 8 trucks fell below 20,000 units for the first time since September 2013, according to preliminary data from the freight forecaster.

The forwarder began shipping aircraft components from Airbus’ Hamburg facility to its assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama, the company’s first U.S. facility.