Maritime

Volumes benefited from gains on East-West routes as well as regional and specialty brands, according to the French ocean carrier.

The German ocean carrier said its financial results were impacted by costs from merger with Chilean liner CSAV.

The new container service will connect ports in China, Taiwan and South Korea with Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile.

Carrier general rate increases seen as “increasingly arbitrary and stratospheric.”

Dissidents worry about future of the “last militant union in the U.S.”

TeamOne Logistics appoints CEO, while Menlo Logistics promotes director of transportation strategy.

Real time data needed for distributing, marketing, promotional and sales activities, according to the Global Shippers Alliance.

The railway attributed the increase primarily to strong volume growth in its intermodal and merchandise businesses, offset by a decline in coal.

The vessels will be used in the Baltic and North Sea by Maersk’s intra-European unit Seago.

Chief Executive Officer David Abney’s salary grew 104.9% in 2014, according to investment advisor Seeking Alpha.

39-year-old Nicolas Burr was formerly CFO of Santiago, Chile-based ocean carrier CSAV from 2012 to 2015.

An education module has been developed jointly by the country’s oil companies and railroads for first responders to derailments of trains carrying crude oil.

The legislation would immediately halt the use of older-model tank cars that have a high risk of puncturing and catching fire in derailments.

The Army Corps of Engineers officially opened the Soo Locks at midnight Tuesday, kicking off the 2015 Great Lakes shipping season.

Marseille-Fos wins Ivory Coast banana import contract and begins rail shuttle between container terminals, TNT opens healthcare hub in the Netherlands, and Dayton Freight Lines introduces DFXpedited Service.

Momentum Transportation appoints VP of marketing, while LOC Group names two directors.

Port of Los Angeles commissioner sees a need for more forklift drivers to work fruit ships.

The container manufacturer and terminal operator increased profits thanks mainly to 13.6% revenue growth in its terminal business, according to the company’s 2014 financial results.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin introduced the Rail Shipper Fairness Act, which aims to reduce costs and service problems faced by a broad coalition of Wisconsin rail shippers.

The index increased 3% compared to February of 2014, according to the American Trucking Association.