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Ports, cities and labor unions are sharply at odds not only with each other but within their own ranks over efforts to overhaul regulation of harbor trucking, and the rifts will make it even harder fo

U.S. Magnesium will recoup up to $1 million over five years under a Surface Transportation Board ruling that Union Pacific Railroad charged the chlorine shipper “unreasonably high” rates.

INTTRA, the Internet portal for ocean freight, is evolving into a commercial entity, churning out products for new markets with the help of a capital infusion from an investment group taking a majorit

Less-than-truckload carriers can’t put 2009 far back in the rear-view mirrors fast enough.

Rate, Shipper Frustration Both Soaring

Combine President Obama’s export pronouncements in his State of the Union speech, and his 2011 budget for export promotion, and the trade community has something to celebrate.

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s sixth-largest container carrier, is set to move from financial intensive care into operational convalescence.

For importers still in denial about the Importer Security Filing rule, Customs and Border Protection has a message: “We’re not delaying enforcement.

Logistics: Haiti’s Lifeline

Like most shippers, Wal-Mart Stores is looking for a delivery guarantee from its suppliers. Unlike most others, the world’s largest retailer now is demanding one.

After a harrowing year of cost-cutting and retrenchment, third-party logistics providers are shifting their focus to rebuilding &mdash; on the business front and in their relationships with shippers.<

Major North American railroads are in good shape to take advantage of a 2010 economic recovery.

The Haitian national port authority is asking vessel operators to file advance notice before their ships arrive with relief or commercial cargo. 



YRC Worldwide&rsquo;s liquidity should be sufficient to see it through 2010 and into 2011, absent a &ldquo;downturn in industry or company fundamentals,&rdquo; said Jon A.

Small railroads saw their traffic strengthen steadily in recent weeks, as manufacturers used them to bring in metal ores and haul away factory products.

YRC Worldwide&rsquo;s liquidity fell steeply throughout the year, as the company&rsquo;s cash and cash equivalents plummeted by two-thirds throughout 2009.

The Port of Long Beach released the revised draft environmental impact report on a $1.1 billion project to replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge in the harbor area.

Danish special forces stormed a dry bulk ship Friday after reports that it had been captured by armed Somali pirates, the Associated Press reported.

Non-vessel-operating common carriers may get long-sought relief from mandatory tariff filing requirements if the Federal Maritime Commission grants them an exemption at its public meeting next week.

Airbus says Asia-Pacific airlines will buy 8,000 aircraft by 2030 worth $1.2 trillion.

Alaska Air Cargo says to meet US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements, it is increasing the cutoff time for seafood shipments on passenger aircraft.

Credit evaluator Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term ratings on debt issued by BNSF Railway, and said after acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway the railroad should keep generatin

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YRC Worldwide narrowed its losses last year and in the fourth quarter, but fierce competition and insecurity over its debt-for-equity swap hurt its business, company officials said today.

China, the largest market for U.S. chicken exports, plans to impose anti-dumping tariffs of up to 105.4 percent on U.S. broiler chicken imports, starting Feb.

Container truck drivers at India&rsquo;s southeastern Port of Chennai called off their strike following intense negotiations between the strikers, port officials and terminal management.

LONDON &ndash; British Airways booked its first operating profit in fifteen months in the final quarter of 2009 but warned it is still heading for a record loss for the full financial year.

The state of Michigan is renewing its battle to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Attorney General Mike Cox announced on Thursday that the state is asking the U.S.

Kintetsu World Express, Japan&rsquo;s second-largest international forwarder, said its net profit tumbled 36.6 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2009, which started in April, to $35.64 millio

The port of Hamburg lost significant market share to close rivals Rotterdam and Antwerp last year as cargo traffic crashed more than 21 percent from 2008 and container volume shrunk by even more.

Trucking and logistics giant Con-way reported losses both for the fourth quarter and the full year, as overcapacity and aggressive pricing cut into its trucking income.

Retailers and other trade groups appealed for support Thursday from the U.S. Department of Transportation in their case against turning regulation of harbor trucking over to local port authorities.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today unveiled details of President Obama&rsquo;s plan to double U.S. exports within five years to $3 trillion while creating 2 million U.S. jobs.

Alan G. Votaw has been appointed as the head of the competence centre for the automotive industry vertical by the Panalpina Group.

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ - News) today appointed Bob Ostryniec to the position of Chief Supply Chain Officer. In this newly created role, Mr.

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New orders and shipments of manufactured goods gained in December, driven by increases in orders for machinery and shipments of petroleum and coal, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday.

Hanjin Shipping will raise rates on Canadian exports to Asia effective March 1, the company announced Thursday.

The Surface Transportation Board&rsquo;s decision to order freight rate repayments by Union Pacific Railroad to U.S.

Eurogate, Europe's biggest container stevedore, said traffic at its 10 container terminals in the North Sea and the Mediterranean declined 12.3 percent in 2009 from a year ago, but it will still book