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Zim Integrated Shipping Services changed its service network linking the Mediterranean and the East Coast of South America, effective immediately.

A real estate development company plans to submit a multibillion-dollar offer for the operating rights to the state-owned cargo terminals of the Virginia Port Authority.

Federal regulators cleared the way for Norfolk Southern Railway and northeastern short lines operator Pan Am Railways to launch a New England joint venture railroad.

London -- Lufthansa, Europe's second largest airline, on March 11 reported cargo earnings rose more than 20 percent in 2008 from a year ago but warned revenue and profits will shrink in 2009 as freigh

The 14 container lines that belong to the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement will begin the transition to a new formula for calculating their bunker adjustment factor under their 2009-10 service con

Brian Lutt, president APL Logistics, resigned to pursue an opportunity outside the company, its parent, Neptune Orient Lines announced today.

Japan's two largest airlines saw their international cargo volume continue to nosedive in January amid the deepening global economic slump.

In a bid to secure Asian seafarers for its merchant marine fleet, Japan will sign an agreement with the Philippines on Thursday to launch a joint training project for Filipino sailors.

The National Association of Manufacturers and the Precision Metalforming Association both called on Congress Tuesday to oppose the Employee Free Choice

The U.S. rail economic regulator will consider Union Pacific Railroad’s effort to avoid taking on new long hauls of chlorine.

The harbor trucking community in Southern California will have to scramble to replace or retrofit about 7,500 trucks over the next 10 months in order to meet the next deadline in the Los Angeles-Long

Nova Scotia decided against pursuing a major gateway project involving the Port of Halifax and Canadian National Railway because of high costs.

Officials from the Halifax Port Authority and the St.

Frank J. Walsh, long-time chairman of National Retail Systems, died on Feb. 25 of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 62.

The economic recession spreading around the globe hitting South America, cutting sharply into containerized shipments as well as exports of automobiles and breakbulk commodities such as steel and fore

The current state and future direction of short sea shipping in the United States will be explored next month at the sixth annual Marine Highways Conference.

Amid the deepening slump in the automobile market, car carriers are focusing more of their marketing efforts on oversize, non-automobile cargo to fill the empty space on their vessels’ decks.

Legislation that would exempt domestic maritime shipments from the Harbor Maintenance Tax is now on file in both houses of Congress.

Diesel last week dropped 4.2 cents to an average price of $2.045 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

London -- DFDS, one of Europe's largest short sea shipping lines, blamed a slump in fourth quarter traffic in the Baltic Sea and North Sea for pre-tax profits in 2008 sliding to $37.5 million from $89

London – Hanjin Shipping on March 10 said it will increase ocean freight rates on routes between Asia and Europe and across the Atlantic from April 1.

London – Lufthansa Cargo on March 10 reported freight traffic in February tumbled 24.9 percent from a year ago as the deepening global recession slashed shipments on its Americas and Asian route

Retail giant Costco Wholesale sent a signal of confidence in Japan’s slumping economy this week with the announcement that it will lease a 300,000-square-foot distribution center near Tokyo from

The global outsourced logistics industry will reach an estimated $648.57 billion by 2014, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.

Longshore workers, truck drivers, repair people and others at the Port of Long Beach who need the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) are being urged to apply for the TWIC as soon a

The International Maritime Organization has organized an alliance of public and private interests to tackle the problem of the spread of exotic marine species by way of ships’ ballast water.

Ron Kirk, President Obama's nominee for U.S.

North America’s short line railroads saw traffic in all categories fall 21.1 percent from a year earlier in the first eight weeks of 2009.

The Transportation Security Administration has passed the 1 million milestone in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, said on Tuesday that senior financier Taketo Yamakawa will become the new head of DHL Express Japan, effective on April 1.

London – The cargo unit of Alitalia, Europe’s seventh largest air freight carrier last year, is about to be sold, the bankruptcy administrator of Italy’s national airline said.

Unionized port and dock workers in India have agreed to defer their indefinite nationwide strike plan that was scheduled for March 10, temporarily averting disruptions at the country's major gateway p

Short line operator Genesee & Wyoming said February freight traffic on railroads it held a year ago fell 6.4 percent, although the company’s new acquisitions lifted total volume.

Con-way is trimming wages, salaries and benefits across its entire employee base to save costs during the deepening recession.

Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines and Yang Ming officially opened two container terminals in ceremonies in Taipei today.

The Teamsters union and several safety advocacy groups are petitioning the Obama administration to tighten its stance on trucking hours of service rules.

Maersk Line took steps March 9 to seek increases in freight rates on several more of its trade lanes.

Exports of construction equipment from the United States increased 20 percent in 2008 for a total of more than $20.7 billion, according to an industry report.

Railroads felt left out of the massive stimulus bill that Congress and the Obama administration negotiated.

London – Frankfurt airport, Europe’s biggest air freight hub, on March 9 will cut hours for around 500 cargo workers amid steep and accelerating declines in traffic volumes.