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Rock-It Cargo merged with Dietl International Services, expanding its specialty logistics business w

FedEx purchased 77 acres from the Port of Portland to build a distribution center. The site

Kansas City Southern shifted executives at the top levels of its sales & marketing and finance d

Trucking company Gainey Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the most dramatic evidence

South Korea's ambassador to the United States expressed skepticism about the prospects for passage o

Maersk Line announced today that it has established new terminal handling charges for Europe, effect

Container Corp. of India, the state-owned intermodal logistics provider, posted net profit of $87 mi

Mitsubishi Logistics will lease a 174,000-square-foot distribution center from ProLogis in Shanghai'

Customs and Border Protection announced that it will begin collecting liquidated damages if importer

Crude oil fell below $70 Thursday, for the first time since August 2007. On Oct. 16, West Te

UPS will raise rates for 2009 between 6 and 7 percent, effective Jan. 5. UPS Freight a

The head of China's Industrial & Commercial Bank said that the current global financial crisis i

Port Metro Vancouver expects to begin operations late next year at a third Deltaport container berth

Effective today, Bernuth Lines has increased its general rates as follows:-- Southbound ship

Werner Enterprises rode strong improvements in productivity to a 3 percent gain in net profit in the third quarter and said it is well positioned to weather the economic downturn.

Trucking company Gainey Corp. was thrust into bankruptcy by cautious lenders, the most dramatic evid

Containerized imports at California's ports dropped sharply in September in what should have been th

Landstar System defied economic trends with record third quarter revenue of $733 million and a 12 pe

Japanese carrier MOL and CleanAir Logix have successfully tested a liquefied natural gas-fueled shor

LONDON -- The dry cargo shipping market is in free-fall with freight rates for key commodities such

USA Truck improved base revenue 4 percent to $104 million in the third quarter as it fought for frei

WASHINGTON -- Environmental groups and California state officials will go before a three-judge panel

The Port of Portland, Ore., posted a strong September as container volume increased 9.6 percent over

Wan Hai Lines and Pacific International Lines announced plans to restructure their existing China Tr

Legislation that ushers in sweeping rail safety reform and a $13 billion reauthorization for Amtrak

Yusen Air & Sea Service Co., Ltd., the logistics arm of NYK Line, announced that its Vietnamese

John J. Flynn on Oct. 16 launched Fleet Advantage, an IT-based private truck fleet leasing consultan

The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization today announced that it has ruled mostly in favor

Yusen Air & Sea Service Co., Ltd., the logistics arm of NYK Line, announced that its Vietnamese

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is joining other Democrats in the House in calling for an

Rail shipments slipped in the week ending Oct. 11, as intermodal loadings dipped below average for a

Notes on the latest filings in the transportation, logistics sector

Seaspan Corp. announced today that it accepted delivery of the CSCL Lima, a 2,500-TEU constructed by

Freight traffic on United States railroads was off slightly during the week ended Oct. 11 from the s

Hapag-Lloyd today said it has secured a loan of $750 million over five years to buy 29 container shi

Continental Airlines lost $236 million in the third quarter as the skyrocketing fuel prices that hav

Industrial real estate developer AMB Property, its net profit sliced by nearly two-thirds in a tough

Southeastern Freight Lines, a provider of regional less-than-truckload transportation services, has

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Industrial production fell precipitously in September, battered by hurricanes and a strike.I