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The US toy trade continues to feel the force of demand powered by the Star Wars films.

Entrepreneurs in India are seeking to transform freight transportation in the country.

The proposed Novaporte project at Sydney and a rival one at Melford, 200 miles across Cape Breton Island, have been trying for several years to attract investors and dispel industry skepticism about their prospects.

Rickmers Maritime Trust confirmed it is selling the youngest ship ever for scrap.

The tax reforms provide another release valve for growing financial pressure.

China state-controlled company China Merchants signed a deal with the government of Sri Lanka to buy an 80 percent stake in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota deep-sea port.

As 2017 beckons, less-than-truckload trucking companies are traveling an unmapped route through some unfamiliar territory.

Hyundai to enter slot-sharing deal with Maersk and MSC, but it will be no 2M Alliance membership.

Talk of construction along the US-Mexican border is about more than building a wall.

More unrest is on the way to the quays of Brazilian ports as the union representing customs officers accelerates ongoing labor actions that have plagued shippers since summer.

Limited rollout at GCT Bayonne is first at US East Coast's largest port.

US shippers are moving more goods, thanks to holiday demand, but not necessarily paying more for transportation.

Terminal operators continue to drive up prices for their services at Russian ports despite the intense scrutiny of the country’s competition regulator.

Spot rates in the eastbound Pacific edged lower this week, but another modest spike in freight rates is anticipated later this month.

Efficiency gains as a result of direct port delivery services and other measures are helping Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust slash on-terminal dwell times that have long been frustrating and costing shippers using India’s biggest container gateway.

The trustee-manager canceled a Nov. 9 vote on restructuring a bond because there were insufficient bondholders to form a quorum.

Container lines and shippers can fix what some consider to be a broken industry if they concentrate more on accelerating the flow of data and cargo and less on freight rates and cost-cutting measures.

Rising spot rates as 2016 winds down will not be enough to lift carrier margins back into profitability, but the upwards trend will be a welcome relief after a year to forget.

US regulators are reviewing a proposed agreement between two marine terminal operators at the Port of Miami that would allow the terminals to jointly negotiate terms and conditions with container lines — a first for the United States.

One card and one security background check should be enough for truck drivers, American Trucking Associations CEO tells Senate subcommittee.

Is Trump truly anti-free trade, and if so, will he also train his eye on the Central America Free Trade Agreement, the decade-old trade pact that was modeled after NAFTA?

As the Brazilian currency, the real, has weakened, international demand for Brazilian meat has surged, with pork being the biggest beneficiary.

Truck driver pay is beginning to rise as truckload freight demand picks up.

The port of Rotterdam said it will make risk-bearing financial investments in selected companies that help to reduce its carbon footprint as part of a major strategy to transition the port to a carbon neutral environment and renewable energy hub.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust shippers are showing keener interest in direct port delivery services that greatly improve port productivity.

Europe’s private port and terminal operators have called for “clear and stable” regulations to ensure adequate returns on their investments in an increasingly unsustainable market.

The providers of LCL services are expanding their US to China and India offerings that give forwarders and shippers better access to Asia.

TTI refuses to post security bond with Northwest Seaport Alliance.

The US truckload spot market soared post-Thanksgiving, with volumes hitting highs and rates continuing their climb in what may be a stronger consumer-led recovery.

The overall number of truck driver hours-of-service violations cited by roadside inspectors dropped in fiscal 2016, but certain types of violations increased.

The PierPass extended gates program at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, which has moved vast quantities of cargo from daytime to nights and weekends, has come under no shortage of criticism in recent months.

Maersk Line’s acquisition of Hamburg Sud will likely force it to sell its Brazilian flag operation Mercosul Line, which could open the door to CMA CGM or Mediterranean Shipping Co. to enter the closed Brazilian coastal shipping market.

Global container lines found guilty of cartel practices in the Russian market are seeking a settlement with Russian authorities in an attempt to avoid multi-million dollar fines.

A broad range of US shippers, truckers, and transportation intermediaries are asking federal maritime regulators to consider creating a rule to prevent marine terminals and container lines from charging demurrage and detention fees.

India’s major, or public, ports booked strong growth in container volumes in November.

Global air cargo traffic grew at the fastest rate in 18 months in October, driven by several one-off factors, including the collapse of Hanjin Shipping.

Consolidation of container lines could spur them to finally make a clean break from control of intermodal chassis.

The members of THE Alliance on Wednesday announced a revamped Mediterranean-East Coast North America service via a link with Israeli ocean carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Service.

APL will drop its regular general rate increases and adopt the inclusive rate format that was agreed with the EU Commission in July by a host of carriers to resolve a long-running anti-trust probe.

APL has expanded its China-New Zealand network as trade between the two countries almost tripled in the past decade.