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Precariously low West Coast vacancy rates for warehouse and distribution space are sending a stark message to shippers: Expect to pay even more to carry your goods, or rework your containerized supply chains.

The court is hearing issues related to the bankruptcy filing by Hanjin Shipping, which left its more than 90 ships and 500,000 containers around the world in limbo.

The Western railway has lost some of its pricing power after domestic and international freight demand shrank in the third quarter.

Maersk Line has resumed calls to Iran after a five-year hiatus.

Even when volumes rise, lower revenue shows impact of reduced rates and fuel surcharges at publicly owned carriers.

SAL Heavy Lift has won a contract from the Dutch offshore construction company Van Oord.

A Hanjin ship just released from arrest outside the Panama Canal is one of two expected to stop at the Port of New York and New Jersey in the next week.

The Panama Canal Authority said increased rainfall has permitted an increase in maximum allowable drafts at the canal’s new locks.

Seatrade's order underscores the strength of the reefer market.

CMA CGM has signed a memorandum of understanding to promote liquefied natural gas as the marine fuel of the future.

International Container Terminal Services Inc. last week opened the first phase of its Basra Gateway Terminal in the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.

FMC Chairman Mario Cordero expresses concern after receiving staff briefing on analysis of PierPass fee collections and disbursements.

The attorney for a fuel company with a lien for services provided to a ship operated by Hanjin Shipping has accused attorneys for the carrier of failing to report when the charter for the vessel was terminated.

Eimskip’s acquisition spree continues with the purchase of a Netherlands-based forwarder.

The fall shipping season of 2016 has been good to Canadian Pacific Railway.

Russian shippers and transportation companies say they will have to increase their rates double digits to keep up with the cost increases created by Russia’s “Platon” truck toll.

Cargo interests can be assured of stability at Northern California's Port of Oakland.

Breakbulk and bulk cargo operators Gearbulk and Grieg Star have agreed to form a Norway-based joint venture.

The competition to develop much-needed modern port facilities in Bangladesh has intensified.

The big winner of a recent summit between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is likely to be refrigerated shipments out of Brazil.

Container shipping is set for a gradual recovery after hitting bottom with the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, but the road ahead is anything but smooth.

Maersk Line is ramping up its feeder operations at Kakinada Port, an emerging alternative cargo gateway on India’s east coast.

Los Angeles and Long Beach have served as a laboratory for creative measures to cope with the growing container volumes and the surges of cargo from mega-ships that have also challenged other US ports.

Trans-Pacific service contracts in early 2017 will have the shadow of Hanjin falling over the negotiations.

Analyst questions the value to incumbent Asia-US operators of Hanjin's trans-Pacific network.

US regulators are increasing funding for driver-training schools and institutions serving veterans while pushing a pilot program that would license under-21 ex-military drivers.

A system aims to provide a single collection point for information on container status, vessel schedules, and empty-container returns, among other information.

US shippers may be concerned about trucking rate hikes in 2017 and 2018, but pricing power isn't likely to slip away from them soon.

Ashley Furniture asked the court to allow an “administrative freeze” on payments owed to Hanjin for services that were only partially provided as a result of the carrier’s failure to fulfill contractual obligations.

Jacksonville port officials have been working to attract project and breakbulk cargo business to the heavy-lift dock at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.

The US delivery company will spend 200 million euros to expand its sorting facility at Charles de Gaulle airport and 1.2 billion euros on a 30-year lease.

The Swiss logistics and forwarding giant expressed confidence in the fourth quarter.

The group has disposed of its entire 34.2 percent stake.

India wants port authorities to lower rail handling charges to draw more truckloads onto intermodal trains.

Collapse of Hanjin Shipping highlights needed for better understanding of carrier risk.

The port is operating close to capacity with berth utilization over 90 percent.

China Cosco president spells out the way forward for container lines as they sail up to a crucial crossroad.

A chassis provider has asked a federal judge to cancel all its per-diem leasing agreements with Hanjin Shipping.

A week after Hurricane Matthew’s clouds lifted, US shippers continue to experience delays or outright embargoes on cargo moving in and around eastern North Carolina where rail lines and roads remain underwater.