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ABF Freight System and the Teamsters union extended their current contract through Aug. 31, as the less-than-truckload carrier and union work on supplemental agreements rejected last month by ABF’s Teamster employees.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol handled 736,608 metric tons of cargo in the first half of 2013, rising 1.02 percent compared with the same period in 2012.

Shreyas Shipping and Logistics has announced plans to launch two coastal container services linking India’s major ports on the east and west coasts.

China and the European Union have resolved the accusations that China is dumping solar panels in Europe...

Gujarat Pipavav Port in India handled 0.143 million 20-foot-equivalent units of container cargo in the second quarter of 2013, increasing 17 percent year-over-year.

State-owned Container Corp. of India reported its net income in the first fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, was $41.65 million, inching up 0.5 percent from $41.43 million in the same period a year ago.

The Australian government has allocated A$2.5 million (about US$2.3 million) in funding for the Beef Australia expo, which will be held in Rockhampton, Queensland, in May 2015...

Taiwan-based logistics major Dimerco will continue its global expansion through the pursuit of further acquisitions and alliances, according to CEO Paul Chien.

Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said on July 30 that it slipped into the red in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, despite a jump in international cargo revenue.

DHL has won a six-year contract to provide logistics services in Australia for Japan-based Brother International.

Maher Terminals said it “has turned the corner” on the troubled implementation of a new operating system, and that the Port of New York and New Jersey’s largest container terminal will be ready when its volume returns to normal levels.

The Port of Baltimore is gaining market share on its big rival to the north, the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Danaos reported its net income in the second quarter of 2013 was $19.5 million, jumping 117.9 percent from $9.0 million in the second quarter of 2012.

U.S. steel imports in June totaled 2.441 million tons, falling 11 percent from 2.838 million tons (revised) in May 2013 and 13 percent from June 2012, according to government reporting.

Celadon Group reported its net income decreased 20.0 percent to $7.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending June 30, 2013, from $9.0 million in the same quarter last year.

The International Air Transport Association reported air freight demand increased 1.2 percent year-over-year in June...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued two proposed rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act aimed at strengthening assurances that imported food meets the same safety standards as...

Wood pellet exports from North America were up more than 50 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013, with the U.K. as the major export destination, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review.

BNSF Railway has opened a new economic development office in Bismarck, N.D., to expand the company’s presence in the state and allow it to better serve existing and new customers in the region...

Apex Freight Services has acquired Timberline Freight Services, a Colorado-based, full and less-than-truckload transportation company specializing in the movement of temperature-sensitive goods.

Towne Air Freight has ordered 300 new Great Dane trailers, worth $9 million, to increase its fleet and retire older equipment.

The Brazilian Institute of Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources has issued an operating license to Brasil Terminal Portuario, officially opening the new terminal.

Trade barriers between the European Union and Colombia will be lifted on Aug. 1, 2013, in conjunction with the kickoff of a trade deal that will open up markets for EU and Colombian exporters.

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has received a new general cargo vessel of 26,000 deadweight tons in South Korea.

NYK Line, “K” Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and six other maritime car transporters have been accused of fixing prices on carrier services in a lawsuit filed by Manaco International Forwarder, Bloomberg reports.

Buoyed by stronger confidence in business trends, truckload carriers plan to add capacity — but not too much capacity, according to a second quarter survey.

Landstar System reported its profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $30.4 million, dropping 15.1 percent from $35.9 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Eight companies and three consortia have responded to a request for qualification for the public-private partnership contract to build and operate a new container terminal at India’s Port of Ennore.

TransForce reported its net income in the second quarter of 2013 was C$26.6 million (about US$25.8 million), versus C$34.1 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Diana Containerships reported a net loss of $5.0 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared with a net income of $2.2 million in the respective period in 2012.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. has placed so many orders for new container ships recently that its orderbook is the largest among all carriers, according to Alphaliner.

Florida East Coast Holdings reported its net income in the second quarter of 2013 was $3.8 million, improving from a net loss of $4.1 million in the same period last year.

Ocean carriers are likely to retain more of their Aug. 1 general rate increases in the Asia-Europe trade than earlier this year as a result of tightening capacity on that route.

Seaspan reported its net profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $127.2 million, compared with a net loss of $6.7 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Hapag-Lloyd is recommending that shippers to reroute cargo from the Port of New York and New Jersey to avoid delays that the carrier said it expects will continue until mid-September.

Panalpina Group’s consolidated profit increased 44 percent year-over-year in the second quarter to CHF 24.1 million (approximately US$25.9 million).

A federal court again rejected challenges to the U.S. cross-border trucking program with Mexico, which has seen traffic increase this year but remains small.

Saia, Inc., reported increases in revenue and profit in the second quarter of 2013, even as the tonnage the company handled fell.