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Truckload carriers, encouraged by first quarter tonnage trends, are increasingly optimistic that rates will rise and shipments increase in 2013, a survey finds.

The International Longshoremen’s Association has scheduled an April 9 ratification vote on a coastwide master contract that ILA and United States Maritime Alliance officials have agreed upon.

The Port of Virginia reported container traffic was 169,390 20-foot-equivalent units in February, an increase of 12,340 TEUs, or 7.9 percent, compared with 157,050 TEUs in the same month last year.

Henkel Consumer Goods has selected Saddle Creek Logistics Services as its lead logistics provider.

The Port of Corpus Christ, Texas, and regional partners have secured voestalpine as a partner at the La Quinta Trade Gateway.

The turnover rate for drivers in the truckload sector took a “surprising dip” in the fourth quarter of 2012, probably driven by a weakened economy and overall freight volumes...

Chief negotiators at the end of the 16th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership talks reported they had achieved their goal to put the negotiations on an accelerated track...

The Federal Maritime Commission’s commissioners have voted to allow a new agreement with the G6 Alliance to go into effect, permitting the six carriers to deploy more than 50 ships in the trans-Pacific trade, particularly increasing the frequency of vessel port calls on the U.S. East Coast.

Lufthansa Cargo’s operating profit in 2012 sank 58 percent from the previous year to 104 million euros ($135 million), but it was one of the few freight airlines to remain in the black in a market plagued by rising supply and declining demand.

Following IAG’s acceptance of a compromise proposal between Iberia airlines and its workers, the airline has announced that unions representing the majority of Iberia’s employees have also formally agreed to back the proposal.

Diana Shipping today reported net income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $5 million, slumping 75 percent from $20.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The less-than-truckload industry confronted a sizable speed bump last year, as slower economic growth in 2012 hobbled expansion and throttled back steady post-recession gains in annual revenue that the nation’s largest LTL carriers won in 2010 and 2011.

The president of the Seattle Port Commission said the commissioners voted themselves a hefty pay raise on Tuesday so they will be better able to carry out their mission, which is to develop trade and manufacturing and “grow economic opportunity” for King County.

Maersk Line and its Asian arm MCC Transport are to open a branch office in Myanmar to tap a market poised for strong cargo growth following the suspension of European Union and U.S sanctions in 2012.

Carriers currently operating services on the Southeast Asia-Australia trade will consolidate their respective services, beginning in the middle of April.

Hanjin Shipping has expanded its services in Indonesia.

The International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance concluded nearly a year of rocky, on-and-off negotiations by agreeing on a six-year contract for East and Gulf Coast dockworkers.

Lockheed Martin has received initial orders to manufacture cryogenic tanks for fueling liquefied natural gas powered vessels.

The attempt to privatize the Port of Wilmington, Del., has foundered on the rocks of local port business and labor opposition.

The Port of Kalama’s commissioners have appointed Mark Wilson to serve as the Washington port’s executive director, starting April 1.

SkyCargo has contracted CSafe, a cool chain solutions provider, for the supply and service of mobile refrigeration units used for its Cool Chain Premium Service...

The International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance concluded nearly a year of rocky, on-and-off negotiations with an agreement on a six-year contract for East and Gulf Coast dockworkers.

Cathay Pacific reported 2012 profit totaling HK$916 million (about US$118.1 million), a decline of 83.3 percent from $709.0 million in 2011.

The Greenbrier Companies has hired Adrian Downes as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services has announced that Zim Container Service Atlantic will add a second call in New York on its eastbound route, starting this month.

Canadian National has appointed three vice presidents as part of the company’s executive changes, according to Jim Vena, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Class I railroad.

TransForce has indirectly disposed of 500,000 common shares of Vitran Corporation, representing 3.05 percent of the issued and outstanding common shares of Vitran.

International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett said he hopes United States Maritime Alliance will approve a contract agreement with the ILA when the two sides resume meetings later today in Tampa.

Box Ships intends to offer and sell 4 million of its common shares at $5.25 per share in an underwritten public offering. The offering is expected to close on March 18.

The Port of Seattle reported net operating income in 2012 was more than $223 million, which is 8 percent higher than budgeted and 3.7 percent higher than 2011’s operating profit.

Spain’s Port of Bilbao reported goods traffic in the first two months of 2013 increased 10 percent year-over-year to 4.8 million metric tons.

A.R.T. Logistics has launched a twice-monthly less-than-truckload service connecting Europe to Ulan Bator in Mongolia.

CMA CGM Group has finalized the purchase of 50,000 bamboo "eco-containers" with 25,000 light steel containers, which is in line with the company’s environmental policy.

China Shipping Terminal has agreed to acquire a 24 percent stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge. It is the second Chinese company to partner in the Danish operator’s container terminal in the Belgian port.

Slack U.S. import demand and too much vessel capacity undermined most of the general rate increase that container carriers implemented on Jan. 15, sending average spot freight rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade down this week, the third consecutive week of decline.

Eimskip has announced several changes in its sailing schedule in order to expand its service in the North Atlantic.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. will raise rates on all dry cargo from North Europe, Scandinavia, the Baltic, the U.K. and Ireland to the Far East, including Japan, starting April 1.

Horizon Lines reported a net loss of $17.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, ending Dec. 23, 2012, plummeting 124 percent from a profit of $74.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, ending Dec. 25, 2011.