Latest news

A German court today upheld a controversial ban on night flights at Frankfurt airport,

Israel Corp.

APL will raise its rates by $450 per 20-foot container on westbound trades from Asia to Europe, starting May 1.

The volume of containers through India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) hit an &ldqu

The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Tokyo rose 8.6 percent in 2011 from the previous year to a record high of about 4.144 million 20-foot equivalent units.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority booked net income of $246 million in 2011, a 10 percent increase on the previous year driven by increased harbor dues and rental revenue at Europe’s largest port.

Italy’s antitrust authority fined 15 liner shipping agents and two trade associations a total of more than $5.3 million for fixing prices in the Port of Genoa.

Union Pacific Railroad anticipates “slow but steady” growth in freight volume this year, driven by the industrial products sector and continued diversion of traffic from over-the-road truc

A Schneider National truck terminal is among the properties damaged by one of at least two tornadoes that ripped through the Dallas area Tuesday afternoon.

A bill introduced in Congress Tuesday would eliminate the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers and replace that revenue with a higher diesel fuel tax.

A surge of U.S.

Tornados tore through the Dallas area this afternoon, throwing tractor-trailers into the air and grounding planes at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

CSX Transportation is hiring roughly 380 workers in Alabama, Maryland and Tennessee, the latest sign of the railroad industry’s strong financial health and graying work force.

Representatives of Orient Overseas Container Line and the Port of Long Beach signed a 40-year lease for a 305-acre container terminal at the Southern California port.

Global logistics provider Agility increased its net profit 8 percent in 2011 to approximately $97 million, despite a drop in revenue to $4.8 billion.

Tank truck operator Quality Distribution purchased Trojan Vacuum Services, drilling deeper into the hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” energy market.

The construction of the new third set of locks at the Panama Canal is behind schedule by seven months, but the other seven major components of the canal expansion are ahead of schedule, so the overall

Trailer Bridge has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Monday following a court’s approval last month.

Ocean carriers succeeded in raising freight rates on the headhaul legs of the Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades in the last month, but their results are likely to be weak in the first quarter befor

International air freight traffic grew 5.1 percent February from a year ago, but the outlook for carg

OOCL is joining other major container ship operators in seeking a second general rate increase this year on Asia-Europe services.

Lufthansa Cargo may sell its entire freighter fleet if a court upholds a ban on night flights at Frankfurt airport, the carrier’s chief executive warned.

Time appears to be up for the passage of surface transportation bill this year.

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the first time in 10 weeks in the week ending April 2, dropping half a cent as oil prices rose over $105 a barrel.

Global freight volume remains below pre-recession levels in the U.S.

Customs broker Livingston International has completed its acquisition of the customs and trade compliance services of JPMorgan Chase’s Global Trade business, which includes the operations and te

Philippine terminal operator International Container Terminal Services is buying a minority stake in a terminal in Pakistan’s largest port, Karachi.

Warmer than typical winter weather helped hold demand for trucking steady in February, typically a slack month for motor carriers, FTR Associates said.

Container volumes at West Coast ports declined 4 percent in February compared to the same month last year, due to an 11 percent drop in imports.

Roy Amalfitano has been named president of Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp., North America agents for global ocean carrier Evergreen Line.

Echo Global Logistics is expanding its offices in Arizona to accommodate the addition of employees through the acquisition of Advantage Transport.

Canadian bulk trucking giant Trimac acquired a 60 percent stake in Fortress Trucking for about $4.4 million, the company said Friday.

Evergreen Marine swung to a $105 million net loss last year as weak rates plunged the company into red ink during the fourth quarter.

U.S. manufacturing expanded in March for the 32nd consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

Maersk has continued its global round of freight rate hikes by boosting levies on its services into the U.S.

Japanese shipping giant MOL believes the current cross-sector shipping recession is without historical precedent.

The Port of Jacksonville will handle exports of the new 2012 Honda CR-V that is being manufactured at the Honda plant in East Liberty, Ohio.

Dubai and Louisville were the major movers last year among the world’s top 20 busiest international cargo airports, according to preliminary figures for 2011 from Airports Council International.

DSV said Italian trust busters reduced a fine related to the Danish trucking and logistics company’s acquisition of ABX Logistics by $5.2 million to $26.4 million.

China Shipping Container Lines said weak rates and high fuel costs contributed to a net loss of 2.74 billion yuan ($428 million) last year, compared with a $667 million profit in 2010.