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OOCL plans to stop providing chassis on Sept. 1 at six additional port and inland locations in the East and Midwest, including the Port of Charleston, S.C.

Cargo volume moving through major ports in India surged 7 percent during April to June compared with a year earlier, according to preliminary traffic figures released by the Indian Ports Association.

APM Terminals has taken control of the container terminal at Callao, paving the way for a major investment program to boost capacity at Peru’s largest port.

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DHL is dropping its attempt to build domestic express delivery services in China, according to a published report.

Econocaribe Consolidators is introducing a new function on its website that enables shippers to track and trace full containerload shipments in real time through “track and trace EDI” (ele

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The average price of diesel fuel fell for the eight time in the last nine weeks, sliding 3.8 cents a gallon to the lowest point since Feb. 28, the U.S.

The Commerce Department is recruiting top-level executives to join a trade mission to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates between Oct. 29 and Nov. 3.

Air freight rates out of Asia slipped back 0.6 percent in May compared to the month before as carriers coped with plentiful capacity, according to the Drewry Air Freight Price Index.

Donald J. Bowersox, one of the pioneers in the science and practice of logistics and supply chain management, died Monday in Traverse City, Mich. He was 79.

Factory orders by U.S. businesses grew 0.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report that suggests improving confidence in the economy following a slowdown in the spring.

CMA CGM will launch of a new service this month connecting Asia, the Fiji Islands and New Zealand effective July 18.

Smaller vessel operators could be forced out of Asia-Europe container trade lanes as the deployment of ultra-large container ships puts more pressure on freight rates and the bottom line, according to

Hyundai Merchant Marine will raise rates southbound container shipments from the U.S. to the East Coast of South America effective Aug. 1.

Crowley Maritime is bolstering its logistics capabilities in the Caribbean with the acquisition of Puerto Rico Freight Systems, a company specializing in freight consolidation and less-than-container

A sudden strike by container truck drivers Sunday morning crippled cargo movements to and from the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, a DP World facility in India’s sout

U.S. airlines launched a legal challenge Tuesday to European Union plans to charge foreign carriers

APM Terminals has introduced a barge shuttle service to its Rotterdam terminal to avoid worsening traffic jams caused by construction work on highways circling Europe’s biggest container port.

Swedish shipowner Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines is placing armed guards to protect its vessels from attack by Somalia-based pirates in the Gulf of Aden.

Drewry Maritime Research is forecasting average east-west ocean freight rates will fall 20.8 percent this year from 2010 as the addition of ship capacity outpaces growth in demand.

CSAV is suspending its service between Asia and the Mediterranean amid sharply declining rates on Asia-Europe trade lanes.

United Arab Shipping Company opened its own shipping agency in Pakistan in a joint venture with its erstwhile third party agent, Delta Shipping.

Singapore Airlines Cargo will pay a $48 million fine after agreeing to plead guilty to charges the carrier conspired to fix air freight prices for shipments going to and from the United States.

Customs and Border Protection is short-handed.

When Lucas Oil transportation chief Marty Martin needs a truck, he usually doesn’t call a trucking company. He goes out to his dock or calls one of his own drivers.

Exporting companies are starting to see the fruits of the Obama administration’s effort to streamline and modernize the outdated export control system.

One reason Seaspan chose Chinese shipyards to build its next generation of big ships was that South Korean shipbuilders were slow to offer more fuel-efficient designs.

Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach face the conundrum of having to run up to five night and weekend gates each week to prevent gridlock in the harbor, all while losing money every day they o

Despite signs of a cyclical slump in container shipping, a bull market is developing for construction of large, fuel-efficient ships.

After blocking Southern California port expansion projects for seven years and forcing ports to address air emissions health risks, the Natural Resources Defense Council is turning its attention to Ca

Those large blue boxes with the familiar APL logo that started appearing on U.S. highways and railroads in May aren’t ocean containers, though it’s tough to tell the difference.

There’s an odd disconnect in Washington these days — even odder than usual — on how, and how much, to invest in transportation infrastructure.

The industrial commodities sector that fuels factory production is sending worrisome signs to a global shipping business concerned with whether the economy is passing through a proverbial soft patch o

For ocean carriers, the disquieting chatter began in early spring. All the new capacity they had delayed taking delivery of during the 2008-09 recession was coming due.

For Lucas Oil, a private fleet is more than a means of transportation. It’s also a rolling laboratory.

When you’re already battling historic floods on several rivers at once, any new rain surely pours.

Excess capacity may be building on the high seas, but it evaporates quickly once freight reaches dry land. Unlike container shipping lines, U.S.

Audiovox Electronics’ Pat Moffett is willing to stand behind his commitment to deliver cargo to his carrier in time to fill the slot he’s reserved.

Manufacturing growth in the United States accelerated in June for the first time in five months, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s PMI report, bolstering hopes that a spring slow