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A major rail corridor project in Illinois gets under way this weekend, as crews begin the biggest upgrade of tracks in a route owned by Union Pacific Railroad so that 110-mph Amtrak passenger trains c

European Union trust busters raided the offices of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn in an investigation into allegations it is abusing its dominant position in the rail freight market.

The port of Antwerp, Europe's second largest container hub, said it is taking "heightened precautions" over ships arriving from Japan that may have been contaminated by radioactive fallout from the

Horizon Lines said it is trying to refinance its debt to avoid an expected default and would not comment on a Bloomberg News report quoting unnamed sources as saying the largest U.S.

Canadian National Railway sold a section of track in and around Toronto to the Ontario agency Metrolinx for about $308 million.

Evergreen, Zim Integrated Shipping Services and China Shipping Container Lines will launch a joint Asia-Europe service at the end of April, the carriers announced Thursday.

Truck maker Kenworth unveiled a heavy truck this week designed for regional use, taking advantage of a shift from long-haul toward more short-haul trucking.

HHLA, Hamburg's biggest stevedore, forecast 10 percent growth in container traffic this year following a 19 percent increase in 2010.

Daimler Trucks North America is raising its sales projections 10 to 15 percentage points for 2011 as demand for its Freightliner brand heavy trucks remains strong.

Japanese government officials and shipping industry representatives will meet Friday in a bid to step up their fight against what they call "harmful rumors" about radiation.

Kintetsu World Express, Japan's second-largest international forwarder, said it will set aside $13.86 million to cover estimated costs related to an anti-trust investigation by the U.S.

Radiant Logistics will purchase Distribution by Air under a $12 million transaction that will extend the consolidation among mid-sized U.S.-based freight forwarders.

Having weathered seven years of environmental challenges and the worst economic downturn in the history of containerization, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are ready to grow.

Four Asian carriers are teaming up in a joint service from North Asia to Long Beach in early April.

Horizon Lines has no plans to sell any of its container liner services as it seeks to restructure its finances to avoid an expected default on its debt this year, the company's chief executive said.

Hamburg Sud North America and Hamburg Sud subsidiary Alianca plan to stop providing chassis to shippers moving cargo with merchant's haulage through Baltimore-area terminals and depots as of May 1.

A new vehicle procurement directive by President Obama could start changing the makeup of the nation’s automobile and truck fleet in the second half of this decade.

USA Truck Chairman Robert M. Powell will retire May 4 after decades of service with the Van Buren, Ark.-based truckload carrier. The company's board of directors chose Timothy A.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services rebounded to a $54 million net profit in 2010 from a $432 million loss a year ago driven by increased cargo volume and higher freight rates.

The Longbow Research Truckload Barometer dropped less than 1 percent this week, indicating the contraction of truckload capacity is slowing.

Two former Customs commissioners are among the 20 members of the new Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection.

The American Trucking Associations is calling for "fundamental reform" of the federal surface transportation program to "maximize resources" for highways.

Advocates for improved goods movement on Tuesday called for a national freight policy, improved connectors to ports, and a dedicated office within the Department of Transportation.

The UK launched an investigation into how a fake bomb, disguised as a wedding cake box, was transported undetected on a UPS aircraft to Turkey earlier this month.

The UK Competition Commission ordered BAA, owner of London Heathrow and five other UK airports, to sell Stansted, the UK's second largest air cargo hub.

Crowley Maritime appointed Carl Fox as senior vice president of corporate services as of June 1.

The CMA CGM Columba became the largest container vessel to call at a Vietnamese port when it participated in the inauguration of the new Cai Mep International Terminal.

Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming are adding a new joint weekly service to their networks between Asia and the Pacific Northwest, starting April 22.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke called upon small and mid-size companies to increase their profits and hasten the U.S. economic recovery by becoming more engaged in exports.

Concern about inflation and income caused a closely watched barometer of consumer sentiment to fall from its th

The value of trade moved by surface transportation between the U.S.

Cargo theft declined 12.5 percent last year at truckload and intermodal giant Schneider National, running counter to national trends, the company said.

The residents of Dover overwhelmingly voted in favor of a proposal for the local community to buy and operate Europe's biggest roll-on, roll-off freight port.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics said Tuesday it reduced its carbon dioxide emissions 21 percent last year, compared to 2009.

The role of the customs broker in the supply chain is high on the agenda when COAC members meet on April 12.

Less-than-truckload carriers say they increasingly are handling heavier freight typically moved by truckload carriers as capacity in that sector tightens.

Chinese authorities rejected a container ship operated by MOL, Japan's second-largest shipping line, saying they had detected high levels of radiation.

The political turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa curbed global air cargo growth to 2.3 percent in February from a year ago, the International Air Transport Association said.

Because of congestion, terminal management closed the export gate at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal in India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Horizon Lines said it expects to default on its loans as the result of a $45 million fine for price-fixing in the Puerto Rico trade and could be forced into bankruptcy if a deal can’t be worked out wi