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- MSC Adds Terminal Charge to Europe-Asia Cargo
- Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it plans to impose a full-load terminal-handling charge on top of present rates as of March...
- CareerBuilder Chief Joins Echo Global Logistics
- Echo Global Logistics should have no problem recruiting during the recovery. The Chicago-based third-party logistics provider added Matt Ferguson,...
- UPS Plans Pilot Furloughs
- UPS will begin in May to furlough 300 or more of its airline pilots to cut operating costs during what...
- Importer Accuses Competitor of Fraud
- A non-vessel-operating common carrier is complaining to the Federal Maritime Commission that an interrelated group of competitors is violating the...
- CN Plans Calgary Logistics Park
- Canadian National Railway plans to invest about $94 million to develop a logistics park northeast of Calgary, Alberta, and transfer...
- Rail Traffic Gained Before Storm
- Before a powerful series of winter storms began to strike early this month, major U.S. railroads enjoyed their strongest traffic...
- Imports to Grow 25 Percent at U.S. Ports
- Import cargo at the top North American container ports will grow 25 percent in the first half of 2010 compared...
- Intermodal Takes Record Share From Trucks
- U.S. freight shippers sent their highest shares yet by intermodal combination moves in the 2009 fourth quarter, compared with using...
- Truckload Demand Seen Stable, Improving
- Truckload demand climbed in the first week of February, with flatbed and refrigerated trucking showing the most strength, Morgan Stanley...
- Storms Slamming Surface Transport
- Three days after a massive winter storm struck the mid-Atlantic region, freight transportation systems were still trying to recover to...
- Edward Brown, Longshore Union Leader, Dies
- Edward L. Brown Sr., who led the International Longshoremen’s Association in Hampton Roads through the port’s development into one of...
- JAL Seen Likely to Choose American Over Delta
- Japan Airlines is very likely to maintain its business relationship with American Airlines, rejecting a rival offer from Delta Air...
- Air France-KLM Cargo Gains
- Air France-KLM, Europe’s biggest air cargo carrier, reported freight traffic rose 2 percent in January from a year ago, driven...
- Container Ship Charter Rates Rise With Demand
- Container ship charter rates are rising after two years of steep declines as ocean carriers seek extra tonnage in response...
- Rickmers Boosts Charter Revenue
- Rickmers Maritime Trust, the Singapore-based containership owner, reported fourth quarter net income more than doubled from a year ago as...