Port News

Greater emphasis on regional trucking boosted first quarter revenue and profit at refrigerated trucking and logistics operator Marten Transport, Mondovi, Wis.

Containerized imports at the Port of Seattle increased 5 percent in March over the same

The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Kobe in western Japan rose 3.9 percent in 2011 from a year earlier to about 2.1 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs).

Containerized imports through the Port of Tacoma surged 14.6 percent and exports jumped 10.4 percent year-over-year in March, as Pacific Northwest port recovered from a weak February.

The Port of Virginia handled 166,719 twenty-foot-equivalent units of containers in March, an increase of 4.4 percent from a year earlier.

Rotterdam’s container traffic declined 4 percent in the first quarter of 2012 from a year earlier to 2.8 million 20-foot equivalent units as fewer Asian imports were shipped to Europe’s bi

Container volumes at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach bounced back strongly in March following a weak Februar

India’s Tariff Authority for Major Ports ordered a 12.23 percent reduction in tariffs levied by Chennai International Terminals, a PSA International facility.

Abu Dhabi Terminals saw volume rise 47 percent year-over-year in 2011, reaching 767,713 20-foot equivalent units.

After a mighty bluster in the run-up to negotiations for a new contract at East and Gulf Coast ports, the tone and rhetoric from the nation’s second-largest longshore union and its management co

Refrigerated shipments are expected to grow along with the world’s middle class, but a representative for U.S.

The recently established G6 Alliance will begin weekly calls at Gothenburg, helping Sweden’s biggest port secure a second direct deep sea service to Asia.

U.S. manufacturing will continue to grow this year but at a more modest pace, according to a quarterly survey by the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation.

The first new truck funded by the Massachusetts Port Authority&rsquo;s Clean Truck program<

Maher Terminals has filed a Federal Maritime Commission complaint alleging the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey discriminated against Maher by

Employee drivers who work for the Toll Group logistics company in Southern California won an historic election Wednesday to become one of the few harbor trucking fleets in the U.S.

The West Coast arbitrator who adjudicates labor disputes involving the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers on Wednesday ruled dockworkers in Los Angeles-Long Beach wou

When the Army Corps of Engineers released final documents Wednesday for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, it surprised the industry by calling for dredging the Savannah River to a depth of 47 fee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the final documents on Wednesday for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project for review by state and federal agencies and the general public.

Japanese containerized cargo trade will rise 3.3 percent in fiscal 2012, which started on April 1, from fiscal 2011 to 12.8 million 20-foot equivalent units, a Tokyo-based research firm predicted in a

The Korean hub of Busan saw total container traffic expand 13.7 percent in February compared to a year earlier.

The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan rose 9.8 percent in 2011 from the previous year to a record high of about 2.17 million twenty-foot equivalent units

The Oakland seaport, airport and real estate operations create 73,000 jobs in Northern California and directly or indirectly support 827,000 jobs nationwide, according to

Hutchison Whampoa&rsquo;s ports division boosted profits by 14 percent last year despite flat volume growth across its global terminal network.

The volume of containers through India&rsquo;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&rsquo;s largest port.

A surge of U.S.

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.

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

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.

HHLA, Hamburg&rsquo;s biggest stevedore, said it expects to boost its container traffic by 5 percent in 2012 and take market share from its slower growing North European rivals for a second straight y

When the president of the West Coast dockworkers&rsquo; union pledged full support to the International Longshoremen&rsquo;s Association in this year&rsquo;s contract negotiations, many shippers and c

For the past decade, importers of footwear had a basic sourcing philosophy: China first, China only.

Stories of mob connections, excess staffing and $400,000-a-year dockworker pay at the New York-New Jersey port got a fresh airing from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor just days before the

China Merchants Holdings reported a 5.2 percent year-over-year drop in net profit for 2011 even as the volume of containers handled by its terminals increased 9.6 percent.

India&rsquo;s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) resumed operations on Thursday night following the end of a three-day campaign of picketing by dockworkers and supporters of local political partie

The International Longshoremen&rsquo;s Association and its East and Gulf coast employers exchanged initial contract propo

Kerry Logistics booked substantial growth in turnover and profit last year as its investments in