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Japan’s container trade is estimated to have risen 1.9 percent year-over-year to 11.9 million TEU in fiscal 2016.

Carriers control the physical transport of containers, so any supply chain solution needs to have their support.

Authorities on Tuesday removed the height restriction on certain ships going under the Bayonne Bridge in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Although the alliance changes that reshuffled carrier alliances from four to three took effect April 1, the impact is only slowly emerging on routes across the globe.

Seattle-Tacoma focuses on efficient terminal operations to provide their edge in competition with Vancouver and Prince Rupert for market share.

Under the agreement, the French carrier’s subsidiary CMA Terminals will operate the facility for 15 years.

The new law is modeled on the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment, which took effect on July 1, 2016.

More shippers are putting freight lanes up for bid, Covenant Transportation Group executives say.

Installation of the new Tideworks Technology system at San Juan follows the rollout of the system last September at Crowley’s Port Everglades, Florida terminal.

It will be the company’s first net loss since its privatization in October 2007.

There are signs potential negative effects of the new alliances on transshipment and tariffs may be overstated, according to the CEO of HPH Trust.

A consortium of seven labor federations had earlier served notice of a nationwide strike from April 19, but later agreed to defer the action until May 12.

Yang Ming has managed to beat the market on the trans-Pacific eastbound in the first quarter as the carrier tries to restore shipper confidence following its recent share trading suspension.

There is not yet any resolution to the Shanghai congestion, but vessel berthing delays are showing a slight improvement.

Kansas City Southern de Mexico is rejecting a Mexican government report alleging that there is little competition between the railroad and two others.

UPS's Mark Modesti believes smaller shippers increasingly are drawing near an "inflection" point when it comes to adding technology and changing processes to control inventory. They need to get past that point to survive and grow.

The bill passed the Senate on a 26-to-5 vote, and has cleared the House Transportation Committee.

The total value of the deal amounts to 1.1 billion euros.

Spot rates in eastbound Pacific basically flat last week.

Indore is one of four rail-linked inland locations Allcargo operates in the country.

Traffic at the port has doubled in five years.

The upside is that spot freight rates likely will stabilize.

The sold numbers come as other China government data indicates an improved trade and general economic environment.

Given the nexus of polar opposites along the technology spectrum, the outcome is uncertain at best.

Growth in car carrier ship capacity is balanced by uneven demand for vehicles and high-and-heavy cargoes.

Rising cargo volumes deliver increasing profits despite the fragile economic situation in the European market.

For the first time, Savannah has more weekly trans-Pacific alliance services than the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Eimskip continues acquisition spree with container seller-lessor share.

Spot market truckload rates are rising on higher demand, but contract rate hikes are being slowed by market uncertainty and excess capacity.

“As expected, margins remains under pressure.”

Werner Enterprises and Heartland Express follow J.B. Hunt in reporting a rise in freight demand as the second quarter gets under way.

Shipper concerns over the financial viability of the carriers they use has heightened after Hanjn Shipping collapsed last year.

Japan’s logistics companies are increasingly turning to India as the Chinese economy is losing steam and the Japanese economy expands only moderately.

The deal was struck just more than a week after Rickmers Maritime announced it was winding up its business.

There is no let-up in rising backhaul Europe-Asia rates, even as the Shanghai-Rotterdam spot market steadily edges up.

The prospect of cargo being rolled at Shanghai's choked Yangshan terminals has been raised by forwarder Kuehne + Nagel.

Mobile officials had been seeking a North Europe service.

Haven once touted its online-market as a groundbreaking rival to freight forwarders.

Kuehne+Nagel’s ocean and air traffic surged in the first quarter.

The partnership was struck after more than a year of negotiations.