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Bigger ships simply don’t “fit” at ports on secondary north-south lanes, one maritime analyst says.

Wan Hai Lines bucked the industry trend of deep 2016 losses, posting a profit for the year, albeit a far smaller gain than in 2015.

From the perspective of an online buyer, distinctions between strictly carrier and logistics services are blurred.

The liner giant is using “river sea” category vessels to transport exports out of the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT).

The Sea Tollway is an integrated container shipping network that seeks to fully overhaul maritime logistics infrastructure and operations in the giant southeast Asia nation.

A strike would impact supply chains as the Narendra Modi government vigorously works to stimulate economic growth.

SSA Terminals in Tacoma will provide stevedoring and terminal services for Matson when APM Terminals' lease expires.

South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine posted an operating loss of $595 million for 2016, as it enjoyed its largest quarterly revenue of the year.

The technology choices facing US trucking firms and shippers that must comply with the upcoming electronic logging mandate are multiplying.

The carriers are trapped in a vicious circle of declining revenues and rising debt that management consultancy AlixPartners termed “grim” in its latest shipping forecast.

The Twill online portal, billed as a “virtual freight forwarder,” will go online Monday, but will only be available to UK shippers and then only those importing cargo from China.

US Customs and Border Protection is chipping away at unfinished parts of its omnibus Automated Commercial Environment system for electronic document filing.

Converting cargo from road to rail, aimed at easing chronic congestion at Chennai Port, continues to be a struggle.

“The alliances are a tremendous concern.”

New service aims to smooth cross-border hurdles for shippers and provide greater supply chain visibility.

Customs clearance at Russian ports is set to take longer.

Eimskip in the last two years has acquired two freight forwarders focused on reefer cargo.

Traffic at major ports, which account for 70 percent of India’s container trade, increased 3 percent year-over-year.

Further grating shippers, carriers are providing no guarantees that all goods of a shipment will be loaded.

The parking lot should be up and running by some time in 2019.

The project is tied to CBP's still-incomplete Automated Commercial Environment.

Proposed Canadian legislation would allow EU-based carriers to reposition empty containers between domestic ports.

“We are well positioned to deliver profits this fiscal year and beyond.”

The joint project is being positioned as an extension of Port Klang.

Electronic logging of truck driver hours will run smack into congestion and delays at ports and rail yards, forcing changes to drayage operations and threatening higher costs.

"Customers change over $50 a container.”

Alliance between US and Canadian trucking operators comes as both parties expand.

The lower level of increase makes it less likely that shippers will move volumes to Russian rail operators.

Container throughput at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) hit an all-time high in fiscal year 2016 to 2017.

India's growth potential elevates prospects for breakbulk and heavy-lift shipments.

“Our goal is to take cargo away from other gateways like LA-Long Beach and New York.”

West Coast spot rates reverse 10-week decline since Chinese New Year.

The original rulemaking announcement, however, did not include the new rule’s effective date.

The depot opens another intermodal link for the country’s dominantly industrialized northwestern hinterlands.

Soft demand, unsustainable pricing, and the wave of consolidation sweeping through the industry has left the near-term outlook uncertain, Cosco Shipping said.

Auto demand may be 'leveling off,' but Teamsters win wage increases in five-year carhauler deal.

Container traffic at the port of Kobe was the highest since 1995, when a devastating earthquake hit the port city.

CEVA Logistics and Anji, China’s largest automotive logistics provider, have agreed to renew and expand their joint venture partnership.

CM Port Chairman Li Xiaopeng said container throughput in 2017 will likely break the 100-million-TEU barrier.