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Falling revenue per tractor and higher equipment and insurance costs will narrow Covenant Transport's third-quarter profits, and the truckload carrier won't be alone.

Shippers using road or rail to get goods into Russia from another country will have to pay a new fee as of Jan. 1, 2017.

The top 18 container lines face potential asset writeoffs of about $35 billion.

The impacts of Brexit on the world’s largest trading center for plants and flowers provides a window into how the decision to leave the EU will impact European trade and corporations.

It is now easier for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust shippers to take advantage of a “direct port entry” scheme meant to speed export traffic.

While technology solutions are important to improving supply chains, the digitization of supply chain planning and operations can only go so far.

Spot rates on Asia-Europe recorded an increase this week, albeit a small one, surprising the market that was expecting the slump to continue well into the low season.

With global supply chains generating more and more data in the cloud, Appterra will help Descartes better connect customers.

The railway said it remains dedicated to strong pricing.

Hanjin Shipping has received permission from a South Korean court for the sale of the carrier’s assets in the Asia-US container trade.

Cargo volume through US ports on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway was down through September.

The truckload carrier is reducing the size of its company fleet but hopes a pay hike will attract more independent contractors.

A trucker advocacy group at the Port of New York and New Jersey is preparing to launch a system to track terminal turn times in an effort to prod terminals into reducing delays.

CMA CGM has named Michel Delville as the French ocean carrier’s CFO.

Container ship transits through the Panama Canal are running well below capacity following its $5.25 billion widening.

Indonesia is considering a reduction in transshipment charges.

A Long Beach container terminal's willingness to collect Hanjin Shipping containers only solves part of the problem.

PSA International is making its first venture into China’s hinterland rail network.

The Savannah River channel reopened for commercial traffic Wednesday.

A $13 million infusion of venture capital is slated to help a cloud-based load-tracking provider expand to new modes and new markets.

US regulators simplify the process getting training, a license, and a job in trucking for veterans and active duty military personnel.

DP World is continuing to shore up productivity levels throughout India.

The opening next month of a new roadway connecting Russia and China via Mongolia will open new transit options between the two regional heavyweights.

The $48.1 million bridge links Sao Paulo state with Tres Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, enabling truckers to bypass several congested highways and a hydroelectric dam.

Shorter fulfillment cycles are pushing UPS to expand its fastest package and freight services to new countries.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and its Eukor Car Carriers affiliate have agreed to pay civil penalties to settle US Federal Maritime Commission allegations of wrongdoing.

With many container lines overleveraged and reporting losses, unsupportive lenders are another pitfall for the industry.

The fleet of idled container ships is soaring as bankrupt South Korean container line Hanjin Shipping returns chartered vessel.

The world’s factory will focus more on domestic consumption, and its citizens will increasingly sate their taste for foreign goods domestically.

Terminal operators are hit by weak global trade and ongoing structural changes.

Hanjin Shipping terminals in the United States will begin to accept empty Hanjin-owned containers.

Southern California’s landmark “pool of pools” in which three equipment providers share more than 72,000 inter-operable chassis could be improved.

The ship’s arrival in New York is the latest sign that a slowly growing portion of the troubled liner’s fleet is finally reaching its destination.

The need to keep e-commerce inventory on hand is driving a surge in demand for US warehouse and distribution center space.

The postponement is the latest road-bump to a somewhat controversial program aimed at smoothing the peaks and valleys of truck traffic flows.

Construction is scheduled to start by the end of 2017 on Porto Central.

US exports may be finally on track for growth after two down years.

The struggling multipurpose shipping sector shouldn’t count on a rebound in container and dry-bulk rates for a quick return to profitability.

Steel is the world’s most important industrial material and has direct and indirect impact on breakbulk volumes.