News / Transportation

DOT releases $15.6 million for I-5 bridge repair

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:58:34 GMT

The funding follows $1 million in quick release emergency relief from the department provided the day after the collapse. The Washington State Department of Transportation will use the funds to build a new replacement span.

U.S., Canada to expand cargo pre-clearance to Peace Bridge

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:13 GMT

Concrete sector raises HOS issues in House hearing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:21:18 GMT

“Every day is different in the construction field, thus companies need the flexibility to deliver contract when the customer needs it," said Chandler Concrete Co.’s Jeffrey Dean Hinkle in response to the new federal hours of service rules.

Freightliner buys Maersk’s European intermodal operator

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:55 GMT

The intemodal operator said the purchase of ERS supports its strategy of developing businesses in rail markets beyond its base market in the United Kingdom. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Broken MOL box ship continue to drift

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:30 GMT

The Japanese liner company said it has arranged for a patrol boat, which has already departed from Port of Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, to monitor the state of the vessel and cargo and prepare for tow operations.

G6 to skip two Asia-Europe sailings in summer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:09:22 GMT

Bumper fiscal 4Q for FedEx

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:08:01 GMT

Court upholds Ex-Im Bank support to Air India

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:03:22 GMT

Jaxport offers CEO job to former Horizon Lines exec

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:37 GMT

The Jacksonville Port Authority's board of directors voted Monday morning to offer its chief executive officer position to Brian W. Taylor, a former executive vice president and chief operating officer of Horizon Lines.

MOL ship splits in half, but both sections floating

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:36 GMT

The Japanese liner reports its containership MOL Comfort has split in half, but that as of 7 a.m. the fore and aft sections of the 7,041-TEU ship continue to float with containers onboard in the Arabian Sea near the coast of Oman.

U.S. Bank offers new fuel card for truckers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:34 GMT

NYK starts U.S. ro-ro service to WCSA

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:20 GMT

May ore loads on Great Lakes down over a year ago

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:03 GMT

Cargolux adds Columbus-Hong Kong route

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:53:22 GMT

Old Dominion relocates Fort Wayne service center

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:52:04 GMT

U.S-Canada begin truck pre-inspection pilot

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:42:33 GMT

The United States and Canada on Monday began a limited demonstration program at the Blaine, Wash.-Surrey, British Columbia port of entry for pre-inspecting U.S.-bound trucks in Canada instead of at the border.

INTTRA releases ocean document mapping tool

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:32:37 GMT

The portal-based ocean shipping e-commerce network on Tuesday unveiled a new application designed to reduce the millions of manual transactions ocean carriers process annually.

TP Pulse: Shippers expect no big rate, capacity swings

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:20:09 GMT

Analyst sees potential for FedEx

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:07:02 GMT

Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM announce new alliance

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:05:52 GMT

   The three largest container shipping carriers in the world, Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, said this morning they have agreed in principle to establish a long-term operational alliance on East–West trades, which they're calling the “P3 Network.”
   The carriers said the P3 Network would initially operate 255 ships with 2.6 million TEUs of capacity on three trade lanes: Asia – Europe, transpacific and transatlantic. They hope to begin operation of the network in the second quarter of next year, subject to obtaining the approval of relevant competition and other regulatory authorities.
   The three carriers have cooperated on some services before, but the alliance outlined today is much more extensive. They said it will “improve and optimize operations and service offerings.”
   According to the Alphaliner list of liner capacity among the 100 largest container shipping companies, the three carriers collectively own or charter ships with about 6.4 million TEUs of capacity or about 37 percent of the world container fleet of 17.3 million TEUs. So the new alliance involves about 40 percent of the three carrier's combined tonnage and about 15 percent of the world container fleet....