Freight News

POLB Delivers Highest Volume February in 105-Year History

The arrival of the biggest ship to visit North America catapulted the Port of Long Beach to its highest cargo volume for the month of February and extended cargo growth for an eighth consecutive month. The Port saw strong gains last month by moving 561,412 TEUs, a 35.9% increase over the same month last year. For February, imports were up 44.7% to 295,870 TEUs. Exports increased 11.1% to 123,010 TEUs, while ... [+]

Rotterdam to Redirect Port Section of Betuwe Route

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it is going to redirect approximately 4 kilometers of the port (or first) section of the Betuwe Route. As a result, the railway line will no longer run over the Caland Bridge, so that shipping and rail ... [+]

CMA CGM Deploys Flagship Fleet between Asia, US West Coast

The CMA CGM Group has announced that it will deploy starting end of May its flagship fleet of six 18,000 TEU vessels between Asia and the US West coast. This decision is in line with both the growth strategy set by the Group in the United ... [+]

US and Honduras Achieve Breakthrough on IP Protection and Enforcement

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced recently that the Government of Honduras (GOH) has committed to undertake a series of actions to strengthen the protection and enforcement of intellectual property in Honduras after the US took special measures last year to ... [+]

U.S. DOT Seeks Input on Screening and Treating Commercial Drivers, Rail Workers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are seeking public input during the next 90 days on the impacts of screening, evaluating and treating rail workers and commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers for obstructive sleep ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo Brings Eurowings’ Belly Capacities to Market

Beginning with the summer timetable (27 March), Lufthansa Cargo will market the belly capacities of Eurowings’ long-haul flights. This will allow Europe's leading cargo carrier to expand their network to include more destinations for their customers directly from Cologne/Bonn (CGN). This expansion will include routes ... [+]

Hong Kong Airport Customs Official Shot Dead

A customs official was found dead at the Hong Kong International Airport on March 1 at around 1 pm local time, according to a report by ChinaDaily. A gun shot was heard, and the medical staff found the official in an airport changing room located at ... [+]

F.S. Mackenzie Extends FPS Network to Georgia

F.S. Mackenzie Group (FSM) – the UK and Russia member of the FPS Group network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs – has opened a new office in Tbilisi, Georgia, to act as gateway for imports to the Caucasus region. It is the company’s seventeenth branch. Georgia ... [+]

FEC Railway Introduces EZ Buy Tool

Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) is launching EZ Buy, a new online price quote and booking system for customers to ‘buy’ door-to-door intermodal transactional freight connecting the Southeast U.S. markets to the South Florida markets. Users receive access to dynamic price quotes, while having the ... [+]

DB Cargo AG is the New Name of DB Schenker Rail AG

As of March 1, Deutsche Bahn's rail freight business has been renamed DB Cargo and will use the DB logo going forward. The name of the corresponding legal entity will change from DB Schenker Rail AG to DB Cargo AG. All the companies in Germany ... [+]

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