Logistics

STB Rule Would Allow Shippers to Shift Freight From One Rail Carrier to Another Mid-Stream

August 1, 2016

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has proposed a rule allowing shippers to switch cargo among large railroads if there's reasonable access to competing tracks.

LNG Shipping Industry Expected to Need More Vessels

July 29, 2016

Drewry

Despite the current weakness in LNG shipping rates, Drewry maintains its bullish long-term outlook for LNG shipping and believes that the market will require more vessels than listed on the current orderbook, according to the latest edition of the LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

AA Cargo Expands Services in Ireland, New Zealand

July 28, 2016

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo has expanded its seasonal cargo service to and from Ireland.

Pact to 'Significantly' Increase Air Cargo Shipments Between U.S., Mexico

July 28, 2016

Air Cargo World

The United States and Mexico exchanged diplomatic notes to bring into force the new Air Transport Agreement, which the U.S. Department of Transportation anticipates will "significantly increase future trade and travel" between the two countries.

U.S., UK Shoppers Wary of Retailers' Ability to Protect Personal Data, Survey Finds

July 28, 2016

Periscope

While consumers are shopping online more and more, they remain concerned about whether retailers can be trusted with their personal data, according to a survey from Periscope, a retail performance optimization provider.

CaroTrans Adds Second Weekly Service Between Milan, New York

July 27, 2016

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has added a second direct, weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service between Milan and New York.

Ocean Piracy at Lowest Level Since 1995, Observers Report

July 27, 2016

Maritime Executive

Pirate attacks on shipping in the first half of 2016 are at the lowest level since 1995, even taking the recent spate of kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea and the Sulu Sea into account, says the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.

CBP Unit to Ensure Coastal Vessels Adhere to Jones Act

July 27, 2016

American Shipper

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has created a national division for enforcing maritime cabotage laws.

Amazon, UK Team to Test Drone Delivery of Packages Weighing Up to Five Pounds

July 27, 2016

Amazon

Amazon has partnered with the UK government to explore making the delivery of parcels by small drones a reality.

ASF Intermodal Opens New Drayage Terminal in Baltimore

July 26, 2016

ASF Intermodal

ASF Intermodal has opened an intermodal drayage terminal in Baltimore, its first in Maryland and 14th overall.

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