Compared to its existing ships, the Atlantic Star will have double the container capacity and more room for vehicles and high and heavy roll-on/roll-off cargo, according to Atlantic Container Lines.

The third-party logistics company will manage spare parts logistics services on behalf of the German automobile and motorcycle manufacturing company.

Short-sea vessel operator Oceanex has ordered a new Liebherr habor crane for its St. John’s terminal to replace the one damaged by fire in mid-September.

The logistics services provider opened a branch at the Cardiff International Airport to connect local importers and exporters with new business opportunities throughout the world.

United States gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2015, according to the first estimate from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The roll-up powerhouse third-party logistics provider announced Friday it has officially closed on the purchase of asset-based trucking carrier Con-way Inc., including subsidiary 3PL Menlo Logistics, for $3 billion.

The parcel carrier expects to handle more than 630 million packages between Black Friday, Nov. 27, and New Year’s Eve, an increase of more than 10 percent over seasonal volumes in 2014.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo told President Obama his country “intends to join the TPP” during a meeting between the two leaders earlier this week, according to Reuters.

The stop-gap funding measure also included an extension of the deadline for railways to implement Positive Train Control until 2018 at the earliest, a provision some Senate Democrats say shouldn’t have been included in a short-term transportation patch.

The U.S. Department of Transportation selected 39 infrastructure projects from 627 eligible applications requesting a combined $10.1 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant funding.