The 13,800-TEU MSC Daniela was brought to anchor near the Colombo Lighthouse after containers on board burst into flames late last night about 120 nautical miles off the coast of Sri Lanka.

Following public comment and stakeholder input on a June 2016 advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, the Surface Transportation Board has proposed rules to “help improve and expedite” cases involving litigation over railroad rates.

The Finnish logistics company said it has four LNG-fueled ships under construction, and is planning on expanding its fleet of LNG-fueled trucks from 40 to between 150-200.

The new service will be established in partnership with Pacific Coast Express and Speedy Transport Group starting May 22.

IAG Cargo names new chief executive, while Trans Global Projects Group hires chief executive officer of Natco Switzerland subsidiary.

Lowell, Ark.-based trucking and intermodal logistics provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened a new enterprise sales office in Toronto, its first in Canada, the company said in a statement.

In addition to two daily narrowbody flights already in operation, American Airlines has launched a new daily, nonstop widebody service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).

House members question whether the Shipping Act should be revised, and also said there is a need to protect domestic tugboat and terminal companies.

Matson Navigation Company will begin using SSA Terminals for stevedoring and terminal services at the Port of Tacoma after its agreement with APMT expires on Dec. 31, 2017.

French state railway subsidiary SNCF Logistics and Marseilles-based shipping container technology firm Traxens have been conducting collaborative research for the past year on a real-time rail tracking system expected to be operational in second half 2…