The e-commerce giant will add 2,000 new full-time positions at two new California fulfillment centers and more than 5,000 jobs in the United Kingdom during 2017.

BlueWater Reporting has provided an update on what information is available in regards to the new ocean carrier alliance networks scheduled to take effect in April.

APL said it will offer day-definite arrival of shipments using its Eagle Express service from ports in the Far East to rail yards in Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, El Paso, Kansas City and Memphis.

The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator’s airfreight subsidiary extended its contract for air transportation services with the United States Postal Service through Sept. 29, 2024, FedEx said in a statement.

The joint venture will ship dry bulk commodities to and from the Middle East region.

Third-party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel’s KN Eurasia Express will offer less-than-containerload service from its hub terminal Wuhan in China to Hamburg and Malaszewicze/Poznan in Poland, according to a statement from the company.

The United States Maritime Alliance, the employer group that negotiates the master contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association, called the ILA’s planned work stoppage threat “disturbing.”

Prior to going bankrupt, Hanjin Shipping had chartered five, 3,400-TEU vessels and eight, 10,100-TEU vessels from Danaos.

The Mississippi ports signed cooperative agreements with the Cuban government in Havana earlier this week despite uncertainty surrounding U.S. relations with the Communist Caribbean island, according to a report from Reuters news service.

The United States Maritime Alliance, the employer group that negotiates the master contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association, called the ILA’s planned work stoppage threat “disturbing.”