In terms of loaded containerized cargo, the Georgia Ports Authority set a record for 2016, handling 2.95 million TEUs of loaded containers thorughout the year.
Report: Eimskip places order for up to six newbuild containerships
The Icelandic ocean carrier has entered into an agreement to purchase three 2,200-TEU ice-class vessels from Guangzhou Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China, with an option for three more, according to report from maritime news outlet Splash 24/7.
CSX stock hits 5-year high on Harrison takeover talk
Shares in the Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railroad jumped 23.4 percent on Thursday to close at $45.51 following reports outgoing Canadian Pacific CEO E. Hunter Harrison could be eyeing CSX as his next landing spot.
Schiphol airfreight volumes up 2.5% in 2016
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol reported a cargo throughput of 1.66 million metric tons for the full year in 2016, a 2.5 percent increase compared with 2015 and a record for the airport.
Truckload rates drop again in December
Truckload pricing dipped another 0.9 percent for the month compared to December 2015, the tenth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
Intermodal rates rise for third straight month in December
Intermodal pricing increased 1.5 percent for the month compared with the same 2015 period, just the third year-over-year increase since December 2014, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.
KCS 2016 earnings slip as volumes, revenues fall
Kansas City Southern’s net income fell 1.1 percent to $479.9 million for the full year in 2016 on revenues that slid 3.5 percent compared to the previous year, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.
SCFI declines 1.9 percent
The Shanghai Containerized Freight index fell 1.9 from last Friday to a reading of 971.64, but the index is still much higher from a year prior.
iContainers opens branch in Rotterdam
Online freight forwarder iContainers already had offices in Florida, India and Spain prior to the opening of its newest office in Rotterdam.