Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd issued freight rate increases.

The World Trade Organization said that 85 new trade restrictions were implemented by the Group of 20 countries between mid-May and October 2016.

The German ocean carrier’s third quarter profit surged from 3.2 million euros in the third quarter of 2015 to 8.2 million euros, despite a drop in revenues and freight rates.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are taking public feedback on proposals to raise the bar on emissions requirements for port operators and users.

The mid-Atlantic port handled 238,567 TEUs in October, making it the single-busiest month in the port’s history, while rail and barge volumes also increased from last October.

French-based Synchroteam, which provides cloud-based products for managing mobile workforces such as technicians and inspectors, as well as parts movement and inventory management in Europe, has opened its first U.S. office in Miami Beach.

A panel at eyefortransport’s North American Logistics CIO Forum in Austin, Texas explored what is driving forward, and what is holding back API usage in the logistics and transportation world.

Jeff Jones, vice president of IT at UPS, said the company’s venture capital funding of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Deliv was made to help UPS understand the demand and financial model of same-day delivery.

Although iron ore shipments from U.S. Great Lakes ports rose 5.4 percent in October from a year prior, loadings from Canadian ports tumbled 33.4 percent.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance has lengthened its extended gates program to support the peak shipping season’s strong agricultural exports.