The U.S. Transportation Department has received 212 applications totaling nearly $9.8 billion for its newest freight transportation infrastructure funding program.

The e-commerce giant is reportedly looking to either license or buy outright technology to help manage its expanding freight transportation network, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article.

In April, Japan’s Exports to the United States fell 11.8 percent year-over-year, while the nation’s shipments to the European Union rose 9.9 percent.

The South Carolina Ports Authority’s inland port in Greer today is switching to an automated gate system for trucks entering and leaving the facility.

Global shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics will use a combination of marine gas oil and scrubbers to ensure that vessels at berth anywhere in the world meet the highest existing emission standard.

The Port of Nacala has started receiving corn for drought-hit Malawi, a landlocked nation with 17 million people, which is facing its second year of falling output after the El Nino weather pattern hurt crops across much of southern Africa.

Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL, “K” Line, OOCL and NYK issued general rate increases.

Georgia Ports Authority elects chairman and Yusen Logistics Mexico picks new president, while Dayton Freight Lines names corporate account manager and Alliance Shippers appoints national accounts manager.

The French ocean carrier saw revenues for the quarter tumble 15.3 percent year-over-year to $3.4 billion.

In order to transport goods beyond its borders, Iowa relies on a network of 10,000 miles of highways, 3,825 miles of tracks used by 18 large and small railroads, and 491 miles of navigable inland waterways bordering the state.