“Orphan carriers” excluded from the 2M Alliance and the proposed OCEAN Alliance are scheduled to brief the Federal Maritime Commission Wednesday.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership would have a positive impact on U.S. retailers and consumers, according to a new report from the National Retail Association.

Deutsche Post AG’s EBIT in first quarter 2016 jumped 21 percent to 873 million euros (U.S. $994 million) compared with the same 2015 period, thanks to booming parcel deliveries and reorganizations in its freight-forwarding and supply-chain units.

Neither Ports America nor owner Oaktree Capital will discuss a possible sale of the nation’s largest port terminal operator, but Yildirim Holdings President Robert Yildirim said talks have advanced to the “second round.”

The new mobile supply chain solutions provider unveiled its free platform for inputting container weight verification data that integrates with INTTRA’s eVGM solution.

However, the global terminal operator’s terminal in the Port of Los Angeles is not included on the list of facilities where it will allow containers without VGM data.

Neither Ports America nor owner Oaktree Capital will discuss a possible sale of the nation’s largest port terminal operator, but Yildirim Holdings President Robert Yildirim said talks have advanced to the “second round.”

Although Great Lakes limestone loadings from U.S. quarries in April dipped 3.2 percent year-over-year, shipments from Canadian quarries surged 85 percent year-over-year.

The mid-Atlantic port will now weigh export containers on scales near the gates and provide the measurement to shipping lines according to longstanding protocols.

Freight forwarders and air cargo companies must move quickly to improve business models and implement sophisticated analytics, according to Michael Bentley of Revenue Analytics.