The International Transport Workers Federation is claiming that a new study raises questions about the safety of navigation in the Central American waterway, while the Panama Canal Authority says the report’s claims are unproven and contain errors.

Gross domestic product rose at a 0.5 percent annualized rate after a 1.4 percent fourth-quarter advance, less than the 0.7 percent median projection in a Bloomberg survey, Commerce Department data showed Thursday.

COSCO Pacific Ltd. re-designates executive director and vice chairman, while “K” Line nominates managing executive director, outside directors, and supervisory board members

A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revealed fatal crashes involving large trucks fell 3.7 percent year-over-year in 2014.

A House measure that would allow companies to ask the International Trade Commission to reduce or suspend tariffs on chemicals or other items that generally aren’t available in the U.S. passed by a vote of 415-2 on Wednesday.

Freight brokerage and third-party services provider Echo Global Logistics reported non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.24 on revenues of $405.3 million for the quarter, in-line with consensus analyst expectations.

Rates fell another 3 percent for the month compared to March of last year, the 15th consecutive month prices have decreased, and analysts with Avondale Partners expect this trend to continue through the rest of 2016.

Truckload pricing dipped 0.6 percent in March 2016 compared to the same 2015 period, the first negative pricing change in nearly six years, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

The Atlanta, Ga.-based parcel giant posted a net income of $1.1 billion for the first quarter of 2016 on revenues of $14.4 billion, year-over-year increases of 10.2 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively.

The S.C. Ports Authority banks on profit-making strategy to finance infrastructure at Charleston and elsewhere.