South Korean ocean carrier Hanjin will operate all five of the 4,000-TEU vessels on the China America Express service, which is scheduled to commence in May.

The Saint Lawrence Seaway officially opened yesterday, along with the Welland Canal, which connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, while the Montreal/Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to open tomorrow.

Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services opened a new office in Veracruz, Mexico, its fourth office in the country.

The Netherlands-based third-party logistics provider renewed its contract with and expanded its services for Ford Motor Company at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Ky.

The Atlanta, Ga.-based shipping and logistics provider’s earliest small package and delivery service, UPS Next Day Air Early, added 12,680 U.S. zip codes to its network.

The FedEx CrossBorder service, formerly Bongo International, offers front-end website customization for international sales, as well as customs and logistics services.

The freight tracking software provider filed a brief earlier this month challenging the denial of a copyright infringement lawsuit against competitor FourKites in 2015.

The Panama Canal Authority has advised vessel operators to load less cargo on to ships in order to maintain a higher draft and minimize water usage in locks.

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition, an agricultural export group and vocal critic of the container weight regulation implementation process, said the verified gross mass submission guidelines issued by ocean carriers will impede export supply cha…

Some issues surrounding the pending International Maritime Organization container weight verification rule have become clearer, but so much remains opaque with 100 days and counting until enforcement begins officially.