Growth in the passenger transportation segment is outpacing that of air cargo volumes, which expanded just 2.2 percent in 2015 compared to 5 percent in 2014, according to Tony Tyler, director general of the International Air Transport Association.

The United States and Laos entered a bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, which establishes a forum for the two countries to discuss trade and investment issues.

The New Zealand port handled 470,928 TEUs during the first half of the 2016 financial year ending Dec. 31, a 10.4 percent year-over-year increase.

Capable of carrying 7,500 cars, the Japanese ocean carrier’s new roll-on/roll-off vessel, “Drive Green Highway,” features energy saving technology including solar panels.

The Canadian shipping company reported net earnings from continuing operations of $21.1 million for the full year of 2015 on revenues of $413.5 million, year-over-year drops of 57 percent and 12.7 percent, respectively.

The airport handled 361,000 metric tons of cargo in January, a 1.5 percent year-over-year increase.

Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and MOL announced general rate increases.

The Bellevue, Wash.-based third-party logistics provider reported a $2.5 million loss in its second fiscal quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2015, despite revenues soaring 95.3 percent year-over-year to $207.0 million.

Terminals at the ports of Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway in the United Kingdom will offer the service in advance of the SOLAS verified gross mass requirement due to be implemented July 1, 2016.

Major freight railroads in the United States employed 156,602 workers as of the middle of January, down from 160,795 the previous month and 171,476 in January, 2015, according to data from the Surface Transportation Board.