The U.S. Commerce Department plans ahead for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, despite uncertainty whether Congress will ratify the trade agreement.

Carriers agree to detail charges in general rate increase announcements to meet European Commission concerns.

With the successful completion of testing of reinforcements to sill number 3 of the Cocolí locks, the expansion project is now 96 percent complete and moving toward a Q2 opening, according to Panama Canal Authority Administrator and CEO Jorge L. Quijano.

Shipment volumes and expenditures both continued their decline in January, falling 1.3 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively, from December 2015, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railway said workforce reductions at 16 lower volume mechanical facilities are designed to save money because there is not enough work in all areas of its network to keep repairmen busy.

Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr. ran the Union Pacific Railroad for more than a decade during a period of heavy acquisition activity, helping to build it into the second largest railroad in North America.

The purpose of the Marine Board of Investigation hearing, which begins tomorrow Feb. 16 in Jacksonville, Fla., will be to determine the cause of the incident and create safety recommendations for the industry.

The 14,000-TEU APL Vanda is the latest large containership to run aground, this time in the same location as the car carrier Hoegh Osaka ran aground last January.

Capacity widened in 2015, while rates declined with the elimination of fuel surcharges, causing overall spot market truck freight availability last month to fall 35 percent compared with January 2015, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.

The investment proposed by Gov. Raimondo would add an additional 50 years to Pier 2’s life, preserve hundreds of jobs in the maritime sector and keep Rhode Island competitive with other nearby ports, the Quonset Development Corporation said.