The less-than-truckload rivals are involved in a legal dispute over the hiring practices of YRC, which allegedly lured away two high-level XPO executives who were contractually bound not to work for a close competitor or divulge proprietary information.

A new directive regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s single window Automated Commercial Environment initiative phases in mandatory entry summary and filing from March through May, after the previous Feb. 28 deadline.

Volumes were up 10.4 percent from 2014, but on 7.4 percent fewer ships calling at the port, indicating that much of the cargo is arriving on larger ships, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The German ocean carrier’s “Watchdog” software flagged more shipments both because of an increase in business and stricter regulations following the explosions in Port Tianjin last year.

The 25-member crew of the Safmarine Kuramo are reported to be safe after the vessel was boarded by armed hijackers off the coast of Nigeria Friday night.

MOL will terminate its current CSW loop, while MSC and Maersk Line’s jointly operated Ipanema Service/ASAS3 will see MOL upgrade from a slot purchaser to a vessel provider and add additional calls in South America.

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch, situated in eastern New Zealand, officially opened its new Cashin Quay 2 wharf last week, effectively doubling container vessel berthing capacity.

The China Shipping ultra-large containership has been stuck in the channel leading to and from the Port of Hamburg for nearly a week now.

The Commerce Department reported on Friday that U.S. exports of goods and services for December slipped 4.8 percent from the previous month to $2.23 trillion.

The bulk freight shipping services provider is moving its head office from New York City to New Jersey.