Rail freight volumes in the United States dropped 2.5 percent year-over-year to 28 million carloads and containers in 2015, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.

Rates from Shanghai to Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States have all declined for the past two consecutive weeks.

Container volumes at the Port of Long Beach grew last year, while the Port of Los Angeles experienced a drop in throughput compared to 2014.

The third-party logistics provider’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly yesterday to adopt the previously announced merger agreement by Danish supply chain specialist DSV.

Governor Mike Pence is pushing for a new port in southeastern Indiana to grow the economy and provide another transportation option for shippers.

Ciner Gemi Acente Isletni Sanayi Ve Ticaret S.A., a ship management company in Turkey, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court in Baltimore for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.

The liner carriers will commence a weekly loop between Egypt, Israel, Turkey and Black Sea ports next month.

The Belgian port reported a surge in vehicles throughput in 2015, but container volumes fell dramatically compared to the previous year.

The Irish port handled 32.8 million gross tons of cargo in 2015, a 6.4 percent increase from 2014.

Rates fell another 3.8 percent in December compared to last year, the 12th consecutive month prices have decreased, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.