Ocean carriers CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL, OOCL and Hamburg Sud issued general rate increases on several trade routes.

The French Competition Authority has ordered a total of 20 companies to pay nearly $740 million in fines for alleged anti-competitive behavior in the French parcel delivery sector.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to conduct the design and engineering phase of the project, and the $1.1 trillion omnibus bill passed by Congress on Friday includes funding to dredge the harbor to 52 feet.

The bilateral agreement on passenger and cargo aviation, which took two years to negotiate, is designed to increase opportunities for carriers by opening new routes between the neighboring countries.

Changes to free time policies “must be carefully considered” and should not come until after a planned overhaul of appointment systems, the Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association said in a letter last week to the Port of Long Beach.

Ocean carrier Hanjin will terminate its CKA loop between Asia and Oceania and will join a loop connecting Japan, Korea and China with Australia in February.

Truckload pricing grew 1.6 percent for the month compared to November 2014, the ninth consecutive monthly increase, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

Rates dropped another 2.4 percent in November compared to last year, the tenth consecutive month prices have fallen, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.

A business-led coalition has started the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation to help developing countries meet their obligations under the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement.

South Carolina Ports Authority names carrier and shipper veteran to VP of HR, while the ports of Manatee and Tacoma and the IACSC install board leaders.