The first phase for the logistics park, which will include four warehouses that will provide nearly 1 million square feet of storage, received planning consent.

The Bureau of Industry and Security announced the start of its new data portal, which for the first time makes public aggregate information on export licensing and data trends.

The global non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator launched a direct, bi-weekly less-than-container-load export service between Miami and Manaus, Brazil.

The shipping company, which operates the largest Canadian-flag fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, ordered several self-unloading dry-bulk freighters.

The forwarder introduced its LifeTrack mobile application, which is available for IOS and Android systems, today.

The third largest ocean carrier worldwide has entered into discussions with BNP Paribas SA, HSBC Holdings Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to fund an acquisition of Neptune Orient Lines, parent of liner company APL, according to multiple media reports.

The shipper advocacy group said it supports a ship efficiency credit trading scheme such as the one proposed by the United States, rather than a global bunker fuel levy approach.

Improving weather, coupled with measures taken by the Panama Canal Authority to expedite traffic, have helped reduce queue time for vessels transiting the canal, according to the ACP.

A proposal from New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman calls on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to reduce the risk of explosions from crude train derailments by setting a nationwide limit on vapor pressure.

The online shipping portal is organizing an initiative to create industry standards for dealing with new verified gross mass regulations under the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty, which goes into effect July 2…