The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America said its partnership with the Commerce Department agency will “strengthen the competitiveness of the logistics and transportation industry.”

Rickmers-Linie, Schneider and U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems name chief officers, while NYK Ports and ABP appoint business directors.

In a separate action, warehouse workers began a strike Tuesday morning against California Cartage Warehouse in Los Angeles.

Norfolk Southern finalized the purchase of a 282-mile section of track between Sunbury, Pa. and Schenectady, N.Y., from the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co.

Maritime industry analyst Drewry said it expects ocean carriers to “walk away with okay sums for the full year” in the latest edition of its Container Insight Weekly.

The Georgia Ports Authority board approved expenditures of up to $12.6 million for the third phase of Savannah’s yard crane electrification and a project to refurbish the concrete wharf at the Port of Brunswick’s Mayor’s Point Terminal at a meeting Mon…

Train movement restrictions will be placed on Norfolk Southern, CSX and Conrail in the Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City areas as Pope Francis visits the United States for the first time, according to an NS customer advisory.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden will lead a trade mission to Accra, Ghana Nov. 17-20, to expand export opportunities for American agriculture.

Heavy-lift carrier AAL’s new Vancouver office is expected to support its Pacific service, connecting North Asia with the U.S. and Canadian west coast.

The home improvement retailer opened a 1.6 million-square-foot direct fulfillment center in Troy Township, Ohio to support continued growth in online sales.