The nearly 800 workers of Air Express International (AEI), a U.S. subsidiary of DHL Global Forwarding and Deutche Post-DHL of Bonn, Germany, have overwhelmingly approved a new national contract.

Anthony Reardon, the head of the union representing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port officers, is raising concerns about the agency’s and Congress’ dedication to hiring more officers to fill understaffed ports of entry.

The parcel and express carrier has begun to expand its U.S. market presence by offering a new delivery program that caters to urban e-commerce retailers and shoppers.

The port terminal operator subsidiary of conglomerate C.K. Hutchison Holdings Co. posted an annual container throughput of 84.7 million TEUs last year, 4 percent more than in 2016, and expects “modest growth in global trade in 2018.”

UPS appoints managing director of UPS Korea, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol names cargo head, the National Retail Federation (NRF) appoints NRF Foundation president, and United Properties picks asset management vice president.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 22 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The 5,616-TEU Maersk Kensington reported a fire Thursday in a cargo hold, but the cause of the fire is still unknown.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned five Russian entities and 19 people in an effort to punish those allegedly involved in interfering in recent U.S. elections or causing cyber attacks that targeted financial and infrastructure systems.

The French ocean carrier turned a profit in 2017, partly due to its acquisition of APL in mid-2016, and expects volumes to continue to hold strong this year.

The global ship broking and research consultancy reported an underlying pre-tax profit of 50.2 million euros (U.S. $61.6 million) last year on 324 million euros in revenues, increases of 12 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively, from 2016.