Omaha, Neb.-based trucking operator and logistics provider Werner Enterprises saw its fourth quarter and full-year net income spike 547 percent and 156 percent, respectively, thanks in part to a $110.5 million reduction in income tax expenses.

The Mediterranean seaport saw container volumes and total cargo traffic jump 32.3 percent and 26 percent, respectively, from 2016 levels.

Shipment volumes for the month slipped 0.3 percent from November, but were up 7.2 percent compared with December 2016, while expenditures were up 0.3 percent sequentially and 16 percent year-over-year, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.

Faster transit times on the trade will be achieved on Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s revised MedUSEC and MEDGULF loops starting in March, according to the Geneva, Switzerland-based ocean carrier.

At the existing pace of bridge repair and replacement work, it will take 37 years to remedy all the nation’s current structurally deficient bridges, according to a report released by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.

The French conglomerate said its startup incubator, dubbed Ze Box, will house and facilitate the digitalization initiatives already put forth by the company.

UPS chief commercial officer retires; Union Pacific names western regional vice president; and CFI promotes new president, and hires senior vice president of sales and operations.

The German ocean carrier has announced that seven, 4,101-TEU containerships will be recycled in an “eco-friendly manner.”

Construction on the 30,000-square-meter container yard began last year, and the next phase, which includes a distribution center, will be completed in June.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is transforming revenue collection at ports of entry from hard currency and paper check, to online and electronic options through its Revenue Modernization Program.