The National Marine Fisheries Service will list the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharinus lonigmanus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, with the final rule taking effect March 1.

The Dubai-based port terminal operator has joined with India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to increase investments in the country’s ports, terminals, transportation and logistics businesses.

The German ocean carrier’s new loop between the Port of Jeddah and the east coast of Africa set to launch in April will initially deploy four, 1,200-TEU ships.

The French ocean carrier will place the 20,600-TEU Antoine de Saint Exupery on its Asia-North Europe FAL 1 loop on Feb. 6.

The collaboration will see the big box retailer Walmart and Japanese e-commerce marketplace Rakuten team up to launch an online grocery delivery service in Japan, and offer eBooks and audiobooks in the United States.

United States gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the “advance” estimate from the Department of Commerce, down from 3.2 percent the previous quarter.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha began joint discussions with two other Japanese companies regarding the commercialization of a new venture to supply liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel to ships in Japan’s central region.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based ocean carrier TOTE Maritime said that a technical review of Piers 1 and 2 in Honolulu Harbor showed that significant improvements and upgrades would be required to accommodate the new operations.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration temporarily extended the Schedule I status of the synthetic cannabinoid MAB-CHMINACA for one year past its current expiration of Feb. 4, or until a permanent scheduling action for the substance is complete.

The finding from the International Trade Commission (ITC) of no domestic injury from large civil aircraft from Canada will prevent the U.S. government from moving forward with hefty duties on 100- to 150-seat planes.