Port operator APM Terminals ended its operations at the Port of Tacoma on Sept. 30, and transferred its lease to a new joint venture between terminal operator SSA Marine and ocean carrier Matson Lines, dubbed SSAT, on Oct. 2.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued three separate training grants totaling $23.8 million to help improve the safety of hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation nationwide.

Large crop harvests this season, along with limited barge space due to portions of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers being closed, has sent spot rates for barge transportation through the roof in October, according to a report from The Farm Journal.

The Commerce Department deferred issuing a preliminary determination this week in its antidumping duty investigation of imports of Chinese aluminum foil, citing that more time is needed to analyze China’s non-market economy status.

With the next potential hurricane already sweeping through Central America, the U.S. Coast Guard has set port conditions and restricted vessel traffic for Gulf Coast ports from Louisiana to Florida.

The e-commerce giant is experimenting with its own delivery service, in which it will oversee the pickup of packages from warehouses of third-party merchants selling goods on its platform and their delivery to customers’ homes, Bloomberg reported.

The evolving landscape of the port sector in recent years necessitates a workforce that can adapt to and keep up with the changes, said panelists at the annual meeting of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).

Air cargo volumes during the month increased 12.1 percent from August 2016, but the International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects that that the peak cyclical growth period for airfreight volumes may be drawing near.

The Hamburg-based logistics real estate provider acquired 16 cold chain logistics facilities in Germany from a private investor, the firm announced on Thursday.

The east-west ocean carrier vessel sharing agreement comprising COSCO Shipping, CMA CGM, APL, OOCL and Evergreen Line will add five Mediterranean transshipment calls to its MX1 and MX2 services, according to a statement from CMA CGM subsidiary APL.