The U.K. port has awarded the latest contract for the desgin and construction of a container yard which will add 18,000 TEUs of stacking capacity, the port announced.

The case dates to Sept. 8, when the Maritime Safety Authority of Australia said it received a complaint alleging discrepancies in wage payments for the crew of the DL Carnation.

Catapult International appoints new chief executive officer, while Air Transport Services Group and NorthPoint Logistics each name chief operating officer.

According to Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, “The deployment of driverless commercial vehicles raises serious concerns for the millions of Americans who drive vehicles for a living,” including lost jobs and wages.

The amendment to the ocean carrier alliance’s operating agreement establishes a monetary pool that could be drawn upon if any member carrier goes through an insolvency or significant financial distress.

Third-party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has introduced its KN BatteryChain service, which it says offers an end-to-end solution for safe, reliable and efficient mass transportation and storage of lithium cells and batteries.

Acting Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Michael Khouri met with overseas counterparts in London this week to discuss recent changes within the ocean shipping industry and potential impacts they may have on shippers and other service providers.

Colorado-based freight visibility technology provider 10-4 Systems is the second such startup to be acquired in recent weeks after Descartes’ purchase of MacroPoint.

At the European Commission State of the Union Address earlier this week, EC President Jean-Claude Juncker detailed three concrete initiatives for enhanced trade policies in the European Union.