A suspected car thief climbed a giant container crane at Pier 100, which is part of the China Shipping North America-run West Basin Container Terminal, and stripped off his clothes before falling to his death, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

In addition to being a slight year-over-year decrease, last month’s shipments trailed July’s long-term average by 8.4 percent, the Lake Carriers’ Association said.

If Maersk, the world’s biggest liner carrier, is a harbinger for the industry at large, container lines should be more optimistic than in recent years.

Britain would prefer to eliminate border checks on imports and exports with the European Union after it officially leaves the EU in 2019, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

French ocean carrier CMA CGM will offer U.S. export shippers guaranteed rates and ship dates through four ports via the New York Shipping Exchange’s forward contract model.

The digital freight forwarder has been offering Fullfillment by Amazon (FBA) services to domestic sellers in Europe, but is now offering automated services for companies wanting to tap into U.S. market.

Chicago-based United Global Logistics will remain an independent division within RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, with both companies benefiting from a strengthened Midwestern logistics network.

The project, launched by Hamburg, Germany-based Sailing Cargo, aims to build a wind-propelled, 558-foot car carrier that could transport 1,700 to 2,000 automobiles.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems’ $95 million sale of Unitrans to Quick International Courier is expected to close this quarter, according to a statement from the Downers Grove, Ill.-based asset-light trucking and third-party logistics company.