Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline Cargolux successfully flew its first live animal shipment – 14 Friesian and Shagya Arabian racehorses – from Budapest to Wuhan, China last week via a Cargolux Boeing 747.

Major airlines including Lufthansa, IAG Cargo and Finnair saw airfrieght volumes increase year-over-year for the month as well as year-to-date, according to recent figures from the air carriers.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 13 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The $85 million, 1 million square-foot distribution center will bring 600 full-time jobs to the area, according to local media outlet the Charlotte Observer.

Thirty-one of these vessels have been delivered and are in operation, while one remaining vessel is scheduled to be delivered later this month, according to the company.

At the Bayport Container Terminal, construction began on a new 25-acre empty container yard, while the Barbours Cut Container Terminal is scheduled to receive three new super post-Panamax cranes later this year.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday officially swore in Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Buzby as head of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

A temporary mandatory slowdown for vessels 20 meters (65.6 feet) in length or longer has been put in effect by the Canadian government, meaning that ship speed must be reduced to no faster than 10 knots when traveling in the western Gulf of St. Lawrence.

South Korea’s largest ocean carrier is considering launching a regular liner service via the Arctic Sea, a move that could cut transits between Asia and Europe considerably.