The Great Lakes region has seen steady economic growth, with cargo shipping increasing two million metric tons more in Q2 than during the same period last year.

The ground handling and air cargo services provider’s new 138,000-square-foot facility is equipped with two cold storages, 35 truck docks, and has adjacent aircraft parking with in-ground fueling and power units.

Genesee & Wyoming Australia appoints CEO, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board of commissioners selects a new vice chairman for the port authority, and Roadrunner Transportation Systems adds two members to its board of directors.

Although 19 states have passed laws regarding autonomous vehicles, they vary from state to state, posing challenges to the implementation of the technology, according to Larry O’Rourke, manager at global consulting and technology services firm ICF.

In addition, the Danish ocean carrier has implemented “different and further protective measures” in its cyber security in the wake of the June 27 Petya virus attack that all but crippled the company’s IT systems.

Global Container Terminals, which operates facilities in the ports of New York/New Jersey and Vancouver, Canada, appointed Doron Grosman president and chief executive officer, replacing Stephen Edwards, who served in the position since September 2012.

Despite removing 900 locomotives and 60,000 freight cars from operation and cutting 2,300 workers this year, those numbers will continue to go up, the railroad’s new CEO Hunter Harrison said during an earnings call Wednesday.

In a filing with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday, China said it would no longer accept solid and plastic waste imports, citing health and environment concerns.

Spot container rates from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States all declined since last Friday, according to figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.

However, the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based third-party logistics provider’s revenues for the quarter surged 12.4 percent year-over-year, driven by volumes growth across all transportation services.