Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, warns in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that Scott Garrett’s confirmation to Ex-Im Bank chief would be “a terrible deal for our country.”

The Port of Virginia’s fiscal year 2017, which ran from July 1 through June 30, included cargo increases in several categories, including a 7.3 percent rise in TEUs.

Ronald Batory, who has more than 46 years of field and system experience in the railroad industry, retired as president and chief operating officer of Consolidated Rail Corp. on April 1.

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange launched three new Belt and Road shipping indices on Tuesday covering trade and freight movements related to the massive Chinese infrastructure initiative.

The construction risk management firm will provide construction supervision services in support of a $399 million Capital Expenditure Program for the Piraeus Port Authority in Greece.

Last month’s transportation jobs additions were a slight increase from the 5,065 jobs created in May and the 5,054 in April, according to federal data.

The new less-than-container-load (LCL) facility connects to the third-party logistics provider’s road, air and ocean network, as well as complementing its already established full-container-load (FCL) gateway in the region.

The new refrigerated containers are scheduled to arrive at the company’s Jacksonville, Fla. headquarters this summer, and will service the Puerto Rico trade route.

The euro area, made up of 19 nations, saw a 1.3 increase in industrial production in May 2017 while the EU28 saw a 1.2 percent increase, according to the statistical office of the European Union.

U.S. and Canadian limestone shipments in the Great Lakes dropped 7.3 percent in June 2017 compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from the Lake Carriers’ Association.