Intra-regional trade is leading the strong growth in container cargo traffic, up 17 percent compared with 7 percent growth in deep sea shipments, according to London-based maritime consultant Drewry.

The $14 million project to raise the height of four cranes at the Port of Oakland’s Ocean International Container Terminal will allow the facility to work larger containerships.

The inland intermodal terminal says products such as grains, hay and legumes could be loaded in Central Washington and shipped to Seattle and Tacoma by rail.

The Mediterranean port saw a decrease across all cargo sectors, but an 11 percent increase in the general cargo category, which includes containers, automobiles and conventional traffic.

The German third-party logistics provider has completed its integration of Spanish subsidiary Azkar Group, purchased in 2013, into its European road network and has rebranded the company under its Dachser Spain and Dacsher Portugal divisions.

The South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate overrode Gov. Henry McMaster’s veto last Wednesday on a highway funding bill that will increase the state’s current 16.75-cent gas tax by 12 cents over the next six years.

Where your company lies on the broad spectrum of data proficiency depends largely on how it gathers, structures and uses the massive amounts of information generated in the logistics and global trade industries every day.

The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to continue its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into imports of steel wire rod and its antidumping investigation into carton staple imports.

The transportation consulting firm will be tasked with evaluating the merits of possible round-the-clock charges or port-wide “peel-off” programs at 13 terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The Southern California port handled 714,755 TEUs in April 2017, making last month the best April in port history, after beating its own yearly cargo throughput record in 2016.