The Oklahoman port handled 244,311 tons of cargo during the month, accounting for 21 percent of the total cargo shipped through the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.

The Port of Virginia names new vice president of ocean carrier sales, while Tiger Cool Express promotes chairman and hires president, and SEKO Logistics appoints president of Aerospace & Aviation division.

Shippers, carriers and terminals swapped accusations in their filings with the Federal Maritime Commission that their positions on detention and demurrage charges are being mischaracterized.

The invitation-only event will be held May 3 as part of the port authority’s effort to develop a master plan.

The east-central Canadian province recorded a 262 percent year-over-year increase in reported cargo thefts during the first quarter of 2017, mostly occurring in the Greater Toronto area.

The International Monetary Fund yesterday released its latest quarterly World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update, in which it projected the global economy will grow 3.5 percent this year, up from its January projection of 3.4 percent.

Airports Council International attributed the 7.8 percent year-over-year increase in airfreight volumes to Chinese New Year.

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, handled 181,189 metric tons of cargo in March, a 15.4 percent year-over-year increase.

The operating system will digitize Khalifa Bin Salman Port’s maritime services via cargo booking, documentation and vessel movement notifications, TradeArabia reported.

American Shipper has launched a short survey to collect feedback on how the industry expects to be affected by the new ocean carrier alliances that launched at the beginning of the month.