CMA CGM’s subsidiary line APL is scheduled to launch the China Australia Service 3 (CA3) between North Asia and the East Coast of Australia May 21.

Saddle Creek Logistics Services adds senior director of business development, while Port of Price Rupert vice-president of commercial and regulatory affairs and general counsel steps down.

The Singapore-based containership lessor, which has a fleet of 14 Panamax ships, said it will wind up operations in the wake of defaulting on loans.

Vitti Logistics has chosen to use MacroPoint’s freight-tracking software to connect with carriers and track loads across North America.

However, export volumes during the month fell 5.3 percent from March 2016 as shipments to overseas markets experienced headwinds from the strong U.S. dollar.

Federal Railroad Administration inspectors have discovered nearly 24,000 defects, including worn rails, broken or loose bolts, and cracked steel bars on rail lines used to transport crude oil, according to a report from the Associated Press.

Sinotrans & CSC, parent company of the largest freight forwarder in China, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of transportation, finance and real estate conglomerate China Merchants Group.

The refrigerated warehouse specialist now has over 165 facilities around the world with more than 145 in the U.S.

The independent investment and asset management firm is launching MPC Container Ships AS, an investment vehicle focused on feeder vessels with between 1,000 TEUs and 3,000 TEUs of capacity, the company said in a statement.

The Europe-Mediterranean service will change its port rotation and offer feeder connections via Beirut to two Syrian ports, according to ocean carrier MSC.