A coalition of rural agricultural and aviation industry associations are warning Congress that the removal of air traffic control duties from the FAA could bias funding and regulatory decisions in favor of large commercial operators.

Experts have attributed the surge in icebergs to unusually strong counter-clockwise winds that are drawing the icebergs south, and possibly from global warming, the Associated Press said.

Two alliance services and one COSCO Shipping service will call the terminal this month, leading to the purchase of three new container cranes from German manufacturing company Liebherr.

State-owned Alaska Railroad Corp. saw cargo revenues drop 16 percent to $69.6 million for the full year in 2016 as volumes of petroleum products and coal tumbled from the previous year, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.

The U.S. Pacific coast port handled over 7 million metric tons last year, an eight percent increase from 2015.

Net orders for North American Class 8 trucks totaled 22,800 units in March 2017, relatively unchanged from the previous month and 41 percent from the previous year, according to freight transportation analyst FTR.

Combined United States carload and intermodal cargo volumes increased for the fifth consecutive month in March 2017 following several months of year-over-year declines, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Total cross-border trade between the United States, Mexico and Canada jumped 6.7 percent in January 2017, the third straight month of year-over-year increases, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Federal Maritime Commission Acting Chairman Michael Khouri said he is committed to eliminating rules that are outdated or impede the efficient operation of business.

A Hapag-Lloyd spokesperson told American Shipper space is tight on the Europe to Asia trade right now from an uptick in volumes, which is abnormal for this time of year.