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At least 4,000 longshoremen at the Port of Santos in Brazil went on strike yesterday, but dry bulk vessel operations were unaffected, according to a statement from the Associacao Brasileira dos Terminais Portuarios.

Union Pacific Railroad has increased train speed from 40 mph to 60 mph on a 7.5-mile stretch between Bonanza Road and Maule Avenue in Clark County, Nev., according to a statement from the company.

The Justice Department on Monday said Guillermo A. Sanchez-Badia of Miami pleaded guilty for his role to defraud two commercial lenders and the U.S. Export-Import Bank out of more than $11 million.

Keith Andrey, VP of global freight forwarding for UPS, says carriers are also more interested in offering intermodal pricing this year in order to secure cargo volumes in a historically low rate environment.

South Korean ocean carrier Hanjin will operate all five of the 4,000-TEU vessels on the China America Express service, which is scheduled to commence in May.

The Saint Lawrence Seaway officially opened yesterday, along with the Welland Canal, which connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, while the Montreal/Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to open tomorrow.

Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services opened a new office in Veracruz, Mexico, its fourth office in the country.

The Netherlands-based third-party logistics provider renewed its contract with and expanded its services for Ford Motor Company at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Ky.

The Atlanta, Ga.-based shipping and logistics provider’s earliest small package and delivery service, UPS Next Day Air Early, added 12,680 U.S. zip codes to its network.

The FedEx CrossBorder service, formerly Bongo International, offers front-end website customization for international sales, as well as customs and logistics services.