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The White House sent notifications to Congress that it intends to suspend South African agricultural imports from AGOA due to unresolved barriers to U.S. chicken, pork and beef.

The U.S. exported 79,474 metric tons of beef in September, a 21 percent drop from September 2014, but pork export volumes rose 6 percent year-over-year to 172,012 metric tons.

Allianz Group’s dedicated carrier for corporate and specialty insurance business, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, launched a dedicated transportation and logistics unit in North America today.

The third-party logistics provider launched a new operation for the storage and distribution of dangerous goods at its site in Duisburg, Germany.

The supply chain design software provider has acquired two competitors this year – does it have plans to become more than just a provider of network modeling solutions?

Neptune Orient Lines, parent of liner company APL, has confirmed it has entered into talks with CMA CGM and Maersk about a potential sale, while COSCO and China Shipping told FMC Commisioner William Doyle they are in the “beginning stages of a merger.”

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received eight ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Chinese carriers COSCO and China Shipping told the Federal Maritime Commission they are in the beginning stages of a merger, while Bloomberg reported CMA CGM has entered into talks to buy APL parent Neptune Orient Lines.