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The Danish ocean carrier’s strong performance in first half of 2015 stands in sharp contrast to the same period in 2009, according to Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou.

Current rates only make a “nominal contribution” to a round-trip transpacific sailing, and “barely compete for space aboard ships with empty repositioned containers needed in Asia,” according to the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.

The Cornelia Maersk is the only vessel tested thus far by the Coast Guard and CBP and the agencies do not plan to test any other ships from Tianjin in the immediate future, according to a spokesperson for the USCG.

The Independent Pilots Association called on its members to authorize a strike against UPS and said it will announce the voting results Oct. 23.

Eight employees had to be hospitalized following an explosion Shital Enterprise scrap yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh last week.

The Swedish port increased car exports and imports 5 percent year-over-year in first half of 2015, however, thanks to Volvo’s decision at the beginning of the year to ship cars from Gothenburg to Finland, Russia and China.

The global mobile satellite communications services provider will participate in the $7.3 million Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative, which is being led by English automobile and engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.

The less-than-truckload carrier announced its less-than-truckload tons per day increased significantly in July and August over last year due to a growth in shipments, which was partially offset by a decline in less-than-truckload weight per shipment.

The electronic freight posting company launched a new online analytics service for transportation and logistics professionals.

ShipMax Alliance is designed to help shippers pair freight loads from compatible partners to common destinations and manage smaller deliveries to customers from multiple origins to common destination pairs.