Legislation would extend several agricultural export promotion programs under a new umbrella and adjust several other trade-related activities.
Unions serve Canadian Pacific with strike notice
Amid posting a 19.3 percent year-over-year drop in net earnings, the Class I railway faces a “potentially devastating” work stoppage.
Port of Mobile gears up to handle cars
AutoMobile International Terminal’s vehicle processing roll-on/roll-off facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.
BIMCO: Shipping feels impact of soybean tariffs
The shipping analyst said shipments of soybeans from the United States to China were down by 18 percent or 2 million tons in first two months of 2018.
Tour boats switch to renewable fuel
San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet is running on a biofuel made at a Singapore refinery.
Seatrade/Streamlines, Hapag-Lloyd sign slot charter deal
Perishables specialist Streamlines will offer weekly service for containerized reefer cargo from U.S. South Atlantic to North Europe ports.
AI shifting shape of logistics
DHL and IBM predict artificial intelligence will be as omnipresent in commercial logistics processes as it is in consumer applications today.
Chinese firms investing $1b in Khalifa Port FTZ
Abu Dhabi Ports in the United Arab Emirates and Jiangsu Provincial Overseas Cooperation and Investment Co. Ltd. of China said 15 Chinese companies have signed agreements.
Port Houston thrives in Q1
The U.S. Gulf Coast port handled 9.7 million tons of cargo during the first quarter of 2018, up 2 percent year-over-year, with bulk material and steel being the primary drivers of the growth.
Boeing delivers first 737-800 freighter conversion
Sweden-based West Atlantic Group will operate the plane, which it expects will “improve reliability, lower aircraft operating costs and provide a better environmental footprint.”