The drivers’ unionization vote is at least the fourth such decision by intermodal company workers in the past 13 months, according to the Teamsters union.
U.S. countervailing duties target Chinese pipe fitting imports
The Commerce Department has preliminary determined that cast iron soil pipe fitting imports are subsidized by the Chinese government to the detriment of U.S. producers of these products.
FreightHub lands $20m in Series A funding
The Berlin, Germany-based digital freight forwarder secured $20 million in a Series A funding round just 18 months after its initial market launch.
DHL, Air Hong Kong renew block-space agreement
DHL Express and Air Hong Kong will extend their partnership another 15 years as Central Asia capacity out of Hong Kong continues to grow.
Port of Oakland November container volumes slip 5.5%
After several months of strong growth in containerized cargo, the Northern California port’s TEU throughput figures were down nearly across the board for in November compared with the same month a year ago.
Delta receives seventh IATA CEIV certification
The U.S.-based air carrier now offers seven certified pharma facilities in Europe that connect to its Atlanta hub in the U.S., Delta announced on Wednesday.
Xeneta adds airfreight benchmarking
The crowd-sourced ocean freight rate benchmarking and analytics platform says it is responding to customer demand for similar airfreight rate intelligence tools, with a full launch planned for second quarter 2018.
Canada moves closer to expanding pre-clearance with U.S.
Canada and the United States have piloted pre-clearance of passengers at designated airports, and newly approved Canadian legislation promises to expand this activity to other transport modes and cargo.
AirBridgeCargo, DHL test multimodal pharma service
The all-cargo airline has partnered with DHL Global Forwarding to test container transport of pharmaceutical shipments from Russia to the United States and Nicaragua.
Sol Shipping expands Port Everglades operations
Port Everglades projects that the expanded agreement with produce importer Sol Shipping will generate $1.6 million in lease revenue and $4.3 million in maritime-related revenue for the port during the lease term.