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The Germany-based parcel carrier’s expedited shipping segment will raise rates by an average of 4.9 percent in the U.S. next year, according to a statement from the company.

Total Mexican maritime container imports increased 14 percent year-over-year for the third quarter of 2017, while the nation’s maritime container exports slipped 3 percent, according to A.P. Moller-Maersk’s Q3 2017 trade report for Mexico.

The sanctions on North Korea indirectly affected the port’s profitability, given that its core commodities were traded with North Korea, the South China Morning Post reported.

Through the first 10 months of 2017, container throughput at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle and Tacoma rose 4 percent compared to the same 2016 period, but October’s volumes slipped 2 percent compared to the same month last year.

The food and beverage giant will use FourKites’ visibility and temperature-monitoring solutions for its North American trucking, rail, and parcel shipments.

Panalpina’s chief operating officer and executive board member resigns; and MIQ Logistics appoints vice president, global business development.

Attorney Jim Bopp has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition, accusing the state of Indiana of collecting unauthorized fees from hundreds of thousands of truckers.

Further growth was stymied by a 15.3 percent fall-off in inbound volumes at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle and Tacoma, according to Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) data.

Container volumes on the trade have increased so far this year compared with the same 2016 period, and Drewry has projected modest growth potential on the trade in 2018.

The Israeli ocean carrier has successfully completed the first blockchain pilot for paperless bills of lading using tech firm Wave’s application and network, ZIM said in a statement.