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The new Qatari seaport will help “circumnavigate Arab sanctions” that previously shunted Qatar’s global trade, according to multiple media sources.

The acquisition of a 90 percent stake in TCP Participações S.A., the operator of the second largest port in Brazil, will cost the China Merchants Port Holdings $920 million as the Chinese company looks to kickstart its expansion into South America.

The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday said $500 million is now available in the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program for state and local infrastructure projects.

The integration gives transportation management system provider Cloud Logistics’ users access to lane- and equipment-specific rate benchmark data to incorporate in spot quote decisions.

Vietnam will once again start accepting imports of U.S. distillers dried grains (DDGS), after it had suspended these shipments in December 2016 due to a detection of quarantine pests.

Saddle Creek Logistics Services hires vice president of business development; and FlexiVan appoints president and chief operating officer, and executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

The Steel Manufacturers Association, a trade group that represents 30 of the largest steel producers across North America, has asked the U.S. government to help protect the country’s last solar panel manufacturers from a surge of cheap imports.

Currently, when registering a ship in Denmark, a one-time fee of one per thousandth of the value of a ship is charged, plus a mortgage registration fee, representing one per thousandth of the value of the deposit.