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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 13 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

For safety purposes, a human crew would be on standby while an NYK Line container vessel self-sails across the Pacific Ocean sometime in 2019, according to a report from Bloomberg Technology.

The National Association of Manufacturers took to the airwaves this week in South Carolina, South Dakota and Nevada, urging citizens of those states to contact their senators to oppose Scott Garrett’s nomination to president of the U.S. Export-Import B…

Four Democratic senators are urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to reconsider DOT’s withdrawal of a proposed rule that would have mandated testing commercial truck drivers and rail operators for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railway has reevaluated and revised three key metrics – train velocity, terminal dwell and cars online – in an effort to “better reflect end-to-end railroad performance,” CSX CEO E. Hunter Harrison said in a statement.

South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, has asked that 5,000 workers take unpaid leave in the wake of CMA CGM signing a letter of intent with two Chinese shipyards to collectively build nine, 22,000-TEU containerships.

Although some demand can be attributed to structural factors, real estate markets in all major port gateways are seeing either rising or peak-level growth rates in leasing activity, while vacancy rates are at historic lows.

The Armonk, N.Y.-based technology company is collaborating with various companies across the global food supply chain to explore how blockchain technology can be used to make the food supply chain safer.

Singapore-based ocean carrier APL, now a subsidiary of CMA CGM of France, began purchasing slots on Maersk Line’s AC3 loop between Asia and the West Coast of South America this week, dubbing it the AE3-AW3.