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The digital freight forwarder has been offering Fullfillment by Amazon (FBA) services to domestic sellers in Europe, but is now offering automated services for companies wanting to tap into U.S. market.

Chicago-based United Global Logistics will remain an independent division within RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, with both companies benefiting from a strengthened Midwestern logistics network.

The project, launched by Hamburg, Germany-based Sailing Cargo, aims to build a wind-propelled, 558-foot car carrier that could transport 1,700 to 2,000 automobiles.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems’ $95 million sale of Unitrans to Quick International Courier is expected to close this quarter, according to a statement from the Downers Grove, Ill.-based asset-light trucking and third-party logistics company.

Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline Cargolux successfully flew its first live animal shipment – 14 Friesian and Shagya Arabian racehorses – from Budapest to Wuhan, China last week via a Cargolux Boeing 747.

Major airlines including Lufthansa, IAG Cargo and Finnair saw airfrieght volumes increase year-over-year for the month as well as year-to-date, according to recent figures from the air carriers.

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

The $85 million, 1 million square-foot distribution center will bring 600 full-time jobs to the area, according to local media outlet the Charlotte Observer.

Thirty-one of these vessels have been delivered and are in operation, while one remaining vessel is scheduled to be delivered later this month, according to the company.

At the Bayport Container Terminal, construction began on a new 25-acre empty container yard, while the Barbours Cut Container Terminal is scheduled to receive three new super post-Panamax cranes later this year.