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The British International Freight Association, which represents freight forwarding companies, is calling for United Kingdom negotiators to pursue a “soft” exit from the European Union, particularly as it relates to the EU customs union.

The new ship-to-shore container crane was ordered from Liebherr and will be ready for use in Autumn 2018.

Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., parent of ocean carrier OOCL, said the company’s statement on a potential purchase by Chinese conglomerate COSCO Shipping “has always remained consistent,” despite ongoing rumors of a $4 billion takeover deal.

AFN Logistics appoints vice president, customer supply chain; Virgin Atlantic Cargo names managing director; and Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg hires two compliance attorneys.

A survey conducted by Hart Research Associates found that 53 percent of respondents believe President Donald Trump’s proposal to shift the air traffic control function of the Federal Aviation Administration to a private, non-profit entity is a “bad idea.”

One of Svitzer’s tugs, the 92-foot Svitzer Hermod, conducted a series of remotely controlled maneuvers in Denmark’s Copenhagen harbor, Rolls-Royce said.

The Harvest is the first complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the United States for the Jones Act trade since 1982.

The International Dockworkers’ Council labor union said its members will conduct a two-hour labor strike as a show of solidarity with dockworkers in Spain.

Although fines for no-show shipments are the right move for ocean carriers, for freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers, they could create a much larger challenge, according to Klaus Lysdal, iContainers VP of sales and operations.