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The Democratic caucus picked leaders Wednesday and Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware will be the ranking Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee.

BNSF Railway Co. and Kansas City Southern will offer a new joint intermodal service connecting shippers in the Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth areas, as well as other major markets along BNSF’s rail lines to the Kansas City Southern de México network.

The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America said it supports the proposal by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to electronically publish notices of liquidation, along with suspensions and extensions of liquidations.

NYK Ports acquired a 20 percent share in Maher Terminals, which operates the largest terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

The Taiwanese government announced a $1.9 billion aid package for the country’s shipping industry, which both Yang Ming and Evergreen Line would be eligible for.

With the addition of the East Midlands Airport, the London Stansted Airport and the Copenhagen Airport, Etihad Cargo now has nine freighter destinations in Europe.

Marken, a global provider of supply chain services to the life sciences industry, said the new operational hub in Chicago is its sixth hub in the United States.

The Boulder, Colo.-based supply chain technology provider 10-4 Systems will provide real-time tracking of products and raw materials to the nation’s largest brewery.

The Southern California port handled 581,808 TEUs in October, down 6.2 percent from a year prior.