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The 800,000-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution center in Allen Township, Pa. is expected to create 680 new full- and part-time jobs when it opens in late 2018, according to a statement from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.

Overall intermodal traffic in North America fell 6.1 percent in second quarter 2016, the first volume decline in 25 consecutive quarters, according to data from the Intermodal Association of North America.

Turkish port operator Yilport Holding secured a 50-year concession to develop Puerto Bolívar Port and committed to invest $750 million in the Ecuadorian port.

The third-party logistics provider is opening new facilities in Germany, Austria and France.

The air cargo services provider reported a loss per diluted share of $0.26 in second quarter 2016 compared with a $1.13 per share gain in the same 2015 period due to unrealized gains related to vested warrants granted to e-commerce giant Amazon.com.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service established a new Office of Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. embassy in Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma).

The German cargo airline acquired same-day delivery company time:matters Group, which it had originally spun off as a subsidiary in 2002.

In addition to launching a project to partially automate its container terminal, which will drastically increase the terminal’s handling capacity, the Ports of Auckland formed an alliance with Napier Port.

The Montreal, Canada-based plane and train manufacturer saw revenues slip 6.7 percent year-over-year to $4.31 billion due to tepid demand for business jets and startup costs related to production of its new C Series commercial aircraft.

Trade organizations representing shippers and transportation organizations on Monday sent a letter to ILWU President Robert McEllrath and PMA Chairman and CEO James McKenna, requesting discussions begin on either a contract extension or a new contract.