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The U.S. Commerce Department will provide a new series of reports offering details into current steel trade flows from the world’s top importing and exporting countries.

The e-commerce giant said the Prime Air network is designed to support one and two-day package deliveries, especially for Prime members who pay an annual subscription for free two-day shipping.

APM Terminals has agreed to a $43.2 million “reparation” payment to avoid losing its concession at Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala despite the fact that alleged offences occurred before the company took over the terminal earlier this year.

The alliance, which was formed one year ago between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, is 90 percent complete with the design for Terminal 5 in Seattle, another terminal that could eventually handle megaships.

However, reported cargo thefts from California, which accounted for 40 percent of reported incidents in the United States for the second quarter of 2016, surged 122 percent year-over-year.

The London-based information technology provider partnered with Penta Solutions to expand its system to small and midsized freight forwarders in Pakistan.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based shipping company established a multi-year contract with the Puerto Rican operation of Ardent Mills, covering both the supply and transportation of liquefied natural gas, which will be used to power the Ardent plant.

The largest containership to have ever called the Port of Philadelphia was the 8,800-TEU MSC Sophia Celeste on Wednesday.

However, chassis lessors oppose the West Coast Marine Terminal Operator Agreement members’ plan to implement a $5 fee on chassis that move in and out of container terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, saying it will cost them $29 million.

Iron ore shipments along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway in July most commonly originated from Two Harbors, Minn., followed by Superior, Wis.; Presque Isle, Mich.; and Port Cartier, Quebec.