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August is still expected to be the peak shipping month this year, even though volumes during the month are forecasted to be lower year-over-year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Representatives from the maritime and oil and gas sectors have joined forces to create the SEA/LNG group, which aims to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas as an alternative to traditional diesel fuel.

The e-commerce giant will add an 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Kansas City, Kan. that will ultimately employ more than 1,000 workers, its second such facility to be slated for the area this year.

Chris Spear, the new president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, began his tenure leading the industry group by removing the now-former executive vice presidents of finance, communications and advocacy.

Meanwhile, the Russian airline conglomerate won contracts to provide long-term transportation and logistics support for Boeing Commercial Airplanes and its partners, as well as GE Aviation, the company said yesterday.

PierPass, which was created by marine terminal operators in Los Angeles and Long Beach to address multi-terminal issues, noted Q2 truck turn times at both ports were faster than any other quarter during the past two years.

The MOL Benefactor has worked its way down the East Coast to Savannah after taking advantage of the wider Panama Canal to transport cargo from Asia.

The Commerce Department on Tuesday recommended countervailing duties be assessed on imports of stainless steel sheet and strip from China.

State-owned China COSCO Shipping has rerouted boxes from the Port of Piraeus in Greece to Slovenia’s Port of Koper along the Adriatic Sea due to rail worker strikes.

The freight division of Emirates, which commenced import cargo flights from Dubai to Columbus, Ohio’s Rickenbacker International Airport last year, said it plans to add frequencies, services and staff to the hub.