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Shipping Alliance Would Encompass 18 Percent of World's Container Fleet Capacity

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new international shipping alliance which is due to start up in April 2017 for initially five years, spanning 18 percent of global container fleet capacity.

Econocaribe Rebrands as ECU Worldwide

Econocaribe, a non-vessel operating common carrier operating in the U.S., has changed its name to ECU Worldwide.

Descartes Acquires Germany's Pixi

Descartes Systems Group has acquired Pixi Software GmbH, a Germany-based provider of applications for e-commerce order fulfillment and warehouse management.

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U.S. Senate Votes to Fund Infrastructure Improvements of Navigable Waterways

Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the FY2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill by a wide margin of 90 to eight. It is the first appropriations legislation to pass the Senate this year, and it incorporates $6bn in funding for the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency charged with maintenance and improvements to navigable waterways.

Freight Rates in Chemical Tanker Industry Expected to Remain Steady in Near Term

Chemical tanker shipping freight rates are expected to remain firm over the medium term, thanks to rising production capacity in key exporting countries, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

The 'Skyrocketing' Cost of Pleasing the Omnichannel Customer

Retailers are shelling out huge amounts of money to keep today's omnichannel customer happy.

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Amazon to Prepare - and Deliver - Food to Your Door

Amazon is partnering with Tyson Foods to launch a meal kit delivery service in the fall as part of AmazonFresh.

Dry Freight Container Prices Hit Lowest Point in 14 Years

Prices for new dry freight containers declined to their lowest point since 2002 during first-quarter 2016 and are still going down, according to the latest edition of the Container Equipment Insight, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

While Lower Than Last Year, Imports Still 'Some of the Highest Ever Seen'

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be at some of its highest levels ever during the next few months despite a fall-off from last year's record-setting numbers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Civil Engineers Warn U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Badly Needs Upgrading

America will fall $1.44tr short of what it needs to spend on infrastructure through the next decade, a gap that could strip 2.5 million jobs and $4tr of gross domestic product from the economy, a report from a society of professional engineers said on Tuesday.

Roadrunner Transportation Expands LTL Service From Vancouver, B.C.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. has expanded its less-than-truckload (LTL) offering to include outbound service from Vancouver, B.C.

Dematic Releases New Version of App for Grocery Retailers

Dematic, a supplier of automated technology, software and services for material handling, has released version 2.1 of Dematic iQ, the vendor's real-time software automation platform for grocery retailers.

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