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Intermodal freight in the fourth quarter declined for the first time since 2009 on a year-over-year basis, industry experts said, hurt by factors such as low fuel prices that helped competing truckers, a weaker economy and elevated inventories.

Germany's Linde is launching the sale of its temperature-controlled logistics unit Gist in a deal potentially worth more than $875 million, as it streamlines its operations to focus on its core industrial gases operations, two people familiar with the matter said.

Florida East Coast Railway's 43-acre intermodal facility in Broward County is bringing more cargo through South Florida.

Two senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives urged federal regulators on Jan. 6 to reject any acquisition bid for railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

LoadMatch Logistics has changed its name to ArcTransit to better reflect its business as a full-service transportation provider.

Ohio-based Integrity Express Logistics has opened a branch office in Tampa, Florida, with 20 employees and plans to hire 50 more in the coming months.

Industry groups representing major freight customers of Norfolk Southern Corp. have asked the U.S. rail regulator to reject any bid for the railroad by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., according to letters viewed by Reuters.

Swim or sink: That’s the message shipping executives in Asia are taking into the new year.