CMA CGM has launched a Med Gulf Ecuador (MGE) service, offering a direct connection between the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador.

ALOM, a provider of supply-chain management services to Fortune 100 companies in the technology, automotive, medical, telecommunications, utility and energy sectors, has opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

With a score of 45.4, the December edition of the Stifel Index has recorded its lowest-ever total, amidst a continued pattern of decline.

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has launched a direct, biweekly service between Miami, Fla. and Manaus, Brazil, for less-than-containerload exports.

The breakbulk, project and heavy-lift carrier AAL has entered into a space-sharing agreement with Swire Shipping in the Asia-to-East Australia liner service.

Cargomatic has launched service in the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and beyond.

United Airlines and Lufthansa are enhancing their current cooperation agreement to include cargo booked by United Cargo and Lufthansa on routes between the U.S. and Europe.

The Coca-Cola Co. bottler in Rio de Janeiro used to deliver crates of drinks in the city’s Copacabana area by truck until a parking ban forced the company to rethink its distribution strategy. The big cargo vehicles now arrive early in the morning, park at designated sites and transfer the goods to motorcycles that make the final delivery to customers.