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Port Logistics Group said it has signed a multiyear service agreement with Canadian food retailer Loblaw Cos., the parent of the Joe Fresh clothing brand.

The Transportation Intermediaries Association will focus its attention on government regulation, particularly the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, when the trade group convenes March 21-24 in San Antonio.

DHL Express said it will spend $47 million to upgrade its U.S. package express and cargo sorting facility and capability at the Cincinnati area airport.

XPO Logistics said it has commenced a $126 million public offering of 8 million shares of its common stock.

In order to grow their revenue, many carriers say they want to be as flexible as possible in adapting to the specific needs of shippers and freight brokers.

Third-party logistics provider ProTrans International Inc. said it was awarded a multi-year contract from heavy truck parts supplier Delphi Inc.

John Patterson has been named CEO of United Vision Logistics, replacing Howard Hoffmann, who left the firm to return to his consulting business.

Refrigerated carrier Stevens Transport Co. said it has purchased 1,200 model 3000R refrigerated trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. Terms were not disclosed.

The expansion of the Panama Canal will have the greatest effect on shipments to a handful of states stretching from Ohio to Georgia but will offer only modest cost savings to shippers, a consultant to the U.S. Maritime Administration said.