Transportation

There were no super-long tarmac delays for airlines in December, making 2014 the best year on record for fewest such incidents.

A South Korean shipping company that is the Port of Portland's largest container carrier will be terminating its service with the city, but it will continue to use rail and truck transportation, port officials said.

A New York medical examiner has found that all six of the people killed in a horrific collision between a commuter train and an SUV suffered blunt-force injuries and burns.

The head of the Boston-area public transportation system says no decision has been made on when rail service will be restored.

Spain's national aviation authority, AENA, has set a top-of-the-range price of 58 euros ($65) euros per share for the company's partial privatization this week, valuing the company at some 8.7 billion euros ($9.8 billion).

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $1.70 or 3.7 percent, to $43.81.

The Mexican government says a consortium headed by China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. has requested reimbursement for the cancellation of a winning bid on a rail contract.

Gov. Charlie Baker calls the performance of Boston's public transit system during the severe winter weather "unacceptable." Baker said Monday he was disappointed and frustrated that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hadn't been able to maintain even limited service on some rapid transit lines as the latest storm pounds the Boston area.

Snow is falling yet again on New England and portions of New York state, threatening to bring up to 1 to 2 feet to some areas and making the first commutes of the workweek potentially hazardous.

Companies that handle cargo at West Coast seaports say they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a labor dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down ports vital to U.S. trade with Asia.

Political campaign mailings and an increase in holiday package deliveries helped boost U.S. Postal Service revenue at the end of the year.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.14 or .3 percent, to $46.00.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.53 or 1.1 percent, to $46.43.

The deadly crash of a TransAsia plane into a river in Taiwan is again focusing the world's attention on the safety challenges facing fast-growing Asian airlines.

Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $.95 or 2.1 percent, to $46.96.

Employers could lock out West Coast dockworkers in as few as five days if the two sides do not reach a new contract.

President Vladimir Putin has publicly criticized his government for allowing a business dispute to scrap commuter trains in provincial Russia.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.96 or 2.1 percent, to $46.97.

Chinese and Argentine leaders have signed agreements to collaborate on two new nuclear plants, as Beijing is strengthening its relations with the South American country.

The nation's new postmaster general says the Postal Service is looking beyond its regular mail and package delivery for new sources of revenue.