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The Brexit negotiations over the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union have slowed to a snail’s pace with Brussels refusing to discuss the key issue of trade until it strikes deals on citizens’ rights, Britain’s divorce bill, and the border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. That is fanning fears across the entire transport and logistics sectors — from ports and shipowners to truckers and freight forwarders — who are convinced they be will be the frontline victims of a so-called “<a>hard” Brexit</a> that will see the United Kingdom quit the European Union’s single market and its...

The European Union is the United Kingdom’s largest trading partner, accounting for almost half of its exports.

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The American Trucking Association said Julie Su’s track record of supporting California’s A.B. 5 law and a lack of support for the trucking industry has failed to reassure them she would be a successful Secretary of Labor. 

With international rail volume down by double-digit percentages in 2023, chassis providers have an opportunity to reflect on the struggles of 2021 and 2022 and adjust their networks ahead of the next surge.

The ILWU Friday shut down some terminals at West Coast ports after coastwide contract negotiations broke down Thursday because the union and employers are reportedly far apart on wages.

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