Transport, Trade and Regulation News

It’s been nine years since Congress approved the down payment for the Automated Commercial Environment, the entry processing system that was to take Customs and Border Protection into the 21st c

Given the secretive way a rail regulatory overhaul was crafted in the Senate over recent months, it seemed inevitable the landmark bill would emerge late in a jammed legislative calendar and req

The Senate gave existing highway funding programs a two-month reprieve today when it approved a Defense Department appropriations bill 88-12.

The Home Depot is hammering together a “rapid deployment center” for its logistics operations in the Southeast, the CoStar Group reports.

DB Schenker launched a program to bolster growth in its contract logistics business unit through additional employees and improved industrial standards.

The Department of Transportation’s reimbursements to states for construction projects under the stimulus law reached $7.164 billion as of Dec. 11, DOT reported.

A Senate panel approved nominations for officials to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and serve on the Federal Maritime Commission, clearing them for confirmation by the full Se

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the United States increased 0.9 percent in November, the eighth consecutive month of growth.

The negotiations over the past year that led the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to overhaul competition rules in the railroad industry were tougher than those still under way fo

Customs and Border Protection wants to pull the plug on a program started in 1995 to curb drug smuggling on the Mexican border.

A landmark revamping of federal rail regulations cleared the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, but some tough issues including whether to strip railroads of some antitrust immunit

The House passed measures on Thursday that could put nearly $49 billion toward Department of Transportation infrastructure projects and increase the flow of money to the Highway Trust Fund.

The House is expected to vote this afternoon on a trio of intertwined measures that will extend the Department of Transportation’s highway program at current budget levels, puts the Highway Trus

Michael Khouri, the president’s latest nominee to the Federal Maritime Commission, told the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday that he will apply his experience in the inland river transportat

An official of the British International Freight Association says the United States should scrap its 100 percent scanning program and adopt a “risk assessed, commercially practical and technolog

Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., introduced legislation this week that would toughen standards for employers in transportation and other industries that use independent contractors.

Strengthening the transportation system’s resilience may reduce long-term costs from climate change, according to a study by transportation specialists Cambridge Systematics.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, launched a warehouse and inventory management system for a customer of freight forwarder Crane Worldwide Logistics.

The Government of India set up a high-profile committee on maritime security to enhance surveillance of the country’s vast coastline.

Industrial production increased 0.8 percent in November, the fifth consecutive month without a negative change, according to a report Tuesday from the Federal Reserve.

The House on Monday voted to extend two widely-supported trade programs, but for only one year.

The head of the American Association of Port Authorities urged leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives to help boost industry jobs by bolstering some ongoing federal programs and tackling a

The U.S. Postal Service cut to 170 the number of stations and branches it is reviewing for possible shutdown as it seeks to cut costs by consolidating offices.

The Environmental Protection Agency is sending $13 million to the Army Corps of Engineers to help prevent the voracious Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes at Chicago through the barge canal syst

Fitch Ratings expects modest volume improvements in 2010 for the U.S.

The United States and Japan have a new tentative agreement on an “open skies” aviation treaty that would give UPS new freedoms to add air service in competition with FedEx.

Federal payouts for construction projects authorized by the Department of Transportation under the stimulus law reached $6.818 billion by Dec. 4, DOT reported.

YRC Worldwide faces a fresh challenge from the federal government, which filed a third lawsuit claiming the company's nationwide less-than-truckload carrier, YRC, discriminated against black employees

Ten years ago, violent protesters almost shut down Seattle when that city played host to the World Trade Organization’s Third Ministerial Conference, training the spotlight on globalization.

President Obama gets it: Federal spending on infrastructure is a good way to stimulate job growth in the still-weak economy.

Descartes Systems Group plans to spend about $43 million in cash to acquire Belgian logistics software company Porthus and gain a bigger foothold in Europe.

One factor spurring fresh consideration of outsourcing private fleets to dedicated fleet operators is the proliferation of environmental regulations on trucks.

While private companies and government researchers look at ways to efficiently scan ocean cargo containers, the National Academy of Sciences is studying whether the Department of Energy, which deploys

There is a serious delay at the container screening line.

Congress on Friday pushed off until next year a measure authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration, giving up for a third year in a row on a plan the aviation industry has been waiiting

Specialty apparel retailer Charming Shoppes renewed and expanded its contract to use the Web-based data platform provided by GT Nexus for import management.

The National Association of Manufacturers would like to see a more transparent licensing process and more frequent reviews of export control lists, among other recommendations for a new export control

Advance seasonally adjusted estimates of U.S.

The United States goods and services deficit shrunk 8 percent to $32.9 billion from September to October, the government reported Friday.

Stephen E. Flynn, an expert on transportation security whose profile has grown dramatically amid expanding anti-terror efforts, will become president of the Center for National Policy Jan.