Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The transportation industry this week began operating under new federal regulations covering the safety of intermodal equipment, and in all modes of transport people agree much work still needs to be

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Importer Security Filing rule will impose an annual cost of more than $20 billion on the U.S. economy, according to a study by a manufacturers’ group.

Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee vowed June 18 to push forward with a new surface transportation bill despite a call from the Obama administration to put the proce

The European Union agreed to conclude a regional trade agreement with West African regional organizations by October 2009.

Nine former employees of CEVA Transport filed a collective action under federal law for unpaid overtime compensation.

European transport and logistics operator SNCF agreed to purchase a 15.1 percent stake in household goods and commercial shipping operator Novatrans.

The United States and India "may be uniquely positioned to try to breathe new life into the Doha development round" of WTO-sponsored talks, U.S.

The International Trade Commission ruled Thursday that China has been flooding the U.S. market with its tires.

House transportation leaders, seeking to move out in front of a White House that’s urging measured steps, said they will send a plan to Congress next week calling for “dramatic changes&rdq

China rejected accusations Thursday that it is practicing protectionism in its $585 billion stimulus package.

Maersk Line is setting up a nationwide chassis pool in the United States that will make its fleet of chassis available for lease by drayage companies, ocean carriers, marine terminals and railroads.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asked Congress for an 18-month highway reauthorization to plug immediate holes in the Highway Trust Fund and detour past a Sept.

After rising by over 50 percent during the previous five years, business logistics costs dropped to 9.4 percent of U.S.

The United States and Canada agreed Wednesday to accept each other's labeling of certified organic products exported to either country.

In a move expected to boost its share of Southeast Asia trade, Toll Group agreed to purchase all shares in Perkins Group Holdings, the parent of the Perkins Shipping Group.

Sara Lee Corporation expanded its contract with OHL, making the logistics company the end-to-end supply chain provider for all of Sara Lee’s international household and beverage business.

Provisions in a new surface transportation bill should cut in half the amount of time it takes to launch infrastructure constructions projects, according to the leading Republican on the House Transpo

The Traffic Club of Pittsburgh elected its officers and board of governors to serve during its 108th year beginning on July 1, 2009.

Prices for agricultural commodities will be restrained by “continued weakness in the general economy” over the next two to three years, although they will remain above their average level

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Commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission won’t intervene in an informal review of a split routing case involving a non-vessel-operating common carrier.

Ryder System will handle distribution management of auto parts throughout Mazda’s Mexico network of dealers.

In a report released today, AMR Research identified the top U.S.-based supply chain programs, highlighting Pennsylvania State University and Michigan State University as the leaders in terms of indust

Only global trade will pull the economy out of recession, but the framework for global trade will have to change, says the chairman and CEO of transportation giant UPS.

Wal-Mart is making progress toward reducing its environmental impact and improving working conditions at supplier factories, the retailer said in its online 2009 Global Sustainability Report.

The Environmental Protection Agency is joining the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in a partnership linking the agencies’ policies.

Sounding a note of caution about prospects for a rapid economic recovery, Vice President Li Keqiang said Tuesday that China will maintain its relatively loose monetary policy and proactive fiscal poli

Use of industrial capacity fell to its lowest point ever in May as output of factories, mines and utilities slipped another 1.1 percent from April and fell 13.4 percent below last May’s level.

UPS is giving customers tighter control of their parts inventory with a Web-based system that allows them to choose their own supply chain routing.

Citigroup and the World Bank have launched a $1.25 billion funding facility that will help banks in emerging markets extend financing to local importers and exporters, the banks announced Monday.

Manufacturers across the state of New York are still struggling but the outlook for the next six months is improving, according to a closely watched monthly survey.

The next time a brilliant idea about how to reduce traffic congestion flashes across your mind, write it down. It could win you $50,000.

There may be some glimmers of hope on the global economic horizon, but they are too early to affect the bottom line of UTi Worldwide, a major provider of global logistics services.

It took less than 24 hours for Anne S. Ferro’s nomination as the nation’s top truck safety official to become embroiled in the dispute over truck driver hours of service.

A bipartisan think tank is calling for sweeping reform of U.S. transportation planning, infrastructure funding and federal oversight — and a highway bill, too.

A warning to shippers, carriers and manufacturers seeing rays of light in commodity prices and the Baltic Dry Index: Beware the false dawn.

There is one thing President Obama has consistently made known since his campaign days — his feelings about the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, a still-unratified accord he called ``badly flawed’’ wi