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Factories shutting down by the thousands. Falling container volumes at ports. Double-digit declines in imports and exports. Is China’s heyday coming to an end?

Supporters of the controversial “Buy America

Pacer International, Inc., a leading North American freight transportation and logistics provider, announced the appointment of James K.

The United Fresh Produce Association is expanding its portfolio of expertise in the supply chain and logistics domain with the appointment of Dan Vache, formerly v.p.

Orders and shipments of manufactured durable goods

A leading economic firm revised its outlook for ec

Deutsche Post, parent of DHL and Europe's biggest mail carrier, lost $4 billion in the fourth quarter due to declines in volume, which may persist through 2009.

A national commission is recommending a transition

Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations are meeting in Thailand today to sign their long-anticipated agreement for a free trade zone with Australia and New Zealand.

Gross domestic product fell at an annual rate of 6

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The federal government should eliminate a rule that forces some truck drivers to undergo duplicate, costly security checks, the Small Business Administration said Feb. 27.

President Obama named Jon Leibowitz to chair the F

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The White House on Thursday announced a budget of

Japan posted a record trade deficit of 952.6 billion yen ($9.82 billion) in January, as exports tumbled at their fastest pace amid the global economic slump, according to preliminary figures released

Senate Democrats once again are trying to kill the Department of Transportation's crossborder trucking pilot project with Mexico.

Japan posted a record trade deficit of 952.6 billion yen ($9.82 billion) in January, as exports tumbled at their fastest pace amid the global economic slump, according to preliminary figures released

Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said Wednesday that Peru hopes to ratify a free trade agreement with Japan by as early as mid-2010.

In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama invoked one of the most dramatic rail construction efforts in U.S.

The European Commission issued an additional request for information to Expeditors International (U.K.) in connection with an ongoing investigation of freight forwarders.

The House took the first steps to provide a fiscal 2009 budget for most of the federal government, including the Department of Transportation.

Three Democratic lawmakers on Feb. 25 introduced separate bills to fight organized retail crime.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that Customs and Border Protection is not likely to meet a 2012 deadline for scanning all U.S.-bound containers.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published a draft of final rules for determining if children's products may be excluded from laboratory testing requirements under the Consumer Product Safety Im

YRC Logistics, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, added to its global trade management services a team of experienced licensed customs brokers to help importers comply with the new Importer Security Filin

Kansas City Southern Railway plans to re-open a long-closed 90-mile link southwest of Houston before

The National Association of Manufacturers warns that deteriorating roads and rails pose a "serious threat" to the competitiveness of the U.S. economy and manufacturing.

The leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday came to the defense of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood after he was rebuked last week by White House spokesman Rob

Private investment firm Centerbridge Partners completed its purchase of Greatwide Logistics Service in a restructuring that's expected to reduce the debt of the $1 billion logistics company by $478 mi

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said getting into circulation the $28 billion in stimulus package funding set aside for surface transportation is the top priority at DOT.

Various states are quickly revving up their transportation spending, now that federal stimulus money is headed their way.

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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The first heavy-duty electric truck designed for hauling containers within a p

As faltering aircraft manufacturers cut back production and carriers face plummeting demand, Southern California Aviation is hanging on to a logistics center that serves its aircraft engine parts and