Transport, Trade and Regulation News

TNT, the Dutch mail and express group, has acquired Chilean express trucking company LIT Cargo.<

In a major decision with far-reaching implications, the Surface Transportation Board ordered BNSF Railway to pay an estimated $345 million in reparations and rate cuts to coal-burning utilities - its

Third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and will use it as a launching point for further expansion in Southeast Asia.

TAMPA, Fla. -- While speakers at the 20th Annual Tampa Steel Conference differ on their estimates of

The euro zone of 16 European countries recorded an external trade deficit of 32.1 billion euros ($40

BNSF Railway sharply criticized the Surface Transportation Board's decision to hit it with $345 million in forced rate cuts and reparation payments, over freight rates it has been charging to deliver

The Port of Longview, Wash., and RSG Forest Products on Thursday reached a settlement agreement and

Wholesale prices for finished goods increased in January for the first time in three months, primarily on the strength of energy goods.

WASHINGTON -- In a major decision with far-reaching implications, the Surface Transportation Board o

Shoe manufacturer Nike plans to build a logistics center in eastern China, the company said in a sta

On the eve of his first official visit to Canada, President Barack Obama said that the United States will likely postpone efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and

Third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson today announced it has expanded operations into Ho Chi

The euro zone of 16 European countries recorded an external trade deficit of 32.1 billion euros ($40

On the eve of his first official visit to Canada, President Barack Obama said that the United States

Production at the nation's industrial outlets fell 1.8 percent in January, according to a government

Fourth quarter profit at Wal-Mart fell 7.4 percent, to $3.79 billion, on a stronger U.S. dollar and

Former Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton has been named vice president for government affairs for the American Bureau of Shipping.

Radiant Logistics lost $10.2 million in the quarter ending Dec. 31 as a result of $11.4 million in i

WASHINGTON -- Barring any further steps by the Federal Maritime Commission, the ports of Los Angeles

Manufacturers in New York are having a tough time and expecting worse in the next six months, accord

TNT, Europe's second-largest mail and express delivery company, reported a 37 percent plunge in four

Cargo volumes are weak. Financing is elusive. No one knows how much worse the economy will get. Yet

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.With a former Sea Star Line executive headed to prison fo

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.A small California company''s breakthrough design for a r

After days of heated debate and backroom negotiations, the Senate passed an economic stimulus packag

Greatwide Logistics Services hopes a little-known maneuver under federal bankruptcy law combined wit

Union Pacific Corp. will likely raise freight rates 5-6 percent this year from 2008 even as the nati

As the volume of international trade tumbled 5 percent in December, the trade deficit narrowed from

Today GT Nexus announced that "K" Line has renewed and expanded its agreement with the trade and log

Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection W. Ralph Basham will step down at the end of February,

As the volume of international trade tumbled 5 percent in December, the trade deficit narrowed from

The railroad with the straightest route down the continent and the carrier that has led in creating

Supply chain services provider Manhattan Associates reported fourth-quarter net income declined more

Manhattan Associates cut its workforce and expenses through the fourth quarter of 2008 in preparatio

Randy Richards, who was head of cargo at US Airways until last month, joined technology provider Fre

Rand Logistics believes long-term contracts and high barriers to entry in its Great Lakes bulk shipp

WASHINGTON -- The trade association for steel imports is encouraging the U.S. steel industry to make

Expeditors International of Washington increased earnings 11 percent even as revenue fell 10 percent

Express-1 Expedited Solutions nearly doubled in size during 2008 with the acquisition of Concert Gro