Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The Panama Canal Authority ordered 14 new tugboats in anticipation of more vessel traffic when the canal completes its

Rick Calhoun sees the inland waterways infrastructure crisis from the perspective of both shipper and carrier.

Federal regulators are due to issue a final rule on changes in truck driver hours at the end of this month, but opponents say the Obama administration should let the clock run out.

The Republican-controlled House is speeding toward a conflict with the Department of Transportation that could scuttle changes to trucker hours of service rules.

The National Retail Federation forecasts a 2.8 percent increase in holiday sales, and said

A European Union scheme compelling all airlines to pay for carbon emissions on flights to and from the 27-nation bloc from next January is legal, the EU’s highest court said in a preliminary opi

The Canadian government said it will “vigorously defend” its trade policies and infrastructure investments against any of the findings of a Federal Maritime Commission study looking into t

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cleared a $196.5 million grant for Michigan to spend on track upgrades, the first part of a nearly $350 million federal investment in a east-west track segment now

The Federal Maritime Commission, jumping into a dispute over the shift of imported containers from the United States to Canada, voted Wednesday to launch an inquiry over whether the U.S.

President Obama sent Congress long-pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on Monday afternoon.

Cargo shipped through the Panama Canal increased by 7.1 percent in the fiscal year 2011 ended Sept. 30, to set a record of 322.1 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System tons.

The Institute of Supply Management’s closely watched manufacturing index defied downbeat expectations on Monday by growing one percentage point in September to its highest level since June, sign

A coalition of about 200 shippers backing the use of heavier trucks launched a video campaign to build support for truck size and weight legislation.

Weak demand for exports from Europe and the U.S.

The arrival late last month of a China Cargo Airlines freighter at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was supposed to launch a service aimed at raising the city’s role in global trade.

A large container ship is slowly transiting the Kill van Kull channel on its way to a berth at Port Elizabeth, N.J.

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Federal regulators are opening a public proceeding on whether the premium Berkshire Hathaway paid in 2010 to buy BNSF Railway should be deducted from the valuation base that shapes the carrier’s

The International Chamber of Commerce tapped Anthony Barone, director of global logistics policy for Pfizer, as chairman of the group’s customs and trade regulation committee.

President Obama’s jobs plan, heavy on infrastructure investments to rebuild roads, bridges, ports and schools, would help avert a recession, according to a

Kintetsu World Express, Japan’s second-largest international forwarder, said on Wednesday it will pay a $10.5 million fine to settle a U.S. antitrust case.

The European Investment Bank approved an $82 million loan to finance the construction of a new container terminal in the Spanish Atlantic port of Cadiz.

Increased demand for machinery, computers and communication equipment was offset by reduced orders for autos and primary metals, causing overall demand for durable goods to slip 0.1 percent last month

The Department of Transportation’s finalization of a grant this week for rail work near Wilmington, Del., sets the state for improvements to freight and passenger train operations in that state

Republican leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in a sharply worded letter to President Obama, are asking the White House to drop a proposed rewrite of trucking work rules

The value of cross-border surface trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico rose 18.1 percent year-over-year in July, the Transportation Department said.

Urban road congestion made U.S. drivers buy 1.9 billion gallons of extra fuel last year and pay an extra $101 billion in total costs, including $23 billion for truck congestion.

Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday it will launch a “simplified entry” pilot project, the first step in a move to expedite the entry of goods into the U.S.

The Indian Navy captured pirates attempting to seize two foreign-flag cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Navy officials said Tuesday.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner toured the UPS Worldport air hub at Louisville, Ky., Monday, as part of the Obama administration’s push for an infrastructure investment program to spur the e

Sales of new homes fell for the fourth straight month in August, declining to a six-month low and dampening prospects for growth in cargo volumes.

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Power technology company American Superconductor will increase shipments of wind turbine controls under a series of contracts valued at nearly $100 million.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica told industry groups he is looking for more revenue to boost his planned transport spending measure, but that it cannot include a h

The Senate’s passage of a bill late Thursday to renew two trade programs brings three long-stalled trade agreements closer to passage.

Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL won a long-running legal battle to block Belgium from giving $406 million in aid to its national mail company, Bpost.

A high-powered group of CEOs from the some of the biggest names in the U.S.

When is a mile less than 5,280 feet? When it’s part of a trucker’s paycheck.

Allen Gina, head of Customs and Border Protection’s Office of International Trade, wants the business of importing goods to be more efficient.

Grover Norquist doesn’t know the ins and outs of motor fuel taxation, but he adamantly opposes any increases in them.