Supply chain

The commissioners of the United States International Trade Commission determined Nov. 7, in a 6-0 vote, that the U.S. market is negatively impacted by crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules imported from China.

Malaysia and the member nations of the European Free Trade Association – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – recently began negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two sides.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy held a meeting in New Delhi today, agreeing to cooperate in renewable energy...

India’s food processing sector has been growing faster than agriculture and manufacturing, which has the potential to earn foreign exchange by export of value-added farm produce...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has proposed a rule that would require voluntary self-disclosures of violations of the Export Administration Regulations...

Michigan voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that could have prevented the construction of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, according to reports.

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., recently opened a new facility in Al Garhoud in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to meet increased shipping demand and expand the company’s presence in the Middle East.

The world economy is generating headwinds for Canada; nevertheless, the outlook is brightening, a Royal Bank of Canada economist says.

Third-party logistics provider Kenco appointed Steve Perry as vice president of human resources of Kenco Management Services on Nov. 6.

Natural gas provider Clean Energy Fuels recently reported a net loss of $16.3 million in the third quarter, compared with a net loss of $11.4 million in the third quarter of 2011.

Seattle-based global logistics provider Expeditors International of Washington today reported profit in the third quarter was $88.49 million, a decrease of 17.0 percent compared with $106.6 million for the same quarter in 2011.

Expectations that exports will lead the U.S. economic recovery are increasing the burden on exporters and freight forwarders to update their internal compliance programs to abide by commercial regulations and security requirements.

Vikash Patel, General Electric Power and Water senior global logistics leader, left the company to form Logisticus Projects Group, the new company announced.

U.S. beef and pork exports are trending lower in volume but up in value from the record year in 2011, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Few voters heading to the polls today will make their decision based on freight transportation and trade policy issues, but that won’t stop the election results from affecting shippers and transport providers in the years to come.

The same-day delivery industry is growing faster, driven by next-day retail replenishment and e-commerce, an industry association survey claims.

Cryoport today appointed Jerrell Shelton as president and CEO, effective immediately.

Freight forwarding and supply chain management company Damco recently appointed Ivan Thuynsma as global head of mining and Leo Bischoff as global head of technology.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is offering help to exporters in areas that have been declared federal disaster areas because of the impact of Hurricane Sandy.

Panalpina Group reported net profit of approximately US$4.4 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared with approximately US$33.7 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 2.2 percent in October from a year ago, but was essentially flat from the previous month.