Transport, Trade and Regulation News

DP World will start trading its shares on the London Stock Exchange on June 1 as the world’s third largest container terminal operator bids to attract a wider range of investors.

A steep drop in exports following the twin disasters in Japan pushed the country’s trade deficit with the rest of the world to $5.65 billion in April, according to preliminary government figures

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is making $1 million immediately available in quick release emergency funds, allowing Minnesota’s Department of Transportation to keep repairing roads and bri

The Department of Transportation’s payouts to states for construction projects under the 2009 stimulus law reached $28.2 billion as of May 13.

The average price of diesel fell 6.4 cents in the past week to $3.997 a gallon across the U.S., the first time it has been below $4 in nearly two months, according to the U.S.

Missouri’s departments of transportation and public safety are helping truckers expedite shipments of equipment and relief supplies to tornado victims in Joplin as rescue workers and survivors c

Japan and the European Union started mutually recognizing their trade security and facilitation programs called Authorized Economic Operator programs Tuesday, according to the Japanese Finance Ministr

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it plans to disburse $235 million for port security grants in the 2011 fiscal year, an 18 percent drop for 2010 funding.

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An Indian High Court of Appeals temporarily set aside a decision by port regulator Tariff Authority for major ports to reduce tariffs at the Chennai Container Terminal, a DP World-managed facility.

Nearly a decade after landing squarely in terrorism’s crosshairs, seaports are discovering their security measures aren’t as secure as they thought.

China, Japan and South Korea agreed to seek the completion of a joint study on a trilateral free trade agreement this year, one year earlier than initially planned, paving the way for the launch of ne

The Port of Brownsville, Texas, is happy with the electronic readers it has as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential system, but that didn’t stop the port authority from tu

If Congress and the Obama administration are serious about fixing the United States’ aging surface transportation system, and move beyond repairs to true long-term investments, they will have to

Supply chain education is spreading beyond the campus and reaching for the high school classroom.

Whether you’re a recent college graduate seeking employment or a mid-career professional in transition, your prospects may have finally improved.

For the majority of out-of-work Americans, the two years to late-2010 was a horrendous time to be searching for a job. It was so bad that many states extended unemployment benefits to 79 weeks.

Intermodal interests this summer will have another chance to apply for federal TIGER grants, and by now it’s pretty clear collaboration and multimodal projects are key to attracting federal doll

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Companies are increasingly considering their transportation and logistics operations to be a competitive differentiator.

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The Japanese economy shrank 0.9 percent in real terms in the first quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an annualized pace of 3.7 percent, the government said, as the country’s production a

Recovery in factory production is outpacing overall U.S.

The global economic climate is in better shape than at any time since 2007 but could be hurt by public budget deficits, inflation and unemployment in the months ahead, according to a survey of more th

The U.S. Postal Service is putting new urgency on its bid for financial relief from Congress, saying its operations will be hit if the USPS runs out of cash this fall as predicted.

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The Food and Drug Administration lacks the resources, procedures, criteria and standards to manage the safety of imported seafood, the General Accountability Office reported on Monday.

Japan will delay any decisions on whether to join negotiations toward a U.S.-led trans-Pacific free trade agreement under new economic policy guidelines the government adopted Tuesday.

Agility, the Kuwait-based global logistics company, reported first quarter profit plunged 56 percent from a year ago because of costs incurred in restructuring its defense and government businesses.

The State Department designated Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point facility, allowing the company to act as a subcontractor for high-security lo

President Obama gave a strong push to a transportation infrastructure program that builds on the 2009 stimulus program to repair roads, re-engineer the rail system and “maintain a world-class lo

Rising competition for China’s apparel and footwear manufacturers is showing up in U.S. containerized imports.

Alan Kemper, president of the American Soybean Association, was speaking because he had some unplanned idle time on his farm near Linden, Ind.

Washington policymakers could be weeks away from discussing what a long-term surface transportation bill might look like, but they’re already shaping one behind the scenes.

Customs and Border Protection is bringing its risk management experience to bear on the problem of identifying potential terrorist threats in the international air cargo supply chain.

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to learn more about the nascent container freight index and derivatives markets. Chairman Richard A.

A bipartisan group of senators is proposing legislation to extend the Department of Transportation’s TIGER grant program through fiscal 2018, but stops short of authorizing a specific amount for

Retail sales rose for the 10th straight month in April, driven by higher prices at gasoline stations and grocery stores, the Commerce Department reported.

Japan’s exports to the rest of the world are still sinking in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern part of the country on March 11.

Leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee are proposing a $5 billion national infrastructure fund that would encourage private investment in transportation infrastructure through loans, loan guarantees