Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The global economy is still on a growth trajectory despite a pair of surprise blows that could nick trade volumes in the months ahead.

Japanese automakers plan to resume production at domestic auto plants this month but said they’re still struggling with shortages of parts and unreliable electrical supplies that will hamper output.

Much of the freight transportation system will operate normally in the increasingly likely event of a federal government shutdown, as essential services from air traffic control to barge locks keep wo

President Obama will send the Senate three more nominees for trade jobs in his administration, two for the Export-Import Bank and one for the International Trade Commission.

The Federal Maritime Commission’s new rules on non-vessel-operating common carrier Negotiated Rate Arrangements, which will become effective on April 18, establish a new pricing option for licen

In the 13 years since Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, NVOs finally have achieved relative parity with vessel operators in the marketplace monitored by the FMC.

Just where do NVOCCs fit?

The U.S. government will not tolerate bribes in the international transportation industry, attorneys and officials told customs brokers and forwarders Thursday.

Another strong earthquake struck near the northeast coast of Japan Thursday, April 7, nearly a month after the initial disaster of March 1

Radiant Logistics completed its acquisition of privately held Distribution By Air, in a $12 million deal that continues a consolidation trend for mid-sized U.S. freight forwarders.

Damco, the logistics arm of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, appointed Humberto Florez to head up the company’s business in Latin America, effective April 1.

Japan's sea and air cargo exports will sink between 4 percent and 5 percent in the first half of fiscal 2011 from a year earlier in the wake of the devastating

Two federal regulatory agencies, the Food and Drug Administration and Consumer Product Safety Commission, are stepping up their inspection activities to prevent unsafe food products and consumer goods

A final $17.9 million in stimulus grant-funded road work is getting underway near San Diego, as part of a huge project to untangle congestion for a heavily used truck corridor serving the Otay Mesa Po

An accord between the U.S.

Freight shipments jumped 6.9 percent in March, with tonnage increasing across transportation modes, according to the Cass Freight In

The Obama administration's embattled passenger rail program got a solid line of endorsements this week, when applications poured in seeking $10 billion in grants for 90 track projects, most of which w

Using barges to carry loaded trailers or containers between markets in the U.S.

The Commissioner of Customs feels the partnership between his agency and the private sector has done a good job in extending cargo security beyond the borders, but more must be done to streamline the

Dachser, the German global logistics services provider, increased 2010 revenue 19 percent, or $858 million, from the previous year to $5.4 billion, driven by a strong performance in ocean and air carg

Germany's Deutsche Bahn, Europe's biggest rail operator, posted double digit revenue and earnings growth in 2010 as its freight and global logistics units recovered strongly from the deep economic slu

Pessimism has grown among Japanese firms over future business conditions in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit th

Standing before a group of shippers last week, Rep. John Mica didn’t even wait for the first question to finish before he shot back a definitive answer.

When leaders of the 21 nations in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meet in Honolulu this fall, the U.S. hopes they will reach agreement on some of trade facilitation’s oldest issues.

As chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep.

Once colleagues in Congress, Rep.

Just when a new crop of entrepreneurs is looking for ships to operate in U.S. domestic maritime service, one of the federal government’s main ship financing assistance programs is dying.

Caterpillar, the $42 billion equipment manufacturing giant, aims to cash in on an increasingly strong recovery in third-party logistics by selling a portion of its $2.2 billion Caterpillar Logistics S

The House on Friday approved a bill to authorize operations of the Federal Aviation Administration, bringing closer to final passage a long-delayed measure the airline industry says is needed to moder

The U.S.

U.S. manufacturing growth eased slightly in March after seven consecutive increases as inventories contracted slightly, a widely watched gauge of factory production reported.

In the logistics world, relief agencies stand in very small company, if not alone, in bearing the type of responsibility where success or failure can mean the difference between life and death.

APL will begin radiation scanning next week of containerized Japanese exports delivered to the shipping line’s marine terminal in Yokohama for transport on APL vessels.

NYK Logistics and Yusen Air & Sea Service extended their global merger into North America on Friday, combining operations as part of the effort to turn the businesses into a single worldwide logis

European Union trust busters raided the offices of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn in an investigation into allegations it is abusing its dominant position in the rail freight market.

Japanese government officials and shipping industry representatives will meet Friday in a bid to step up their fight against what they call "harmful rumors" about radiation.

A new vehicle procurement directive by President Obama could start changing the makeup of the nation’s automobile and truck fleet in the second half of this decade.

Two former Customs commissioners are among the 20 members of the new Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection.

Advocates for improved goods movement on Tuesday called for a national freight policy, improved connectors to ports, and a dedicated office within the Department of Transportation.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke called upon small and mid-size companies to increase their profits and hasten the U.S. economic recovery by becoming more engaged in exports.