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President Obama drew a line against slashing transportation upgrade programs to cut the federal budget deficit, less than two weeks after he struck a deal with the Republican House speaker that left t

Advances in communication and navigation technologies are spurring a rapid increase in global shipments of GPS-enabled phones, Berg Insight reports.

The East Japan Railway plans to fully resume services on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line by April 30.

Japanese automakers will measure the radiation levels of their vehicles in a bid to dispel concerns about safety.

The battle over 100 percent scanning of U.S.-bound ocean containers is taking another sharp turn in a partisan skirmish over maritime security.

Date: 0418 Keywords: infrastructure, economy, regulation, Washington, states DOT Stimulus Obligations Hit $45.5 Billion Some passenger rail grants from 2009 economic package still open

A group of small railroads in central Pennsylvania is receiving $6.8 million in federal grants for infrastructure upgrades to help them tap into the Marcellus Shale natural gas development.

In one of its largest loans in months for infrastructure projects, the Department of Transportation OKd $418.4 million in long-term, low-interest credit to help extend the congested President George B

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan's biggest electric utility, released a two-stage description of its plan for bringing the ongoing crisis at its Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant under control.

Transplace’s purchase of SCO Logistics is aimed at bringing revenue, expanded services, new customers and new talent to the Dallas-based logistics operator.

When mega-ships disgorge containers at U.S. ports, will mega-trucks haul them away?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection may have enhanced security with a slew of programs since 2001, but even the head of the agency says trade facilitation has suffered in the process.

The late-night budget deal between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner did not at first appear to make a real dent in the big surface transportation programs tied to freight operations.

The marriage of security and trade facilitation has been Alan Bersin’s goal since he became commissioner of Customs and Border Protection just over a year ago.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed three candidates for two federal transportation boards, breaking a logjam of unconfirmed appointments, some of whom have been standing by more than six months.

Legislation to exempt domestic shipping from the Harbor Maintenance Tax made its debut on Thursday in the 112th Congress.

Transportation Security officials were no-shows at a hearing Thursday on transportation worker credentialing, but Rep.

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The Department of Transportation is sending nearly $320 million out to states and territories, to reimburse them for repairing roads or bridges damaged by storms going back to 2008.

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A newly finalized $10 million federal grant should help the Port of Vancouver, Wash., get its long-planned West Vancouver Freight Access project done, which the Department of Transportation says will

Sony is considering temporarily closing some of its facilities in Japan because of the continuing power shortages resulting from the shutdown of the nuclear reactors and thermal plants damaged in the

The U.S. free trade agreement with South Korea will open a “spectacular” market that could boost U.S. exports by more than $10 billion, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. John L. Mica, R-Fla., Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's response to a spate of air traffic control problems.

Freight shipping declined about 1.5 percent month-to-month in February, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports.

The Virginia Department of Transportation on Monday announced completion of an intermodal freight transportation study and investment strategy for future freight infrastructure.

Pending budget cuts from last week’s deal to avert a government shutdown will take a deeper bite out of transportation funds, but industry and government sources say the ones that could most aff

The Department of Transportation is still sending checks to states under the 2009 stimulus package, with reimbursements for completed work reaching $27.1 billion through March 31.

Toyota said its North American vehicle plants will operate on a reduced schedule during the next several weeks to conserve components whose supply chains were disrupted by the March 11 Japan earthquak

Department of Transportation officials will quickly sort through a pile of applications as they prepare to redistribute $2.43 billion in grants, most of which came from money Florida turned down for a

Using inland and coastal waterways to haul more cargo-laden containers and trailers would add “abundant and cost-effective new freight capacity,” while cutting highway maintenance costs, T

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

Just where do NVOCCs fit?

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.