Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The U.S. farm sector is on the cusp of an explosion in exports, and the liner shipping industry will be a major beneficiary.

Weeks before North Carolina nailed down an implementing agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to spend $461 million in passenger rail stimulus funds, the state’s transportation secretary said

Vessels and containers arriving at U.S. ports from Japan will face inspections by the U.S.

If Congress agrees an infrastructure bank should be part of an overall strategy to draw on private resources to build public infrastructure, lawmakers will have at least two models to consider.

Maritime and intermodal industry officials are raising alarms that the proposed federal hours-of-service rules for domestic U.S.

Modification of the tariff-filing requirements for cargo consolidators that will take effect on April 18 may not give non-vessel operating common carriers everything they wanted, but NVOs should be be

The Japanese disaster's impact on global automotive supply chains "will worsen substantially before it improves" and could affect 15 to 30 percent of the world's light-vehicle output within eight week

The U.S. economy grew faster than previously estimated in the last quarter of 2010, but many economists say rising oil prices will slow growth this year.

Japan's trade balance swung back into the black in February as exports regained momentum, led by shipments to China, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on Thursday.

Earthmoving equipment giant Caterpillar is looking to sell its expanding third-party logistics business, a part of $2.2 billion Caterpillar Logistics Services.

The Department of Transportation is pushing more stimulus money out to states to reimburse them for completed infrastructure projects, with total payouts reaching nearly $26.7 billion as of March 11.

Penske Logistics named Paulo Sarti as Managing Director for South American operations.

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Kuehne + Nagel is acquiring 75 percent of New Zealand-based Cooltainer, an operator of refrigerated container services in the South Pacific.

Electronics giant Sony said it may shift some production outside Japan as plant shutdowns spread amid parts shortages and power outages in the wake of the

Japanese automakers plan to resume production at some plants in Japan this week but cautioned that disruptions to international supply chains will continue in the wake of the March 11

Before the Catastrophic earthquake in Japan, the focus of international news coverage turned from regime change in Tunisia and Egypt to the events in Libya.

The federal government has a loan program with “innovation” in its name that can provide welcome relief to financially strapped state and local governments looking to fund transportation c

Outside civil engineering and construction circles, concrete doesn’t get much attention.

States can now apply for a newly available pool of $2.43 billion in freed-up grants from the Department of Transportation to develop or improve passenger rail systems.

Forget cutting the daily driving limit and shortening the workday, the most unpopular aspect of the proposed truck driver hours-of-service rule might be a provision that would force many truckers to t

Three industrial trade associations are asking the U.S.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on Thursday filed legislation to create a national infrastructure bank to attract capital for major transportation, water and energy projects.

The University of Arkansas is raising the profile of logistics education by establishing a stand-alone supply chain management department.

Honda Motor Co. said it will extend a halt in its Japanese production by three days, through Wednesday, and warned U.S.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved President Obama's nominees for appointments to the Surface Transportation Board and Federal Maritime Commission, sending them to

Persistent oil prices around $100 a barrel will weaken the global economic recovery and hit hardest the auto, airline, gaming and agricultural sectors, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.

General Motors said it will suspend production at its Shreveport, La., pickup assembly plant next week because of a parts shortage resulting from the

Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico jumped a record 24.3 percent in 2010, the Transportation Department said.

U.S. steel exports increased 14.2 percent in January from December and were up 11.2 percent year-to-year, led by shipments to Canada, Mexico and other Western Hemisphere nations.

AMB Property is making a significant foray into the Chinese logistics market with a minority stake in a $1.1 billion joint venture.

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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, along with California agricultural exporters, Wednesday urged Congress to approve the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement no later than July 1.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines recovered a vessel, the chartered bulk carrier C.S. Victory, that had been carried away by the massive tsunami that hit Japan last week, the shipping line said Thursday.

Online logistics software provider eModal added a chassis control functionality to its intermodal logistics community system.

Lawmakers introduced legislation this week to reform the funding of water resource projects.

Home construction, a key driver of freight transportation demand, plunged last month to its lowest level since April 2009 and the second-lowest on records dating to 1946.

Supply chain disruptions from Japan's earthquake could force Chinese firms to delay imports of key components, especially for digital prod

The Coast Guard is seeking comment on a proposal for the voluntary use of equipment to read Transportation Worker Identification Credentials.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will file legislation in the next two days to create the American Infrastructure Financing Authority with an initial capitalization of $10 billion.