Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Someday the “sovereign” states of shipping and aviation will join nations of the world in adopting an overall scheme to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Retailer Williams-Sonoma says improved supply chain management, including cuts in transportation costs, were a major reason the company swung to a profit in its recent fiscal third quarter despite sli

Edward J. Kelly, the head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s cargo division, died on Friday on complications from pneumonia.

Rep. James L.

President Obama plans to propose a new set of job-stimulating efforts on Dec.

The Cass Freight Index for shipments fell 7.9 percent in November compared to the same month last year, the smallest decline in a year and a half in the closely watched measure of U.S.

President Obama says large-scale transportation projects that are supposedly “shovel-ready” may not provide the quick boost for jobs needed in the halting American economic recovery.

Manufacturers gave shipping a push in October as shipments of manufactured goods, up four of the last five months, increased $3.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $368 billion.

All major transportation industries reduced their employment levels in November, in line with a still-weak recovery in freight shipping; however, warehousing added jobs.

If Congress produces a jobs bill after Thursday’s White House jobs summit, state officials have 9,500 reasons why transportation infrastructure should get a major piece of the action.

A lower Canadian income tax rate, realignment of management and cutting back the number of employees helped same-day delivery specialist Dynamex stay even with last year’s profit figures for its

Online sales grew 5 percent on Cyber Monday, Nov. 30, compared with the Monday after Thanksgiving last year, said Web commerce analyst comScore.

Following President Obama’s call in August for a review of the export control system, members of the aerospace industry put together a list of their needs.

Rep. James L.

UTi Worlwide saw its net profit fall by half to $18 million in its fiscal third quarter, but the logistics operator said shipping demand improved during the period and air freight volume posted a gain

Congress must reconsider its mandate that the government scan all ocean containers coming into the United States, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee said Wednesday.

Supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group generated a 15 percent increase in service revenue to boost pre-tax income in the third quarter, but after-tax profit fell 57 percent.

The Department of Transportation’s infrastructure project spending under the stimulus law reached $6.3 billion through Nov. 20, up from $5.9 billion a week earlier.

Customs and Border Protection has made “limited progress” in implementing 100 percent scanning of U.S.-bound cargo containers, according to a report released Wednesday by the Government Ac

President Obama plans to nominate attorney Michael A.

With the White House preparing for a Dec.

Saddle Creek Corporation acquired ServiceCraft Logistics, a third-party logistics company headquartered in Buena Park, Calif.

Customs and Border Protection intends to close its drawback office for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to an announcement Tuesday in the Federal Register. The agency set a Dec.

Bob Whitney is retiring as general manager of MD Logistics in Plainfield, Ind. At the same time, the company appointed two people to executive positions.

Surface trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement completed a cycle in September of 12 consecutive months of steep declines. U.S.

Growth in US manufacturing sector slowed in November as a closely watched report on factory activity slipped back 2.1 percentage points, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.

The Transportation Security Administration has not effectively assured the security of air cargo while it is being handled by personnel on the ground, the Department of Homeland Security inspector gen

ProLogis said Monday the European commercial real estate market is stabilizing after announcing lease agreements for some 378,000 square feet at distribution centers across the continent.

While the average online shopper spent more on purchases than last year, consumers who went out to the stores for Black Friday weekend spent less, bringing total consumer spending for the three day st

Warren Buffett’s buyout of BNSF Railway may be running smoothly toward completion early next year, but it is sending ripples down the tracks to rail lines and shippers.

Approaching cargo interests at the National Industrial Transportation League’s annual convention in Anaheim, Calif., this month, Ronald D. Widdows spoke with a bit of a swagger.

Hoping to shift more freight off its road and onto rail, India is building a network of rail-based logistics hubs for its growing automotive industry.

When the Central America Free Trade Agreement squeaked through Congress four years ago, U.S. textile and apparel importers rejoiced.

It has taken all of this year, but if lawmakers get railroads and their customers to accept a legislative deal that Senate staff has been patching together for months, a major rail reform bill could m

As new chairman, Lidinsky plans a more active role for agency in U.S. and world maritime issues

The fog of war is descending on the battle over port trucking.

For businesses to benefit from U.S. trade preference programs, David Love says they need four elements: stability, predictability and easy-to-obey rules of origin for exporters. The fourth element?

David M. Stone, a retired rear admiral who was the third head of the Transportation Security Administration, died recently while on a visit to Washington. He was 57.

Retailers found a lot to be grateful for this year on the day after Thanksgiving. Sales were up in volume, according to early indicators, and consumers were spending more money on each purchase.

Italian competition regulators are investigating 20 foreign and domestic express delivery companies, including DHL Global Forwarding, Agility Logistics and Schenker, following allegations they collude