Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) called on the Obama Administration and Congress Thursday to comply immediately with World Trade Organization decisions condemning the use of &qu

The Department of Transportation paid out another $243 million for stimulus projects bills in the week ending Aug. 14, bringing the total it has spent so far to $1.737 billion.

Gross Domestic Product in the 30 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development stabilized during the second quarter of 2009, dropping by a mere 0.002 percent, followin

In a clear indication that the recession is bottoming out, the Leading Economic Index rose for the fourth consecutive month in July, according to a report Aug. 20 from The Conference Board.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pushing back against the idea that federal stimulus money spending by his department is not helping the economy, saying the funds are creating thousands of jobs.

Seventy U.S. shipyards will split $98 million in economic stimulus grants announced Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Maritime Administration.

Zenith Global Logistics is opening a 204,000-square-foot distribution center in Claremont, N.C., to meet what the furniture supply chain specialist says are changing inventory patterns for retailers.<

The London Metal Exchange is expanding the range of its Mediterranean steel billet contract by introducing its first western European storage location in Rotterdam as of September 4.

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Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, created a dedicated export logistics center in Joliet, Ill. for machinery manufacturer Caterpillar.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee want to change the focus of the federal Customs and Border Protection agency to stress efforts on trade enforcement and facilitation.

Business conditions are beginning to improve for manufacturers in the state of New York for the first time since the start of the recession, according to the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

Federal regulation of freight railroads may be headed for a more shipper-friendly overhaul, but Congress broke for its long recess with a reform bill still to be written and after a key regulatory app

There’s an uneasy feeling in the trade community that ACE is not whole.

With shipment volume weak, it’s no surprise even the best-managed providers of logistics and transportation services are suffering lower revenues.

President Obama nominated transportation attorney Cynthia L.

Last year&rsquo;s gut-wrenching drop in global steel demand appears to be easing as rust-belt steel manufacturers gingerly begin restarting idled mills and recalling workers.

Industrial production in the United States increased in July for only the second time in more than a year-and-a-half, edging up 0.5 percent from the month before, the Federal Reserve said Friday.&nbsp

President Obama is calling for broad review of export controls across the government, saying controls need to be brought up to date.

Stimulus money is rolling out of the Department of Transportation at ever-increasing amounts to pay for initial infrastructure projects, as DOT spending jumped by $347 million in the latest week.

Consumer prices stabilized in July, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Daniel R. Elliott was sworn in as chairman of the Surface Transportation Board that regulates rail-shipper economic issues, the agency has confirmed.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide expanded its produce operations by opening a European based produce sourcing company, C.H. Robinson Sourcing, SAS, in Avignon, France.

Retail sales fell 0.1 percent from June to July and 9.4 percent compared with July of last year, according to advance estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. exports and imports increased in June, signaling at least some seasonal growth as well as an upturn toward recovery from the recession.

Freight transportation in the United States stayed stuck in the doldrums in June, stalled at its lowest level since 1997, according to a report from the U.S.

Daniel R. Elliott is expected to take his oath this week to join the three-person Surface Transportation Board and become its chairman, industry and Washington sources said.

Former United States president Bill Clinton said he will lead a trade mission to Haiti in October, his second visit since he was appointed United Nations Special Envoy to the poorest nation in the Wes

Supply chain and transportation consultant TranSystems named John Nussrallah vice president for its Ft. Worth, Texas, office.

In comments filed with the United States Trade Representative, the Retail Industry Leaders Association warned that imposing a 55 percent tariff on low-cost Chinese tires "is not in the public int

Brightpoint North America on Monday announced several initiatives designed to expand its reverse logistics operations in the wireless industry through technology, personnel and partnerships.

The United States is commited to resolving a festering cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico, President Barack Obama told Mexican President Felipe Calder&oacute;n at the North American Leaders' Su

That deep sigh of relief you heard last week came from state transportation officials as President Obama prepared to sign a bill that would pump $7 billion into the ailing High

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Cross-border trucking with Mexico was on the agenda in meetings between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calder&oacute;n Aug. 8 and 9.

The Department of Transportation&rsquo;s stimulus project disbursements pushed over the $1 billion mark for the first time, as payouts for approved infrastructure projects speeded up in the week endin

President Obama signed a bill that shifts $7 billion from the general treasury to the Highway Trust Fund, ensuring the fund will remain viable through the end of the government's fiscal year Sept.

The Senate approved Daniel R. Elliott to lead the Surface Transportation Board, Susan L.