Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The Obama administration's Department of Transportation came closer to a full complement of agency leaders July 13 as the Senate confirmed Victor Mendez as administrator of the Federal Highway Adminis

Unemployment continued to rise in the 30 industrial countries that belong to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.

Logistics provider Agility's defense and government services division will team with DynCorp International and CH2M HILL for military logistics support for southern Afghanistan under a contract w

The Department of Transportation paid out another $82 million in stimulus project funds in the week ending July 3, escalating how quickly it is pushing money out to cover bills for work it and states

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It may be hard to imagine, but the U.S. was once Cuba’s largest trading partner by far, and its greatest source of tourism and foreign investment.

In 2006, the Army’s 1st Infantry Division came home from Germany to settle at Fort Riley, Kan.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has caused a lot of hand-wringing because of its Buy American provisions. Is that concern warranted?

China's trade surplus last month shrank to $8.25 billion from $13.4 billion in May, the General Administration of Customs said on Friday. Economists had expected a surplus of $15.0 billion.

The U.S. trade deficit fell in May to its lowest monthly level since November 1999, as exports registered a small gain but imports dropped for the tenth month in a row.

The global recession and other recent economic changes “reinforce the importance of innovative, sustainable business practices that lead the transition to a low-carbon economy, promote economic develo

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Leaders of the Group of Eight countries pledged Wednesday to seek huge cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions.

Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world’s largest providers of logistics services, has opened a new branch office in Chongqing, its 39th location in China.

EXL Service will take over the operations of European logistics provider Schneider Logistics in the Czech Republic.

Amid lingering economic woes and continuing poor visibility into future demand trends, iSuppli Corp. is reducing its forecasts for global semiconductor and electronic equipment revenue in 2009.

The global economy is starting to pull out recession but recovery will be sluggish and government policies need to remain supportive, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

Average nationwide diesel prices fell for the second consecutive week in early July after a two-month surge sent the fuel price to its highest level of the year.

The Department of Transportation sharply escalated its stimulus payouts in the week ending June 26, to a total of $442 million from $370 million a week earlier.

The mounting losses incurred by the global transportation industry have claimed another victim: Daewoo Logistics.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Wednesday that Russia has sent signals that it might still pursue a unilateral bid to join the World Trade Organization.

So-called “cap and trade” legislation passed in the House and pending in the Senate has “created a new threat to American manufacturing,” the president of the American Institute for International Stee

Russia and China want to look into the gradual development of a new reserve currency for the global financial system, top Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich told the press Monday on the eve of th

Agility Defense & Government Services has been awarded a one-year option on the U.S.

President Obama plans to nominate Christopher P.

President Obama nominated Daniel R. Elliott III, an associate general counsel at the United Transportation Union, to become the next chairman of the Surface Transportation Board.

Although trade financing is becoming easier for exporters to access, many major transactions are still frozen because of financing trouble, said Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for

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World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned Monday that more governments may try to impose protectionist trade measures in the months ahead if the global economic recession continues.

When President Bush sought support for the controversial Central America Free Trade Agreement a few years ago, Harding Stowe, chairman of RL Stowe Mills, hosted the president at his plant in Belmont,

“Does anybody hear US? Does this administration hear from the folks who have all come together and said we need a robust highway bill now?” asked Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio.

The Obama administration says the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is generating thousands of construction projects nationwide, but critics and even some defenders say the program is paying out

Exporters and importers know all roads lead to or from a port, which is why West Coast port operators are clamoring for a share of the $450 billion highway bill.

China edged past the United States to become Brazil’s leading trading partner during the first half of the year, Brazil’s trade ministry said July 1.

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced tough new air emission standards that will affect ocean vessels.

Calberson, a division of French logistics group Geodis, will acquire Cool Jet, a provider of distribution services in France.

Many exporters are still struggling to get the loans they need to ship their goods, World Trade Organization director-general Pascal Lamy said in a new report, requiring a greater effort on the part o

Shipments of manufactured goods fell in May for the tenth consecutive month.