Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The Institute of Supply Management's Manufacturing Index pushed up 2.7 percentage points in May, the fifth straight monthly improvement in a closely-watched report that showed growing signs that

In an effort to accelerate India's recovery from the global recession, the newly elected United Progress Alliance government in New Delhi will attempt to sign free-trade agreements with both South Kor

U.S. exporters looking to recover from the drubbing delivered by the global recession may find relief in China’s massive $585 billion economic stimulus program.

A warning to any importers expecting the Obama administration to issue a last-minute reprieve from the regulations known as “10+2”: It’s not going to happen.

Pointing to a blizzard of faxes and e-mails from airlines promising special pricing, Gloria Whittington said, “When an airline offers free pizza for every five shipments tendered, you know air freight

NYK Logistics Americas said today it has opened its newest reverse Logistics facility in Spartanburg, S.C. to handle returns of merchandise from retail customers in the area.

Material handling technology specialist Intelligrated acquired rival FKI Logistex Group for $40 million.

Retail sales fell and unemployment increased in Japan in April. In Europe, the pace of the declining economy grew even faster in May.

President Obama picked an infrastructure coalition leader with top Senate staff experience and a work history that includes major port areas to become the Department of Transportation’s assistan

The United States and the five member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have decided to negotiate a bilateral investment and trade cooperation agreement instead of the more comprehen

Real gross domestic product decreased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the first quarter, according to preliminary estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded $15 million to nine states for emergency repairs to damaged railroad infrastructure resulting from natural disasters.

Trade among North American Free Trade Agreement partners using surface transportation fell for the sixth consecutive month in March.

Revenue rose 7 percent for Descartes Systems Group to $17.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2010, ending April 30.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said Wednesday that the U.S. government will help American companies sell their products to China in order to reduce America's trade deficit with the country.

The Japanese government released an annual report on what it deems unfair practices by trading partners, including the controversial "Buy American" clause and 35 other policies and measures

Shipments of manufactured durable goods declined for the ninth consecutive month in April, decreasing $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $174.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Thursday.

Third party logistics provider Kenco Logistic Services announced the executive promotions of Andy Park to senior vice president, operations and Dean Arnold to senior vice president, public operations.

U.S. imports of steel declined by 21 percent in April, compared with March, based on preliminary data released Wednesday by the Department of Commerce's Census Bureau.

The California Air Resources Board is releasing about $90 million in state bond money for the state's goods movement emission reduction program, including the clean-trucks programs at the ports of Los

Shippers and carriers will have the opportunity this fall to discuss the economic effects of the elimination of the European conference system, according the Federal Maritime Commission.

In a report to the World Trade Organization's General Council, WTO director-general Pascal Lamy applauded recent efforts to revive the Doha Round of multilateral trade talks.

Japan's overall exports fell for the seventh consecutive month in April on a year-on-year basis, tumbling 39.1 percent to $44 billion, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry

World trade could stabilize this year, and industrialized countries could begin to register growth, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said Monday at a meeting in Abu Dhabi, capital of the Uni

Battered by lower energy prices and weakening demand for industrial products, Russia's GDP contracted by 10.5 percent in April, compared with a year earlier, Deputy Economy Minister Andrei Klepach sai

Consumer confidence improved two months in a row and in May rose to its highest level in eight months, according to researchers at the Conference Board.

The global economy may be moving in reverse but vendors of software that automates trade compliance processes are rolling out new products and services into what they call an expanding market.

The Obama administration’s fiscal 2010 budget proposal includes more than $250 million in transportation spending cuts, but lawmakers and interest groups won’t let the programs go without a fight.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is out of the gate in the highway spending debate with a plan that would redirect federal transportation policy.

The global financial crisis has put the brakes on merger and acquisition activity in the global transportation and logistics sector, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Net profit for Transport Corp. of India fell 28 percent to $2.4 million in the January-March quarter of fiscal 2008-09 ended March 31.

Recovery Act spending launched 545 highway and transit projects worth $2.1 billion by the end of April, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee said, which was about twice the level at

A group of four small western European countries is seeking a free-trade agreement with Russia and other eastern European nations.

States would be effectively barred from launching their own port access identification card programs by an amendment to the $7.6 billion Transportation Security Administration 2010 budget authorizatio

Take a deep breath of that Spring air. It’s a lot cleaner than it was last year.

Airlines and labor unions alike are hoping new Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt can bring new energy to an agency that has been losing altitude.

The contraction in the global economy seems to be slowing, said Angel Gurria, head of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, in a speech May 22.

The public-private partnership concept could be dealt a blow if Congress approves a bill filed Thursday that would prohibit states, private ventures, or public-private combinations from imposing tolls

The Surface Transportation Board is the best small agency to work for in the federal government according to the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Pub

In a burst of sudden activity before lawmakers head out of town for a Memorial Day recess, the Senate filled several important transportation posts for the Obama administration.