Transport, Trade and Regulation News

A railroad executive, opening a new line of opposition to efforts to tighten antitrust oversight of the industry, said Friday carriers could seek federal compensation if the plan undercuts deals th

OTTAWA ---- Canada Customs is bowing to favored importers and carriers, those certified to be of low-risk, and for them is not enforcing its long-stated policy of only clearing imports into Canada at

The Coast Guard’s systems to enhance its maritime domain awareness lack equipment that would provide warning against attacks by terrorists in small boats, according to a Government Accountabilit

Japan's Yusen Air & Sea Service said April 17 it is contesting a fine levied by the nation's anti-monopoly watchdog for its alleged role in a cartel to raise air cargo charges.

Net profit for Container Corp. of India fell 8 percent to $37.5 million in the January-March quarter ending its fiscal year. Revenue totaled $168 million, down from $179 million.

President Obama ended talks Thursday with Mexican President Felipe Calderon with a pledge to step up U.S. efforts against drug cartels, but no progress on the cross-border trucking issue.

OTTAWA — Canada Customs’ elite Customs Self Assessment program admitted Mexican goods, which now join goods from the United States in winning faster clearance into Canada at entry ports fo

Even Brazil, one of the top global performers over the past few years, has not been immune to the impact of the worldwide recession.

In a move to establish a leading position in the emerging markets of Asia, TNT opened an expanded and remodeled regional hub in Singapore.

A federal court has dealt the Federal Maritime Commission a serious blow in the commission’s efforts to assert its regulatory authority in the Los Angeles-Long Beach clean-trucks program.

Customs and Border Protection, acting on Canada’s violation of lumber quotas, began collecting a 10 percent tariff on softwood lumber from four provinces in Canada, the agency said.

American industrial output fell to its lowest level in a decade in March as capacity utilization hit a historic low.

With three new appointments, President Obama signaled his intent to fill out his emerging international trade team the same week he heads to Mexico amid a sensitive trade dispute.

Supply chain managers in North America, Europe and Asia by a wide margin worry that increasing trade protectionism could push the global recession into a global depression, according to a survey by BD

Yusen Air & Sea Service (India) established a new office at Bangalore airport to improve the quality of its local transportation services.

Imports of wind energy turbines and other components continued to grow in 2008, but that may change as investors and manufacturers build more plants in the U.S.

Twelve sections of a bridge to be delivered to and assembled in New York City were loaded at the Port of Tampa last week. Tampa Steel Erecting Co.

Since the mid-70’s, Saudi Arabia’s industrial city of Jubail has grown from a coastal village to the site of a multi-billion-dollar petrochemical complex.

Producer Prices Fell in March, especially for energy goods, according to a report April 14 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Supply chain management company CEVA Logistics joined Cargo 2000 with the help of Descartes Systems Group.

Retail sales for March fell 9.4 percent compared with a year ago, according to a report April 14 from the U.S. Census Bureau, as the recession took a big bite out of consumer spending.

Sunteck Transport Group, a non-asset 3PL, named Laura Diehl carrier relations manager.

President Obama, Vice President Biden and Transportation Secretary LaHood celebrated the release of funds for the 2,000th transportation project under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The Coast Guard will host a public meeting May 6 to receive comments on proposed rules about the use of electronic readers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential.

If you're a U.S. exporter, odds are you aren't covered by trade credit insurance. In this age of insolvency, it's a risk that could come back to haunt you.

Some believe the housing sector that led the world into the economic slump may help lead the economy to recovery.

With its contract negotiations on hold and a civil racketeering lawsuit moving slowly, the International Longshoremen’s Association is wrestling with another problem -- a financial crisis that has roi

America’s freight sector is getting stimulated.

It’s tough for George Adams, president of SA Recycling in Anaheim, Calif., to see much good about the global trading economy when scrap steel exports are down 30 percent this year.

President Obama picked a Maryland official with two tours of experience running that state’s multi-modal transportation department for the second-highest job at the U.S.

The Port of Anchorage in Alaska received $10 million from the Department of Defense for infrastructure improvements, the U.S. Maritime Administration said April 10.

The General Services Administration and Customs and Border Protection plan to spend $720 million on infrastructure improvements along the U.S. border.

Ports and transit systems have each been allocated $388.6 million for security grants out of a total of $970 million for preparedness grants announced Thursday by the Department of Homeland.

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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed new rule to allow the import of handmade or rustic goods made in China.

The Federal Maritime Commission dismissed three cases filed against the Puerto Rico Ports Authority.

In a report issued April 9, Coface, the Paris-based provider of credit insurance and business information, downgraded 28 countries and placed 19 countries on negative watch because of their vulnerabil

U.S. manufacturers and steelworkers filed anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against certain imports from China.

The Commerce Department said Thursday that the U.S. trade deficit dropped by 28.3 percent in February to $25.97 billion, the smallest monthly deficit since November 1999.

Continuing to fill out his roster of administrators for transportation agencies, President Obama said he will nominate Peter M. Rogoff to head the Federal Transit Administration and Charles A.