Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The World Trade Organization announced that Ukraine will become a member of the trade body on May 16

On concerns about low U.S. supplies and ahead of the summer peak travel season, light, sweet crude f

WASHINGTON -- Congressional approval of proposed free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and Sou

Logistics facilities developer AMB Property, defying a downturn in the U.S. economy, expanded its ne

Consumer prices drifted slightly upward in March, due mainly to rising energy and food prices, as th

Catellus Development Group, a unit of distribution facility developer ProLogis, said Wednesday that

The Senate scheduled debate Wednesday on a bill to make changes to the federal highway reauthorizati

When it comes to giving the railroads a 25 percent tax credit for adding rail capacity, the chairman

Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, and Tate & Lyle Americas filed petitions Wednesday with the Dep

Industrial production posted a better-than-expected gain in March, rebounding from a big decline in

Housing construction continued its downward spiral, plunging a much-higher-than-expected 11.9 percen

Railroads shipping hazardous chemicals such as chlorine and anhydrous ammonia will be required to re

Genesee & Wyoming announced Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of Rotterdam Rail Feed

Germany is set to privatize Deutsche Bahn, Europe's biggest rail and logistics company, later this y

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has joined the ranks of those calling f

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Just six months after its purchase of TNT Freight Managem

Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organization, said he is "completely convinced" tha

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The grounding of scores of passenger planes following a F

Waterways Council on Monday announced that President and Chief Executive R. Barry Palmer (Outlook) w

The U.S. Department of Energy proposes to build a 300-mile rail line to haul nuclear waste in Nevada

Soaring gasoline prices pushed the amount of retail sales up 0.2 percent in March while sales of oth

While many shippers scour the world seeking the lowest cost materials and labor, a small but growing

When fuel prices shot up rapidly in the first months of 2000, independent truckers threatened to str

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The same reallocation of radio frequency spectrum that me

U.S. importers have developed a keen interest in the Beijing Summer Olympics, but not necessarily be

The City and Port of Tacoma are launching an 18-month project that aims to expand exports from the P

Japan and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations have completed the signing of a free-

SEATTLE -- The Port of Seattle could complete the $107-million purchase of a 42-mile rail corr

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.After declining for more than 25 years, the cost of movin

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers and logistics providers are coming to grips with

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The trucking industry has plead for help from the governm

China and Chile have signed an agreement that deregulates investment in service industries.

Ryder System on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Gator Leasing, Inc., a longt

Presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain, in a break with Bush administration policies,

Although the Commerce Department's trade report on Thursday showed a $3.3 billion or 5.6 percent inc

India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Friday said the government has set an export target of $200

China's trade surplus for March totaled $13.4 billion dollars, up from a surplus of $8.56 billion in

High food prices are likely to persist over the medium term, according to a new report by the World

Commercial real estate developer ProLogis made its first transaction in India, through a 50-50 joint

The California Transportation Commission approved on Thursday $3 billion in transportation infrastru