Transport, Trade and Regulation News

India wants to switch from a point-to-point transportation system to a hub-and-spoke model.

JOC’s 17th Annual TPM Conference was bursting with sharp insights on where the industry is headed and on ways to break the cycle of overcapacity, less-than-spectacular service, and unsustainable rates.

The fines could total $850 million.

The joint customs consultative committee think tank includes industry representatives most impacted by Brexit.

A gradual return to more open domestic and international trade policies provided a small spark to the Brazilian economy in late 2016 and boosts carrier optimism.

“Through these alliances, these groups ... could maintain almost unchanged the status quo that existed before the liberalization of the rail freight sector in Spain.”

Brazil’s government for years now has been concessioning out infrastructure to boost investment and foster modernization.

UPS has not said whether it will seek damages following the ruling.

It could be the first of many rollbacks “consistent with recent executive orders highlighting the benefits of reducing unnecessary and costly regulations” under President Trump.

The cost of low-sulfur fuel can be around 50 percent more expensive than typical bunker fuel.

Shippers’ efforts to push the FMC into a rulemaking relies on antiquated evidence that predates the advent of containerized shipping, carriers said.

The Russian Federal Customs Service is trying to make itself more efficient.

Much depends on the actions of President Donald Trump.

“Studies estimate that the TFA will cut the average cost of exporting by some 14 percent."

The latest action underscores how aggressively the government is pushing to increase direct port delivery shipments.

Eimskip said it has 15 working days to reply to the preliminary objection.

More than 60 trucking groups joined to ask the new US transportation secretary to immediately rescind a key rule in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability, or CSA, initiative.

There is some contention over how much support the rollback has among shippers.

A senior source close the matter told JOC.com that the government of Hong Kong had made its concerns known over such changes to Beijing.

India’s leading transportation and logistics companies booked healthy results in the third fiscal quarter compared with the second.

Strong trade compliance protocols and abilities are critical to success in e-commerce.

Members of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism account for over 54 percent, by value, of what is imported into the United States.

Very little is known about Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan.

“I’m concerned about regulations, but is the economy generating freight — that is the big question.”

Maersk Line will avoid a fine of $12 million.

The US Surface Transportation Board, the top rail regulatory agency, proposed a new rule in July that would permit so-called reciprocal switching. Now, however, the proposed rule might be derailed even before it leaves the station.

The government of India has turned down pleas from shipper and trade groups not to impose a new import tax.

The cash-strapped government is determined to press ahead with the deal despite heavy public opposition.

The new Indian import services tax on prepaid freight shipments is creating problems and needs clarification, FIATA says.

3PLs are confident that demand for their expertise and services will be strong, regardless of the policy directions the new US administration pursues.

Plans for the facility at El Hamdania were drawn up in December.

Beneficial cargo owners got a taste of what to expect back in 2012.

The fines were smaller than expected.

Shippers and intermediaries could deflect tens of millions of dollars of detention and demurrage fees.

A unified customs clearance system along the New Silk Road from China to Europe can address the major pain points on the route, a World Economic Forum director believes.

With logistics services contracted and paid outside of India within the purview of the tax, there’s widespread confusion about how this could be applied to complex international supply chains.

Rising anti-trade rhetoric from the Trump administration has US East and Gulf Coast ports fearing they won't get money needed for dredging efforts.

Customs and Border Protection proposed on Jan. 18 to revise almost 30 interpretative rulings on the Jones Act.

Michael Khouri has consistently encouraged supply chain stakeholders to seek commercial solutions.

The advent of the new US administration brings uncertainty and potential disruption to US-Mexico trade.