Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The project is being funded with a $600 million loan from China.

Private marine terminal operators in Brazil will benefit from two changes likely to become law.

From a potential battle over detention and demurrage to the easing of truck regulations, shippers and transportation providers need to keep track of major issues.

Nigeria’s ports boss has committed to making 2017 a turning point for the competitiveness of the country’s ports sector.

The dispute – over pay, pensions, and working conditions – began in July 2016.

Should the US slap punitive tariffs on goods made in China, Beijing would certainly retaliate with measures of its own, heightening the prospects of a trade war.

The incoming administration may provide an opportunity for freight-friendly policies, according to Americans for Modern Transportation, a group that counts Amazon, UPS, and FedEx among its ranks.

There’s still plenty to concern shippers in 2017 when it comes to trucking and intermodal rail.

A US Commerce Department report published Thursday stressed the benefits of collecting port productivity data.

The China Cosco Shipping Group will receive $26 billion for Belt and Road investments and reforming of state-owned enterprises.

After setback, owner-operators say they will "pull out all the stops" to convince lawmakers, US Supreme Court, to kill the ELD mandate.

US shippers hoping Uncle Sam would shine a light on the metrics that impact the reliability and costs of their containerized supply chains are bound for disappointment.

US Customs and Border Protection has indefinitely postponed the rollout of several more functions of its troubled new electronic filing system.

Sweden’s top port of Gothenburg must invest in deepening its access channel and container berths to remain a leading Nordic hub amid increased competition.

Elaine Chao's measured responses signal shippers and transport providers shouldn’t expect massive infrastructure upgrades soon.

Shippers hoping to tap the small but growing Alaska market may eventually gain new access via an Arctic deep-draft port.

US official says excessive detention of truck drivers by shippers or receivers is an issue best handled by industry, rather than government intervention.

India has kicked off a major investment summit heavily focused on the country's Sagar Mala port modernization program.

FMC's action highlights friction between ocean carriers and lessors over port-wide chassis pool.

The Department of Transportation’s trucking agency ‘consolidates regulatory inventory,’ puts focus on finishing, implementing existing rules as new administration takes charge.

India has established a company to oversee its Sagar Mala port-led development program and announced 12 more port projects.

Strong US retail restocking after an even better-than-expected holiday season will send a surge of container imports through ports in January.

Port of Vancouver president and CEO Robin Silvester has called the government-led push “a threat."

US containerized imports stayed on an upward trend in 2016 despite strong headwinds.

More generous free time practices and easier customs processes in Baltic states is costing Russian ports cargo.

Although requirements were already mandatory at some ports in 2016, enforcement was limited.

From consolidation and alliances to a new president and regulatory environment, 2017 will introduce new challenges and opportunities. In a roundtable discussion with JOC.com, three shippers discuss their biggest concerns in the year ahead.

US maritime regulators are on the forefront of monitoring the market for anti-competitive practices while nudging stakeholders to make containerized supply chains more efficient and reliable.

US maritime regulators have approved an alliance between container terminals at Port Miami.

Indian maritime authorities have backed down from their pledge to abolish all shipping surcharges following stiff resistance from container lines.

A diverse group of shippers is ready to challenge fees that container lines and marine terminals impose for delays at US ports. But first the shippers need approval from federal maritime regulators.

Shippers have asked Russia’s competition regulator to investigate what they describe as a system of bribes and close business ties that results in some shippers receiving better treatment than others.

Elaine Chao's pro-business approach could be a big win for motor carriers that have faced a laundry list of regulations under the Obama administration that threaten to tighten capacity and increase shipping rates.

When it comes to big-budget infrastructure spending proposals, US shippers and transportation providers be warned: you’ve been down this road before.

If approved, the agreement between maritime heavyweights would be the first global terminal alliance.

Shippers, truckers, and logistics providers say the industry in the next four years must demand in a unified voice more investment in aging US freight infrastructure.

Brazilian shippers stung by ongoing slowdowns by customs officers can take solace in the fact that when those officers decide to resume their duties as normal, shipments between Uruguay and Brazil will have less customs restrictions placed on them.

Forwarders handling shipments bound for Canada must now submit electronic house bills of lading prior to arrival or face steep fines, which could translate to higher rates and delays for cross-border shippers.

Independent truckers want the full appellate court to rehear its case against the government's electronic logging mandate, as the compliance clock ticks louder.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says language in a rule issued last year seen as "requiring" sleep apnea testing violates the law.