Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Customs clearance at Russian ports is set to take longer.

Eimskip in the last two years has acquired two freight forwarders focused on reefer cargo.

The project is tied to CBP's still-incomplete Automated Commercial Environment.

Proposed Canadian legislation would allow EU-based carriers to reposition empty containers between domestic ports.

"Customers change over $50 a container.”

The lower level of increase makes it less likely that shippers will move volumes to Russian rail operators.

The original rulemaking announcement, however, did not include the new rule’s effective date.

A Mexican government report alleging a lack of competition among the country’s top three rail operators may be the first test of a new railroad regulatory agency created last year.

HSH Nordbank booked a loss provision of 2 billion euros for loans to its struggling shipping clients.

The EU’s Port Services Regulation has finally come into force.

The new rules underscore a recent trend of greater government scrutiny of the pricing practices of the world’s leading ocean carriers.

Although the 2M Alliance will launch April 1, the HMM agreement will go into effect as soon as March 30.

The fine against each company could reach 9-10 billion rubles ($150-170 million).

The same legislation was introduced once before without ever making it out of the Senate.

Japanese authorities have ordered Yusen Logistics Co. to completely suspend its customs clearance operations.

India’s major ports face a fresh threat of labor stoppages.

The Department of Justice declined to say why CEOs of major carriers were served subpoenas March 15 at the biannual Box Club meeting in San Francisco.

The future of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability or CSA program increasingly is in doubt.

The scandal revolved around a federal police investigation that translates to “The Flesh is Weak.”

The decision on the deal, said to be worth around $4 billion, was due on March 27.

Beyond the headline numbers of multi-billion-dollar investments, Belt and Road is an opaque concept.

The Department of Justice is targeting a “gray area” between its authority and that of the Federal Maritime Commission.

US authorities capitalized on a rare window to exercise their power over non-US-based companies.

Despite President Donald Trump’s aversion to multilateral agreements, TFA holds big benefits for US companies.

The TFA contains sweeping provisions for expediting the movement of goods, and for publishing up-to-date data about rules and regulations critical for speeding up trade facilitation.

A "technical error" could cut $112 million from federal funding for truck safety enforcement programs, raising the risk of high-cost accidents.

“Working together in a cartel ... does not fly with the Commission.”

Brazil formerly had an independent port ministry.

“If we get a cut of what they are talking about, it’s going to be devastating.”

FMC Commissioner Daniel Maffei said he was “disappointed” to learn this week that the 2M and Ocean alliances had decided to forgo emergency funds to protect cargo.

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.