Transport, Trade and Regulation News

With little fanfare, the Department of Homeland Security has published its National Strategy for Mar

With little fanfare, the Department of Homeland Security has published its National Strategy for Mar

Third-party logistics providers increasingly are looking for customers in the bottom half of the For

Hurricane Katrina hurt the economy early, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The hur

Apparel and outdoor equipment retailer L.L. Bean won the first annual Logistics Excellence Award in

Shares in TNT rose as much as 4.5 percent on Friday after a German newspaper said UPS sees the Dutch

A German newspaper quoted a UPS official saying the company may buy Netherlands-based logistics prov

UPS Chairman and CEO Michael Eskew said he would not "rule out" attempting a hostile takeover of a l

According to a new report by the OECD released today, government and business in Seoul must work tog

Softeon released Wednesday a web-based tool, Container Management System, intended to provide compre

The economic impact of the one-two punch of hurricanes Katrina and Rita will cut the national econom

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it plans to pare down the number of suppliers it uses and give them lar

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINEOTTAWA -- A two-week strike by about 300 container truckers in

Cooper Tire & Rubber, one of the world's leading tire companies, created the new position of vic

U.S. steel imports declined by over 12 percent in August from July, and by 37.4 percent from the sam

Freight logistics provider Material Management International moved from their offices in Green Brook

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, through the U.S. Agency for International Developmen

Nexus Distribution announced that construction is underway for the creation of a new private roadway

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released the final rule governing food shipping facili

Breathing a sigh of relief that it wasn't more, the U.S. Energy Information Administration calculate

DHL is planning to open a chain of retail outlets in the U.S. in order to compete more effectively w

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINEWASHINGTON -- Robert C. Bonner has announced his retirement as

New orders for manufactured durable goods recovered in August from July's doldrums just before Hurri

Effective Oct. 28, shipper groups with non-vessel-operating common carrier members will be able to e

Expedited freight specialist ICAT Logistics opened its fourth branch office in 30 days in Boston.

Dell will shift some of its computer deliveries from private providers such as UPS and FedEx Corp. t

The man credited with taking action rather than just talking about cargo security is leaving his gov

A dispute over sugar trade is threatening to derail upcoming WTO talks to reduce agricultural subsid

American Association of Port Authorities Chairman and Port of New Orleans President and CEO Gary La

Norfolk Southern Corp. named Charles W. (Wick) Moorman to succeed David R. Goode as chief executive,

Yellow Roadway Corp. announced today that it has named Michael Rapken senior vice president and chie

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and China's General Administration of Quality Supervisio

European Union antitrust regulators approved the proposed purchase by UPS of British parcel carrier

St. Louis-based technology and engineering firm Emerson Process Management chose JPMorgan Chase Vast

A key measure of consumer confidence took a steep plunge this month to its lowest point in nearly tw

Railroads operating in Texas and Louisiana reported little damage and continue to clear tracks of fa

Chicago-based DSC Logistics won Foreign Trade Zone certification at its Chicagoland Logistics Center

Service was 100 percent back to normal in Houston on Monday, the USPS said. Local, state and federal

Tennessee-based 3PL Ozburn-Hessey Logistics appointed Dave Hanley as a Director of the company's Int

Rockville, Md.-based supply chain software maker Manugistics narrowed its net loss for the second qu