Transport, Trade and Regulation News

European Commission competition authorities have cleared a joint venture concerning the tank contain

Vastera Inc.'s announcement that it will acquire Ford Motor Co.'s customs operations in exchange for

China is embarking on a 10-year program of rail upgrades focusing on underdeveloped western regions.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., a New York-based investment advisor and securities firm, reported increa

Train operators here voted Friday to stage two three-day strikes, reopening a dispute with the natio

Pakistan has delayed the imposition of a sales tax on services, quashing the threat of a prolonged s

During a Sept. 5 hearing, members of the House Homeland Security Committee asked Homeland Security S

The European Commission on Monday approved the creation of the MyAircraft.com joint venture. It is t

David I. Beatson, who resigned as chief executive of Circle International Group in mid-May, has resu

As several years have gone by with little money provided to the Customs Service to upgrade its aging

GoFreight.com, a Dallas-based software company, will launch a desktop software system that enables s

ShipChem.com, a Web-based logistics and transportation management provider for chemical and plastics

Danzas AEI, the recently merged third-party logistics and forwarding company, will use software from

Cargo tracking is about to become much easier for shippers in India.The country's customs se

The Indian unit of Emery Worldwide has received permission from the government to offer customs brok

The U.S. subsidiary of Japanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express said it has formed a specialty prod

A proposed rail-freight tunnel championed by New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani would cost up to $2.3 b

German Parcel, a unit of the British Post Office, has acquired a 10 percent stake in DPD, Germany's

Glenn Zagoren, chairman of Web trade portal ProNetLink, has been appointed as an e-commerce trade ad

A China-backed group has won the license to build and operate a marine cargo terminal at Hong Kong's

The European Union has approved about $5.4 million to help fund 21 European intermodal projects, inc

Transport Development Group (TDG), a British warehousing and transportation company, plans to spend

A report recently signed off on by the secretary of commerce recommends that shippers and forwarders

Con-Way Central Express opened its second new high-volume network in the Midwest.The Salem,

The European Union has warned member states that their trucks risk being barred from Austria's trans

China's forthcoming admission to the World Trade Organization is likely to generate significant libe

Circle International Group Inc. said its net income for the second quarter totaled $6.5 million, an

Clarks Shoes, one of the world's leading shoe distributors, has selected Emery Worldwide to provide

A long-severed rail line linking the two Koreas with Europe could reopen sooner than expected as a r

United Parcel Service has introduced UPS e-Logistics, a provider of integrated, end-to-end supply ch

Expeditors International of Washington Inc., a Seattle-based logistics provider, announced second-qu

Container lessor Interpool posted record second-quarter earnings of $10.4 million, compared with $5.

Transport and logistics provider Circle International Group Inc. is tying up with two Singapore-base

Worried that e-mail and online bill-paying could take a fatal bite out of first-class mail in coming

FedEx Custom Critical Inc. has acquired St. Louis-based Passport Transport, which specializes in mov

Railroad holding company Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. earned $7.8 million, or $.16 a share

Exel PLC, one of the world's leading air forwarders, wants to achieve a matching presence in sea fre

EGL Inc. announced Tuesday that the Justice Department has cleared its proposed merger with Circle I

Manugistics, which develops software to help companies manage their supply chains, will join forces

The European Commission will announce shortly whether it thinks Deutsche Post, the German postal mon