Transport, Trade and Regulation News

U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in September for the first time in four months, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

The European Union early next year will unveil a system aimed at reducing greenhouse emissions in the ocean shipping industry because efforts to curb pollution on the seas aren’t moving fast eno

A key manufacturing index shows Chinese export orders in September fell at their sharpest rate in 42 months, suggesting “manufacturing growth is likely to be bottoming out.”

At least one logistics manager at a major consumer goods supplier has little concern about the weak export demand from Asia’s mature countries and the continent’s resilience to the economi

The crafting of long-delayed federal legislation key to authorizing U.S. port projects features some familiar elements.

The real personal consumption expenditure reading for August inched up 0.1 percent from July, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday.

An estimated 16,290 people died in traffic accidents in the first half of 2012, a 9 percent increase from the same period a year ago, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The 50 largest transportation and third-party logistics operators worldwide increased revenue 8.4 percent in 2011 to $650.6 billion, an increase powered largely by 3PLs embedded in global supply chain

Berkshire Hathaway has roughly a week to explain to the federal government how it will divest itself of two railroads, after the company revealed it owns two carriers other than BNSF Railway.

North American exports of wood pellets and other biofuels will increase in coming years as several Asia countries shift to renewable fuels.

In a progress report on the Panama Canal expansion project, the Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday that about 44.5 percent of the work had been completed as of Aug. 31.

Japan and Colombia have agreed to launch formal negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) aimed at eliminating import tariffs on most products traded between the two countries.

The International Council of Shopping Centers is forecasting a 3.0 percent sales increase in the traditional Novembe

The Global Port Tracker report forecast continued sluggishness in North Europe container imports, and forecast that international imports to the region’s ports will decline 2.1 percent this year

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C.H. Robinson Worldwide acquired freight forwarder Phoenix International for $571.5 million in cash and about $63.5 million in new C.H. Robinson stock.

Most Americans got their first exposure to infrastructure banks earlier this month when President Bill Clinton praised Chicago’s new multibillion-dollar trust fund in his speech at the National

It’s finally happening. After years of fits and starts, the Department of Transportation is moving forward in creating a national freight strategy.

The World Trade Organization on Friday downgraded its trade growth forecast for 2012 by 32 percent and by 19.6 percent in 2013, citing slowing global output amid a more interconnected marketplace.

Port proponents on Thursday urged Congress to streamline the federal maritime project review process and boost spending by reforming the way harbor maintenance taxes are allocated in the next Water Re

East Coast ports look forward with great anticipation to the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2015, while West Coast ports are apprehensive about a possible loss of cargo.

China’s efforts to remove trade barriers in a bid to boost exports are already being implemented at key ports.

The Obama administration on Monday filed a case with the World Trade Organization against China accusing the country of using unfair subsidies to boost exports of motor vehicles and auto parts.

Let’s hoist a glass of Stolichnaya to some of the top Fortune 500 industrial giants in a Russian mood these days.

Judging by the negative rhetoric from the presidential campaign trail, the fate of U.S. free trade is in dire straits.

Federal programs that directly and indirectly affect freight transportation face more than $1.7 billion in automatic budget cuts through the looming sequestration, according to an analysis of a White

Col. Paul E. Owen assumed command of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday.

Shippers dependent on a single major railroad will likely have a harder time contesting rates after the Surface Transportation Board raised the rail industry’s after-tax cost of capital for 2011

Lower growth in China’s export volumes reflects changes in its manufacturing sector, according to Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou,

As e-commerce transforms the retail industry from a brick-bound behemoth to a fast-moving, multichannel enterprise, retailers, parcel carriers and logistics providers are devising new products and ser

Determining ways to measure the conditions and performance of a national freight work emerged as a top priority for the Transportation Department’s newly formed Freight Policy Council on Thursda

The Philippines imposed a ban on poultry items from the Netherlands because of an outbreak of low-pathogenic avian flu in the country, according to news reports.

Two consumer groups are stepping up their criticism of delays in implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act by suing the Office of Management and Budget and the Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. poultry industry got a mixed decision from Mexico after one government agency formally decided U.S.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 1.9 percent year-over-year in August, the same rate as in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Talk of infrastructure spending on the U.S. presidential campaign trail tends to consist of platitudes of support akin to vows to promote education and fight crime. Not this time.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Pacific coastlines from Mexico to Chile following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Costa Rica on Wednesday morning.

The Democratic party platform released on Monday night suggests President Obama will forcefully defend his infrastructure stimulus spending and call for more transportation investment to help the U.S.

Ports and marine terminal operators that have been waiting anxiously for the Coast Guard to release its notice of proposed rule-making on the implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Cre

Trucking kept pace and occasionally moved ahead of a slowing economy in the second quarter, with the largest publicly owned trucking companies improving their profitability despite freight volumes tha