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The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., has been temporarily closed by the government’s partial shutdown.

The U.S. and the European Union will today attempt to agree on a new date for trans-Atlantic trade talks...

WASHINGTON — Import cargo delays at U.S. ports of entry will become “catastrophic” if the partial government shutdown lasts more than two weeks, an international trade attorney said on Friday.

The governments of Spain and Japan have agreed to streamline their customs procedures to facilitate trade, ensure compliance and exchange information on new customs procedures.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory has confirmed that 27 egg masses of Asian gypsy moths were discovered on a freighter in Baltimore, and again during the ship’s transit to Brunswick, Ga.

Textile manufacturers with export production sites in Vietnam have the most to gain from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, according to a new report.

Crowley Maritime has launched a new, six-month pilot program that allows for the clearance of cold-treatment perishables...

Less than 48 hours after the federal government's shutdown, shippers dependent on some agencies to clear cargo are seeing delays at U.S. ports of entry.

Kane Is Able is expanding its transportation and distribution services by moving to a new 426,000 square foot distribution center in Atlanta.

Radiant Logistics has acquired On Time Express, a Phoenix-based, time-critical domestic and international logistics company.

Hong Kong has launched a pilot free trade zone scheme in Shanghai.

Logwin has expanded its location in Jakarta, Indonesia, by moving into a warehouse at Soekarno Hatta Airport.

CEVA Logistics has entered into a new three-year agreement and partnership with Michelin to manage its warehouse at the tire manufacturer’s plant in Valladolid, Spain.

Norbert Dentressangle’s acquisition of Daher Group’s freight forwarding activities has been completed, following French competition authorities’ approval of the deal.

DHL is investing in new facilities in the Philippines on the back of improving economic growth and the expansion of air freight capacity at Clark International Airport.

Just a couple of years ago, NVOCCs basked in the glow of the growing share of U.S. imports they were handling on behalf of importers. Ocean carriers were slashing vessel capacity to boost freight rates, and shippers in a scramble early in 2010 were forced to turn to non-vessel-operating common carriers to find the space for trans-Pacific imports.

ContainerPort Group has moved to a larger and more centrally located facility in Indianapolis, which is expected to be fully operation by Oct. 7.

The next politically appointed Customs and Border Protection commissioner faces a steep learning curve, funding challenges and calls from many in the trade community to improve a key trusted trader initiative.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is finalizing talks with five entities to allow some U.S.-Mexico shippers to fund additional Customs and Border Protection staffing during busy times or for extended hours as part of a pilot project.

DB Schenker has opened a logistics center in Baraki, Japan, about 25 kilometers (approximately 15.5 miles) away from central Tokyo.

SINGAPORE — Emerging nations still offer the most opportunity for businesses and logistics service providers, even if growth rates have slowed, industry leaders told delegates at a major logistics conference held in Singapore last week.

Fresh Del Monte Produce has renewed its 1995 contract with the Port of Hueneme for a third time, agreeing to partner with the California port for another five years.

Block Real Estate Services has started construction on its newest industrial park, Lenexa Logistics Centre, in Lenexa, Kan.

International merchandise trade continued to be relatively stable in August, deteriorating “slightly” from a reading of 116.1 in July to 116.0 after seasonal adjustment...

The European Union and Indonesia today signed a voluntary partnership agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU to fight illegal logging.

Trade barriers between the European Union, Costa Rica and El Salvador will be lifted on Oct. 1...

WASHINGTON — Shippers shouldn’t expect any delays in the clearance of cargo at ports of entry, nor will highway, road and bridge construction cease, if the federal government partially shuts down tomorrow because of a fight over President Obama’s health care law.

Top 20 non-vessel-operating common carriers based on TEU volume, January-June 2013.

DHL Express will increase its general average price throughout the Asia-Pacific region by about 5 percent, starting Jan. 1, 2014.

Plans for a merger of rail logistics operations by Kuehne + Nagel and VTG Aktiengesellschaft advanced today with the signing of a merger agreement by...

India’s Allcargo Logistics, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ecu Line, has acquired Econocaribe Consolidators, a Miami-based non-vessel-owning common carrier and ocean freight consolidator with considerable presence in North America.

The U.S. and Japan today announced that organic products certified in Japan or in the U.S. may be sold as organic in either country, starting Jan. 1, 2014.

The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed H.R. 3095, a bill that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to go through a formal notice...

Partisan bickering, fueled by the intransigence of conservative members of Congress, is preventing the U.S. from maintaining and expanding its world-class infrastructure, according to a national transportation industry executive.

President Obama has nominated Deb Miller for a seat on the three-member U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which oversees the U.S. rail industry.

Walker Supply Chain Management has hired Giorgio Laccona as chief operating officer and partner.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced that peaches and nectarines from California and the Pacific Northwest...

Based on preliminary data, the volume of world trade increased 2.2 percent month-over-month in July, following a 0.5 percent slip in June...

WASHINGTON —The chair of a major U.S. Senate transportation committee wants to replace the federal fuels tax with a sales tax on oil at refineries, a move she says will provide a better way to boost construction of the nation's roads, bridges and highways and avoid the bankruptcy of the Highway Trust Fund.