Supply chain

The role of the customs broker in the international supply chain is evolving, and brokers have mixed feelings about the changes their industry will undergo.

Global apparent steel use will rise 2.9 percent to 1,454 metric tons in 2013, following an increase of 1.2 percent in 2012, according to the World Steel Association’s Short Range Outlook report for 2013 and 2014.

As the federal government downshifts its funding of freight transportation infrastructure, state, local and private sources are taking the wheel.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has kept disruptions to a minimum at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports and Los Angeles International Airport by working with the trade community to prioritize allocation of resources during this period of sequestration, a top Customs official said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The debate over U.S. infrastructure funding surfaced at a Senate hearing on the expansion of the Panama Canal today, with speakers noting the broad impact the bigger canal would have on U.S. ports, shipping lines, railroads and truckers.

Australia’s food exports reached AU$30.5 billion (about US$32.2 million) in the last financial year, which is the highest value in a decade, according to the Australian Food Statistics Report 2011-12.

The National Association of Manufacturers has expressed disappointment regarding President Obama’s 2014 budget.

President Obama’s 2014 budget calls for a total of $76.6 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding for the Department of Transportation...

The Canadian Shipowners Association has expressed concern regarding a permit published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying that it could threaten the commercial viability of...

Only about 25 percent of non-vessel-operating common carriers today are making use of negotiated rate arrangements, an alternative to tariff filing, a survey finds.

Shippers say they commonly use collaboration and technology, along with shifting modes, to move freight through their corporate supply chains, according to a “Freight Transportation 2013” study by...

Accellos has appointed David Dick as director of Asia-Pacific channel sales.

World Trade Organization economists today reported that world trade growth dropped to 2.0 percent in 2012, compared with 5.2 percent in 2011, and is expected to remain sluggish in 2013 at about 3.3 percent...

European Union trade officials are asking member governments to approve tougher powers to force companies to cooperate in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations.

Lineage Logistics has acquired the assets of Seattle Cold Storage and its facilities located in the Port of Tacoma and Algona, Wash. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kuehne + Nagel has acquired more than 70 percent of the shares of Universal Freight Services from the Khimji Ramdas Group in Oman.

Graybar has opened a new branch in Williamsport, Pa., and expanded its existing sales office in Hudson Valley, N.Y., to include on-site inventory and a customer counter.

Valley Cartage has promoted Jim Mortensen as vice president of supply chain logistics and Bruce Anderson as vice president of operations, in conjunction with the opening of its supply chain service center...

Dachser Transport of America’s Miami division has opened a bonded container freight station, I.B.E.C. and Bonded Warehouse, the first of its kind for Dachser USA.

Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is predicted to rise 2.7 percent in April compared with the same month last year, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials brace for the impact of...

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a bipartisan roundtable discussion on April 10 regarding the development of a Water Resources Development Act.

Cloud computing has helped more than 50 percent of logistics companies increase profits, according to a survey of 1,300 U.S. and U.K. businesses...

Menlo Worldwide Logistics has established a new distribution center for Fox Head, a California-based sports apparel company, at its Eersel Logistics Centre in the Netherlands to reach the European market.

A major new warehouse construction contract has been awarded at the United Arab Emirates’ gargantuan new trade zone adjacent to the recently opened Khalifa container port in Abu Dhabi.

LCL Logistix has launched a new less-than-containerload groupage service from India to the Baltics and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has named Dave Nichols as director of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Despite Brazil’s predicted record corn and soybean crop this spring, labor regulations and rain delays have slowed both the harvest and movement to port, as well as loading, according to the U.S. Grains Council.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, reported exports in February reached $186.0 billion and imports totaled $228.9 billion, resulting in a goods and services deficit of $43.0 billion, down from $44.5 billion in January.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist has confirmed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists recorded a first discovery of the Succinea costaricana snail in the Port of Baltimore.

The United Nations’ tourism and crime agencies have plans to launch a joint public awareness campaign this spring with the aim to reduce demand for illegal goods and services that fund transnational organized crime.

Damco has opened a second container freight station warehouse facility in Cambodia, following the launch of Damco CFS Warehouse 1 in August 2011.

Terreno Realty, an industrial real estate company, has acquired an industrial property in San Francisco for about $8.4 million.

Orbcomm has completed its acquisition of “substantially all of the assets” of MobileNet and the GlobalTrak division of System Planning.

The goals set for Canada and the United Arab Emirates’ strategic agenda have been accomplished and will be formalized next month.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn approval of the import and sale of up to 74,000 gas-powered on- and off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles from China on the grounds that it may have received...

China’s government has vowed to build 42 transportation hubs by the end of 2015, with at least one in every province, autonomous region and municipality.

The seemingly endless debate over truck driver hours of service stretches back to the 1930s and includes five rulemakings and four final rules issued since 1995. Explore the history of today's 11/14-hour HOS rule.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has developed a program to certify processed eggs and egg products for export, providing new opportunities for U.S. food exporters.