Supply chain

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Oct. 24 in a Federal Register Notice that it is formalizing and expanding the Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot...

The central message of a study by the Federal Maritime Commission on the impact of the harbor maintenance fee on cargo routing might well be that the lack of a national freight policy, rather than the burden of the tax itself, is compromising the competitiveness of U.S. ports.

C.H. Robinson reported its profit in the third quarter was $116.33 million, up 1.7 percent year-over-year from $114.35 million in 2011.

INland Logistics Port in Kingsbury is Indiana’s first location to receive CSX Corporation’s Select Site designation.

U.S. Shippers Association, offering container freight services, successfully rolled out its cloud supply chain platform provided by GT Nexus.

Logistics provider Globe Express Services appointed Michael C. Hughes as president and CEO, and member of the board of directors, effective Dec. 1.

New Zealand has submitted proposals to the Global Shippers’ Forum, representing the freight transportation industry, to withdraw antitrust immunity for international shipping services...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — With Customs and Border Protection especially vigilant today in enforcing commercial trade regulations, a customs consultant told footwear industry executives.

Package volume was up 2.9 percent in the third quarter but profit down at UPS, depressed in part by a one-time charge related to a pension plan change.

Globe Express Services has opened Dammam Terminal Yard...

Freight brokerage and third-party logistics company England Logistics recently acquired certain assets of the Portland, Ore.-based Kampstra Transportation and Logistics...

Truck leasing and supply chain company Ryder Transportation reported net earnings of $75.1 million in the third quarter of 2012.

A leading logistics player believes health care shippers could see major supply chain savings by moving away from a “delivery first, cost later” mentality.

Dutch customs recently granted C.H. Robinson Europe BV Authorized Economic Operator certification, meaning the company is regarded as a reliable trade partner.

The International Wood Products Association said a U.S. investigation into alleged below-cost sales of Chinese hardwood and decorative plywoods into the U.S. market could have “devastating unintended consequences.”

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Government of Panama today agreed that...

Accredited Business Consolidators tentatively agreed to purchase 135 acres of land on the Bay of Bluefields, Nicaragua...

Export-Import Bank of the United States reported a fourth-straight record-breaking year, approving more than $35.8 billion in authorizations in fiscal year 2012...

Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar today lowered its profit and revenue outlook from between $68 and $70 billion to about $66 billion...

Construction of the Combo Project, a $121.5 million infrastructure investment along the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor in Surrey, British Columbia, was recently celebrated...

ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested Eric Prokopi, 38, of Gainesville, Fla., this week on charges regarding illegal imports of dinosaur fossils...

The World Trade Organization Appellate Body panel favored the U.S. in a dispute challenging China’s imposition on U.S. exports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel.

The problems are familiar on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border: crumbling bridges; crowded, dangerous highways; and growing congestion along key rail corridors that lead to major ports.

Construction on the Oceanex Connaigra, soon to be the largest Canadian container roll-on, roll-off ship, began recently in Flensburg, Germany.

The new Beijing leadership will likely unify transportation-related agencies under one office, providing more focused policy and regulation, but the transfer of power next month will also probably come with more protectionism, a close watcher of Chinese transport policy said.

Chemical transportation company ChemLogix launched Oct. 16 a freight brokerage service, CapAssure LX, as part of their capacity management program, to address continuing capacity shortages.

Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. appointed four executives in September.

Troy Container Line recently announced new less-than-container load weekly services to and from South America, starting on Oct. 18...

From the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Trade Policy Staff Committee is seeking public comment, due no later than midnight on Nov. 9, about whether Curacao, Saint Martin and the Turks and Caicos Islands should be eligible to receive benefits under the Caribbean Basin Economy Recovery Act.