Supply chain

Trucking operator Saia didn’t have to look far for a logistics company to buy — Robart Transportation

The United States on Thursday filed a trade complaint with the World Trade Organization challenging Chinese duties placed on more than $3 billion in U.S.-made vehicles, Trade Representative Ron Kirk s

Although a new study raises doubts about the reliability of CSA scores, those score

A second Wells Fargo analysis of the CSA program deepens doubts about the link between CSA BASIC scores and a trucker

American exporters could get improved access to Asia-Pacific markets if U.S. negotiations with eight Pacific Rim countries that kicked off this week result in a favorable trade agreement.

NYK President Yasumi Kudo said the company plans to double sales from logistics operations in future as global vessel overcapacity depresses freight rates in its container and other sea-borne cargo di

U.S. exports of soybeans, coal and petroleum will drive the nation’s trade to expand 95 percent by 2026, as global trade jumps 98 percent in the same period, according to a HSBC report.

A widely followed gauge of U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in June for the first time in almost three years amid signs of softness in new orders.

The Gotthard tunnel has re-opened almost a month after a landslide forced the closure of the main north-south route for freight trains and trucks through the Swiss Alps.

The U.S. may be stuck in a period of slow growth, but its economy is not in imminent danger of sliding back into recession, an Emory University economist says.

Europe’s recession will slow growth in containerized imports and exports through the continent’s northern ports to about one-third the rate of last year, according to the latest Global Por

Container ship lines say it’s not unusual for their cargoes’ actual weights to be 3 to 7 percent higher than reported weights.

The final surface transportation bill passed on Friday, providing victories and disappointments for shippers and freight transportation providers.

Once regarded as a necessary evil and a drag on the bottom line, reverse logistics has emerged as a critical capability for third-party logistics providers trying to capture a share of booming seconda

The American Association of Port Authorities said delays in setting technical specifications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential card scanners could force ports to shoulder extra costs

Electronics giant Foxconn plans to build a giant factory in Indonesia, and as a result, could employ as many as 1 million people in the country.

Indian regulatory authorities cleared a joint venture between Japanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express and domestic logistics group Gati Ltd.

Congress appears to be on track to reach an agreement by late Wednesday over the long-delayed surface transportation bill that will extend highway funding through September 2014.

A key U.S. trade official lashed out at the declining state of U.S.

Kerry Logistics has opened its newly expanded automotive logistics facility at Laem Chabang, Thailand.

Virginia International Terminals implemented new terminal-operating software at the Port of Richmond.

Trade between South Korea and Colombia could spike after the two countries signed a free trade agreement earlier today.

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Judging by the recent rash of U.S. air cargo expansion projects, you’d think demand was skyrocketing. It’s not.

The lean times for transportation infrastructure spending are likely to get even leaner.

Port and freight rail projects received roughly one-fifth, or about $104 million, through the Department of Transportation’s fourth round of TIGER grants, with public transit, passenger rail, bi

Ports in the U.S.

The biggest concerns of agricultural exporters as the 2012 peak-shipping season approaches are equipment availability, adequate vessel space and volatility of freight rates.

Security regimes would cause less disruption to supply chains if more countries adopted mutual recognition agreements on air cargo security,

It’s easy to think of Asia’s financial health as almost decoupled from the West.

The pricing complaints of captive agriculture shippers, or railroad customers dependent on a single carrier, could gain a wider audience through a recently approved amendment to the Farm bill.

Congress is getting closer to reaching an agreement over the surface transportation bill and aims to reach an accord by next week, according to a statement from Sens.

Commerce Department Secretary John Bryson on Thursday resigned, citing health reasons that resulted in him causing two traffic accidents in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Manufacturer 3M agreed to acquire Federal Signal Technologies Group, a unit of Federal Signal focused on electronic tolling technologies, for $110 million.

California’s goods movement industry has been conspicuously absent when it comes to lobbying efforts in Sacramento and Washington, so ports and transportation companies have only themselves to b

Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new distribution and storage facility in Hong Kong.

Japan’s exports to the United States rose for the seventh consecutive month in May on a year-on-year basis, jumping 38.2 percent to $11.14 billion, according to preliminary figures released by t

A regional planning expert called upon goods movement interests in Southern California to develop a CREATE-style public-private infrastructure development program for the region.

Sluggish economic growth, a weak jobs market and flagging consumer confidence have led Journal of Commerce Economist Mario O. Moreno to lower his forecast for U.S.