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Logistics software supplier Descartes increased net profit 18 percent to $2.6 million as revenue increased 10 percent to $29.9 million in the

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell to the lowest point since early February, declining 5.9 cents in the week ending May 28 as oil prices crept up.

Federal regulators shut down Texas-based motor carrier Demco Express for serious safety violations, the sixth unsafe trucking

Geodis Wilson has opened a new logistics center in Singapore’s Jurong harbor.

Motor carriers, truck drivers, shippers and freight brokers will have more time to comment on proposed changes to the Compliance, Accountability, Safety or C

Crowley Maritime’s Caribbean logistics unit has nearly doubled its distribution center space in Puerto Rico with the acquisition of a warehouse adjacent to Crowley’s existing 70,000-square

Eimskip, the Iceland-based container shipping and refrigerated logistics group, reported operating profit almost halved in the first quarter from a year earlier as higher costs and one-time items outw

The Journal of Commerce’s Annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters ranking is based on data from PIERS, a JOC sister company, and other industry sources.

A recently released World Bank report confirms what any shipper who has struggled to get containers out of an Indian port or truckload into inland Africa knows: The pace of logistics improvements has

Yogi Berra might as well have been talking about the 2012 JOC Top 100 Importers and Exporters rankings when he uttered one of his infamous quotes: “It’s déjà vu, all over aga

When I took my 1999 Saab into the shop last year, the service manager told me I would need more than $4,000 in repairs.

With Congress debating federal surface transportation bills, one would hope there might be an opportunity to create an effective national policy for freight.

Customs and Border Protection may be receiving high grades from the trade community for its attempts to streamline cargo entry and provide uniformity in its far-flung operations, but it’s appare

Electrolux’s Bjorn Vang Jensen is looking for a new way of negotiating contracts with ocean carriers.

Want to know what the next generation of technology used by transportation operators will look like? Glance at the nearest Android smartphone or Apple iPad.

In the heated political debate over U.S. economic policy, Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one essential goal: China needs to start importing a lot more goods and services from the U.S.

Veteran logistician Pat Moffett has been around since the last time the International Longshoremen’s Association struck at East and Gulf Coast ports — in 1977 — so he’s not get

To gauge the outlook for furniture sales, check the real estate market. When people change homes, they often spend to furnish their new digs.

Footwear importers are looking forward to a strong back-to-school season this year as the industry rebounds from a somewhat disappointing 2011.

When Nike this month accepted the Federal Maritime Commission Chairman’s Earth Day Award for outstanding shipper leadership and innovation in sustainable ocean transport practices, it affirmed t

As bad as the air cargo industry has fared in recent years, the woes would be so much greater if not for steady growth in U.S. electronics exports.

Chicago realizes it will have to put more of the heavy infrastructure lifting on its broad shoulders because the federal government isn’t pulling its weight.

Fiscal 2011 produced record agricultural exports from the U.S., and exports for this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, are expected to be almost as strong.

American consumers are spending again, fueling optimism that container shipping this year will see something missed the last two years: a robust pre-holiday peak shipping season.

Critics scoffed two years ago when President Obama announced his National Export Initiative aimed at doubling U.S. exports between 2010 and the end of 2014.

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Dan Elliot said this week the regulator would act soon on a compromise to balance pricing concerns of shippers and the need for railroads to stay profitable so th

Manufacturers can spend 50 percent or more of revenue on purchasing parts.

Nineteen persons have been charged with participation in an international car theft ring that exported stolen vehicles through the Port of New York and New Jersey to various countries, primarily in We

The American Trucking Associations is stepping up its campaign to force changes in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability or CSA program, asking Congress to require the Department of Transportation to

Japan’s exports to the United States rose for the sixth consecutive month in April on a year-on-year basis, jumping 42.9 percent to $11.99 billion, according to preliminary figures released by t

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Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped below the $4 gallon mark, declining 4.8 cents in the week ending May 21 as oil prices rose more than $1.

The National Association for Business Economics said its quarterly survey of economists foresees continued moderate growth through 2

Footwear sales in the U.S. were up 7.9 percent in March, rising to a near-record $2.41 billion, just short of the $2.45 billion record set in February.

Two years after federal regulators launched the Compliance, Safety and Accountability initiative, the program is still incomplete, lacking a long-promised and crucial component: a new motor carrier sa

It’s a sad state of affairs when the most anyone can hope for in the next surface transportation bill is that Congress calls for what most developing countries have had for years: a national fre

XPO Logistics is willing to suffer some short-term pain in return for long-term gain, taking a first quarter loss of $2.7 million while planning to complete multiple acquisitions worth $250 million in

Few industries can match the repetitive practices of automobile importers. “We use the same carriers. We ship to the same destinations.

Retailers, homebuilders and importers are urging Congress to take a fresh look at an environmental law that was amended four years ago to combat trafficking in illegal logging and lumber production.