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Orders to U.S. factories grew 2.4 percent in July on the largest hike in auto demand in eight years and increased commercial aircraft orders, providing a boost for the beleaguered U.S.

New investments in transportation infrastructure and passage of pending bilateral trade agreements are key steps Washington policymakers should take to create more jobs, the U.S.

President Obama called on Congress to quickly approve “clean” extensions of critical transportation funding programs that are set to expire at two points in September, to avoid what could

The Indian Shipping Ministry is allowing Indian-flag ships to use armed guards to protect themselves from piracy.

Kerry Logistics will open a 32,808-square-foot logistics center in northern Vietnam in November, as the company completes its warehouse network in the

The dollar value of U.S. surface trade with Canada and Mexico rose 11 percent in June to $77.5 billion, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics said Tuesday.

Consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in July, the Commerce Department reported, as strong demand for motor vehicles led the strongest gain in the consumer market in five months and provided a boost for

The Department of Transportation has paid out nearly $2.2 billion to states in stimulus project funds this summer.

The Department of Transportation on Friday announced a new maritime advisory panel aimed at helping the Maritime Administration promote marine highways, restoring the panel two years after DOT dismiss

Customs and Border Protection on Friday started advance testing of the ocean and rail cargo manifest systems in the Automated Commercial Environment

U.S. consumer sentiment hit its lowest level since November 2008, a decline aggravated by political battles in Washington, according to a survey.

Green Reefers narrowed its second quarter loss to $11 million from $13 million a year ago, but the conventional refrigerated cargo ship operator warned of growing competition from container vessels.

The head of the American Trucking Associations wants Govs.

Semiconductor sales in the first half of 2011 grew 3.7 percent from the same period a year ago, although sales dipped 1.5 percent between May and June, said Semiconductor Industry Association.

Logistics real estate provider ProLogis, adjusting its holdings after merging with AMB Property, says it will sell 13 warehouse properties across the United States to Clarion Partners for $118 million

The top executive at New York Container Terminal on Staten Island is urging the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to provide a frequent-user discount for truckers whose bridge tolls will more

Four small railroads and seven Class I carriers received $7.7 million in security grants from the Department of Homeland, a $6.8 million decrease from the

U.S. ports received $235 million in security grants through the Department of Homeland Security’s annual program, a $15 million drop from the year before, the agency announced Wednesday.

Surging orders for aircraft and automobiles offset tepid investment in other products to produce a 4 percent gain in new orders for durable goods, the Commerce Department said.

State transportation officials are warning if Congress fails to renew the government's authorization to collect fuel taxes for the Highway Trust Fund, infrastructure projects around the country will g

Freight railroads will have to deploy expensive automation systems on far less track than earlier proposed under a new version of a positive train control requirement issued Tuesday by the Department

Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics opened a 215,000-square-foot logistics center in Hefei, China, for the growing automotive industry in Anhui Province, west of Shanghai in central China.

India plans to build seven ports by 2017, using 7.6 billion in public and private funds, according to reports

Amtrak and the Department of Transportation finalized agreements to spend $745 million to improve on-time passenger rail performance on the Northeast Corridor, a busy track zone often shared with frei

China freight operator Sinotrans said its profit in the first half of the year rose 7.6 percent year-over-year to $86.5 million, as growth in the forwarder’s business within China offset the dec

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States received another $208 million in stimulus from the Department of Transportation in the week ending Aug.

Damco saw its profit grow 9 percent year to $361 million in the first half of 2011 from the same period a year ago, as ocean and air freight volume increased despite what the logistics arm of A.P.

Pirates hijacked a Marshall Islands-flag chemical tanker with 21 men while it was anchored at the Port of Salalah, Oman, on Aug. 20, according to the Indian Shipping Ministry.

Commissioner Alan Bersin wants to simplify the steps Customs and Border Protection takes to process imports into the nation’s commerce.

With the future of the Doha Round of global trade talks in the balance, U.S.

Shippers are likely to feel the pain of the U.S. Postal Service’s dramatic attempts to repair its troubled finances whether they use the mail heavily in their business or not.

The domestic maritime community is furious with the Maritime Administration for approving waivers to non-Jones Act tankers to transport oil on coastwise routes from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on

The U.S. Postal Service is ending an experimental freight-hauling program as it faces massive losses, layoffs and a network-wide consolidation.

Union Pacific on Friday settled a long-standing argument with Customs and Border Protection over more than $500 million in fines for drug smuggling on its trains coming from Mexico by agreeing to spen

Truck tolls at bridges and tunnels linking New Jersey and New York City will more than double over the next five years under an increase approved Friday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jerse

Saudia Arabian Airlines agreed to pay $14 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the airline of conspiring with other carriers to raise freight rates between 2000 and 2006.

Apple shipped more mobile computers than any competitor in the second quarter, vaulting it over HP to the market lead, said research firm DisplaySearch.

Air cargo forwarders who operate security screening facilities are questioning a proposed fee increase for government background checks of employees.

Members of the trade community say the Customs and Border Protection still has a long way to go in its efforts to blend