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UTi Worlwide improved its net profit 22 percent in the fiscal second quarter ending July 31 to $22.9 million as improving yield on shipments helped offset what the logistics company called a “sl

The transportation and warehousing sector shed 2,400 jobs in August, for a drop of 0.06 percent from July, as larger drops in air and trucking employment offset mild gains in rail, water and warehouse

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Two key congressional Republicans pushed back at President Obama’s over who bears responsibly for stalled transportation spending measures, while agreeing with his request to

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JHCI Holdings’s acquisition of essentially all of the assets of G-Link Express Logistics, a Singapore-based forwarding group, strengthens the third-party logistics provider’s Asia services

Many trucks are still unable to make deliveries in New Jersey, Vermont and New York because numerous bridges and road remain washed out after Hurricane Irene battered the region last weekend.

Globe Express Services opened an 110,000-square-foot facility in Miami and added two offices in China, as the freight forwarder works to expand its stations to 50 from 42 by the end of 2011.

President Obama is directing federal agencies to draw up lists of “high impact, job-creating infrastructure projects” that could be fast-tracked through targeted permitting or review actio

Penske Logistics will handle the Brazilian distribution of LG Electronics products that are produced in the country and imported from South Korea.

President Obama requested a Sept. 8 joint session of Congress, the White House said, where he will formally unveil a set a proposals to revive the flagging economy and create more jobs.

The federal government is suing trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line for allegedly discriminating against an alcoholic truck driver.

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.