Supply chain

Washington policymakers could be weeks away from discussing what a long-term surface transportation bill might look like, but they’re already shaping one behind the scenes.

Rising competition for China’s apparel and footwear manufacturers is showing up in U.S. containerized imports.

Customs and Border Protection is bringing its risk management experience to bear on the problem of identifying potential terrorist threats in the international air cargo supply chain.

Alan Kemper, president of the American Soybean Association, was speaking because he had some unplanned idle time on his farm near Linden, Ind.

Kintetsu World Express, Japan’s second-largest international forwarder, said that its profit surged 72.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, 2011, from the previous fiscal year to 7

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to learn more about the nascent container freight index and derivatives markets. Chairman Richard A.

Spanish airline Iberia will start operating a 737 freighter between Madrid and Brussels in an upgrade to the carrier’s perishables “cool and fast” service.

A bipartisan group of senators is proposing legislation to extend the Department of Transportation’s TIGER grant program through fiscal 2018, but stops short of authorizing a specific amount for

Forwarder Panalpina is expanding its scheduled freighter operations through Huntsville, Ala., with a second weekly service connecting the city to Hong Kong.

Retail sales rose for the 10th straight month in April, driven by higher prices at gasoline stations and grocery stores, the Commerce Department reported.

Japan’s exports to the rest of the world are still sinking in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern part of the country on March 11.

Two Japanese international freight forwarders expanded their operations into Indochina, a Southeast Asian region sandwiched by two Asian giants -- China to the east and India to the west.

Leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee are proposing a $5 billion national infrastructure fund that would encourage private investment in transportation infrastructure through loans, loan guarantees

Japanese semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics said Wednesday it will resume production at its flagship Naka factory on June 1, much earlier than the previously planned June 15.

The amount of freight carried by for-hire carriers rose 1.9 percent in March from February to reach its highest level since July 2008, the Transportation Department reported.

A major retail shipper says ocean carriers have not stopped providing chassis for imported container moves despite widespread shipping company announcements and that he’ll try to opt out of any

Department of Transportation payouts to states for infrastructure projects from the 2009 stimulus law reached

Retailers and other beneficial cargo owners are citing cost containment as their top priority in negotiations with logistics providers, according to a warehouse industry executive.

Members of Congress are having second thoughts about the Transportation Worker Identification Credential system now that a Government Accountability Office report is questioning the effectiveness of t

The U.S. trade deficit rose 6 percent in March as higher oil prices offset rising exports fueled by demand for overseas autos, chemicals and machinery.

Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., will re-introduce a bill Wednesday aimed at creating safer and more secure parking spaces for long-haul truck drivers.

Karl Gernandt will succeed Klaus-Michael Kuehne as chairman of German forwarder and logistics company Kuehne + Nagel.

A $14 million increase in fuel costs helped boost operating expenses at food service company Sysco 10.6 percent in the last quarter, cutting into the food service distributor's operating profit.

U.S. wholesalers’ inventories rose for the 15th straight month in March but sales grew even faster, signaling that companies will continue to add to stockpiles to meet demand.

China’s trade surplus jumped to $11.43 billion in April as surging exports outpaced import growth despite government efforts to shift the nation’s economy toward more domestic consumption.

One-third of Japanese firms expect to see their revenue and profit decline in the fiscal year 2011-2012 which started on April 1, due mainly to the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami tha

Japan’s economic growth will slow to 1.5 percent in inflation-adjusted terms this year from 3.9 percent last year, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific fore

Consumers are gradually becoming more willing to borrow and banks more willing to lend, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to extend the deadline for its truck driver hours-of-service rule as it seeks additional comments.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, unveiling a shift in strategy for allocating federal rail spending, sent $2 billion on Monday to passenger networks around the country after Florida had rejected t

FedEx Express is building a Southeast Asia hub operation in Singapore that will become the carrier’s second-largest facility in Asia after its main sorting operation in Guangzhou, China.

CEVA Logistics reported its profit expansion accelerated in the first quarter, with the $102 million earnings growing 36.5 percent year-over-year on improving freight management margins up across the

In the first two months of 2011, Japanese consumers markedly increased their purchases of U.S. foods, spending 81 percent more on U.S.

The Global Cold Chain Alliance has signed a service partnership agreement with Cascade Energy.

The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America is cautioning the U.S.

Embattled Horizon Lines says it is facing a “challenging” year for its operations even after dodging a debt default and bankruptcy filing thanks to a timely assist from the Justice Departm

If the Surface Transportation Board is inclined to impose new competition and shipper access rules on U.S. railroads, the Obama administration appears to be OK with it.

It’s a strange anomaly that in this environmentally conscious, time-is-critical age when most trade processing is handled by computer, vessel operators still file manifests for ships leaving U.S

The latest International Monetary Fund forecasts predict China’s economy may surpass that of the United States in real terms by 2016, coinciding with the end of the Socialist state’s 12th

The $6 billion refrigerated warehouse industry in the U.S.