Supply chain

For customs administrations the world over, risk management means more than just combatting terrorism. For many countries, it’s also about protecting their revenue.

Hit by shortages in shipping space and equipment and squeezed by still-scarce credit, retail supply chains between Asia and the U.S are undergoing a sharp change in direction.

As Congress considers changing liability limits for oil spill disasters, lawmakers are also looking at personal injury under three long-standing maritime laws: the Jones Act, the Death on the High Sea

Ocean carriers are worried they may become collateral damage as Congress seeks revenge against British Petroleum.

If you’re an industrial property owner near a major airport or seaport, get ready: That strong demand you’re seeing is about to get stronger.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin appointed Charleston attorney Carte Goodwin to fill the state’s vacancy in the U.S. Senate, following the June 28 death of long-serving Robert C. Byrd.

The new head of the Transportation Security Administration told employees that his principal goals are to improve counterterrorism efforts, support TSA employees and strengthen relationships with stak

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection on Thursday called for repeal of laws requiring 100 percent scanning of ocean cargo and 100 percent screening of air ca

European Union regulators cleared Geodis, the French transport and logistics provider, to take sole control of Giraud, a leading French forwarder active across Europe.

Americans need to act quickly to begin a 10 year effort to improve and build new transportation infrastructure, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday.

Intel’s inventory of finished goods increased 24 percent in the second quarter from the previous period, as broad-based corporate spending drove up sales.

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As the rebound effects from the recession have almost entirely dissipated, a growth slowdown starting this summer is becoming increasingly apparent, according to Bart van Ark, chief economist of The C

Ceva Logistics said it signed a three-year contract worth a total of $38.3 million to coordinate the international flow of components, accessories and finished motorcycles from Asia for Britain’

Freight shipments measured in ton-miles fell 0.4 percent in May after two consecutive monthly increases, the Department of Transportation reported.

Inventories held by businesses rose for a fifth consecutive month in May, but sales dropped for the first time since March 2009, the Commerce Department reported.

U.S. retail sales declined in June for the second straight month, raising concerns about slowing economic growth in the second half of this year.

The Department of Transportation, trying to push more infrastructure projects out of the pipeline and into “stimulus summer,” signed a $24.5 million grant agreement to help rebuild a conta

The second U.S. economic stimulus package for first-time home buyers led to a 20 percent increase in containerized U.S.

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MOL selected Descartes Systems to help manage its container division's EU Import Control System customs filings.

The Commerce Department and the U.S. Postal Service on Monday announced a five-year partnership intended to help U.S. exporters expand their markets overseas.

A requirement for U.S. flag ocean transport is impairing President Obama’s National Export Initiative, according to an export advocacy group.

CEVA Logistics signed a letter of intent to enter into a five-year contract to manage the principal European distribution center for Janssen Pharmaceutica, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on Thursday released a report identifying 55 “urgent” capacity projects to improve freight movement.

With the deadline for proposed truck driver hours-of-service rules less than a month away, highway safety groups are calling for a dramatic reduction in the time truckers may spend behind the wheel.

The Federal Maritime Commission may lack the legal authority to order ocean carriers to increase capacity, but it still can be a force in helping U.S.

The Waterways Council and its allies are keeping up the pressure to change the Army Corps of Engineers’ infrastructure investment plans.

The freight surge of 2010 is nearing its end, an economic forecaster says.

Inventories held by U.S. wholesalers rose for a fifth consecutive month in May while sales fell for the first time since March 2009, the Commerce Department reported.

A U.S. appellate court Thursday upheld regulations governing the treatment of wood packing material in international commerce.

Increased financial turbulence and Europe’s debt crisis will cause global economic growth to slow after a faster-than-expected recovery during this year’s first half, the International Mon

President Obama said he will push to renegotiate a pair of stalled free trade agreements with Panama and Colombia and will urge Congress to ratify them.

President Obama on Wednesday named three top executives from the transportation and logistics industry to his revitalized National Export Council.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week approved legislation intended to hold oil companies accountable for spills like the Deepwater Horizon disaster but could have implicatio

BDP International, a Philadelphia-based global logistics and transport group, completed the phased acquisition of Spanish logistics firm Euromodal.

Weak jobs, housing and consumer spending markets and the fading of government stimulus programs indicate slower U.S. economic growth during the second half of the year, said Nigel Gault, chief U.S.

The idea of abolishing ocean carriers’ antitrust immunity is riding a new wave in Congress as the outcry over tight capacity and equipment shortages in a stronger-than-expected recovery sustains

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