Supply chain

The Department of Transportation’s second-highest official told senators that DOT’s preference for freight shipping is keep goods on waterways and rail as much as possible, getting them aw

New orders for manufactured durable goods increased for the third consecutive month in February, while shipments declined for the second month in a row, according to the latest advance report from the

Damco, the logistics arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, will open its largest office in a new facility in Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province in China.

Japan's exports to the rest of the world rose for the third consecutive month in February, surging 45.3 percent compared with a year earlier to $56.99 billion, according to preliminary figures release

Third-party logistics provider Saddle Creek is expanding in California, opening a West Coast distribution center for Riviana Foods and New World Pasta Company.

Williams-Sonoma announced Monday that a turnaround at its Pottery Barn division and reduced markdowns fueled fourth-quarter profit of $88.4 million, up from $12.2 million a year earlier, while revenue

The Senate unanimously passed a $34.5 billion bill authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration for three years, and including features to improve aviation safety.

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Logistics provider Geodis said it is in talks to acquire the northern and southern European divisions of Giraud, the European road transport company, and hopes to win regulatory approval for the deal

Damco, the combined logistics brand of A.P. Moller-Maersk, started warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Bangkok, Thailand.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied for the second time a petition by the state of Michigan to close locks on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to prevent the spread of Asian carp.

CEVA Logistics renewed its partnership with Transitions Optical for another three years.

Birds Eye awarded DHL Supply Chain a $45.2 million, three-year contract to handle exclusive distribution of all the packaged food company’s frozen foods to UK customers.

Electronics components suppliers are keeping inventory levels tight despite growing demand and will likely remain conservative in restocking parts for manufacturing in coming months, according to a ne

When President Obama this month set out details of his National Export Initiative, trade groups were nearly universal in their praise.

Congress appears on track to renew a tax break for rail repairs by short-line railroads, but first must sort through issues of “black liquor” and “carried interest.”

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was blindsided in his first weeks on the job by what had seemed to be a political no-brainer — eliminating a pilot program launched by the Bush administration

The secretary of transportation speaks on highways, ports, railroads and the role of shipping in a new era of transport planning

The first major address Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made to a freight group came shortly after taking office when he spoke to the American Association of Port Authorities.

New York-New Jersey port officials say persuading diverse labor, environmentalist and employer groups to unite behind a clean-trucks program was like herding cats.

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Home Depot says it is 65 percent of the way toward completing a network of what the home improvements retailer calls Rapid Deployment Centers to overhaul its U.S.

The International Chamber of Commerce on Thursday unveiled an extensively revised version of the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees that it said will be instrumental in adopting uniform practices in

The stimulus law is currently supporting 10,000 active transportation construction projects, and will further ramp up this spring, said Vice President Joseph Biden.

President Obama on Thursday signed into law a jobs bill that extends highway programs through the end of the next fiscal year.

Surface trade with Canada and Mexico in 2009 took the steepest dive in the 15 year history of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the United States inched up 0.1 percent in February to its highest level in the recovery.

The House on Wednesday approved a bill to extend the operations of the Federal Aviation Administration through July 3.

China is testing the impact on 12 industries of a possible revaluation of the yuan on their companies, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade announced Thursday.

Exports of U.S.-produced steel totaled 951,000 tons in January, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to December.

French logistics provider Geodis acquired small parcel express carrier Ciblex.

The Senate on Wednesday morning ended three months of political drama on transportation spending when it passed 68 – 29 a jobs bill that gives states assurance of highway and transit funding thr

The Chlorine Institute, fearing freight railroads could pass along potentially large costs for new crash-avoidance technology to shippers, is asking the Federal Railroad Administration to fix what it

TNT launched its Web-based Express Import system to enable customers to order the collection of import shipments from 170 countries with quotations and billing in their local currency.

Kuehne + Nagel won a three-year contract to handle warehousing and distribution for Vectura, a supplier of logistics services for producers, agents and importers of wine and spirits in Norway.

Industrial production inched up in February, and industry used slightly more of its capacity, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The inland waterways industry would pay higher fuel taxes to repair and maintain aging locks and dams, if it can get Congress and the White House to agree.

Thirteen shipper groups, hoping the Senate will keep a rail competition bill alive in the face of sharp criticism by top carriers, told lawmakers they want to see it through.

Several months of congressional skirmishing and one large flare-up over funding tried the nerves of the most steadfast advocates for transportation reform.

Ask experts on Africa about the economic challenges there and the first thing they point to is likely to be the same: infrastructure.