Supply chain

While touring Brazil, Sen. Charles Grassley saw a threat to farmers back home.

Increases in new orders and -- for the first time in more than a year -- in unfilled orders in January signaled an upward trend for manufacturers of durable goods.

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The Missouri Department of Transportation on Feb. 19 announced that unless Congress approved money for highway programs, it would postpone or cancel a scheduled bid letting on Feb. 25.

Senate Democrats got support from eight additional Republicans Wednesday to pass a jobs bill by a 70-28 margin. Five Republicans supported the majority to block a filibuster on the bill on Monday.

There is no slowdown in sight for Chinese steel output, according to a prediction from the Chinese Iron and Steel Association.

Steel imports increased by 15.9 percent in January compared to December, but the effects of the recession left business down 31 percent from January 2009.

Kuwait-based global logistics provider Agility is donating transportation and logistics services to International Medical Corps, delivering supplies, doctors and healing to earthquake survivors in Hai

Japan's exports to the rest of the world rose for the second consecutive month in January, surging 40.9 percent from a year earlier to $54.5 billion, according to preliminary figures released by the F

A group representing independent truck drivers accused Mexico of “economic bullying” while arguing against allowing Mexican truckers to operate in the U.S.

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The Descartes Systems Group launched a conditional voluntary cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of trade management provider Zemblaz, formerly known as Porthus.

Stimulus funds for transportation infrastructure have so far paid to complete more than 3,000 construction projects around the United States and are now supporting three times that many under construc

A Senate jobs bill that cleared a filibuster hurdle on Monday won praise from trade groups for extending surface transportation programs, but the legislation did not continue business tax exemptions.<

Damco, the combined logistics subsidiary of A.P.

A fund affiliated with private equity firm New Mountain Capital agreed to acquire RedPrairie Holding, a provider of inventory, transportation and workforce productivity solutions.

Total U.S. steel exports fell 31.1 percent for the year in 2009, sliding to 9.3 million tons.

Logistics provider National Retail Systems has launched its Vendor Direct Logistics service for China-based retail suppliers.

Exporters signing up for the Automated Export System or AESDirect will no longer be able to use their Social Security number as identification, according to the Census Bureau.

World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association in Brussels climbed to 109 million metric tons in January, an increase of 25.5 percent from January 2009, the

ProLogis signed lease agreements for three of its sites as it announced new investment in European logistics.

Eleven months after the Transportation Worker Identification Credential became mandatory for all port-related workers, ports still lack the electronic equipment to read the card&rsquo;s biometric data

Companies that cut back recruiting efforts as the economy slid into recession are beginning to think about hiring again as a recovery begins to take shape.

The enemy is a voracious, destructive alien species. Government agencies at all levels are girding for a last-stand battle.

Call it a lost week for a major slice of the U.S. economy and transportation network.

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The new year has brought shades of optimism for the transportation and supply chain industry. While the overall U.S.

A Senate jobs bill skews a federal highway funding formula to benefit four states, and leaves nothing for 22 others, Rep. James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., said Friday.

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is cosponsoring a broad variety of educational programs in the U.S.

The Federal Maritime Commission voted 3-1 today to take the firs

The closely watched Leading Economic Index increased 0.3 percent in January, following a 1.2 percent gain in December, and a 1.1 percent rise in November, said The Conference Board on Thursday.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will be the keynote speaker on April 7 during the seventh annual Journal of Commerce North American Marine Highways and Logistics Conference.

Industrial production increased 0.9 percent in January following a gain of 0.7 percent in December, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

Railroad projects in seven states were the top winners Wednesday when the Department of Transportation announced recipients of $1.5 billion in TIGER grants.

Manufacturers in New York say business conditions improved at a healthy pace in February, according to survey results released Feb. 16 by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

New York-based courier Choice Logistics will expand its forward stocking location in Dubai to establish a full service regional hub as client needs grow in the Middle East.

Wal-Mart will spend $115 million to build a refrigerated distribution center in Western Canada the retailer says will be outfitted with new energy-saving technology that will put it at the forefront o

Notwithstanding its unassuming home, Air Tractor is an exporter of note. The company manufactures specialized airplanes for crop dusting and fire suppression.

The trucking industry is adding its voice to a coalition demanding tighter federal regulation of trading in commodity derivatives.