Supply chain

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico plummeted a record 30.9 percent from February a year ago to $47.9 bi

Consumer confidence improved considerably in April, according to research organization The Conference Board.

The United States imported a total of 1.5 million net tons of steel in March, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported, based on preliminary Census Bureau data.

Reacting to a storm of protest by foreign companies in China, the European Commission said Wednesday that it is investigating whether China's new postal law, effective October 1, breaks World Trade Or

Canada is filing a World Trade Organization complaint against the United States to ease new country-of-origin-labeling requirements on Canadian beef and pork exports.

"K" Line Logistics is contesting a fine levied by the nation's anti-monopoly watchdog for its alleged role in a cartel to raise international air cargo charges.

Legislation that would allow states to withdraw from the federal highway program is raising the specter of another donor-donee standoff like the one that stalled transportation legislation in 2004.

Panalpina, the Swiss global logistics group, reported net earnings crashed 95 percent in the first quarter from a year ago amid a slump in ocean and air freight traffic on trans-Atlantic and trans-Pac

The government said the U.S.

New legislation would set minimum standards for container security and require monitoring of U.S.-bound containers from the point of stuffing, according to the Senate delegations from New York and New

Impairment charges for falling market value of its holdings led to a loss of $122.4 million in the first quarter for owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, AMB Property Corporation.

Gross Domestic Product grew 1.1 percent in 2008, according to an April 28 advance report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

China and Peru signed a free trade agreement Tuesday, capping more than a year and a half of negotiations and legal processes.

Dutch logistics giant TNT will acquire Brazilian carrier Expresso Araçatuba Transportes e Logística for a price of $70.4 million, on a cash and debt free basis.

Yusen Air & Sea Service, the core logistics unit of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japan's biggest shipping firm, reported a big drop in group profit for fiscal 2008, which ended on Mar

Two leaders of the Senate Finance Committee introduced legislation aimed at dismantling some of the Bush administration’s transportation privatization policies.

The European Shippers Council has warned that a new international agreement governing liability for cargo damaged at sea could put small and mid-size shippers at risk.

China's economists are becoming more optimistic about their country's economic recovery.

The American Chamber of Commerce in China warned in a report April 27 that efforts to build up Chinese companies to dominate domestic industries might shut out foreign competitors.

Falling construction prices are making federal dollars meant for infrastructure projects go further, and Washington is trying to make sure the money goes to those building plans.

While the U.S.

While those of us who travel overseas for our jobs sometimes complain about the time away from home and the extra-long days, there is no better way to keep up with trade and transportation than to vis

[BRAZIL:34:4/27/09:TRADE] Brazil has moved outside the rest of the world’s mainstream in commerce and culture for years and that could be how it turns out to be with the global economic downturn.

The Federal Maritime Commission isn’t going to be deterred even after a federal court “smacked down” the agency’s stand in the controversial clean-trucks program at Southern California ports.

Congress will jump into the legal and policy issues raised by the recent expansion of pirate attacks on cargo ships in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa.

Agility opened an Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore along with an expanded regional distribution center to strengthen its presence and provide a platform for further growth.

Shipments, orders and inventories of manufactured durable goods all fell in March, according to a report released April 24 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Transportation Security Administration lacks the structure, policies and procedures to complete an effective risk management plan for freight and passenger transportation, according to a report by

Manhattan Associates saw licensing revenue from its supply chain software fall more than 70 percent in the first quarter, all but wiping out the company's net profit.

Construction equipment giant Caterpillar says the scale of the federal economic stimulus package is “disappointing” and will have little impact on construction business this year.

In a merger of third-party logistics providers, Horizon Logistics and Beacon Performance Logistics combined their operations. They will operate under the name of Horizon Logistics.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association, as part a coalition of non-governmental organizations and U.S. businesses, urged Congress and the Obama administration to review and reform U.S.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is stepping up its efforts to secure the nation's land borders, and the agency is receiving hundreds of millions of dollars to support its efforts.

The Automated Commercial Environment is open for business – almost – U.S. Customs and Border Protection said April 22.

A former regulator at the Surface Transportation Board, W.

Two retail industry groups with a major voice in transportation policy are merging to give retailers a more powerful, united association in Washington.

American steel exports declined by 34.4 percent in the first two months of 2009 compared to 2008, the American Institute for International Steel announced April 22.

The value of the RFID market in 2009 will rise to $5.56 billion, up from $5.25 billion in 2008, according to a new report by IDTechEx, a research and consulting firm.

The president and CEO of 51 million-member AAA raised concerns about transportation infrastructure and the upcoming reauthorization of the highway bill with U.S.

The major companies in the express industry would like to see a higher value limit for goods eligible for informal customs entry, and a higher maximum level for articles that can be imported duty free