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The Consumer Product Safety Commission will hold a public meeting March 12 to discuss how the agency will administer and enforce the section of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that applies

Australia and South Korea will begin formal negotiations for a bilateral free-trade agreement in May, Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told the press March 5.

The Federal Maritime Administration has one of the shortest agendas in recent months for its next regular meeting.

The United Transportation Union is asking President Obama to elevate Francis P. Mulvey to be chairman of the Surface Transportation Board that regulates railroads, Washington sources said.

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is adding a level of security to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential.

President Obama has chosen Craig Fugate, director of Florida’s emergency response agency, to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House said.

Trans Global Logistics named Bill Ip director of freight and logistics, China North region.

President Obama began pushing out funds this week in several ways that can help the transportation sector, by sending stimulus money down the pipeline to states and starting to tackle consumer finance

The sharp edge of the recession chopped the legs off the furniture market in December and January, cutting deeply into shipments of household furniture.

The National Association of Manufacturers is backing the Obama administration’s Trade Policy Agenda, released March 2 by

Bucking the economic downturn, the Kuehne + Nagel Group enjoyed its best results ever in 2008, despite a significant decline in cargo volume during the fourth quarter of last year.

The Obama administration figures the $28 billion that the new stimulus law is sending to highway construction and assorted freight projects “will lead to 150,000 jobs saved or created by the end

States will have the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee looking over their shoulders as they spend $40 billion in infrastructure stimulus funds.

When it comes to high-tech purchases, consumers are pressing the “esc” key.

Powerful members of Congress are rushing to defend their transportation trust funds from a change proposed in President Obama’s budget, which they say could upset the user-financed spending authority

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The Transported Asset Protection Association warns that the global economic downturn will lead to an increase in incidents of cargo crime.

Residents of American cities can breath easier, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Business at the nation’s factories contracted for the 13th consecutive month in February, according to a survey of supply executives.

Fiber and polymer maker INVISTA selected GT Nexus to provide a Web-based global freight spend management platform.

Trans Asia Shipping Corporation, the Malaysian agent of Yusen Air & Sea Service, opened a new bonded warehouse in Penang to handle growing demand for electronic components.

Some $52 billion of President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus package is allocated to improve transportation infrastructure, but the question for intermodal advocates is how much will go

The atmosphere surrounding the trucking and railroad debate over truck size and weight limits is more frigid than ever, and shippers claim they’re stuck in the middle.

When the Surface Transportation Board hit BNSF Railway with its largest-ever penalty for overcharging a utility customer, the smackdown could be heard all across the country.

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Factories shutting down by the thousands. Falling container volumes at ports. Double-digit declines in imports and exports. Is China’s heyday coming to an end?

Supporters of the controversial “Buy America

Pacer International, Inc., a leading North American freight transportation and logistics provider, announced the appointment of James K.

The United Fresh Produce Association is expanding its portfolio of expertise in the supply chain and logistics domain with the appointment of Dan Vache, formerly v.p.

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A leading economic firm revised its outlook for ec

Deutsche Post, parent of DHL and Europe's biggest mail carrier, lost $4 billion in the fourth quarter due to declines in volume, which may persist through 2009.

A national commission is recommending a transition

Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations are meeting in Thailand today to sign their long-anticipated agreement for a free trade zone with Australia and New Zealand.

Gross domestic product fell at an annual rate of 6

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The federal government should eliminate a rule that forces some truck drivers to undergo duplicate, costly security checks, the Small Business Administration said Feb. 27.

President Obama named Jon Leibowitz to chair the F

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