Supply chain

The new rule is above and beyond the published average train speeds that shippers and industry analysts have been relegated to rely on for years. Although those figures are an indicator of service reliability, they in no way provide a comprehensive appraisal of rail service.

Next-day shipping isn't just for online retailers. The parts division of $19 billion heavy truck maker PACCAR designed its latest distribution center to speed delivery of aftermarket components to customers.

Kenya’s second international seaport will open for operations by 2020.

Cargo clearance at Indian seaports, airports, and container freight stations should be quicker beginning Thursday.

A US appeals court is considering whether vehicle buyers and dealers can pursue lawsuits seeking treble damages from roll-on, roll-off carriers involved in a price-fixing conspiracy.

US Federal Maritime Commission member William Doyle said the FMC should be “very cautious” about allowing container lines to use their alliances’ antitrust immunity to deal collectively with US service providers.

President-elect Trump’s nomination for Department of Transportation chief, Elaine Chao, has a track record of rolling back regulation and a pro-business bent.

Russia’s competition authorities are weighing punishments for road and rail operators found guilty of anticompetitive practices.

Third-party logistics provider Transplace is making further inroads into Canada after acquiring Lakeside Logistics.

Russia’s leading shippers and transport companies are petitioning the government to drastically reduce the customs paperwork needed for imports and exports.

Japan signed an agreement to expand the area of land it can develop within the Thilawa special economic zone.

The one clear solution to help curb persistent congestion at US West Coast ports driving up shipping costs and driving down productivity seems to be the one thing the industry refuses to deliver: data.

Lackluster market conditions hit Allcargo Logistics.

China's shift to automated factories will keep transportation supply chains in place.

Shippers face a brave new world in which they try to gauge whether new Trump administration will make good on its promises to deliver $1 trillion in infrastructure investment, reset trade deals, and repeal regulation.

UPS on Friday broke ground on the expansion of its Columbus, Ohio, hub, the latest effort in a global facility expansion and modernization drive necessitated by the e-commerce boom.

Dozens of new port concessions and contract extensions should direct 40 billion reais ($11.82 billion) in investments toward Brazil’s ports over the next 25 years.

The Association of American Railroads wants the White House to freeze pending proposals at the Surface Transportation Board, including a proposed rule backed by rail shipper groups.

The South Korean government is looking to the country's large multinational exporters to take a major role in turning around the fortunes of its struggling shipping sector.

The Philippines approved the start of work on a proposed container port in Cebu.

Airlines in Asia take a dim view of the anti-free trade rhetoric that has emerged from the United States.

Just days after Taiwan’s leading container lines reported tumbling revenue and profit, the Taiwanese government said it will provide billions of dollars in financial support.

Rep. Duncan Hunter views PierPass as a model for other ports' efforts to extend gate hours.

Earnings at India’s leading transportation and logistics services providers took a hit in the second fiscal quarter, but there are signs of recovery.

Tightening space and rising rental rates in Vancouver are driving some Western Canadian importers to move their distribution hubs inland — roughly 604 miles inland to Calgary.

The American Trucking Associations hopes for a bigger role in crafting 'data-driven' regulations under a Trump administration.

Shippers have "more questions than answers" about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is increasingly likely to be rewritten under President-elect Trump.

The Trump administration’s plan for a broad-based regulatory rollback could shorten the duration of any future truck capacity shortfall.

Japan Post’s group net loss more than doubled in the first half of the current fiscal year from a year earlier.

CEVA Logistics posted lower earnings and flat revenue in the third quarter, as sliding freight rates offset strong volume growth.

Steady growth in e-commerce activity is driving a surge in the parcel delivery business and strengthening the role of EDI in processing and auditing freight payments, according to shippers and billing companies.

Net profit at Kintetsu World Express crashed even as group revenue surged.

It’s far from clear how Donald Trump’s fiery anti-trade deal rhetoric on the campaign trail will translate into his actions as president and their impact on trade, according to an analysis by IHS Markit, parent of JOC.com.

Democrats and Republican alike are encouraged that a Trump Administration could inject freight infrastructure with a much-needed funding boost.

UPS’s acquisition of Marken, a third-party logistics provider specializing in health care, will bolster UPS’s pharmaceutical logistics services.

Deutsche Post DHL on Tuesday reported a record third-quarter result.

The Russian government’s decision to subsidize imports from China arriving via rail will cut costs and result in faster transit times.

Eager to avoid the fate of neighboring South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping, Japan’s Big Three shipping companies are lobbying the government for favorable tax and budgetary measures.

US experiencing generally strong demand for warehouse and distribution space, with demand in Canada and Latin America choppy.

Net profit at Nippon Express Co., Japan’s biggest international freight forwarder, surged in the first half of fiscal 2016 despite a revenue decline.