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Consolidated Chassis Management names new president, and SEKO Logistics hires chief commercial officer.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has unanimously determined that large residential washing machines are being imported into the United States at such increased quantities that they have caused serious […]

Regulated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and hired by importers to facilitate the cross-border movement of goods into the United States, U.S. customs brokers play an integral and […]

With the next potential hurricane already sweeping through Central America, the U.S. Coast Guard has set port conditions and restricted vessel traffic for Gulf Coast ports from Louisiana to Florida.

Port operator APM Terminals ended its operations at the Port of Tacoma on Sept. 30, and transferred its lease to a new joint venture between terminal operator SSA Marine and […]

A meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority on Wednesday revealed that Executive Director Roger Guenther has the authority to lower tariff charges, according to the […]

The U.S. trade deficit in August totaled $42.4 billion, slightly lower than analyst expectations and a 2.7 percent drop from July, according to recent data from the Department of Commerce.

The Athens-based ship owner has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed third party to sell up to seven of its containerships for a total value of $104 million, according […]

The Commerce Department deferred issuing a preliminary determination this week in its antidumping duty investigation of imports of Chinese aluminum foil, citing that more time is needed to analyze China’s […]

Cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) experienced its ninth straight month of year-over-year growth in July 2017, according to data […]

Large crop harvests this season, along with limited barge space due to portions of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers being closed, has sent spot rates for barge transportation through the […]

Eight of the 20 carload commodities tracked by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) were on the rise in September 2017 compared to the same period a year prior, according […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued three separate training grants totaling $23.8 million to help improve the safety of hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation […]

The White House moved forward this week to further talks with South Korea to amend the free trade agreement between the two countries, known as KORUS.

U.S.-Korea FTA Joint Committee conclusion USTR Lighthizer gave a statement on the conclusion of the Second Special Session of the U.S.-Korea FTA Joint Committee. EU commits to 36 actions for […]

After assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Maria to supply chain infrastructure in Puerto Rico, many shipping companies are assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in transporting cargo into […]

William Alsup, a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, pushed back the start of a trial between Google affiliate Waymo and the now ubiquitous ride-sharing app provider […]

The e-commerce giant is experimenting with its own delivery service, in which it will oversee the pickup of packages from warehouses of third-party merchants selling goods on its platform and […]

The evolving landscape of the port sector in recent years necessitates a workforce that can adapt to and keep up with the changes, said panelists at the annual meeting of […]

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will acquire a 38.6 percent equity stake in Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers in North America, the companies revealed in […]

The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, a program to boost trade from the Caribbean to the United States yielded “small but positive” effects in 2016, according to a recent report […]

The east-west ocean carrier vessel sharing agreement comprising COSCO Shipping, CMA CGM, APL, OOCL and Evergreen Line will add five Mediterranean transshipment calls to its MX1 and MX2 services, according […]

The Federal Highway Administration is awarding the mid-Atlantic port with a $1.55 million grant, which the Port of Virginia will use towards the development and phased implementation of a reservation […]

Air cargo volumes during the month increased 12.1 percent from August 2016, but the International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects that that the peak cyclical growth period for airfreight volumes […]

The Senate has confirmed Ted McKinney to serve as the undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, a newly created post within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The Hamburg-based logistics real estate provider acquired 16 cold chain logistics facilities in Germany from a private investor, the firm announced on Thursday.

Three family members of Miami-based AW-Tronics on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges that they conspired to defraud the United States and illegally export aviation parts and equipment to Syria.

The Doha-based air cargo carrier has also partnered with Dokasch to offer a range of temperature-controlled containers for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.

Hurricane Maria: Jones Act Waiver The Department of Defense has requested a 10-day waiver of the Jones Act in the interest of national defense, commencing immediately. Complaint regarding insulated beverage […]

American Trucking Associations (ATA) Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Robert Costello says the United States needs to maintain the Mexican cross-border truck program because it generates trucking jobs and […]

In all likelihood, the most fundamental factor that will affect current projections for worldwide economic growth is demographics, Jock O’Connell, an economist with Beacon Economics, told attendees at the AAPA […]

The aerospace and maritime engineering company signed a deal Wednesday with Google to further develop its intelligent awareness systems for self-driving ocean vessels.

Fortna, which handles distribution optimization and implementation for brands like ASICS, will use LLamasoft’s supply chain design tool as its core technology, the company said in a statement.

The Oak Brook, Ill.-based industrial real estate development and management firm said the disposition consisted of about 2.4 million square feet and 110 acres of land.

The Oregon-based freight railcar manufacturer announced its fourth quarter railcar orders, which are valued at $200 million, and additional orders at the beginning of the company’s 2018 fiscal year.

The United States says it wants Canadian province British Columbia to stop discriminating against imported wine through its regulation of allowing only provincial wine to be sold on regular grocery […]

Net orders of North American class 8 trucks totaled 22,100 units in September, a 7 percent increase from August and a 62 percent increase year-over-year, according to the latest figures […]

Norfolk Southern appoints chief information officer; Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff re-nominates two Port of Oakland board of port commissioners; and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) names new secretary general […]

Despite promises of a 10-year, $1 trillion spending plan that would be 80 percent private investment, recent comments from President Trump indicate he will no longer pursue public-private partnership funding […]

U.S. files second complaint over Canadian wine sale restrictions The U.S. argues the British Columbia measures appear to discriminate against imported wine by allowing only provincial wine to be sold […]

A key element to President Trump’s plan for securing funding for critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs across the country has now been emphatically rejected by Trump himself, according to reports […]

The French ocean carrier will buy out Sofrana Unilines via CMA CGM’s subsidiary ANL by the end of this month, the company announced Monday.

According to David Lancaster, cargo development director at the St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), “the prospects for cargo through STL look better than at any time since the closure […]

United States gross domestic product increased 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017, according to the “third” estimate from the Department of Commerce, up from the second estimate of […]

The proposed rail spur to a planned temperature controlled transload and distribution facility known as Cool Port is the final piece of a plan for a refrigerated gateway to Asia […]

Higher e-commerce supply chain costs will induce companies to devote more money to overall freight movement, the investment bank’s transport and logistics group said in a note Tuesday.

The global trade management software provider’s denied-party screening tool will complement MercuryGate’s import and export generation and Automated Export System and Importer Security Filing capabilities, the company said in a […]

The use of 40-foot chassis in the Seattle-Tacoma area has risen from 72 percent to 92 percent, causing supply to run short, according to Northwest Seaport Alliance data.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition gives Walmart access to Parcel’s routing algorithm for scheduled, time definite delivery of orders.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended its regulations to allow fresh persimmon imports from New Zealand into the United States.

Cold treatment is a process where perishable fruits have their pulp brought to a certain temperature for a period in order to fulfill U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarantine requirements […]

The two air carriers opened a facility for handling and storing pharmaceutical shipments at London Heathrow Airport, with plans for facilities in New York and Los Angeles next.

Ocean carrier Africa Express Line will deliver the new Star Cool refrigerated (reefer) containers to its parent company, French fruit exporter Compagnie Fruitiere, for use on its Europe-West Africa service […]

The two federal agencies charged with overseeing the nation’s seafood imports must strengthen their testing for unsafe drug residues in these products, according to a recent report from the Government […]

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed a civil penalty of $230,000 against Northampton, Mass.-based Millitech for 18 violations of the Export Administration Regulations.

AASHTO’s board elects the association’s new president, VP and secretary-treasurer; NYK’s corporate officer resigns to serve as senior managing director at Ocean Network Express Japan Ltd.; and AAPA installs three […]

The acquisition of Long Beach, Calif.-based California Cartage creates the largest family-owned, vertically integrated third-party logistics provider in North America, according to NFI.

Determination regarding 100- to 150-seat large civil aircraft from Canada The Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of 100- to 150-seat […]

The cumulative effects of anxiety, fatigue and vessel motion from heavy weather degraded the crew’s decision making and physical performance of duties during the fateful voyage, according to a report […]

Under a new proposed change from the U.S. Department of Transportation, multimodal projects would be required to follow only one process, rather than multiple agency processes, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao […]

Legislation filed in both the U.S. House and Senate on Thursday (S. 1883/H.R. 3882) would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to test train and commercial vehicle operators for sleep […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week has released a bundle of regulatory changes to the nation’s in-bond process for imported goods that will take effect Nov. 27.

Industrial logistics real estate developer GLP’s acquisition of Gazeley is expected to be funded by approximately $1.6 billion of equity and $1.2 billion of long-term, low-cost debt.

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has officially begun dredging and construction projects approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Boston harbor at a total cost of $350 million.

The transportation management software (TMS) provider recently unveiled a new embedded analytics business intelligence tool designed to help users better utilize the data generated by MercuryGate’s system.

The two parities failed to agree on the specifics of the proposed transaction, resulting in the entire deal being terminated, FSL Trust said in a statement Sunday.

The chassis pool management company will launch its “quick and seamless” booking system for chassis and other related equipment starting Oct. 2, Consolidated Chassis Management said in a statement.

New York-based luxury goods retailer Richemont North America has agreed to pay a $334,800 civil penalty to settle four violations of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, according to the […]

   Two recent AS Daily stories – “House rejects effort to delay ELD mandate” (Sept. 11) and “New OOIDA-led coalition looks to revive ELD mandate delay” (Sept. 28) – both […]

Improved global trade, the e-commerce boom and an accompanying tightening of the industrial real estate market have helped air cargo volumes, which account for just 1 percent of world trade […]

U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Council The U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Council met in Ankara under the auspices of the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to discuss multilateral trade issues. […]

The third round of the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations concluded Wednesday in Ottawa, Canada, and the negotiators say they are making progress, “narrowing the gaps and agreeing to […]

U.S. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced legislation to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act, which requires that all goods shipped between American ports travel […]

Despite the loss, the Oslo, Norway-based subsidiary of Germany’s MPC Capital has raised another $100 million for vessel acquisitions and has reportedly acquired three more vessels, bringing its total fleet […]

Spot container rates from Shanghai to the Mediterranean have now declined for nine consecutive weeks, according to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.

Not only is the composite index of container freight rates from around the world down by 4.9 percent this week, but it’s also down 6 percent from the same period […]

The immediate issuance of penalties beginning Nov. 1 will further “motivate” compliance with regulations surrounding wood packaging materials in international shipments, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a […]

A shipyard for the containership, which will be dubbed the Yara Birkeland, will be selected by the end of the year, and the plan is to launch the vessel in […]

The parcel carriers have been approved to begin international delivery services from China to the United States with a new product offering that provides full visibility and transit time reliability.

Exel Freight Connect, DHL Suuply Chain’s freight brokerage operation, has been renamed to DHL Transport Brokerage as part of a multi-year brand transition.

Unique Logistics International appoints managing director of Unique Logistics International, Atlanta; and Roanoke Insurance Group Inc. names new president.

The AV START Act (S. 1885) would require manufacturers to submit safety evaluation reports to the Secretary of Transportation with information on safety, crashworthiness, and cybersecurity through documented testing, validation […]

Newly released data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has allowed U.S. Commerce Department analysts to challenge the long-held perception that U.S. content in North American Free Trade […]

Multi-Sector Trade Mission to China The ITA will lead a trade mission to China in November to discuss U.S. businesses in the Chinese marketplace. Dispute Settlement Body The next WTO […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a 10-day Jones Act waiver today for Puerto Rico due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

The coalition, whose members represent industries that would be impacted by the mandate, says implementation of the FMCSA’s electronic logging device requirements should be delayed until various unresolved issues identified […]

The primary vessel conduit at the Port of Houston must be dredged just so it can handle normal commerce at its authorized depth and width due to flood water from […]

The capital increase, which is expected to amount to $414 million, will be used to reduce debt, the German ocean carrier said in a statement Thursday.

The 2,000th transit is another step forward for the recently expanded Central American gateway, which has served more and more vessels since its opening in June 2016.

The South Florida seaport handled nearly 100,000 TEUs of containerized cargo in August 2017, 18.5 percent more than in the same month a year ago, according to recent data from […]