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Both container and bulk terminals have a large number of projects planned.

While Commerce calls for increased domestic production of “critical minerals,” it highlights the need to boost investment and trade with countries friendly to the U.S.

Transpacific trade VP Jesper Stenback says APL is committing to truck turn times of 25 minutes for cargo pickup and 40 minutes for cargo pickup and equipment returns.

Mike Weindel is promoted to company president and Rita Andreone is appointed to board of directors.

Thursday will be the last day the current Regulations.gov system will accept totally new requests for exclusions from Section 232 measures on steel and aluminum.

Purchase of 179 million square feet of space from Singapore’s GLP is part of plan to meet e-commerce demand.

Industry expresses disappointment that Customs’ umbrella system remains vulnerable to shutdowns.

Six projects were selected from the 39 applications to receive funds in the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects grants.

BE-GATE is designed to simplify the import and export of e-commerce goods.

The Group marks World Environment Day by reiterating its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.

The e-commerce giant on Wednesday unveiled its latest design for the Prime Air drone, which can fly up to 15 miles, deliver in 30 minutes and carry items weighing up […]

Worldwide Flight Services will begin operations in the newly built 120,000-square-foot warehouse later this year.

The federal agency announces the names of 168 individuals and entities banned from exporting defense articles that require a State Department license.

The federal agency announces the names of 23 individuals and entities banned from exporting defense articles that require a State Department license.

The service will commence sailing June 17 from Osaka and provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia.

Iranian citizen Peyman Amiri Larijani faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted on charges that he and co-conspirators facilitated exports of U.S.-made plane parts to Iran’s airlines.

Customers are expecting same- or next-day delivery, variable last-mile delivery options, high in-transit visibility, flexible or free return policies and always-in-stock inventories.

The legislation, favorably reported to the House by a 29-21 vote, provides $137.1 billion in budgetary resources and includes $75.8 billion in discretionary funding.

“Insurers have been warning for years that the increasing size of vessels is leading to a higher accumulation of risk,” says Allianz.

The Richmond, Va.-based trucking company’s $15 million bid for Eastern Freight Ways and Carrier Industries was approved by a judge in mid-May.

Senators press BIS nominee on the administration’s failure to release details of Commerce’s national security investigation into automobile and related parts imports.

A memorandum of understanding paves the way for digital and physical connections between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Installations of the exhaust cleaning systems will begin on three vessels in 2019 and the remaining three in 2020.

The Shanghai International Shipping Institute points to “feeble economic and trade growth” in a recently released report.

Thomas Sonntag is named managing director and Marcus Anvell is appointed area sales manager.

As the administration ratchets up Section 301 tariffs on China, it appears it is directing less attention to the overarching goal of balancing the trade relationship, a witness said.

Erin Wirth succeeds Clay Guthridge, who retired last week after serving 13 years as the Federal Maritime Commission’s chief administrative law judge.

Funds will be used to increase rail capacity and reduce truck traffic in downtown Halifax.

The shipping line says the move is in line with a decision to quit other voluntary discussion agreements in 2017.

“Heightened political risks to vessel security, complying with 2020 emissions rules and the growing number of fires on board bring challenges.”

The pilot program allows a limited number of drivers ages 18 to 21 to drive CMVs in interstate commerce if they possess the military equivalent of a CDL.

Nicola Caristo, Peter Lantin, Baba Devani and Jan Eskil Hollen have new assignments.

Effective Wednesday, the rule will amend the Export Administration Regulations’ aircraft, vessels and spacecraft license exception.

Hapag-Lloyd LIVE initially will equip all the company’s reefer containers with equipment to monitor temperature and other data.

After being detained for 19 months in Louisiana, the master of the Ridgeway Alexander Z is allowed to return to Russia.

Panelists at a University of North Florida roundtable event said technology can help companies remain flexible and agile as the political environment shifts.

The offering with AirBridgeCargo and CargoLogicAir is planned to go live later this summer, the Berlin-based air cargo booking platform announced Monday.

Demand not expected to increase because of the impact of higher tariffs on trade.

A 20-acre tract will be added to the lease holdings between the port and Horizon, which opened a 70,000-square-foot vehicle-processing building at Port Freeport in 2015.

In executive moves, a European commercial manager is appointed, new CEOs are tapped, a chief economist is hired and a CFO and CIO are named.

The action was taken after the Trump administration determined that India failed to provide the U.S. with fair market access.

No doubt these are unsettling and downright worrisome times, especially for those with global operations that conduct business with China and want to do the right thing. 

The exclusions on such products as oil pumps, forklifts, garage door openers and medical equipment will be retroactive to July 6 and extend through June 4, 2020.

There was a significant outcry among customs brokers at the southern border after President Trump tweeted last week that he plans to impose tariffs on all goods from Mexico to […]

Daimler Trucks announced it is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as part of its effort to put highly automated trucks onto roadways within the next decade.

Honors also go to Dayton Freight Lines, Manhattan Associates, Southeastern Freight Lines and TQL, and Port of Long Beach scholarship recipients are announced.

The port and the St. Louis Regional Freightway are seeking to form a relationship to explore opportunities that support growth in both cities.

Dockworkers return to work Thursday afternoon after all-night negotiations.

Judge says New York must concur with New Jersey’s desire to leave the bi-state law enforcement agency.

The programs are offered at Florida International University and the University of North Florida, which opened registration for its initial course Friday.

Consultant warns exporters still need to exercise common sense to ensure there’s no suggestion that the integrity of an export transaction is suspect.

The administration sent to Congress a draft statement to propel USMCA implementing legislation Thursday, the same day Trump tweeted he plans to impose tariffs on Mexico.

Attorney reports difficulties for U.S. firms as China moves from national to provincial registration of non-vessel operating common carriers.

Robert Brasher is succeeding Patrick O’Malley as vice president and CCO, and material handling industry veteran James Heuker is hired.

COAC’s Northern Triangle Working Group gains momentum with 50 members and involvement from nongovernmental organizations and the United Nations. 

Swiss company rebrands and names new management team, Indiana-based firm hires a national fleet sales manager and insurance union appoints an ambassador for Asia.

President Donald Trump said last week that talks would not continue until Democratic lawmakers “get these phony investigations over with.”

Logisticians can’t help with recovery operations if their businesses aren’t prepared, says Kathy Fulton, executive director of the American Logistics Aid Network.

Maritime shipping interests have asked the Canadian government to consider building the icebreakers as part of $15.7 billion Canadian Coast Guard fleet renewal.

Japan, Germany and Malaysia among the countries that met two of three criteria to be designated by the Treasury as a currency manipulator, but no country met all three.

Hong Kong-based Hutchison Ports, Canadian National Railway and the Port of Quebec say they will partner to build a $775 million deep-draft container terminal.

AVAIO and Sydney Harbour Investment Partners announce a partnership to develop and finance the Nova Scotia multipurpose terminal.

Former Google and MercuryGate executives are hired for chief positions.

Advanced Training Systems CEO John Kearney says technology-enhanced driver training plays a key role in the nation’s effort to protect the supply chain.

Maersk joins CMA CGM and MSC as an investor in the manufacturer of “smart container” technology.

French carrier raises cost-saving targets and reports a smaller net loss in the first quarter of 2019.

‘Qualitative’ retaliation could take the form of increased inspections, difficulty in getting licenses, and delays and investigations for environmental compliance.

Andrew Kinsey, senior risk consultant at the insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, says carriers need to be proactive in preventing ship fires.

Analyst at Drewry believes the decision by CMA CGM and MSC to join the IBM-Maersk digital shipping platform is a significant event.

With COAC’s help, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks to devise an online strategy to better target illicit exports before they can leave the country.

Mexico is benefiting from the CPTPP accord and booming beverage business, but its auto industry is slowing down and it’s dealing with trucking delays at the U.S. border.

Union president calls the move “a reckless, irresponsible and needless decision that will undermine the economy.”

An investment in a 50-foot berth enabled the 14,424-TEU Evergreen Triton to pay a visit to Maryland.

Two more carriers join the “blockchain-enabled” shipping platform developed by Maersk and IBM.

Investigators found calcium hypochlorite in 13 containers and chlorinated paraffin wax in an additional five.

The vessel will provide a ship-to-ship distribution service in the Baltic region.

Two containerships are launched for weekly service calling New York, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

The first of 14 ordered fuel-efficient planes took off from Cincinnati bound for Bahrain on Saturday.

Five hundred of the 3,000 units will be MCI Star Cool containers, which have the refrigeration integrated directly into the boxes.

The AB has four vacancies, with two current members on the seven-position panel expected to depart in December, which would render it inoperative.

John Stubbings and Rachel Morley are elected, Larry Klimczyk is hired and Carsten Mortensen is appointed nonexecutive chairman.

New BIS licensing designation puts Maduro regime among those countries of U.S. national security concern, such as China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria.

Port authority’s long-term goal is to become the East Coast port leader for railed containers to the Midwest.

Awards also given for safety practices and to Circular IQ, Dayton Freight, Duluth-Superior, Manhattan CFO, Nola, Old Dominion, Pacesetter ports and Worldwide.

More than 3,200 containers will have to be discharged at the Port of Halifax, where the ship arrived Monday, ONE said.

The first three are set to be delivered in mid-June with subsequent deliveries in August and October.

The most recent and announced potential future duties will reduce global GDP, the intergovernmental group stated in a report released Thursday.

CEO Skou reports “good progress” on business transformation, but says new tariffs could potentially reduce expected growth in global container volumes by 1%.

The 23 crew members temporarily left the ship but returned about 8:30 a.m. Friday after a ballast transfer, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

The congressional watchdog agency said the trade financing bank should use GSA’s system as a tool to identify applicants with delinquent federal debt indicators.

The five technologies identified by the Wassenaar Arrangement members were added to Commerce’s export control list based on their threat to national security.

The Justice Department said Edison, N.J. resident Gene Shilman now faces up to five years in jail for violating the Arms Export Control Act.

President Trump said he told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to “get these phony investigations over with.”

U.S. Department of Transportation agencies are looking at addressing such areas as CDL endorsements, hours of service rules and roadside inspections.

Shipping line orders additional “smart container” equipment from Traxens that allows shippers to monitor cargo.

The reduction, which began in April, is scheduled to last for six months to “clarify our management stance towards recovery of our business performance,” the company said.

Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., says the agreement won’t be “jammed through” his panel or the House Ways and Means Committee.

Purchase of Pescara, Italy-based Dema Services marks the second European-focused acquisition made by C.H. Robinson this year.

The subcommittee favorably reported to the full Appropriations Committee its fiscal year 2020 funding bill, which includes $1.1 billion for the Maritime Administration.

Shippers tell Surface Transportation Board they’re unfairly charged for unrealistic cargo equipment deadlines established by the Class I railroads’ network changes.