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Government places 10-knot restriction on a section of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.

PHOTO COURTESY OF OTAY MESA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Post by FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney Business is good at the Otay Mesa port of entry, California’s largest commercial land port of entry, […]

Florida International Terminal (FIT) deployed a new appointment system in a bid to improve turnaround times for reefer drivers. The appointment system is part of a previously announced expansion at […]

Seattle, San Francisco and other West Coast cities have dramatically expanded water taxi service over the past few years.

The bill, introduced in the House Tuesday, would limit new or additional tariffs imposed by the president to 120 days unless approved by Congress.

Integrating training and coaching programs into the driver experience can save a company significant money and minimize the risk of serious accidents.

Agency wants to reduce time and costs for driving schools and applicants

Iconic American chocolatier and sweets maker Hershey tied for 18th place in a list of the top 25 manufacturers, distributors and retailers that do the best job in removing supply chain inefficiencies.

Sales of used trucks in the Class 8 market plummeted 22 percent in May compared with the same month a year earlier, and dropped 8 percent from the previous month.

Many companies still do not have cyber insurance and are vulnerable to the costs associated with a data breach.

Donald Broughton writes the second part of his look at the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and how transportation professionals can tweak GDP numbers to better understand and forecast the business environment they are competing in.

When Democrats took the stage for their first debate, infrastructure was hardly mentioned, and doesn’t appear to be a priority in this election cycle.

Each lane of the new ramp, opened earlier this month, operates six days a week and offers two- to three-day transit times to New Jersey and Massachusetts.

The Safe Freight Act would require all freight trains in the U.S. have at least one certified conductor and one certified engineer on board.

CEO Skou tells The Wall Street Journal he wants half of the company’s earnings to come from inland logistics.

The Netherlands leads Europe in inland waterway transport, and to keep its dominance over roadways intact, it looks to invest heavily in autonomous shipping technology.

Air Canada (TSE:AC) will acquire Transat A.T. (TSE:TRZ), the parent company of Canada’s third-largest airline, strengthening its position as the country’s dominant carrier.  The companies announced on June 27 that […]

Also known as the First Mile, drayage is the transport of goods over a short distance between ports and warehouses for truck, ship or rail.

The seizure came one day after nearly 20 tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1.3 billion were seized at the Port of Philadelphia.

In partnership with Carggo… small freight brokers now have a white-label solution for automated load matching.

Large fires still blazing out west, Alvin spins over the Pacific

Cyber attacks are becoming all too common in the maritime sector, making it crucial for container lines to prevent data hacking and look to improve resilience.

England Logistics has partnered with Trucker Tools to streamline operations and provide real-time visibility to customers, allowing the company to eliminate many broker inefficiencies.

A letter sent Wednesday to congressional leaders states the plan “must provide full use” of the Harbor Maintenance Tax revenues and “address tax fairness.”

Air cargo wait times really vary between airports

It’s important for all U.S. companies to invest the necessary resources into compliance oversight on the front end to prevent regulatory violations from occurring.

Convoy’s Automated Reloads feature allows carriers to book loads from a pre-planned combination of loads designed to minimize empty miles.

Solid growth in China’s cargo throughput has been revealed in newly published data. No doubt about it – the country’s cargo volumes are growing.

Year-to-date U.S. rail volumes fell again amid a loosening truck market, receding floodwaters in the Midwest and overall economic uncertainty.

Meanwhile, a state legislator wants the California Lands Commission to review port automation projects.

Research by Clarksons confirms acceleration of scrubber installations, reducing available ship capacity.

The American Trucking Associations will steer clear of the fight over longer-combination vehicles

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) moves about 10,000 loads per week in the United States. Drivers picking up those shipments – whether they’re beverage bases destined for bottlers or ice tea for retailers […]

Even as the FAST Act looks increasingly like it will end up as a short-term extension rather than a multi-year reauthorization to fund roads and bridges, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to find ways to inject safety and supply chain efficiency into the law through digital technology.

Provision in Coast Guard bill tightens foreign-ship waiver process

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued a statement appearing to concede defeat in the battle over a controversial cap-and-trade bill. The governor issued a statement after Senate President Peter Courtney announced […]

Supermarket workers at Albertsons, Vons and Ralphs stores voted today (June 26) to give union leaders the authority to call a strike. A tally of the votes was not immediately […]

Container ports at risk of earthquake aftershocks

W.M “Rusty” Rush III and his stepmother, Barbara Rush, continue to fight in a Texas court over the late W. Marvin Rush II’s estate. The death of 79-year-old W. Marvin […]

This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking U.S. West Coast ports want to boost drayage efficiency for the upcoming 2019 peak season. They aim to do so through […]

The Alabama State Port Authority, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, Kane Is Able, Lanehub and Pelican Products announce appointments.

“At Wayfair, we believe that ‘everyone should live in a home that they love.’ Let’s stay true to that message by taking a stand against the reprehensible practice of separating families, which denies them any home at all,” Wayfair employees reportedly said in a letter to company leaders.

The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group has released another study – this one on autonomous trucking. Read what they foresee for the trucking industry and drivers in the years ahead.

Booster, the same-day fuel delivery service, has announced it raised $56 million Series C funding led by Invus Opportunities, with participation from existing partners Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, Maveron, […]

No single country can absorb the trade flow from China to the U.S., and likely contenders are already growing faster than capacity.

John Sanders, who had led U.S. Customs and Border Protection in an acting role since mid-April, will depart the agency on July 5.

Drewry’s Philippe Salles considers whether container shipping is ready for guaranteed services and prices.

East Coast refinery outage spurs more trans-Atlantic gasoline cargoes from Europe.

NEXT Trucking is opening a new drayage facility in a bid to speed up truck efficiency at the busiest seaport in the United States. The 18-acre facility, which is about […]

Democrat David Ige to veto legislation citing federal government’s jurisdiction over air and parts of state’s water territory.

The T-HUD appropriations was part of a five-bill package that passed Tuesday by a 227-to-194 vote.

Retrofitting vessels and slow steaming are two short-term options to reduce emissions while more transformative technologies are developed, a new study says.

The offer period, which originally was set to end Wednesday, will now conclude July 17, said DSV, which reserved the right to extend the period up to a maximum of […]

Scott Case explores the reasons behind the recent FedEx lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Hours before self-driving start-up Drive-ai was scheduled to close its doors and lay off all of its staff, Apple swooped in to buy the company.

End-to-end visibility into shipments requires the proper approach, and it often starts with a cloud-based transportation management system.

A Senate subcommittee is told technology should be incorporated into surface transportation reauthorization.

The fast-growing trucking company hopes to double revenue after adding an 18-acre dray-off yard for its Relay drayage program.

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for contributors with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Last week the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation […]

A coalition of interest groups held a “day of action” on the trade pact as lawmakers heard testimony regarding Mexico’s recently passed labor reform legislation.

Wildfires, severe storms, and an earthquake are today’s weather headlines

The maritime industry can be well-served with an unmanned vessel that can produce its own energy from the waves and through solar battery panels fixed on its roof.

Cap and trade is an environmental policy that limits (and puts a price on) emissions

BiTA’s Patrick Duffy informs committee of blockchain approaching critical mass

The District Court of Miami gave Roberto Dip and Jason Handal jail time for their roles in a pricing-fixing scheme that occurred between September 2010 and March 2015.

Starsky Robotics tested its fully unmanned autonomous truck on a 9.4-mile stretch of public highway on the Florida Turnpike.

The U.S. is too small a player in the bunker market to matter, and it will be largely isolated if it steps away from the pact.

Moody’s issued a stable outlook for the shipping industry for 2019, with operating earnings set to grow at the highest rate in four years.  But the industry still has to […]

CIMC Vehicles, the world’s largest maker of specialty truck bodies and trailers as measured by sales volumes, increasingly appears to be heading for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Intermodal giant sees rail and truck as better than option than truckload into

The employee here requested intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) but was instead forced to go out on continuous leave.

Brokers said there are lingering trouble spots from Road Check week, but markets are already softening.

The decision reflected a joint agreement between the Ada County Prosecutor and attorneys for the truckers.

FedEx, as expected, posts subpar fiscal 2018 fourth quarter, full-year results

Wildfires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres this year in western states

An exclusive interview with Citi’s head of shipping Michael Parker on Poseidon Principles consequences.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel The employee here requested intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) but was instead forced to go out on continuous leave. […]

FedEx sues U.S. Department of Commerce claiming trade restrictions are difficult to meet and places additional burden on common carriers to ensure shippers comply.

A strike by thousands of union workers at major Southern California supermarket chains would have a huge upside for non-union big box grocers and e-retailers but would likely disrupt other […]

An additional $300 billion in proposed U.S. tariffs against China could result in lower railroad freight volume , but economic uncertainty and competition from trucks appear so far to be bigger threats for rail volumes.

Charley Dehoney writes about the process to finance a freight tech/logistics tech start-up.

Amendment would hinder LNG export plans by New Fortress Energy

The ship-to-shore cranes had been removed from List 3 of Section 301 tariffs on China but were later added to proposed List 4.

Tariffs on steel will remain in place after the court declined to review an American Institute for International Steel case challenging the president’s constitutional authority.

UPS is hosting workshops to help women-owned small businesses gain access to global export markets.

Federal transport spending bill by Election Day? Forget it, former DOT secretary says

Employers met Tuesday and voted to accept the new pact negotiated with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada.

Transport honchos see better times in 2nd half–maybe

Maersk Spot will offer shippers guaranteed equipment and space in exchange for a penalty if they don’t show up with promised cargo.

Brought to you by EROAD… FMCSA says no transition period, but carriers are waiting until the last minute.

To avoid paying the proper import tax, Timothy Stanfield of Ready Made RC intentionally understated the value of lithium polymer batteries from China.

Ease of doing business ranked high with drivers serving over 40 facilities.

President Trump on Twitter Monday questioned whether the U.S. should continue protecting non-U.S. ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz.

Wildfire risk increases out west, flooding continues on the Mississippi

Canadian courier plans to build new “super hub” in Toronto and purchase 1,000 new vehicles in response to record volumes.

Tonya Davis also pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Mississippi to making false statements.

Express carrier giant argues when it comes to compliance with the Export Administration Regulations that it’s “a transportation company, not a law enforcement agency.”

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will boost trade between African partner states by removing tariffs. This helps the U.S. improve trade relations as it takes out the need to draft separate trade agreements with individual African states.

Maersk rolled out a fully online service for customers to book space on a container ship.   The new offering, Maersk Spot, provides customers a port-to-port cargo loading guaranteed at a […]