The White House recently publicized Flexport for facilitating purchases of sustainable aviation fuel because of the California connection to Asia-Pacific trade and sustainability, although the program isn’t particularly novel.
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Pandemic gridlock, the Ever Given, COVID outbreaks, container shortages, flooding, Ukraine. The next shoe to drop: a labor dispute.
The White House is asking carriers to play nice with exporters, but next year Congress may give it a hammer to use if shipping practices don’t change.
COVID exposed underlying chinks in the supply chain, especially at the ports. The White House has lit a fire under the industry’s feet to improve the container shipping system.
Officials are creating unrealistic expectations that supply chains will be unplugged within weeks or months.
Major retailers and suppliers reassured the White House they have a handle on supply chain volatility and can meet consumer demand.
The Biden administration is racing to cut red tape so the government can expedite port and freight transportation infrastructure investments.
The White House is trying to unleash the domestic economy by removing supply chain shackles.
The global chip shortage has been running rampant for more than three months now. U.S. senators urged President Biden this week to work with Congress to address this threatening problem.
As Congress and the White House consider short- and longer-term funding infrastructure needs, the railroads want to ensure that the rail sector is part of the discussion.
The duty deferment applies to qualifying importers facing “significant financial hardship,” Customs and Border Protection said.
Group says more coordination needed to address insufficient supply of masks, hand sanitizer.
Prominent transportation leaders are part of a business task force offering ideas on when and how to lift coronavirus restrictions.
The Trump administration is working to accelerate deliveries of medical supplies from overseas to address shortages at healthcare facilities around the U.S., but doesn’t want American companies to export any protective gear to other countries.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative acknowledged, “the imposition of tariffs on certain Chinese imports has resulted in an overall decline in the availability of needed medical equipment and supplies.”
DMV flexibility, coronavirus testing among requests as potential for supply chain disruption grows.
USTR’s Bilateral Evaluation and Dispute Resolution Office will ensure China commits to “Phase One” trade obligations and provide forum for settling disputes involving the bilateral trade pact.
The proposed budget includes $2 billion to construct another 82 miles of border wall along the U.S.-Mexican border and more than $160 million to hire and train 750 Border Patrol agents.
The White House on Dec. 12 announced the private sector technology winners of its Opioid Detection Challenge.
Getting Trump to support raising the gas tax would be a major step toward passing an infrastructure bill.
Association’s new ad campaign highlights dangers to consumers of not getting a highway bill funded this year.
A new petition is seeking White House help to get two bills that would exempt most small trucking companies and owner-operators exempted from the ELD requirement reintroduced to Congress.
According to the latest blog post from FTR written by Steve Graham, the effect of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is now starting to show up in national economic data.
