The U.S. Commerce Department has added eight Chinese companies and one Chinese individual to its Entity List for their roles in supplying Iran’s ballistic missile program through the Chinese proliferator Li Fangwei, or “Karl Lee.”
CaroTrans has expanded its full container load and LCL services between the U.S. and France with a new, direct New York-to-Marseilles service, the company announced Tuesday. The company said the change is a response to customer demands and will reduce delivery costs and transit times to major markets, including Lyon, Nice and Toulouse. […]
Florida’s Port Everglades said trucks from the Chiquita Ripening Center and International Warehouse Services fumigation facility are now allowed to exit from Eller Drive between midnight and 4 a.m., in addition to regular hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. This exception only applies to the two facilities, the port authority said. The […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Ecu-Line has opened a new office in Davao, Philippines. The company first entered the Philippines in 2001 and established offices in Manila and Cebu. Davao serves as the main commercial hub for the Mindanao region. The city’s port is mostly dominated by containerized cargo, raw materials and bulk commodities, […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week honored 10 affiliate members in its SmartWay Transport program with a Challenge Award for supporting policies and practices that reduce truck emissions and improve freight efficiency. SmartWay, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is a voluntary industry-government program through which long-haul motor carriers, port shuttle truckers […]
A small group of truckers and its supporters on Monday began a two-day campaign of protests and picketing at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which temporarily disrupted operations at one terminal and caused brief traffic jams at others, according to reports in the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Los Angeles Times. […]
INTTRA announced Tuesday a strategic agreement with Catapult International to sell integrated rate and contract management capabilities to freight forwarders, shippers and carriers that use INTTRA’s global e-shipping solutions.
As part of a series of sanctions, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has expanded its export restrictions on items subject to the Export Administration Regulations in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
The United States on Friday said the dispute settlement process in the 2011 labor enforcement case brought under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement will not be terminated and will remain suspended for another four months as the United States seeks further progress by Guatemala on its labor obligations under the trade […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission said benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act resulted in increased U.S. imports of automobiles, refined petroleum products and apparel from AGOA countries from 2001-2013.
Twenty U.S. firms will join Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on a trade mission to West Africa, which will visit Ghana and Nigeria from May 18-23, 2014. The trip will promote U.S. exports and expand U.S. companies’ presence in Africa by helping American firms launch or increase their business in the energy sector. The […]
To kick off Canadian rail safety week, which runs through May 4, Transport Canada announced that it will provide more than $9.2 million to improve 600 railway crossings across the country. The Grade Crossing Improvement Program upgrades crossings that see high traffic volume or have a significant accident history with flashing lights, new […]
European researchers say they have produced a glassful of solar jet fuel in laboratory conditions by using a combination of water, carbon dioxide and simulated sunlight. Next up? Create jet fuel on a larger scale at a competitive cost.
TNT Express saw first-quarter operating revenues decline year-over-year by 6.6 percent to 1.61 billion euros and operating income plummeted 92.2 percent to 17 million euros, but officials said the company’s turnaround plan was on track, as TNT Express realized 30 million euros in savings during the quarter. Officials also said they saw good […]
CIMC sold 203,200 TEU of dry containers in the quarter, a decrease of 35 percent from the first quarter of 2013, and 40,300 TEU of reefer containers, an increase of 50 percent, year over year.
Finnair Cargo handled nearly 10 percent more cargo in the first quarter than in the same period in 2013, seeing 35,220 tons of cargo during the first three months of 2014. Capacity increased by 2.2 percent, as freight revenue ton kilometers increased by 6.9 percent. “We had very strong demand on our […]
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association on Thursday released a report about the poor condition of the nation’s bridges, seemingly with the intent of putting pressure on Congress to address a looming fiscal shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund. Without Congressional help, the fund is expected to run out of money by late […]
Reuters is reporting that Neovia Logistics, formerly Caterpillar Logistic Services, is exploring a sale “that could value the company at more than $1 billion.” Reuters cites “people familiar with the matter,” saying that the sale of Neovia would come just two years after the private equity firm Platinum Equity acquired 65 percent of […]
A surplus of Panamax-sized containerships, already a creating problems for liner companies in the North-South trades where they are helping drive down rates, is likely to get worse when the larger Panama Canal locks are opened at the end of 2015, says the London-based consulting firm Drewry in the latest issue of its Container […]
Steel shipper Nucor has called on the Surface Transportation Board to take “firm and decisive action” to keep the railroad industry competitive and reliable.
