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   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 43 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found Friday that the current insurance requirements for truckers are “inadequate to meet the costs of some crashes,” according to a report prepared for Congress.

   In response to a request last week by the Surface Transportation Board, Canadian Pacific has said it will not add any capacity in order to increase the flow of fertilizer to farmers in the Midwestern states.

Foxx    Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx visited the site of the I-635 LBJ Freeway East project in Dallas on Friday, marking the end of his five-day bus tour and stressing how investment in infrastructure will help create a better world for future generations.    “Throughout our history, Americans have always been able to leave their […]

   The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will initiate an investigation into a U.S. sugar producers’ anti-dumping and countervailing duty petition against Mexico.    The petition was filed with the Commerce Department on March 28. The U.S. International Trade Commission is also part of the investigation.    Dumping occurs when an overseas company sells […]

   The Arizona DOT put out a warning last week that Mexican truckers may act on the threat of a blockade along the border crossings with Arizona if conditions for the drivers do not improve.

   The China Shippers Association is maintaining its opposition to the P3 Network a month after the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission chose not to block plans by Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM to form the shipping alliance on the major East-West trades.    China’s Ministry of Commerce “is still examining the P3’s application; we don’t […]

   The logistics service provider ModusLink Corp. has secured the reverse logistics business of wireless service provider Republic Wireless.    The program includes customer returns, triage, repair and fulfillment of high-quality refurbished mobile devices and accessories.    “In a case where a return or exchange is necessary, our priority is to execute the logistics of […]

   The U.S. International Trade Commission said it has launched two investigations concerning trade in environmental goods, one on the probable effect on U.S. industries of removing duties and another to provide trade data for such goods.

   The global freight forwarder Dependable Global Express (DGX) has opened a new office in Mumbai that will serve as its base for widened Asia trade coverage.    The office will be led by by Raj Dias, DGX’s new vice president of global development. Dias will focus on the India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh […]

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   In order to address fertilizer delivery capacity issues, BNSF Railway will add 110 jumbo hopper cars to its existing fertilizer fleet, better manage crew availability at facilities, and work to improve turnaround time at those facilities.

Each day, transportation procurement becomes a more complex process to manage, and yet shippers and logistics companies have a bevy of emerging tools to handle this vital task.  American Shipper, in partnership with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), surveyed roughly 230 transportation buyers on procurement […]

   Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Thursday replaced five members of the Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners, saying it is a necessary step to improve the Port of Virginia’s fiscal management and return it to profitability.

   The U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration will add 68 new positions and open offices in five additional countries, including its first in Burma.    The expansion is mostly focused on fast-growing markets in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.    Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker made the announcement Thursday during a speech at John Hopkins University’s […]

   The number of diesel retrofit devices sold last year in the U.S. for on-road and off-road engines fell 4.9 percent to 15,467 units from 2012, according to the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association.

   Florida’s Port Manatee said Thursday it has deployed to low-emission diesel-electric locomotives on the short-line railroad that links the Gulf port to the CSX Transportation mainline. 

   A new type of shipping container called the PASSBOX, is being marketed by Portare Systems for transporting aggregate and other sorts of bulk commodities including frac sand, grain and agricultural products, and construction materials.

   MSC announced this week that it will start a new dedicated service between Asia and West Africa.     The service will be called the Africa Express, and will use 10 4,000-TEU vessels, with the first vessel sailing Thursday from Nansha.    MSC said that all existing volumes currently moved in transshipment via the Mediterranean […]

   Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding said its shipyard on China’s Xiushan Island, Tsuneishi Group (ZHOUSHAN) Shipbuilding, Inc., has  received orders for four 1,020-TEU container carriers from the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd., a state-owned company in mainland China.    SIPG is active in port operations, such as cargo handling and logistics […]