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The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said it received numerous requests to put off the deadline for a month.

China’s COSCO Shipping is being forced to sell the facility as part of its acquisition of container carrier Orient Overseas Container Line this summer.

Some carriers will seek to broaden reach, while others stick to their knitting, predicts Drewry.

More longshoremen are needed because of retirements, cargo growth.

The amount of duties paid by importers skyrocketed 104 percent year-over-year despite import values rising just 13 percent.

The port sector has been much slower to adopt automation programs than comparable industries, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.

Stock in the roll-up trucking and third-party logistics provider has lost nearly half its value in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Jereh Group employees used an elaborate export scheme involving intermediaries to bypass U.S. Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.

Two longtime staff members are promoted; a chief information officer is hired; and a port commissioner is sworn in.

Tanker crewman handed over video proof of illegal oily bilge discharge to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors.

CBP, CDC and USDA work together to ensure animals imported to the United States meet federal regulations.

Deputy National Economic Council Director Clete Willems during a speech Thursday emphasized the structural economic reforms the U.S. wants to see in China.

CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan tells Senate Judiciary Committee his agency would need at least $300 million annually to increase scanning at ports of entry.

Transportation Secretary Chao says the funding will support road, rail, transit and port infrastructure projects across the country.

Bluewater Reporting closely monitors geopolitical events because of the potential effect on the ocean liner shipping industry.

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement eliminates most of the 1 billion euros currently paid by European companies in Japanese import tariffs.

A senior vice president of operations, chief information officer and head of sales are hired.

With three acquisitions under its belt, the woman-owned company is planning for the opening of its e-commerce fulfillment operation.

Built in the 1960s, the port needs more than $1 billion to replace old docks and remove what it says was earlier botched construction work.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch said it dropped the parcel carrier’s rating due to the “surprising” departure of the Express segment’s CEO.