U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee in separate hearings.
Broad-based economic expansion is accelerating thanks to “robust” investment growth and increases in international trade, but risks remain in the form of rising trade tensions, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The Government Accountability Office recommended that U.S. Customs and Border Protection work with partner government agencies to finalize an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) work plan.
The consortium of companies, which also includes Accenture and a European regulatory agency, used a blockchain solution on 12 shipments to test its robustness.
Seaspan is increasing the size of its fleet by 29 percent through the acquisition of the remaining 89 percent of Greater China Intermodal Investments it did not already own.
The California port handled 14.9 percent more loaded import containers in February from 12 months prior, reaching 174,902 TEUs.
300cubits adds to advisory board and Cargojet appoints new board chairman.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will allocate almost $500 million to 41 road, transit, maritime and rail projects under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program.
United States tariffs on steel and aluminum could be constructive if the U.S. secures commitments from other steel-trading countries to eschew unfair trading practices and reduce overcapacity, according to a former acting deputy U.S. trade representative.
Agricultural haulers were granted an additional 90-day waiver from the electronic logging device rule, just days before the first waiver was set to end March 18.
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach both experienced a strong February for containerized cargo throughput, particularly imports, as shippers scurried to get their goods moved from Asia before Chinese New Year began Feb. 16.
The logistics arm of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines formed a partnership with California-based NEXT Trucking to make it easier for overseas companies to ship cargo to final distribution destinations in the United States, the companies said.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday swore in C.J. Mahoney as deputy U.S. trade representative for investment, services, labor, environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere.
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and World Shipping Council said current rules create an unnecessary workload.
Container carriers transported more than 13.8 million TEUs for the month, boosted by strong growth in exports from Asia and imports to North America, according to the latest data from Container Trade Statistics (CTS).
Transport Logistics International (TLI), a Maryland-based company that provides transportation services for nuclear materials, has agreed to pay a $2 million criminal penalty to settle allegations of bribing a Russian official.
The Commerce Department preliminarily determined that Canadian exports of uncoated groundwood paper are being dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value and is scheduled to announce the final determination in this investigation by Aug. 2.
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s container terminal operating arm will make new investments to help shippers with landside connections.
The Port of Oakland on Monday released a plan for the next five years, dubbed “Growth with care,” that envisions more jobs and economic stimulus, as well as 8 percent more containerized cargo volume in Oakland by 2022.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a long-awaited treatise on how it will cope with the fast rise of low-value, high-volume cross-border e-commerce shipments.
