The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Andrei Iancu’s appointment as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by a vote of 94-0.
Competitor University Loft Co. alleged in a whistelblower lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act that Home Furnishings Resource Group evaded anti-dumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture imports by misclassifying it as non-bedroom furniture.
The Arizona senator lifted his hold on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Gregg Doud as chief agricultural negotiator.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adding phytosanitary requirements for certain fresh citrus imports from Colombia, which should allow importation of such fruits to resume.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association had requested the exemption from the electronic logging device mandate for small trucking businesses with “exemplary” safety records back in November.
The logistics software provider, which has made fast inroads into the food producer and commodity trading markets, will now offer users tools to quickly assess carrier metrics.
Total U.S. rail volumes were relatively steady in January 2018, as a 3.4 percent year-over-year decline in carloads was offset by a 3.5 percent increase in intermodal traffic, according to the latest data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Under the deal, Hong Kong-based terminal operator China Merchants Port Holdings Co. (CMPort) will pay $607.5 million Australian (U.S. $473.8 million) for a 50 percent stake in the largest port on the East Coast of Australia.
Taiwanese ocean carrier Evergreen Marine Corp. on Thursday entered an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to construct eight 11,000-TEU containerships, with deliveries starting in early 2020.
German business associations say they are fed up with an increase of cargo thefts throughout Germany and have launched a joint initiative to fight back.
UPS has started an international guaranteed midday freight delivery service for cargo originating in 71 countries and shipped to 35 destination countries.
The crude oil tanker m/v Nordic Pollux, which weighs 150,103 deadweight tons (dwt), has a length of almost 900 feet and a breadth of 157 feet.
Freight forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has expanded its home delivery service beyond Austria to include the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia.
The gross charter rate is $12,250 per day for a minimum 16 months a maximum of 19 months, according to Athens, Greece-based dry bulk vessel lessor Diana Shipping.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) appoints secretary general, BNSF Logistics and Choice Logistics both name new president, and HubTran hires vice president of sales.
The LTL, last-mile and third-party logistics provider’s performance was boosted by strong economic growth in the United States and Europe, booming e-commerce volumes and $2.8 billion in new business, CEO Brad Jacobs tells American Shipper.
Independent drivers have argued that as non-employees who are required to pay for work-related expenses out of pocket, they cannot afford the new trucks or retrofitting required under the Clean Truck Program.
The two companies announced a joint network for managing international logistics, finance and trade compliance, highlighting the growing importance of strategic customs and duty automation.
The annual growth in total North American intermodal shipments was helped by a strong fourth quarter in which volumes grew 5.8 percent year-over-year, according to recent statistics from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).
The Class I railway said the largest component of its 2018 capital investment plan will be to replace and maintain its core network and related assets.
