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Wooden bedroom furniture from China The ITA has made three preliminary determinations regarding the investigation into wooden bedroom furniture from China. Thermoplastic-encapsulated electric motors An investigation into thermoplastic-encapsulated electric motors has been initiated by the ITC. UK-EU joint letter to WTO regarding Brexit The UK and the EU sent a joint letter to the members […]

A violent storm has closed the Port of Durban and sent three large vessels and many smaller ships adrift or grounded in the harbor, according to Durban’s Transnet National Port Authority.

Ports covered by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Global Port Tracker handled 1.8 million TEUs in August, the highest monthly volume recorded since the NRF began tracking imports in 2000.

Even small absolute increases in remote marine aerosol particles due to human activities could have a substantial impact on storm intensity and lightning, according to a new report published in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters.

The United Nations has prohibited four vessels from calling any port in the world after they were found transporting goods to and from North Korea, which is currently under sanctions for deploying intercontinental ballistics missiles.

A farm consortium consisting of short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Bluegrass Farms of Ohio will continue to own the facility and will operate it on behalf of Calgary-based Class I railroad Canadian Pacific.

The mid-Atlantic port posted an 8 percent increase in containerized cargo for September 2017 compared to the same month a year prior, with all other major port sectors experiencing year-to-date increases as well.

The Danish shipping conglomerate on Tuesday completed the sale of its shares in its Maersk Tankers subsidiary to APMH Invest, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller Holding.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer’s commanding officer and executive officer were relieved of their duties Wednesday, following its collision with a merchant vessel on Aug. 21, which claimed the lives of 10 Navy sailors.

Texas-based transportation security technology company Overhaul says its Law Enforcement Connect tool can transfer critical shipment information directly from victimized drivers and/or shippers to law enforcement officials.

The addition of Aperio’s technology is expected to allow Sweetbridge to accelerate multiple product and supplier workflows through smart contracts that automate the process flow of supply chains, the blockchain alliance said in a statement.

Preliminary net orders for U.S. trailers totaled 21,500 units in September 2017, up 47 percent from the previous month and 84 percent year-over-year, according to freight transportation analyst FTR.

Christopher Victor Grupe, a former employee of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), has been convicted of causing intentional damage to the railroad’s computer system, according to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department.

iContainers names director of sales and operations of its Barcelona office; and ShipServ appoints senior vice president, business development.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Donohue told attendees at the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue the “trilateral commercial relationship [of NAFTA] is far too valuable to American businesses, workers, and economic growth for us to retreat or turn inward.”

Proposals on fisheries subsidies WTO members meeting as the Negotiating Group on Rules finished reviewing seven proposals for an agreement in December at the WTO’s 11th Minsterial Conference (MC11) to limit harmful fisheries subsidies.  EC: new rules to resolve tax disputes The decision taken by EU finance ministers regarding new rules to better resolve tax […]

President Trump’s January presidential memorandum has produced a report that identifies 20 sets of regulations and permitting issues as being a top priority for reform for domestic manufacturing.

With the new decertification, which was approved via membership vote, none of CR England’s over 8,000 employees are currently represented by a union, the trucking company said in a statement Monday.

Integrating the International Air Transport Association’s Cargo-XML system with World Customs Organization’s Cargo Targeting System will allow airlines and customs agencies to more efficiently communicate and evaluate risks associated with air cargo.