The AV START Act (S. 1885) would require manufacturers to submit safety evaluation reports to the Secretary of Transportation with information on safety, crashworthiness, and cybersecurity through documented testing, validation and assessment.
Newly released data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has allowed U.S. Commerce Department analysts to challenge the long-held perception that U.S. content in North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) imports remain strong.
Multi-Sector Trade Mission to China The ITA will lead a trade mission to China in November to discuss U.S. businesses in the Chinese marketplace. Dispute Settlement Body The next WTO Dispute Settlement Body will be held September 29, 2017 and will cover U.S., EU and Canadian antidumping measures Third round of NAFTA negotiations The third […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a 10-day Jones Act waiver today for Puerto Rico due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The coalition, whose members represent industries that would be impacted by the mandate, says implementation of the FMCSA’s electronic logging device requirements should be delayed until various unresolved issues identified by stakeholders are addressed.
The primary vessel conduit at the Port of Houston must be dredged just so it can handle normal commerce at its authorized depth and width due to flood water from Hurricane Harvey resulting in shoaling, according to port commission Chair Janiece Longoria.
The capital increase, which is expected to amount to $414 million, will be used to reduce debt, the German ocean carrier said in a statement Thursday.
The 2,000th transit is another step forward for the recently expanded Central American gateway, which has served more and more vessels since its opening in June 2016.
The South Florida seaport handled nearly 100,000 TEUs of containerized cargo in August 2017, 18.5 percent more than in the same month a year ago, according to recent data from the port.
The Basel, Switzerland-based international freight forwarder will acquire its second perishable logistics company this year as part of the company’s quest to expand its global perishables network, Panalpina said in a statement.
One of the largest cargo vessels ever sail, the OOCL United Kingdom measures 399.8 meters in length and weighs 191,317 deadweight tons (dwt), with capacity for up to 21,413 TEUs, according to OOCL.
At its core, new CEO E. Hunter Harrison’s precision scheduled railroading system is all about efficiency, but implementation efforts have caused significant service disruptions, according to CSX customers and U.S. rail regulators.
Truck trailer manufacturer Wabash National purchased Supreme Industries for $364 million, receiving 90.88 percent of its shares, the company said in a statement.
WTO: 2017 World Trade Report The World Trade Organization has published its 2017 World Trade Report on trade, technology and jobs. Amendment to HLC Agreement The FMC amendment deletes Rickmers-Linie as a party to the U.S. Supplemental Agreement and to delete NPC Projects A/S and Rickmers-Linie as a joint party to the HLC Agreement. Revised Schedule […]
Danish shipping giant Maersk Line has received approval from Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) to finalize the company’s $4.3 billion acquisition of north-south specialist carrier Hamburg Süd.
After Boeing submitted a complaint regarding Canadian aircraft producer Bombardier’s sale of its C Series jet to Delta last year, the Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined to add a 220 percent tariff to the cost of the aircraft.
If appointed, Martinez would succeed Deputy Administrator Daphne Jefferson, who has been filling in as acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) following the Jan. 19 departure of previous Administrator Scott Darling.
The trend toward major lines capturing a bigger slice of the refrigerated (reefer) market is predicted to accelerate in the coming years, according to the latest edition of Drewry’s Reefer Shipping Market Review and Forecast 2017/18, published Sept. 26.
