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Consolidated Chassis Management names new president, and SEKO Logistics hires chief commercial officer.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has unanimously determined that large residential washing machines are being imported into the United States at such increased quantities that they have caused serious injury to domestic producers.

Regulated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and hired by importers to facilitate the cross-border movement of goods into the United States, U.S. customs brokers play an integral and instrumental role in keeping the national supply chain secure.

With the next potential hurricane already sweeping through Central America, the U.S. Coast Guard has set port conditions and restricted vessel traffic for Gulf Coast ports from Louisiana to Florida.

Port operator APM Terminals ended its operations at the Port of Tacoma on Sept. 30, and transferred its lease to a new joint venture between terminal operator SSA Marine and ocean carrier Matson Lines, dubbed SSAT, on Oct. 2.

A meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority on Wednesday revealed that Executive Director Roger Guenther has the authority to lower tariff charges, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The U.S. trade deficit in August totaled $42.4 billion, slightly lower than analyst expectations and a 2.7 percent drop from July, according to recent data from the Department of Commerce.

The Athens-based ship owner has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed third party to sell up to seven of its containerships for a total value of $104 million, according to a statement from the company.

The Commerce Department deferred issuing a preliminary determination this week in its antidumping duty investigation of imports of Chinese aluminum foil, citing that more time is needed to analyze China’s non-market economy status.

Cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) experienced its ninth straight month of year-over-year growth in July 2017, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

Large crop harvests this season, along with limited barge space due to portions of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers being closed, has sent spot rates for barge transportation through the roof in October, according to a report from The Farm Journal.

Eight of the 20 carload commodities tracked by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) were on the rise in September 2017 compared to the same period a year prior, according to recent data from the association.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued three separate training grants totaling $23.8 million to help improve the safety of hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation nationwide.

The White House moved forward this week to further talks with South Korea to amend the free trade agreement between the two countries, known as KORUS.

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After assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Maria to supply chain infrastructure in Puerto Rico, many shipping companies are assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in transporting cargo into the heart of the island territory.

William Alsup, a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, pushed back the start of a trial between Google affiliate Waymo and the now ubiquitous ride-sharing app provider surrounding autonomous driving tech from Oct. 10 until Dec. 4.

The e-commerce giant is experimenting with its own delivery service, in which it will oversee the pickup of packages from warehouses of third-party merchants selling goods on its platform and their delivery to customers’ homes, Bloomberg reported.

The evolving landscape of the port sector in recent years necessitates a workforce that can adapt to and keep up with the changes, said panelists at the annual meeting of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will acquire a 38.6 percent equity stake in Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers in North America, the companies revealed in a statement Tuesday.