XPO Logistics appoints new member to its board of directors; the GAC Group names group general manager-technology business management, and technology business manager-management solutions; and BDP International hires finance director for Latin America.
Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday said the United States must encourage free and fair competition in the face of market distortions.
Acting Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Michael Khouri met with overseas counterparts in London this week to discuss recent changes within the ocean shipping industry and potential impacts they may have on shippers and other service providers.
President Trump on Sept. 15 announced three more nominations to serve as U.S. Export-Import Bank board members, which along with two previously submitted nominations would bring the bank to a full complement of five board members if approved by the Senate.
At the European Commission State of the Union Address earlier this week, EC President Jean-Claude Juncker detailed three concrete initiatives for enhanced trade policies in the European Union.
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) goes into provisional effect Thursday, immediately removing tariffs on 98 percent of goods traded between the European Union and Canada.
As the market changes its perception of global trade management (GTM) technology, look for vendors to consolidate to achieve scale and provide broader platforms.
Aligned with financial and supply chain document technology company essDOCS’s deal for eCertify earlier in 2017, the acquisition positions the paperless trade tech firm as one of the biggest eCertificate of Origin (eCO) providers globally.
The Japanese government will allow the import of U.S. chipping potatoes from Idaho, marking the end of an 11-year ban on these shipments from the Pacific Northwest state.
The trade association on Tuesday told the International Trade Commission (ITC) its members are financially harmed by imports of Canadian softwood lumber, but Canada’s largest lumber producer begs to differ.
Young Living Essential Oils, based in Lehi, Utah, pleaded guilty in a federal court Monday to charges that it violated U.S. regulations when it illegally handled shipments of rosewood and spikenard oils.
The Commerce Department on Wednesday said it will impose countervailing duties on imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and India after affirming that these goods received unfair government subsidies.
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The federal government has filed a complaint against California-based firm Perfectus Aluminum, alleging illegal imports of more than 2 million pallets of aluminum between 2011 and 2014.
The Commerce Department has initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of U.S. titanium sponge imports from Japan and Kazakhstan, and whether those imports from Kazakhstan are receiving unfair subsidies.
The volatile Asia-East Coast South America trade, which is one of the longest and costliest routes to service, saw spot container rates fall from $3,800 per TEU to $2,200 per TEU in just 11 weeks, according to SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.
The port has approved a public-private partnership agreement that involves the expansion of Big Bend Channel, as well as the use of a portion of $4.2 million in Florida Seaports Transportation and Economic Development Council funds for berth upgrades.
The latest news that ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) will sign contracts for as many as 11 newbuild ultra-large containerships comes on the heels of rival CMA CGM confirming an order for up to nine containerships of 22,000 TEUs.
The study, which will examine the viability of using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as marine fuel, comes in advance of an International Maritime Organization mandate to reduce sulfur emissions from marine fuel by 85 percent in 2020.
The Port Authority of Rotterdam and the Municipality of Rotterdam are jointly financing a field lab to study and implement blockchain solutions, with a blockchain application for stock financing in the port logistics sector already completed.
