According to Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, “The deployment of driverless commercial vehicles raises serious concerns for the millions of Americans who drive vehicles for a living,” including lost jobs and wages.
WTO Dispute Settlement Body meeting The WTO Dispute Settlement Body will meet this month to consider tariff rate quotas and tax incentives. EC State of the Union 2017 President Juncker focused on progressive trade policies for the EU, including dispute settlement and foreign invest regulations and future trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand. Determination […]
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday extended a rare one-week waiver of Jones Act rules in an effort to help deliver petroleum products to hurricane-impacted areas along the Gulf and East coasts for a second week.
The amendment to the ocean carrier alliance’s operating agreement establishes a monetary pool that could be drawn upon if any member carrier goes through an insolvency or significant financial distress.
Colorado-based freight visibility technology provider 10-4 Systems is the second such startup to be acquired in recent weeks after Descartes’ purchase of MacroPoint.
Last month’s gains in container traffic came during the port’s peak season, the period in late summer and early fall when containerized imports typically rise as U.S. retailers stock up for back-to-school and holiday sales.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the first contract, worth $47 million, of the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company.
Short line regional freight railroad holding company Patriot Rail Co. has combined with Diversified Port Holdings to expand their respective business offerings in rail and maritime port services.
Bellevue, Wash.-based Radiant Logistics has finalized various acquisitions in recent months, and Bohn Crain, Radiant’s founder and chief executive officer, said the company is searching for even more acquisition candidates.
Third-party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has introduced its KN BatteryChain service, which it says offers an end-to-end solution for safe, reliable and efficient mass transportation and storage of lithium cells and batteries.
The Texas Gulf Coast port will receive funds from the 2017 Port Security Grant Program to improve port security against terrorist threats and attacks.
Veterans hired by Averitt who qualify for the Post 9/11 GI Bill can receive several benefits through an on the job training (OJT) program, including special payments.
The transportation management software (TMS) provider’s new capability allows users to optimize among contract and owned capacity as well as comply with driver safety standards.
According to recent data from the Lake Carriers Association, U.S.-flagged shipments in August 2017 bettered the month’s long-term average by about 60,000 tons.
Starting next month, the Middle Eastern airline is introducing its fifth freighter destination to the Americas this year.
DHL Express has expanded its operations in Hungary by recently opening two new air cargo processing facilities at Budapest Airport with a combined 60,000 square meters of space.
Lineage Logistics hires chief financial officer, OmniTRAX names president of OmniTRAX Energy Solutions and Ervin appoints executive vice president of sales.
Analysts have revealed their various projections on just how much recent hurricanes Harvey and Irma will cost the United States economy, and it appears the consensus is that the nation’s economic rut from the storms will be short-lived.
July administrative reviews The Department of Commerce will conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with July anniversary dates. Juncker’s State of the Union Address 2017 European Commission President Juncker noted in his State of the Union Address that the EU must stay the course set out last year, chart […]
