American Shipper

Global facilitation bodies haven’t kept pace with digital trade, meaning e-commerce isn’t as connective as it seems

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves the appointment of the port’s managing director of finance and administration, GCT appoints new president and CEO, BIFA elects national chairman, and RSTAC names new member.

After more than a decade of negotiations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Chinese counterparts on Thursday finalized the language of a new protocol that will for the first time ever allow U.S. rice producers to export to China.

A coalition of U.S. hardwood plywood makers wants to stem the tide of Chinese plywood imports

Trump’s team priority list provides some clarity on objectives, if few surprises

ATM investigation terminated The International Trade Commission has found a violation in the investigation and issued  a limited exclusion order prohibiting the importation of infringing ATMs. Drug Supply Chain Security Act pilot program The FDA is to establish a pilot project program under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) to develop a system to […]

Sources tell American Shipper CEO Stephen Edwards could be on his way out the door at Global Container Terminals, and an official announcement from GCT regarding what it has termed “leadership changes” is expected to come by the end of the week.

The freight payment solutions provider has been compiling a national and regional index since 2010, but in the second quarter of 2017 made the data public for the first time.

President Trump’s decision to replace the FASTLANE federal infrastructure grant program means the Maryland Department of Transportation must reapply for funding to expand a critical intermodal tunnel outside the Port of Baltimore.

In an industry as interconnected as global trade and transportation, a serious security breach like the recent Petya cyber attack on Maersk can have far-reaching implications for shippers and fellow service providers alike.

The latest reverse stock split by DryShips Inc., which is currently under investigation for securities fraud, takes effect on July 21, the same day the company’s common shares will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

In its fiscal year that ran from July 2016 to June 2017, South Caroline Ports Authority handled 2.14 million TEUs an increase of 10 percent from the previous fiscal year and an all-time high for the port.

Canadian Pacific Railway saw revenues jump 13 percent to $1.64 billion during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, according to the Class I railroad’s most recent financial statements.

The consolidation, which is expected to go into effect by Nov. 1, reduces the number of operating divisions on Class I railway Norfolk Southern’s system from 10 to nine and will affect a total of about 50 employees.

A waterfront space near the Maine seaport may soon contain temperature-controlled warehousing and the new U.S. headquarters for Icelandic ocean liner Eimskip, according to a report from the Portland Press Herald.

Omaha, Neb.-based Class I railway Union Pacific reported earnings per share of $1.45 for the quarter, up from $1.17 per share a year prior and surpassing the Zacks consensus estimate of $1.37 per share.

Delta Air Lines Cargo appoints director, cargo sales for the Asia-Pacific region; and the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO’s executive committee elects president and secretary-treasurer.

The updated Clean Air Action Plan includes near- and long-term strategies grouped into four categories: Freight Efficiency; Energy Resource Planning; Freight Infrastructure Investment & Planning; and Clean Vehicles, Equipment Technology & Fuels.

China proposes stronger trade transparency China has proposed strengthening WTO disciplines on transparency and due process in AD and CVD proceedings. NAFTA panel review A request for a panel review regarding non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico has been issued to the NAFTA Secretariat. Nonimmigrant visa increase The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor have agreed […]

U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, has filed the ELD Extension Act of 2017 (H.R. 3282), which would delay the implementation of the electronic logging device mandate for commercial trucks from December 2017 to December 2019.