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.
CSX Corp.’s second quarter 2017 net earnings, revenues and volumes all increased from a year prior, as E. Hunter Harrison completed his first full quarter as chief executive officer of the Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railway.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon ruled that Shipping and Transit’s litigation fit the definition of a “nuisance” lawsuit, under which the plaintiff filed multiple suits against a large and diverse group of defendants hoping that each would settle.
The investor group, known as Nesta Investment Holdings Ltd., will pay $2.47 per share for Global Logistics Properties, about $11.7 billion total, one of the biggest-ever private equity buyouts of an Asian company by enterprise value.
U.K. Transportation Secretary Chris Grayling said that the vote was again being pushed back due to the timing of the country’s recent national general election vote.
Financial services firm HSBC has entered into a new supply chain finance partnership with GT Nexus, a provider of cloud-based business applications.
The Belgian port recorded year-over-year tonnage increases in the container, breakbulk, liquid bulk and dry bulk sectors for the first half of 2017.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said a recent case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) detected in an Alabama cow poses no risk to the food supply or human health in the United States or abroad.
Airfreight shipments in June increased 13 percent at Heathrow, 4.7 percent at Frankfurt and growth ranged from 18.7 percent to 7.9 percent in Slovenian and Bulgarian airports, according to Air Cargo Week.
Abercrombie & Fitch and NCR Corp. have very different supply chains, but are connected by similar mindsets around data-empowered supply chain digitization initiatives.
Cotton exports to the Middle East and Asia have catapulted the 2016-2017 marketing year ahead by 70 percent over than the year prior, according to the latest USDA “Cotton: Markets and Trade” report.
The new facility features temperature-controlled storage areas as well as a vehicle yard to storage, inspections and customs procedures, according to third-party provider Yusen Logistics.
Celadon Group, Inc. names chief executive officer and chairman, and the Port of Oakland’s board of commissioners elects board president.
Ex-Im Bank advocate group decries rescinding “Tied Aid War chest” and reducing bank’s budget
The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator is still investigating the total damage done to its newly acquired subsidiary by the virus known as Petya, but the financial implications are most likely material, according to FedEx’s 2017 Security and Exchange filing.
EU-Mercosur trade negotiations The European Union and Mercosur initiated further trade negotiations, including customs, trade in good, barriers to trade, subsidies, and other topics. Negotiating objectives for NAFTA The U.S. Trade Representative has released the negotiating objectives for NAFTA, which include reducing the U.S. trade deficit, improving market successes, adding a digital economy and others. […]
The Arizona senator has, for the third time, introduced legislation that would repeal, or at least amend, the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, better known to most in the U.S. shipping industry as the Jones Act.
The Swiss-based third-party logistics provider has been busy this quarter, entering into new acquisition agreements as its second quarter net earnings grew 2.1 percent year-over-year to 191 million Swiss Francs (U.S. $200.5 million).
The ocean and air freight marketplace will integrate with Kuebix to provide users of the transportation management system with direct access to international rates via SimpliShip’s API.
Mid-sized carriers in niche markets have deployed 12.8 percent more capacity in the past six months, compared to 5.4 percent deployment growth for global alliance carriers, according to the latest SeaIntel Sunday Spotlight by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.
