USTR extends NAFTA comment period The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has extended the public comment period for “Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of NAFTA with Canada and Mexico” until June 14, 2017. Arbitrator application for EU-U.S. Privacy Shield The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission have announced the opportunity to apply for […]
The Barcelona, Spain-based non-vessel-operating common carrier and freight forwarder has implemented automatic notifications via email to update customers at each milestone of the ocean freight transportation process.
INTTRA President and COO Inna Kuznetsova discussed shipping’s readiness for technological change after the company held an executive summit and released a white paper on where the industry is headed in the short and long term.
However, Jim Johnston, chief executive officer of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, said the association will continue to lobby against the electronic logging device mandate on the congressional side.
In a televised address on Monday, Panama President Juan Carlo Varela said there is “only one China” and Panama will sever ties with Taiwan accordingly, multiple news sources reported.
Nearly 70 companies and business associations involved in the clean transportation industry have signed a letter expressing support for California’s cap-and-trade program and urged legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown to extend the program.
The e-commerce fulfillment and technology provider said it will not only use the investment to continue improvements on its technology dashboard, but also to expand its fulfillment centers across the United States.
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has released the requirements for its Export Verification program for packers to apply for exportation of beef to China.
Last month’s total container throughput of 648,287 TEUs at the Port of Long Beach was the highest of any May in the 106-year history of the Southern California seaport.
The struggling South Korean shipbuilder will sell the new stock at 40.35 won a piece in a bid to strengthen its financial status, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The Swiss-based third-party logistics provider in May started printing the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions generated by sea freight shipments on each invoice.
In order to expand its protective and perishable service products and reduce customs inspections delays, the rail line has purchased 41 new gensets and successfully implemented a new “live” lift function on the U.S.-Canada border.
The two logistics services providers and freight forwarders have agreed to collaborate on their networks to enhance cargo flows between Central Asia and The Commonwealth of Independent States under China’s “One Belt One Road” trade initiative.
Petredec entered into an agreement with Bidvest Tank Terminals to develop a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage facility in Richards Bay, South Africa.
Delta Air Lines Cargo appoints managing director, cargo global sales; and Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. names president of Roadrunner Freight.
US, China finalize beef export details The U.S. and China have reached an agreement on final details of a protocol to allow the U.S. to begin beef exports to China, as part of the U.S.-China 100-Day Action plan announced in May. GAO report on trade enforcement The GAO has publish a report on the […]
Officials from the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Monday signed a joint declaration that sets new targets for the cities’ ports to transition to zero-emissions operations.
The port operator subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate COSCO Shipping signed a $228 million deal to acquire 51 percent of shares in Noatum Port Holdings, giving the Asian shipping line access to Mediterranean and European networks.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has entered into a contract with Kapsch Traffic Com IVHS to design and build electronic tolling facilities and related infrastructure for the state’s controversial truck-only tolling program.
The World Trade Organization on Friday issued a compliance panel report in which the United States said it rejects nearly all the European Union’s claims that U.S. subsidies to Boeing have harmed Airbus’s ability to sell large commercial planes.
