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The future of self-driving commercial cargo trucks and autonomous ocean vessels is fast approaching, but questions remain about how to develop, test and regulate the still-emerging technology.

The Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act is sponsored by U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Mark Warner, D-Va.

London-based Shipamax, a participant in the logistics technology accelerator Dynamo’s initial program last year, is aiming to digitize dry bulk broker processes.

The Senate Commerce Committee cited “labor-related concerns” with the Federal Maritime Commission’s pilot supply chain information portal project, but said supply chain innovation teams will continue work this summer, focusing primarily on U.S. exports.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has temporarily closed border-crossing operations at the World Trade Bridge at Laredo, Texas, due to severe flooding and power outages from a severe storm that struck the area Sunday.

The executive arm of the European Union has been mandated to begin negotiations with the United Kingdom following the county’s “Brexit” vote to leave the union.

The online retailer will build a drone logistics network in China and a research and development campus in partnership with the Xi’an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base, where unmanned aircraft systems will be developed, tested and manufactured.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance saw container volumes rise 0.5 percent year-over-year in April 2017 and 7.6 percent through the first four months of the year, according to recent data from the ports.

Taiwan-based ocean carrier Yang Ming will begin purchasing slots on COSCO Shipping’s PA1 service between China, Singapore and Malaysia starting June 6.

The Hong Kong-based airline is eliminating senior, middle management and non-managerial roles at its head office in an effort to cuts costs, the company said in a statement.

Japanese ocean carrier Mitsui O.SK. Lines in March agreed to purchase 2,000 40-foot (FEU) and 200 20-foot (TEU) refrigerated containers, MOL said in a statement Friday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has filled its senior management team with a recent round of appointments.

Worldwide Flight Services has announced several corporate appointments, while the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade corridors has re-elected four directors to the board.

Port congestion issues in early 2015 brought the often chaotic process surrounding detention and demurrage fees into sharp focus, but where where shippers saw pesky and sometimes unfair ad hoc charges, technology providers saw an opportunity.

APL, which CMA CGM acquired in June 2016, contributed positively to the French ocean carrier’s first quarter financial results, according to CMA CGM Group CEO Rodolphe Saadé.

“ShipRush services help e-commerce small and medium businesses and omnichannel retailers execute parcel shipments for last-mile delivery to customers,” Descartes said in a statement.

After disrupting the taxi cab industry, the famed ride-sharing company’s newly launched Uber Freight division is now accepting bookings for cargo moving in 53-foot dry and reefer vans.

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 and the Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018 were among six bills approved by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Thursday.