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Alliance for American Manufacturing president talks about the delicate balance of trade and U.S. production

Economic contraction has led to a systemic container imbalance in South America’s biggest economy

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition, National Industrial Transportation League and National Retail Federation expressed concerns over a threatened work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports by members of the International Longshoremen’s Association.

Waymo, the automated vehicle subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, has filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging intellectual property theft and patent infringement by the co-founder of its recently purchased self-driving technology provider Otto.

The Justice Department said a federal jury in Charleston, S.C. on Wednesday convicted two chief engineers of the vessel Green Sky of falsifying documents to conceal illegal discharges of oily bilge waste and obstruction charges.

However, the Seattle-based global logistics company’s net earnings attributable to shareholders slipped 3 percent year-over-year during the quarter to $110.6 million.

Although rates from Shanghai to Europe and the Mediterranean increased since last Friday, rates from Shanghai to the United States declined.

The Japanese shipping company has also submitted an application to establish a logistics subsidiary in India.

Railway employment levels in the United States have now fallen in 19 of the last 21 months, according to recent data from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.

The Port of Oakland will increase the height of four to six cranes at SSA’s Oakland International Container Terminal.

The chassis leasing company will roll out TRAC Select in 20 locations across the United States.

The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based third-party logistics provider said the app increases supply chain visibility by photo-documenting shipments to improve compliance and reduce costs.

The recently formed container carrier subsidiary of South Korea’s Samra Midas Group will launch a service between Busan and ports in China, Thailand and Vietnam in advance of a full transpacific offering in April.

Chinese general cargo vessel Union Demeter has been held at India’s Haldia Port for nearly 50 days for owing bunkering fees.

Prologis U.K. Logistics Venture will be 85 percent owned by CBRE clients and 15 percent owned by Prologis.

Redwood Logistics names senior vice president of strategic sales, while Reading & Northern Railroad hires SVP of coal, Port of New Orleans adds a board member and CenterPoint Properties appoints marketing director.

After explosive growth in the last several years, could declining volumes be a sign of things to come?

Commerce Department extends export exemption to major Chinese telecom for a month as investigation continues

Dun & Bradstreet index finds Brexit and slow economic growth weighing on supply chains, and that doesn’t even include the Trump effect

Meanwhile, the parcel giant and third-party logistics provider also announced plans to offer Saturday delivery options in large metropolitan areas in the U.S., and has began testing a residential drone delivery system.