The United States has initiated dispute settlement proceedings at the WTO by asking for consultations with China on its rules exempting certain aircraft produced in China from value-added tax.
Through this arrangement, the two organizations will work together to identify sources of transportation capacity for humanitarian relief in support of the American Logistics Aid Network’s work to assist survivors of disasters.
XPO names new president of supply chain business, while WCA picks new CEO and the European Community Shipowners’s Associations lines up new leadership.
Harbor-Port Development Partners has partnered with China Communications Construction Company to plan, design and build a container terminal in Sydney, Nova Scotia contingent on a feasibility study of the project.
Enactment of the five-year $305 billion Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act caused the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to shut off public access to its CSA safety monitoring system until it can be evaluated and improved.
Major North American railroad stocks have fallen dramatically in the last few weeks as volumes continued to slump in November, driven primarily by a massive drop off in coal and petroleum products.
After a closure that occurred this summer, the U.S. Export-Import Bank is now back in business after Congress reauthorized its charter on Dec. 3 as part of a long-term transportation bill.
Companies in the transportation and logistics sector added 6,400 jobs in November, bouncing back from a decline in October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The United States Coast Guard said a TOTE Maritime barge has been diverted to the Port of Palm Beach after “up to 25” containers were lost after the vessel left Port Canaveral.
The Khalifa Port Container Terminal, strategically located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will take delivery of new equipment and increase its overall annual container handling capacity from 1.9 million TEUs to 2.5 million TEUs.
German engineering and tech conglomerate Siemens, one of the largest foreign investors in China, will use the global trade management software provider’s tools to manage China’s General and Processing Trade program requirements.
The U.S.-owned and operated marine solutions, transportation and logistics company added 400 new refrigerated cargo containers to its equipment fleet to accommodate Central America’s heavy northbound reefer season, which is currently underway.
In response to the green light issued by the WTO on Monday, Canada warned that it’s prepared to impose import tariffs of up to $1.054 billion on numerous U.S. goods due to the United States’ failure to reform its country of origin labeling policy.
The United States exported 177,191 metric tons of pork and 94,524 metric tons of beef in October, year-over-year decreases of 2.8 percent and 14.0 percent, respectively.
Limestone shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 3 million tons in November, a nearly 11 percent increase from November 2014.
The airline group added 26 new stations in Europe via its Vueling network, intended to open export business to companies in Europe’s smaller, provincial airports in addition to larger European hubs.
NS had decried initial offer as inadequate and unlikely to pass regulatory scrutiny, and Canadian Pacific’s new offer includes a lower cash component and larger share in a proposed holding company that would own both Class I railways.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that U.S. exports of goods and services fell in October to $184.1 billion from $186.8 billion in September.
The French ocean carrier terminated its MEDGULF loop between the Mediterranean, Caribbean and the East Coast of North America, and commenced its Med Gulf Ecuador loop, which has a similar rotation and slightly larger vessels.
The containership ran aground off Sangiang Island in Indonesia’s Sundra Strait on Friday while en route from Adelaide, Australia to Jakarta, Indonesia.
