Stakeholders testifying before House lawmakers on Wednesday say the United States should work toward a free trade agreement with China rather than impose tariffs.
California State Sen. Ricardo Lara’s proposed legislation would “exert pressure across the supply chain to protect drayage drivers from further exploitation.”
The world’s largest international shipping association and its partners have developed a standardized communication model they say can reduce administrative tasks at hand by up to 80 percent.
Agricultural industry shippers, who are reliant on the nation’s freight railroads to move their goods, have asked for the expedient confirmation of two Trump administration nominees for the Surface Transportation Board.
The Northern California port handled 193,341 TEUs in March 2018, a 2.9 percent decline from the same month a year ago, as loaded imports slumped 1.9 percent and exports dipped 0.5 percent.
The New Zealand port will be closed for several days later this month as its dispute continues with the Rail and Maritime Transport Union.
The Bonn, Germany-based parcel carrier and logistics provider reached an agreement with the trade union Vereinte Dienstleistungs-gewerkschaft (ver.di) that will give its employees more money in 2018 and 2019.
Port terminals operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) handled 168,480 TEUs of containerized cargo for the month, a 4.2 percent year-over-year decline, as the authority began construction on the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was one of several cabinet members to sign off on President Trump’s One Federal Decision, a framework agreement for shortening the review and permitting processes for major infrastructure projects.
Emirates SkyCargo has started an air freight service focused on transporting aircraft parts worldwide for on-the-fly plane repairs.
Qatar Airways this week signed a letter of intent with aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase five 777 freighters valued at $1.7 billion.
Shelbyville, Tenn.-based over-the-road trucking company Big G Express entered into an agreement with with SMC³ to use its Transportation Costing Group (TCG) Truckload Cost Information System.
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., told President Donald Trump that he has national security concerns about the global port operator, which plans to lease the port for 50 years.
North American intermodal rates increased another 5.8 percent for the month compared with the same 2017 period, the 18th consecutive monthly year-over-year increase, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index.
Growth in domestic truckload rates accelerated to 7.2 percent for the month compared to March 2017, following year-over-year increases of 6.5 percent in January and February, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., told President Donald Trump that he has national security concerns about the global port operator, which plans to lease the port for 50 years.
The Southern California port saw a 13.8 percent year-over-year increase in container cargo volumes in March to 575,258 TEUs.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the STB Information and Security Act (H.R. 4921) and the FRA Safety Data Improvement Act (H.R. 4925) on Tuesday.
Volumes of containerized cargo at the mid-Atlantic port rose 8.7 percent year-over-year to 252,230 TEUs for the month, according to the latest data from the Virginia Port Authority.
The third-party logistics provider will seek to raise 1.3 billion Swiss francs (U.S. $1.36 billion) in an initial public offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange that also will see CEVA’s headquarters moved from Hoofdorp, Netherlands, to Baar, Switzerland.
