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Legal issues
President Trump cancels infrastructure meeting with Democrats
President walks out abruptly following cover-up allegations
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News
Today’s Pickup: President Trump makes push on USMCA (with video)
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead on the successor of NAFTA following the end of tariffs on Canadian and…
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News
Today’s pickup: We need more guidance, not less; Walmart exec on driver productivity (or lack of it)
Commenters want DOT to keep policy guidance, and not remove it. Walmart executive says lack of IT hurts driver productivity.
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Company earnings
Danaos sees little tariff fallout for box-ship chartering
Danaos CEO does not believe trade dispute will cut box-ship ton-mile demand.
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Maritime
Shipping caught in crossfire as trade dispute escalates
China's new list more than doubles the tariff on LNG, but it's the dry bulk stocks that are feeling the…
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Parcel
USPS’ sad song continues: Billion- dollar losses, mail weakness offsets parcel gains
The U.S. Postal Service suffered more of the same in its fiscal second quarter: Billion dollar net loss, parcel gains…
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News
Today’s Pickup: oil prices volatile over Iran crisis and trade tariffs
Good day, Oil prices fell by around 2.5 percent at the start of this week, largely due to President Trump…
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Airfreight
Global airfreight demand hit skids in January – worst year-over-year results in three years
Export weakness, geopolitical uncertainty weigh on demand.
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Canada
An end in sight for tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum
U.S. and Canadian officials are negotiating an end to the costly import levies, which have wreaked havoc on cross-border supply…
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Container
US maritime taking a hit as shutdown drags on
The government shutdown is forcing the U.S. Coast Guard to work without pay which could begin affecting freight operations.
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