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Infrastructure
Lack of Funding for U.S. Internal Waterways System Threatens to Damage Agricultural Production and Shipping
The system of internal waterways vital to the nation’s shipment of agricultural commodities is rapidly diminishing in its capabilities to handle bulk shipping.
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Equipment
Business process outsourcing serves as a life raft as carriers struggle to stay afloat during uncertain economic times
As freight conditions continue to deteriorate, along with tariffs imposed on a variety of goods and a prolonged U.S.-China trade war, some less-than-truckload carriers are…
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Trucking
U.S. agricultural exporters caught in middle of trade war with China
While President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed to meet at the G20 Summit in Japan next week, the U.S. agriculture industry…
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Asia-Pacific
Iran denies it was responsible for tanker attacks; slams U.S. accusation as “baseless”
Iran has denied responsibility for the attacks carried out early yesterday morning on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the sea immediately adjacent to…
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Asia-Pacific
Tariff troubles knock confidence of U.S. businesses in China
Trade war tariffs are hurting the competitiveness U.S. businesses working in China, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China). Tariff troubles…
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News
International Roadcheck inspection blitz starts June 4 (with video)
Approximately 9,000 inspectors in North America will be inspecting commercial vehicles and drivers during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual enforcement blitz scheduled for June…
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Trucking
The supply chain becomes a pawn in the immigration debate
The supply chain has become a pawn in the battle over immigration, and freight businesses are the ones who will be hurt.
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Air Cargo
China vows to take countermeasures after U.S. 25 percent tariff hike
Beijing has sworn to institute countermeasures to combat a huge increase in tariffs, from 15 percent to 25 percent, that have been imposed by Washington…
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Air Cargo
$11 billion in U.S. tariffs proposed on EU products: a weighty Impact for carriers
The U.S. is proposing $11 billion in tariffs on European Union goods because of allegations that Airbus received that amount of subsidies when it launched…
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Asia-Pacific
China’s tariff moves divide opinions of policy-watchers
China announced wide-sweeping changes to its import and export tariffs over the Christmas break; Australia-based expert China-watchers are divided as to Beijing’s motivations and what…
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