A Commerce Department investigation has determined that countervailable subsidies are being applied to U.S. imports of certain pneumatic off-road-tires from India and Sri Lanka, but did not find any dumping involving these imports from India.

Sen. John Thune, R.-S.D., was selected to lead the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for a second straight term.

The Oregon Supreme Court is being asked to look at the legality of subsidies the Port of Portland gave to ocean carriers in 2012 and 2013.

International Maritime Organization Secretary General Kitack Lim cautioned that including shipping in the European Union’s Emission Trading System could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping on a global basis.

The parcel giant and third-party logistics provider’s purchase of Freightex, an asset-light truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized and refrigerated trucking services firm, aims to expand its U.K. and European truckload brokerage business.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reacted to the Logistics Management Institute’s findings on sexual harassment and sexual assault at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, which caused the suspension of the academy’s Sea Year in June 2016.

The total value of cross-border trade between the United States, Mexico and Canada has now fallen in 21 of the last 22 months compared with the prior-year period, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Transportation and logistics employment grew for the third straight month in December following revised gains of 13,000 positions in October and 11,400 jobs last month, according to recent preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Intermodal Association of North America selects new board members and officers, while Pender & Coward adds to its maritime, admiralty and transportation practice.

The Northwest Seaport alliance said it wanted more information and security before agreeing to transfer Terminal 46 in Seattle.