The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has requested consultations over several export promotion programs that the U.S. says violate World Trade Organization rules, including programs to support steel and special economic zones.
USDOT awards $118m in TIGER grants for nine freight projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will allocate almost $500 million to 41 road, transit, maritime and rail projects under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program.
Lighthizer swears in new deputy USTR for investment
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday swore in C.J. Mahoney as deputy U.S. trade representative for investment, services, labor, environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere.
Shipping firms call for uniform European reporting requirements
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and World Shipping Council said current rules create an unnecessary workload.
CTS: Global box volumes rise 5.1% in January
Container carriers transported more than 13.8 million TEUs for the month, boosted by strong growth in exports from Asia and imports to North America, according to the latest data from Container Trade Statistics (CTS).
MOL forms new partnership with online trucking marketplace
The logistics arm of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines formed a partnership with California-based NEXT Trucking to make it easier for overseas companies to ship cargo to final distribution destinations in the United States, the companies said.
FMCSA green lights another ELD waiver for ag haulers
Agricultural haulers were granted an additional 90-day waiver from the electronic logging device rule, just days before the first waiver was set to end March 18.
Steel, aluminum tariffs could ignite multilateral talks
United States tariffs on steel and aluminum could be constructive if the U.S. secures commitments from other steel-trading countries to eschew unfair trading practices and reduce overcapacity, according to a former acting deputy U.S. trade representati…
U.S. calculates dumping duties for Canadian newsprint
The Commerce Department preliminarily determined that Canadian exports of uncoated groundwood paper are being dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value and is scheduled to announce the final determination in this investigation by Aug. 2.
Nuclear materials transporter slapped with $2m fine
Transport Logistics International (TLI), a Maryland-based company that provides transportation services for nuclear materials, has agreed to pay a $2 million criminal penalty to settle allegations of bribing a Russian official.